Snowtroopers were a variant of the stormtrooper used by the First Order approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor. They wore insulated armor and helmets designed for cold weather. Snowtroopers saw action during the Battle of Starkiller Base and the Battle of Crait in 34 ABY.
Equipment
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The latest generation of cold weather assault stormtroopers, snowtroopers wore advanced insulated armor and helmets made from betaplast with flared neck shroud and a polarized slit visor to minimize ice glare, two breather tank inlets.[4] They wore insulated gloves with adjustable heating units. Their body armor also had heating controls,[4] and they wore an insulated belt kama.[5]
HistoryEdit
Many of them were on Starkiller Base when it was attacked by the Resistance[2] in 34 ABY.[6]
Snowtroopers were also involved in the Battle of Crait shortly thereafter.[3] Although Crait was only superficially a snowy planet due to the planet’s white salt flats obscuring red crystals on the ground, it nonetheless had similar enough properties to necessitate their deployment in the battle.[7]
Behind the scenesEdit
Snowtroopers first appeared in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. For the costumes used in the film, the snowtroopers' armor, helmet, and backpack were made of molded polyurethane, while their gloves were made of nylon with additional molded polyurethane elements. Their quilted tunics and collars were made from jersey-backed neoprene, with the tunics also incorporating polyester and cotton.[8] The nylon boots they wear are "Kamik White Men's Canuck Cold Weather Boots."[9]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – "Perilous Pursuit"
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 5
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- LEGO Star Wars Movie Short (2015 Episode 13: Poe Dameron vs. the First Order Snow Speeder)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: Force Collection
- LEGO Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Set: 75100 First Order Snowspeeder)
- LEGO Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (Set: 75202 Defense of Crait)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: I Am a Stormtrooper
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (Picture only)
- First Order Snowtroopers in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 First Order Snowtroopers in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Closer look at The Force Awakens flametrooper, snowtrooper and more!. Star Wars 7 News. Retrieved on April 16, 2015.
- ↑ First Order Snowtrooper. The Parts of Star Wars (November 20, 2015). Retrieved on December 19, 2015.
