Soldier

"Sometimes being a good soldier means doing what you think is right."

- Faro Argyus

A soldier was a being who fought, usually in an army or navy, in defense of an organization, government, or ideal. Soldiers were well trained and organized to fight and some were in elite units or special forces. Soldiers were generally the front-line fighters while officers served as commanders and strategists.

The Galactic Republic was protected for centuries by the Jedi Order who served as peacekeepers but maintained they were not soldiers. The Senate Guard and its Commandos were elite security forces who protected the Galactic Senate and served as its armed soldiers. With the eruption of the Clone Wars, the Republic formed the Grand Army composed of clone troopers considered the greatest soldiers in galactic history. They fought the Separatists armies who used battle droids instead of flesh and blood soldiers. After the war, the new Galactic Empire used the clones as the basis for the the Imperial stormtroopers who served as elite soldiers and shock troops. The Alliance to Restore the Republic had Rebel troopers who were its soldiers fighting against the Empire.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * A New Dawn
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * Star Wars Rebels
 * Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi