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- "Fortunately, we have a fully qualified medic back at HQ."
- ―An Imperial Major to a disfigured Luke Skywalker, on Myrkr
Imperial medics were combat medics personnel of the Imperial Army who were responsible for providing first aid and had specialized medical training in trauma care on the battlefield for the Galactic Empire. The Stormtrooper Corps had their own specialized personnel known as stormsurgeons or stormmedics.
Overview[]
While most Imperial soldiers had basic battlefield first-aid training,[2] Imperial medics were specially trained and equipped to treat the wounds of stormtroopers and other units in the midst of battle. To accomplish their role, they carried bacta and other medical supplies.[3][4] If challenged in the field, they often made use of their E-11 blaster rifle,[3][2] which they used with surprising accuracy.[3]
They wore varying uniforms depending on which branch of the military they belonged to, and the environment in which they were deployed. On terrestrial worlds when not belonging to the Stormtrooper Corps, they wore the distinctive uniform of an Imperial Army trooper (albeit colored light blue),[3][2] and on naval ships they were dressed in a Imperial Navy crewman's jumpsuit with backpacks and a hip-pack for carrying medical supplies.[4] The Stormtrooper Corps, likewise, wore similar armor to the Stormtroopers,[5] although they were distinguished by their possessing bronze pauldrons on the right shoulder.[6]
History[]
Imperial medics treat stormtroopers injured during the Mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic.
Medics were part of the Imperial Military since its inception. They were deployed on contested worlds such as Felucia,[3] Kashyyyk,[3] Raxus Prime,[3] Maridun,[2] Myrkr[1] and Wayland.[7] They also served on naval vessels such as the Rand Ecliptic[8] and even on the Death Star.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game (PSP, PS2 and Wii versions only)
- Star Wars: Assault Team
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire audio drama
- Empire 9
- Empire 16
- Empire 18
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Heir to the Empire 6 (Mentioned only)
- The Last Command 5 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heir to the Empire 6
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Empire 18
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game (PSP, PS2 and Wii versions only)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter
- ↑ Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- ↑ The Last Command 5
- ↑ Empire 9