Sandtrooper

"She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment down to retrieve them&hellip; See to it personally Commander."

- Darth Vader

Sandtroopers were stormtroopers equipped to operate on desert worlds. Their armor was augmented with cooling fans and a helmet sand filter. In addition, they wore a survival backpack stocked with extra rations and water. A detachment of sandtroopers were dispatched to the surface of the planet Tatooine, where they searched for the missing Death Star plans. During the search, some troopers utilized the native dewbacks as mounts. Another type of Sand trooper, was the Heavy Sandtrooper which specialized in heavy weapons.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Defense
 * Star Wars: Force Arena
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars 28: Yoda's Secret War, Part III
 * Star Wars Rebels: Special Ops
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Bounty Hunt
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
 * The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
 * Star Wars: Heroes Path
 * Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
 * Star Wars Battlefront
 * Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Commander
 * Aftermath: Empire's End
 * Star Wars: Commander
 * Aftermath: Empire's End

Non-Canon Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes