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Alliance Cold Weather armor

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"Wear the hat. I don't care if it looks goofy or you can't see. Hypothermia is the alternative."
―An Alliance quartermaster[5]

The Alliance Cold Weather armor was an insulated armor worn during the Galactic Civil War by the troops of the Rebel Alliance operating in extremely frigid environment. During the Battle of Hoth, the outfit provided protection to Rebel soldiers against the planet's cold conditions.

Description[]

"Not just any gloves. They're designed for frigid climates like Hoth."
―An Alliance quartermaster[5]
Alliance Cold Weather Gloves

Alliance Cold Weather Gloves.

The Alliance Cold Weather armor was a light colored padded armor designed to resist the most extreme cold temperatures.[6] It offered a high degree of protection against energy-based weapons like blasters but lesser protection from kinetic damage. The complete armor set consisted of a headgear[1] that incorporated face mask, anti-glare goggles and a scarf,[7] a padded vest, padding for each bicep, bracers for each forearm, darker-colored gloves, a belt, darker-colored leggings, boots and a backpack.[1] The jacket was worn over a padded or lightweight long-sleeved tunic. Members stationed inside the base typically wore a vest with a high padded collar, while those serving on the Hoth exterior wore a smaller, thicker vest without a collar that fit over their jacket. Both versions of the vest could be adorned with the individual's rank insignia.[3] The backpack contained equipment intended to protect the wearer from hypothermia such as a small heater and survival gear.[8]

History[]

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Rebel troops wearing Alliance Cold Weather armor on Hoth.

During the Galactic Civil War, the Alliance Cold Weather armor was the primary outfit worn by Rebel troopers deployed on frozen worlds,[3][2][4] including Hoth, Rhen Var,[4] Alzoc III, Ilum and Polus.[2] The armor was also used by specialized infantry such as Rebel marksmen, vanguards,[4] medics,[9] tauntaun troopers,[3] as well as the SpecForces' Wilderness Fighters.[10]

In 3 ABY, by the time of the Battle of Hoth, the Cold Weather armor equipped virtually all the personnel serving at Echo Base, the Alliance High Command headquarters, on the remote ice planet Hoth.[3]

Years later, the Jedi Jaden Korr wore a similar outfit during a mission on Hoth during the Disciples of Ragnos crisis.[11]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Chapter 11: The Battle of Echo Base
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Empire at War
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Star Wars: Battlefront
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Nightsister's Revenge Card: Alliance Cold Weather Gloves (backup link)
  6. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Item: "Alliance Cold Weather Padded Vest"
  7. ↑ Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
  8. ↑  Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — The Price of Victory Card: Alliance Cold Weather Backpack (backup link)
  9. ↑ Threats of the Galaxy
  10. ↑  Star Wars: The Card Game — The Desolation of Hoth Card: Wilderness Fighters
  11. ↑ Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

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