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Cold weather assault stormtroopers, commonly known as snowtroopers or simply stormtroopers, were the elite stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire trained and equipped to operate in frigid environments.
History
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A snowtrooper helmet
Imperial cold weather assault stormtroopers were direct descendants of the Clone cold assault troopers and the 21st Nova Corps during the Clone Wars, who fought in frigid environments such as Orto Plutonia, Rhen Var, and Toola.[5] Specialized types of snowtroopers included Heavy Snowtroopers, and Arctic Jumptroopers.[2]
When the Empire routed the enemy Rebel Alliance from Echo Base on Hoth three years following the Battle of Yavin, the elite Blizzard Force, led by General Maximillian Veers, was involved in the battle.[6]
EquipmentEdit
ArmorEdit
Snowtrooper armor was well insulated to protect against extreme cold, with a suit and heated breather mask powered by a battery pack that could last up to two standard weeks. For greater survivability, it also included ice boots, an insulated belt kama,[7] polarized snow goggles, grappling hooks, ion flares, and a homing beacon.[5]
WeaponryEdit
Snowtroopers were often equipped with E-11 blaster rifles and E-Web heavy repeating blaster cannons.[5]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- 5-Minute Star Wars Villain Stories
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold
- Adventures in Wild Space: Books 4–6 audiobook
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Lando - Double or Nothing 4
- Lost Stars
- Lost Stars audiobook
- Lost Stars webcomic
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Stormtroopers vs. Rebels – Soldiers of the Galactic Empire"
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Doctor Aphra 5
- Doctor Aphra 6
- Star Wars 38
- Doctor Aphra 40
- Star Wars: Commander
- Battlefront: Twilight Company
- Battlefront: Twilight Company audiobook₫
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Darth Vader vs. Hoth Rebels - Crushing the Rebellion"
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Luke vs. Imperial Walkers - Commander on Hoth"
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? audiobook
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- AT-AT Attack!
- Star Wars: Uprising
- "Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail"—Star Wars Adventures 22 (Appears in flashback(s))
Non-canon appearancesEdit
SourcesEdit
- Stormtroopers in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link)
- "15 Things You Never Knew About LEGO Star Wars!"—Star Wars Insider 150
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SDCC 2014: "The Heroes of Star Wars Rebels" Panel – Liveblog on StarWars.com
- Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- The Art of Star Wars: Uprising (As "Snowtrooper")
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: New Edition
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- AT-AT Walker (All Terrain Armored Transport) in the Databank (backup link)
- First Order Snowtroopers in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as cold weather assault Stormtrooper)
- Galactic Empire in the Databank (backup link)
- Snowtroopers in the Databank (backup link)
- Stormtroopers in the Databank (backup link)
