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- "Riot trooper, keep them away!"
- ―Ralsius Paldora
Riot control stormtroopers,[4] also known as Imperial riot troopers,[1] stormtrooper chargers[3], and simply riot troopers[2] were specialized Imperial stormtroopers who acted as a security force tasked with the dispersion and arrest of insurgents taking part in disruptive activities.
History[]
A Riot control stormtrooper on Lothal.
Riot control stormtroopers were active throughout the Galactic Civil War. In 5 BBY—4 BBY, the Spectres, a Lothalite rebel cell opposing the rule of the Galactic Empire, trained against these troopers with charging droids that wielded stun batons in a cave at Haven, their hideout on Lothal.[3]
In 5 ABY, some riot control troopers were present on Takodana when Han Solo tried to extract Ralsius Paldora, and also on the Eviscerator during the Battle of Jakku, when Iden Versio crashed her X-wing into the ship in order to find her father, Garrick Versio.[2]
Equipment[]
Riot control stormtroopers wore regular stormtrooper armor and wielded either batons[4] or electrostaffs.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense (First appearance)
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions (First identified as Stormtrooper charger)
- Star Wars: Force Arena (First identified as Riot control stormtrooper)
- Bounty Hunters 17
Sources[]
Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Heart of the Empire (Card: Riot Trooper) (backup link)- "Imperial Troops" – Star Wars Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Bust Collection 2 (Star Wars Universe: Stormtroopers)
