First Order stormtrooper executioner

First Order Stormtrooper Executioners, also known as First Order Judicial Stormtroopers or Executioner Troopers, were a variant of the stormtrooper utilized by the First Order around 34 ABY during its conflict with the Resistance. As part of a special branch of stormtroopers, executioners were tasked with dispensing final justice on First Order soldiers found guilty of treason. They were clad in white and black armor and armed with laser axes.

History
Owing to the First Order having a merciless attitude towards treason, the First Order stormtrooper executioners tended to do several public executions on anyone with even slight loyalty issues each day. In addition, the stormtrooper executioner underwent several rotations during each session, and was even considered at times a test to see whether they will make it within the Stormtrooper Corps.

These soldiers, due to their highly specialised nature, are rarely seen on the frontlines or participating in actual battle, instead usually being reserved for disciplinary purposes. When Finn and Rose Tico are captured by the First Order aboard the Supremacy, after the reveal of the fact that the slicer known as DJ had betrayed the Resistance, two of the executioner troopers appear at the behest of Phasma, who decrees that a traditional execution by a blaster is too merciful for them, wanting to make Finn's death hurt. After the ship is completely ripped apart by vice admiral Amilyn Holdo's hyperspace maneuvre, leaving the hangar in a burned and desolate state, the two troopers summoned are nowhere to be seen, and are presumably deceased.

Behind the scenes
The First Order stormtrooper executioner were created for the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson. The executioner was first officially revealed in behind the scenes footage from The Last Jedi at the D23 Expo in July 2017.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Force Arena
 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi