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Swamp troopers, known informally as mudtroopers, were a type of Imperial Army soldier used by the Galactic Empire that existed outside the Stormtrooper Corps.
History
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The swamp troopers of the 224th Imperial Armored Division fought on the swamp planet of Mimban during the Mimban campaign, which saw the Empire battle forces of the Mimbanese Liberation Army for control of the planet and its vital resources.[1] Han Solo served as a swamp trooper before deserting with the Wookiee Chewbacca to join Tobias Beckett's gang.[2]
Organization and equipmentEdit
Swamp troopers were a type of Imperial Army soldier that existed outside the Stormtrooper Corps. Standard troopers were denoted by a red bicep band. Medics fought alongside standard swamp troopers, and they could be identified by a white bicep band on their right arm.[1]
Swamp troopers were equipped with helmets and chest plates similar to those of Imperial officers' battle armor. Due to the often hazardous nature of the various worlds the Empire found itself subjugating, troopers wore goggles for eye protection and oxygen masks to filter out potentially deadly substances. Swamp troopers wielded SX-21 scatterblasters, E-10 blaster rifles, E-11 blaster rifles, E-22 blaster rifles, DLT-19 heavy blaster rifles, and EC-17 hold-out blasters.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
Swamp troopers were first officially revealed by Entertainment Weekly on February 7, 2018 during their coverage of Solo: A Star Wars Story[3]
AppearancesEdit
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Meet the Crew
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2
- Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 1 (Armor only)
- Vader - Dark Visions 3 (Appears through imagination)
- Star Wars 58 (Indirect mention only)
- Target Vader 3 (Armor only) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Target Vader 5 (Appears in flashback(s))
- "In Service to the Empire"—Empire Ascendant 1 (Appears in flashback(s))
SourcesEdit
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (Card: Mudtrooper)
- Official Trailer | Solo: A Star Wars Story on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Becoming Solo - Solo: A Star Wars Story on StarWars.com
- "Making Solo" - Solo: A Star Wars Story on StarWars.com
- Solo: A Star Wars Story "Reviews" on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Solo: A Star Wars Story "Solo Is" Reviews on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Solo: A Star Wars Story "Scoundrels" Featurette on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide (First identified as Imperial swamp trooper)
- Entertainment Weekly's The Ultimate Guide to Han Solo
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: New Edition
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills(as Mudtroopers)
- Imperial medics in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Lieutenant Bolandin in the Databank (backup link)
- Mudtroopers in the Databank (backup link)
- Mimban in the Databank (backup link)
- SX-21 Blaster Rifle in the Databank (backup link)
- Han Solo in the Databank (backup link)
- Tobias Beckett in the Databank (backup link)
- Val in the Databank (backup link)
