Stormtrooper X

Biography
Stormtrooper X was an alias used by a dangerous mercenary in the Galactic Empire whose true identity was unknown to most. He made a name for himself by working as a pirate in the Outer Rim Territories and was eventually able to build up a gang of at least a dozen other outlaws, each of them considered as dangerous as he was. He had dealings with several different underworld organizations and was wanted by the Empire, though Imperial inquiries on the mercenary ultimately yielded no results. He was known to have flown an N-1 starfighter with the transponder code designation Rogue Imperial 5. Stormtrooper X was soon contracted as a mercenary and smuggler by a Hutt crime lord named Narbuj Desilijic Preor, though he later ended up betraying Preor by breaking into one of the Hutt's safehouses with his pirate gang, running off with a substantial amount of the Hutt's stores of spice and credits. Preor placed a bounty of 20,000 credits on Stormtrooper X, wanted dead or alive. This bounty posting was later archived in the Imperial Enforcement DataCore.

Personality and traits
Stormtrooper X and his pirate group were considered very dangerous by denizens of the underworld. His past was a mystery to most and the Empire thought him important enough to issue a warrant for his arrest, though they offered no reward for his capture. His defining trait was a modified stormtrooper helmet he wore with a large red "X" painted across the faceplate. The helmet contained a comlink with a broadband antenna that increased its range to four hundred kilometers, as well as a signal interceptor that allowed Stormtrooper X to eavesdrop on encrypted communications. He could speak several different languages, including Dosh.

Behind the scenes
Stormtrooper X was first referenced in the 2001 Star Wars Gamer 6 article Bounties to Die For, written by S. Mitch Ritchie and illustrated by Ramón Pérez. The article was presented as an in-universe database of bounties posted throughout the Empire.

The cover of the 1997 comic book Boba Fett ½: Salvage, illustrated by Tim Bradstreet, features an individual resembling Stormtrooper X in a law enforcement lineup. Like Stormtrooper X, this individual wore a stormtrooper helmet with regular clothing, albeit without a red "X" painted on it. The back of the comic features a sketch of this cover and describes the individual as "some mysterious fellow with an appreciation for used stormtrooper armor."

Appearances

 * Boba Fett ½: Salvage