Flametrooper

The flametrooper was a variant of the stormtrooper used by the First Order around thirty years after the Battle of Endor. The troopers utilized incendiary weapons and wore white armor. Their helmets featured glare reduction.

Description
Commonly known as "roasters", "hotheads" or "burnouts" by Resistance fighters, First Order flametroopers were best used to flush out enemy entrenchments, with standary infantry firing on those fleeing the flames. Flametroopers were one of three main types of weapons specialists assigned to stormtrooper squads of ten. Flametroopers and stormtroopers worked in tandem, as the faster stormtroopers could protect the slower methodical flametroopers while out in the field. The flame itself was nearly inescapable when directed at an opponent.

The flamethrowers were D-93 incinerators that were a combination of D-93w flame projector guns and backpack that housed twin outer conflagrine-14 fuel tanks and a central pressurized propellant tank. The suit included a reinforced cyramech helmet with minimized openings, a narrow slit visor to reduce weapon glare, and supplemental breathing tank linkages. Other suit features included a temperature control body glove, integrated knee covers, heat deflecting armored gaiters, articulated greaves for greater foot movement, and positive grip boots.

History
Flametroopers were used in the subjugation of Tuanul village on Jakku about 29 years after the end of the Galactic Civil War. They set fire to huts that housed members of the Church of the Force, including Lor San Tekka.

Behind the scenes
First Order Flametroopers appear in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Flametroopers can be seen in Starkiller Base among standard First Order troopers. In the costumes used for the film, the troopers' armor and helmet were made of molded polyurethane, while their gloves also included polyurethane elements along with leather and cotton. Their collars were built from neoprene and rubber, with gussets made from both cotton lycra and molded rubber. Other elements included rubber belts, cotton lycra undergarments, leather boots, and a backpack and gun which were 3D-printed with aluminum metal work.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 2: Black Squadron, Part II
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens