Imperial Navy trooper

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"Service, Fealty, Fidelity."

―Imperial Navy Trooper credo^[5]

Imperial Navy troopers, also known as Naval Troopers, were soldiers in the Galactic Empire who were assigned by the Imperial Navy as part of Imperial Fleet Regiments to serve as guards, military police and soldiers onboard its many Star Destroyers and other installations, such as the Death Star.

Description[]

Role[]

Members of the Alliance Special Forces believed that the Imperial Navy troopers were considered a joke and that such soldiers rarely ever expected to enter into combat engagements. While this was the opinion of SpecForce members, this was not entirely true, as Navy troopers tended to be both well-equipped and adequately trained for their tasks. In addition, they did see combat, but tended to lack the edge that blooded troops got from their engagements. Vessels and installations that were located in more remote regions tended to rely more on their Navy troopers. In some cases, such as those units stationed in the Outer Rim Territories, the Navy soldiers had gained enough experience to be a credible threat to their enemies. However, in general, Imperial Navy troopers were not considered a challenge to members of the Rebel Alliance's SpecOps.^[6]

These men backed up stormtroopers and were created to provide the Imperial Navy a corps of troops separate from the Imperial Army and the Stormtrooper Corps for protection of their ships. After the initial boarding operations were conducted by Stormtroopers, Imperial Navy troopers often moved in to conduct mop up actions.^[6] However, Crix Madine, a former Imperial soldier-turned Rebel General, indicated that the naval troopers are more likely to be encountered during a boarding action.^[7]

ImperialFleetRegiment-SWR — An Imperial Fleet Regiment

Besides serving the Galactic Empire as soldiers and security guards, they handled hangar control traffic, monitored sensor arrays, and performed various other duties.

Some of the best Imperial Navy troopers were selected to become Death Star troopers.^[1] On the first Death Star they guarded the main conference room and both arrested and escorted prisoners to their cells.^[3] On the second Death Star they controlled the deflector shield and superlaser from the Death Star command center.^[4]

Some were selected to serve in the Imperial Navy Special Forces.

Uniform[]

Imperial Navy troopers wore a black uniform and a swooping black protective helmet.^[2] Their primary weapon was either a DH-17 blaster pistol or an E-11 blaster rifle which were supplemented with a standard thermal detonator.

History[]

VaderNeeda-TESB40 — Imperial Navy troopers watch as Darth Vader kills Lorth Needa.

During the Imperial Period, low-ranking Navy troopers piloted and monitored the orbital climate control mirrors around Coruscant. This was known as "riding the mirrors" and was considered the loneliest as well as most tedious assignment at the Galactic Capital.^[8]

From 3 BBY to 0 BBY, Death Star troopers, the subgroup of Imperial Navy troopers served aboard the first Death Star. One of their members, Nova Stihl, attempted to escape the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin, but was killed. When the Rebels managed to blow up the Death Star, all Death Star troopers aboard the battlestation were killed.^[1]

In 3 ABY, Imperial Navy troopers on the Executor were ordered to drag away the body of Lorth Needa, after he was killed by Darth Vader for losing the Millennium Falcon.^[2]

In 4 ABY, Death Star troopers served aboard the second Death Star and the Endor moon in the Endor shield generator bunker. During the Battle of Endor, many of the troopers aboard the Death Star fled their posts, with those remaining being killed when the battlestation exploded.^[4]

Behind the scenes[]

This soldier was sold by LEGO in 2008's Death Star, 2009's Battle of Endor, and 2012's TIE Fighter sets. These characters are not to be mixed up with the Imperial gunners, although the Force Unleashed video game features a similar Imperial militia group called the Imperial Navy commandos.