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Storm Commandos were the special forces of the Galactic Empire's Stormtrooper Corps and trained to deal with extreme combat situations. They were equipped with silver scout trooper armor and carried E-11 blaster rifles. Some Storm Commandos were members of the elite 501st Legion, Darth Vader's personal stormtrooper legion.[1] At one point, Colonel Sadao Emtri of the Imperial Security Bureau deployed an Imperial-class Star Destroyer and Storm Commandos during a fake combat tournament in the Nouane sector, actually a trap laid by the Empire to capture suspected Force-sensitives.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Storm Commandos first appeared in the new Star Wars canon in Star Wars: Galactic Defense, a tower defense game developed by DeNA Co., Ltd.[1] that was released on October 30, 2014[3] and shut down on April 28, 2016.[1] They were originally created for Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, a 1990 Star Wars Legends supplement written by Michael Stern for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[4]
In Galactic Defense, Storm Commandos were a type of enemy unit in the "Light Side" missions, appearing in original trilogy–themed[5] levels recreating the Battle of Tatooine. In these levels, players utilized defense towers and Rebel forces, such as Honor Guards, to defend against waves of Imperial units;[6] successfully destroying a Storm Commando awarded the player with "Scrap," a point standard used to upgrade or purchase towers.[1] While Galactic Defense was canon, its actual gameplay was not; consequently, the presence of Storm Commandos on Tatooine is considered non-canon.[7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
Sources[edit | edit source]
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- ↑ Knights of Fate
- ↑
Star Wars: Galactic Defense Arrives on Mobile Devices on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Defense on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: Galactic Defense Developer Diary - Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Defense/email. DeNA Co., Ltd. "The descriptions and lore are canon, but instances within the game itself are not since we mix Champions from multiple eras and it is not placed within the Star Wars timeline."
