- "Trespassers on the vehicle! Fan out and eliminate!"
- ―Range troooper Captain Denwade Banevans during the heist on Vandor
Range troopers were a specialized variant of the Galactic Empire's stormtroopers.
History
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Range troopers were deployed by the Galactic Empire as a Stormtrooper variant. They were equipped with helmets similar in design to both the Imperial combat assault tank pilot's and Coastal defender stormtrooper's helmets, heavy armor with fur and a chestplate much like that of cold weather assault stormtroopers,[3] and were armed with E-10R blaster rifles. They were also equipped with gription boots which allowed sure footing atop fast moving vehicles. The troopers were some of the toughest in the Imperial Military, and viewed other forces as "softer" amateurs.[1]
Several range troopers were deployed to Vandor during the reign of the Empire and guarded a 20-T Railcrawler conveyex transport when Tobias Beckett's crew raided the transport for coaxium.[2]
Behind the scenesEdit
Range troopers appear in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story.[2]
The magnetic effect of their boots was achieved by the filmmakers using a complicated wire rig for the actors' feet.[4]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Star Wars Battlefront II (Mentioned only)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition audiobook
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Train Heist
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2
SourcesEdit
- Official Trailer | Solo: A Star Wars Story on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (Pack: Range Trooper) (backup link)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story "Crew" TV Spot (:45) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Solo: A Star Wars Story "Risk" TV Spot (:45) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Solo: A Star Wars Story "Risk" (:30) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (Card: Range trooper)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Han on the Run
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide (as Rangetrooper)
- The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Solo: A Star Wars Story – The Official Collector's Edition (as Rangetrooper)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: New Edition
- Industrial Light & Magic Presents: Making Solo: A Star Wars Story.
- Allies and Adversaries
- EC-17 hold-out blaster in the Databank (backup link)
- Gription boots in the Databank (backup link)
- Range troopers in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Whitbrook, James (2018-02-14). Exclusive: Here Are the First Solo: A Star Wars Story Action Figures, and Lando Is a Masterpiece. io9. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018.
- ↑ Industrial Light & Magic Presents: Making Solo: A Star Wars Story
