Imperial Navy Trooper

Imperial Navy Troopers, also known as Imperial fleet troopers, were elite soldiers of the Imperial Navy, the naval branch of the Galactic Empire's military. Those troopers, who were separate from the white-armored stormtroopers, were trained in advanced warfare and independent command, which included shipboard combat, repulsing boarders, and pacifying escaped detainees. Additionally, most were cross-trained in some operational duty. Like gunners and ground crewmen, Navy Troopers played a vital role in the day-to-day operations.

Role
While not as feared by Rebel troopers as their stormtrooper brethren, they still maintained an aura of importance as they participated in Imperial military assaults on installations such as during the Siege of Inyusu Tor, and the Battle of Endor, as well as ground based explorations, such as the investigation of Mitth'raw'nuruodo's planet. However, they were most commonly found guarding and maintaining far-away outposts and mining stations within the New Order, and as a result were generally not as well trained or competent.

Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin himself selected a number of Navy troopers, later known as Death Star Troopers, to set up a commanding force aboard the Death Star battle station. Aboard the Death Star, those elite troopers were charged with a variety of duties for which their combat skills were not necessarily required, such as guarding detention blocks and operating the battle station's planet-killing superlaser alongside Imperial weapons technicians.

Gate officers were Navy Troopers who controlled which ships could pass through the Shield Gate over Scarif to reach the facilities below.

Uniform
There were three different uniforms worn by the troopers, although all featured the distinctive large, black protective helmet with a chinstrap. The first uniform was a black Imperial officer's uniform, sometimes complete with code cylinders and a rank insignia plaque. The other uniforms consisted of boilersuits similar to the ones worn by Imperial technicians. Just with technicians, they could be black or light grey.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 9: The Dying Light, Part III
 * Tarkin
 * Thrawn
 * Thrawn, Part I
 * Solo: A Star Wars Story
 * Lost Stars
 * Battlefront: Twilight Company
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Rogue One Adaptation 2
 * Rogue One Adaptation 3
 * Rogue One Adaptation 5
 * Rogue One Adaptation 6
 * Bounty Hunt
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
 * Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
 * Darth Vader 1: Vader
 * Darth Vader 25: End of Games, Part VI
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
 * All Creatures Great and Small
 * Poe Dameron 8: The Gathering Storm, Part I
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
 * All Creatures Great and Small
 * Poe Dameron 8: The Gathering Storm, Part I