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- "She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment down to retrieve them… See to it personally, Commander."
- ―Darth Vader
Sandtroopers were stormtroopers equipped and trained to operate on desert worlds. Their armor was augmented with cooling fans and a helmet sand filter. In addition, they wore a survival backpack stocked with extra rations and water.[1]
A detachment of sandtroopers were dispatched to the surface of the planet Tatooine, where they searched for the missing Death Star plans. During the search, some troopers utilized the native dewbacks as mounts.[3] Sandtroopers utilized weapons such as the E-11 blaster rifle, the T-21 light repeating blaster, the DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle,[3] and the RT-97C heavy blaster rifle.[3] The Heavy Weapons Stormtrooper variant of the sandtrooper was the Heavy Sandtrooper.[4] Sandtroopers participated in the Battle of Jakku.[5]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- Star Wars: Force Arena
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars 28
- Star Wars Rebels: Special Ops
- "The Sand Will Provide"—Star Wars 37
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Stormtroopers vs. Rebels – Soldiers of the Galactic Empire"
- Bounty Hunt
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars Battlefront
- "Born in the Storm"—From a Certain Point of View
- From a Certain Point of View audiobook
- Star Wars 4
- Star Wars: Commander
- Aftermath: Empire's End
- Aftermath: Empire's End audiobook
Sources[edit | edit source]
Star Wars: A New Hope on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars (Picture only)
- Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy (First identified as Sandtrooper)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
Star Wars Helmet Collection 14 (Databank A-Z: Dengar–Domino Squad)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 19 (Databank A-Z: GA-97–Geonosis) (Picture only)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 6 (Building the Galaxy: Filming R2-D2, Part 3; Droid Directory: EGL Power Droids) (Picture only)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 7 (Building the Galaxy: The Star Wars Stunt Team) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
Classic Star Wars (Set: 75205 Mos Eisley Cantina)
- Dawn of Rebellion
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- Allies and Adversaries
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Legacy"
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian – "Process"
Every Type of Trooper in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
Sandtroopers in the Databank (backup link)
stormtroopers in the Databank (backup link)