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	{{Topquote\|Are we '''blind!?''' '''DEPLOY THE GARRISON!!!'''\|Director Orson Krennic, [[Star Wars\|''Rogue One'']]}}		{{Topquote\|Are we '''blind!?''' '''DEPLOY THE GARRISON!!!'''\|Director Orson Krennic, [[Star Wars\|''Rogue One'']]}}

	'''Stormtroopers''' (''Sturmtruppen'') were specialist close assault raiders in the German army during World War I. It is also the English name of the ''Sturmabteilung'', the notorious paramilitary arm of the [[~~German~~]] party, leading to the common misconception that the term "Stormtrooper" originates with ~~Germans~~ when, as already said, WWI Germans used it first. Their ~~German~~ / Imperial German connotations, plus a cool name that's historical and thus freely usable, means they show up a lot as fictional specialist units. The (somewhat misinformed) association with the ~~Germans~~ makes fictional units bearing this name more likely to be part of less than benevolent governments with the good guy factions usually calling them Shock Troopers or some variant thereof. A sub-type of Godwin's Law is using the word "Stormtrooper" as an insult to describe someone perceived as an authoritarian doucebag, especially if they're authority figures.		'''Stormtroopers''' (''Sturmtruppen'') were specialist close assault raiders in the German army during World War I. It is also the English name of the ''Sturmabteilung'', the notorious paramilitary arm of the [[Nazi]] party, leading to the common misconception that the term "Stormtrooper" originates with Nazis when, as already said, WWI Germans used it first. Their Nazi / Imperial German connotations, plus a cool name that's historical and thus freely usable, means they show up a lot as fictional specialist units. The (somewhat misinformed) association with the Nazis makes fictional units bearing this name more likely to be part of less than benevolent governments with the good guy factions usually calling them Shock Troopers or some variant thereof. A sub-type of Godwin's Law is using the word "Stormtrooper" as an insult to describe someone perceived as an authoritarian doucebag, especially if they're authority figures.

	All of this leads us to...		All of this leads us to...

	== Warhammer 40,000 ==		== Warhammer 40,000 ==
	In [[Warhammer 40,000]], Stormtroopers (officially called '''Tempestus Scions''' [[ChapterHouse Studios\|because trademarks]] and, ironically Guardsmen in German because... [[~~German~~\|reasons]]) are the elite of the [[Imperial Guard]] and the core of the [[Militarum Tempestus]]; [[Skub\|they're the best general-combat infantry that the Imperial Guard can field, and are the toughest, best-equipped, and best-trained soldiers available to an Imperial commander that isn't a]] [[Space Marines\|SPESS MEHREEN]]. While most of the Guard is armed with your typical [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]] and [[Flak Armor]] or Flak Vest, Stormtroopers normally pack [[Hotshot Lasgun]]s, which fire much more penetrating shots that are capable of piercing most infantry armor with ease, and they are clad in [[Carapace Armor]], which gives them substantially higher survivability on the battlefield (Cadian Kasrkin wear the more [[Awesome\|Chad]] [[Kasrkin Armour\|Kasrkin 'Cat' Armour]]).		In [[Warhammer 40,000]], Stormtroopers (officially called '''Tempestus Scions''' [[ChapterHouse Studios\|because trademarks]] and, ironically Guardsmen in German because... [[Nazi\|reasons]]) are the elite of the [[Imperial Guard]] and the core of the [[Militarum Tempestus]]; [[Skub\|they're the best general-combat infantry that the Imperial Guard can field, and are the toughest, best-equipped, and best-trained soldiers available to an Imperial commander that isn't a]] [[Space Marines\|SPESS MEHREEN]]. While most of the Guard is armed with your typical [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]] and [[Flak Armor]] or Flak Vest, Stormtroopers normally pack [[Hotshot Lasgun]]s, which fire much more penetrating shots that are capable of piercing most infantry armor with ease, and they are clad in [[Carapace Armor]], which gives them substantially higher survivability on the battlefield (Cadian Kasrkin wear the more [[Awesome\|Chad]] [[Kasrkin Armour\|Kasrkin 'Cat' Armour]]).

	In earlier editions of the game, they were favored as "[[Solar Auxilia Veletaris Storm Section\|Light Marines]]" since they had fairly similar performance to Space Marines but cost considerably less due to their weaker gear. As of 6th edition, they became a dedicated elite choice, with all the pros and cons that implies. Unless you use their own mini-codex, of course. Then they become troops. In 8th edition, they became Troops even if you didn't.		In earlier editions of the game, they were favored as "[[Solar Auxilia Veletaris Storm Section\|Light Marines]]" since they had fairly similar performance to Space Marines but cost considerably less due to their weaker gear. As of 6th edition, they became a dedicated elite choice, with all the pros and cons that implies. Unless you use their own mini-codex, of course. Then they become troops. In 8th edition, they became Troops even if you didn't.

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	{{Topquote\|Are we '''blind!?''' '''DEPLOY THE GARRISON!!!'''\|Director Orson Krennic, [[Star Wars\|''Rogue One'']]}}		{{Topquote\|Are we '''blind!?''' '''DEPLOY THE GARRISON!!!'''\|Director Orson Krennic, [[Star Wars\|''Rogue One'']]}}

	'''Stormtroopers''' (''Sturmtruppen'') were specialist close assault raiders in the German army during World War I. It is also the English name of the ''Sturmabteilung'', the notorious paramilitary arm of the [[~~Nazi~~]] party, leading to the common misconception that the term "Stormtrooper" originates with ~~Nazis~~ when, as already said, WWI Germans used it first. Their ~~Nazi~~ / Imperial German connotations, plus a cool name that's historical and thus freely usable, means they show up a lot as fictional specialist units. The (somewhat misinformed) association with the ~~Nazis~~ makes fictional units bearing this name more likely to be part of less than benevolent governments with the good guy factions usually calling them Shock Troopers or some variant thereof. A sub-type of Godwin's Law is using the word "Stormtrooper" as an insult to describe someone perceived as an authoritarian doucebag, especially if they're authority figures.		'''Stormtroopers''' (''Sturmtruppen'') were specialist close assault raiders in the German army during World War I. It is also the English name of the ''Sturmabteilung'', the notorious paramilitary arm of the [[German]] party, leading to the common misconception that the term "Stormtrooper" originates with Germans when, as already said, WWI Germans used it first. Their German / Imperial German connotations, plus a cool name that's historical and thus freely usable, means they show up a lot as fictional specialist units. The (somewhat misinformed) association with the Germans makes fictional units bearing this name more likely to be part of less than benevolent governments with the good guy factions usually calling them Shock Troopers or some variant thereof. A sub-type of Godwin's Law is using the word "Stormtrooper" as an insult to describe someone perceived as an authoritarian doucebag, especially if they're authority figures.

	All of this leads us to...		All of this leads us to...

	== Warhammer 40,000 ==		== Warhammer 40,000 ==
	In [[Warhammer 40,000]], Stormtroopers (officially called '''Tempestus Scions''' [[ChapterHouse Studios\|because trademarks]] and, ironically Guardsmen in German because... [[~~Nazi~~\|reasons]]) are the elite of the [[Imperial Guard]] and the core of the [[Militarum Tempestus]]; [[Skub\|they're the best general-combat infantry that the Imperial Guard can field, and are the toughest, best-equipped, and best-trained soldiers available to an Imperial commander that isn't a]] [[Space Marines\|SPESS MEHREEN]]. While most of the Guard is armed with your typical [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]] and [[Flak Armor]] or Flak Vest, Stormtroopers normally pack [[Hotshot Lasgun]]s, which fire much more penetrating shots that are capable of piercing most infantry armor with ease, and they are clad in [[Carapace Armor]], which gives them substantially higher survivability on the battlefield (Cadian Kasrkin wear the more [[Awesome\|Chad]] [[Kasrkin Armour\|Kasrkin 'Cat' Armour]]).		In [[Warhammer 40,000]], Stormtroopers (officially called '''Tempestus Scions''' [[ChapterHouse Studios\|because trademarks]] and, ironically Guardsmen in German because... [[German\|reasons]]) are the elite of the [[Imperial Guard]] and the core of the [[Militarum Tempestus]]; [[Skub\|they're the best general-combat infantry that the Imperial Guard can field, and are the toughest, best-equipped, and best-trained soldiers available to an Imperial commander that isn't a]] [[Space Marines\|SPESS MEHREEN]]. While most of the Guard is armed with your typical [[Lasgun\|angry flashlight]] and [[Flak Armor]] or Flak Vest, Stormtroopers normally pack [[Hotshot Lasgun]]s, which fire much more penetrating shots that are capable of piercing most infantry armor with ease, and they are clad in [[Carapace Armor]], which gives them substantially higher survivability on the battlefield (Cadian Kasrkin wear the more [[Awesome\|Chad]] [[Kasrkin Armour\|Kasrkin 'Cat' Armour]]).

	In earlier editions of the game, they were favored as "[[Solar Auxilia Veletaris Storm Section\|Light Marines]]" since they had fairly similar performance to Space Marines but cost considerably less due to their weaker gear. As of 6th edition, they became a dedicated elite choice, with all the pros and cons that implies. Unless you use their own mini-codex, of course. Then they become troops. In 8th edition, they became Troops even if you didn't.		In earlier editions of the game, they were favored as "[[Solar Auxilia Veletaris Storm Section\|Light Marines]]" since they had fairly similar performance to Space Marines but cost considerably less due to their weaker gear. As of 6th edition, they became a dedicated elite choice, with all the pros and cons that implies. Unless you use their own mini-codex, of course. Then they become troops. In 8th edition, they became Troops even if you didn't.

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	** Shadow Guard: Black armored, Force-sensitive versions of the Royal Guard. They use red-bladed lightsaber pikes and Force powers in combat, acting as Palpatine's elite enforcers and assassins. Exactly where they come from is a complete mystery, with even Vader kept in the dark on their origins - in-universe theories range from them being [[grimdark\|Jedi Knights captured, tortured, and mind-broken by the Empire until they're little more than speechless living weapons]] to them being Force-sensitives promoted from the rank of the regular Royal Guard. Of course, these explanations are hardly mutually exclusive.		** Shadow Guard: Black armored, Force-sensitive versions of the Royal Guard. They use red-bladed lightsaber pikes and Force powers in combat, acting as Palpatine's elite enforcers and assassins. Exactly where they come from is a complete mystery, with even Vader kept in the dark on their origins - in-universe theories range from them being [[grimdark\|Jedi Knights captured, tortured, and mind-broken by the Empire until they're little more than speechless living weapons]] to them being Force-sensitives promoted from the rank of the regular Royal Guard. Of course, these explanations are hardly mutually exclusive.
	** Praetorian Guards: Before they became the bodyguards of Snoke and [[Skub\|the stars of one of the most contentious fight scenes in a Star Wars movie]], Season 3 of the Mandalorian reveals that the Praetorians were already active as part of the Imperial Remnant. Armor is possibly Beskar.		** Praetorian Guards: Before they became the bodyguards of Snoke and [[Skub\|the stars of one of the most contentious fight scenes in a Star Wars movie]], Season 3 of the Mandalorian reveals that the Praetorians were already active as part of the Imperial Remnant. Armor is possibly Beskar.
	** Imperial Sovereign Protectors: The best of the best of the Royal Guards get promoted to become these guys. To achieve this, they must undergo grueling and ~~training~~ pass very exacting standards. They generally either ~~were~~ part of the Emperor's personal protection, were posted to VERY important locations (such as the Imperial Citadel on Byss), or were deployed on special missions for the Emperor, who was the only person they answered to. Ironically, the most famous member of the ~~guard~~, Carnor Jax, actually conspired to overthrow ~~him~~ and become a Sith Lord himself, and briefly ran his own Imperial splinter faction, the Crimson Empire, after Palpatine (finally) died, something that he himself had a hand in ensuring.		** Imperial Sovereign Protectors: The best of the best of the Royal Guards get promoted to become these guys. To achieve this, they must undergo grueling training and pass very exacting standards. They generally were either part of the Emperor's personal protection, were posted to VERY important locations (such as the Imperial Citadel on Byss), or were deployed on special missions for the Emperor, who was the only person they answered to. Ironically, the most famous member of the cohort, Carnor Jax, actually conspired to overthrow Palpatine and become a Sith Lord himself, and briefly ran his own Imperial splinter faction, the Crimson Empire, after Palpatine (finally) died, something that Jax himself had a hand in ensuring.
	* EVO Trooper: Short for "environmental". Debuting in The Force Unleashed, they're sent to particularly exotic and dangerous locales where its felt a more specialized trooper is needed (because the Empire never has enough of those). Wield a rifle that looks a bit like a miniature chaingun, and are said to be [[Imperium of Man\|selected from the ranks of Stormtroopers with particularly pronounced hatred of non-humans]].		* EVO Trooper: Short for "environmental". Debuting in The Force Unleashed, they're sent to particularly exotic and dangerous locales where its felt a more specialized trooper is needed (because the Empire never has enough of those). Wield a rifle that looks a bit like a miniature chaingun, and are said to be [[Imperium of Man\|selected from the ranks of Stormtroopers with particularly pronounced hatred of non-humans]].
	** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.		** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.

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	* Death Trooper: One of two Stormtrooper variants of note introduced in Rogue One, they basically function as Disney's equivalent to Shadow Stormtroopers: black armored elites who are more stealthy than regular...[[Derp\|even though Shadow Stormtroopers still exist also]]. For some reason their helmets garble their voices into sinister-sounding but completely incoherent gibberish, ensuring they'd be useless at any drive-thru (as more than one person online has already pointed out).		* Death Trooper: One of two Stormtrooper variants of note introduced in Rogue One, they basically function as Disney's equivalent to Shadow Stormtroopers: black armored elites who are more stealthy than regular...[[Derp\|even though Shadow Stormtroopers still exist also]]. For some reason their helmets garble their voices into sinister-sounding but completely incoherent gibberish, ensuring they'd be useless at any drive-thru (as more than one person online has already pointed out).
	* Desert Stormtrooper: More commonly known as sandtroopers. Made for hot environments like Tatooine, making them the very first Stormtrooper variant ever shown. They all wear backpacks and an orange or black shoulder pad, the latter also sometimes showing up on regular Stormtroopers who are officers or heavy weapons specialists (it's a bit inconsistent).		* Desert Stormtrooper: More commonly known as sandtroopers. Made for hot environments like Tatooine, making them the very first Stormtrooper variant ever shown. They all wear backpacks and an orange or black shoulder pad, the latter also sometimes showing up on regular Stormtroopers who are officers or heavy weapons specialists (it's a bit inconsistent).
	* Emperor's Royal Guard: Stormtroopers trained to protect Emperor Palpatine himself. Their members are drawn from the ranks of the best Stormtrooper forces, then put through exceptionally brutal training on a barren desert hellhole which only the best survive, turning them into functional supersoldiers, a premise [[Dune\|you definitely haven't seen before]]. They're then put under the direct command of Palpatine, with orders to protect him and undertake any sabotage/assassination/frontline combat missions he commands them to. They mainly use force pikes (shock sticks basically), or double-bladed vibroswords to stab and slash things to death in the Emperor's name, though they can and do use red-tinted versions of Stormtrooper armour and vehicles when in the field. While obviously not able to take down Luke Skywalker-types, they are still among the best non Force Users in the setting. In Legends, Royal Guards also have a secondary function of keeping an eye on Vader, reporting on his every activity so that Vader doesn't have an opportunity to betray Palpatine; they may not be a match for him, but Vader can hardly do anything without the Emperor knowing about it.		* Emperor's Royal Guard: Stormtroopers trained to protect Emperor Palpatine himself. Their members are drawn from the ranks of the best Stormtrooper forces, then put through exceptionally brutal training on a barren desert hellhole which only the best survive, turning them into functional supersoldiers, a premise [[Dune\|you definitely haven't seen before]]. They're then put under the direct command of Palpatine, with orders to protect him and undertake any sabotage/assassination/frontline combat missions he commands them to. They mainly use force pikes (shock sticks basically), or double-bladed vibroswords to stab and slash things to death in the Emperor's name, though they can and do use red-tinted versions of Stormtrooper armour and vehicles when in the field. While obviously not able to take down Luke Skywalker-types, they are still among the best non Force Users in the setting (though, it should be noted that some of them ARE force sensitive, and are recruited specifically because of that). In Legends, Royal Guards also have a secondary function of keeping an eye on Vader, reporting on his every activity so that Vader doesn't have an opportunity to betray Palpatine; they may not be a match for him, but Vader can hardly do anything without the Emperor knowing about it. The unit was eventually wiped out, to literally the last man, by former member turned traitor Carnor Jax.
	** Coruscant Guard: Another red-armored elite branch of the Empire, they're basically Coruscant's [[Adeptus Arbites\|brutal, no-nonsense police force]]. Mostly showed up in Shadows of the Empire, where Luke disguising himself as one allowed them to (sort of), get an action figure.		** Coruscant Guard: Another red-armored elite branch of the Empire, they're basically Coruscant's [[Adeptus Arbites\|brutal, no-nonsense police force]]. Mostly showed up in Shadows of the Empire, where Luke disguising himself as one allowed them to (sort of), get an action figure.
	** Riot Trooper: Made exclusively for Force Unleashed II. They are also trained on Yinchorr, but wear white armor and are seemingly more common and less skilled than the red-robed Royal Guards. Use electro-staves like the ones wielded by Grievous' Magnaguards.		** Riot Trooper: Made exclusively for Force Unleashed II. They are also trained on Yinchorr, but wear white armor and are seemingly more common and less skilled than the red-robed Royal Guards. Use electro-staves like the ones wielded by Grievous' Magnaguards.
	** Shadow Guard: Black armored, Force-sensitive versions of the Royal Guard. They use red-bladed lightsaber pikes and Force powers in combat, acting as Palpatine's elite enforcers and assassins. Exactly where they come from is a complete mystery, with even Vader kept in the dark on their origins - in-universe theories range from them being [[grimdark\|Jedi Knights captured, tortured, and mind-broken by the Empire until they're little more than speechless living weapons]] to them being Force-sensitives promoted from the rank of the regular Royal Guard. Of course, these explanations are hardly mutually exclusive.		** Shadow Guard: Black armored, Force-sensitive versions of the Royal Guard. They use red-bladed lightsaber pikes and Force powers in combat, acting as Palpatine's elite enforcers and assassins. Exactly where they come from is a complete mystery, with even Vader kept in the dark on their origins - in-universe theories range from them being [[grimdark\|Jedi Knights captured, tortured, and mind-broken by the Empire until they're little more than speechless living weapons]] to them being Force-sensitives promoted from the rank of the regular Royal Guard. Of course, these explanations are hardly mutually exclusive.
	** Praetorian Guards: Before they became the bodyguards of Snoke and [[Skub\|the stars of one of the most contentious fight scenes in a Star Wars movie]], Season 3 of the Mandalorian reveals that the Praetorians were already active as part of the Imperial Remnant. Armor is possibly Beskar.		** Praetorian Guards: Before they became the bodyguards of Snoke and [[Skub\|the stars of one of the most contentious fight scenes in a Star Wars movie]], Season 3 of the Mandalorian reveals that the Praetorians were already active as part of the Imperial Remnant. Armor is possibly Beskar.
			** Imperial Sovereign Protectors: The best of the best of the Royal Guards get promoted to become these guys. To achieve this, they must undergo grueling and training pass very exacting standards. They generally either were part of the Emperor's personal protection, were posted to VERY important locations (such as the Imperial Citadel on Byss), or were deployed on special missions for the Emperor, who was the only person they answered to. Ironically, the most famous member of the guard, Carnor Jax, actually conspired to overthrow him and become a Sith Lord himself, and briefly ran his own Imperial splinter faction, the Crimson Empire, after Palpatine (finally) died, something that he himself had a hand in ensuring.
	* EVO Trooper: Short for "environmental". Debuting in The Force Unleashed, they're sent to particularly exotic and dangerous locales where its felt a more specialized trooper is needed (because the Empire never has enough of those). Wield a rifle that looks a bit like a miniature chaingun, and are said to be [[Imperium of Man\|selected from the ranks of Stormtroopers with particularly pronounced hatred of non-humans]].		* EVO Trooper: Short for "environmental". Debuting in The Force Unleashed, they're sent to particularly exotic and dangerous locales where its felt a more specialized trooper is needed (because the Empire never has enough of those). Wield a rifle that looks a bit like a miniature chaingun, and are said to be [[Imperium of Man\|selected from the ranks of Stormtroopers with particularly pronounced hatred of non-humans]].
	** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.		** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.

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	** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.		** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.
	* Hazard Troopers: The Empire's Space Marines. Having super-bulky armor and as such ''much'' tankier than other varieties, they are sent on planets with extremely hostile conditions (like acid rain, lava lakes, and so on). Made their first and only appearance in Jedi Academy, where they're more or less the toughest recurring enemy in the game that doesn't have a lightsaber.		* Hazard Troopers: The Empire's Space Marines. Having super-bulky armor and as such ''much'' tankier than other varieties, they are sent on planets with extremely hostile conditions (like acid rain, lava lakes, and so on). Made their first and only appearance in Jedi Academy, where they're more or less the toughest recurring enemy in the game that doesn't have a lightsaber.
	* Imperial Armored Commando: Introduced in Season 3 of The Mandalorian, they're Stormtroopers outfitted with jetpacks, beskar armor, and all the other Mandalorian goodies to basically serve as Imperial Mandalorians (something the Empire had previously before they went and genocided them).		* Imperial Armored Commando: Introduced Star Wars Rebels but first shown as live action in Season 3 of The Mandalorian, they're Stormtroopers outfitted with jetpacks, beskar armor, and all the other Mandalorian goodies to basically serve as Imperial Mandalorians (something the Empire had previously before they went and genocided them).
	* Incinerator Trooper: Another type introduced in The Force Unleashed, identifiable by their red markings and shoulder pauldron. [[Salamanders (Chapter)\|Their thing is, naturally, being the flamethrower guys]]. Made it into Disney's canon thanks to showing up in The Mandalorian (does make one wonder why the Empire didn't use them on Endor though, given that's an environment they would have been ideal for).		* Incinerator Trooper: Another type introduced in The Force Unleashed, identifiable by their red markings and shoulder pauldron. [[Salamanders (Chapter)\|Their thing is, naturally, being the flamethrower guys]]. Made it into Disney's canon thanks to showing up in The Mandalorian (does make one wonder why the Empire didn't use them on Endor though, given that's an environment they would have been ideal for).
	* Jump Trooper: AKA Rocket Trooper, Sky Trooper and Air Assault Trooper. Stormtroopers with jetpacks. Originally only suitable for short jumps, by the New Republic era the technology has evolved enough for them to get proper jetpacks that let them fly indefinitely.		* Jump Trooper: AKA Rocket Trooper, Sky Trooper and Air Assault Trooper. Stormtroopers with jetpacks. Originally only suitable for short jumps, by the New Republic era the technology has evolved enough for them to get proper jetpacks that let them fly indefinitely.

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	* Wetland assault stormtrooper: More commonly known as swamptroopers, this branch wears green colored gear optimized for swamps. Fairly obscure, mostly making appearances in ''Jedi Outcast'' and ''Galaxies'' and that's it.		* Wetland assault stormtrooper: More commonly known as swamptroopers, this branch wears green colored gear optimized for swamps. Fairly obscure, mostly making appearances in ''Jedi Outcast'' and ''Galaxies'' and that's it.
	* Zero-G assault stormtrooper: More commonly known as spacetroopers, this branch wears [[Power Armor]] designed for boarding and capturing disabled ships. They are first mentioned in [[Star Wars RPG]] materials by [[West End Games]], but are most famous for their appearance in the climax of ''Heir to the Empire'', the first book of the Thrawn trilogy. There is a pair of Stormtroopers with an unusual backpack (possibly a jetpack) that are ''very'' briefly seen in the original movie, but they look nothing like future deceptions of spacetroopers, fanoned as that configuration being more for guys patrolling out of atmosphere but in gravity. They also appear in the computer game X-Wing: Alliance.		* Zero-G assault stormtrooper: More commonly known as spacetroopers, this branch wears [[Power Armor]] designed for boarding and capturing disabled ships. They are first mentioned in [[Star Wars RPG]] materials by [[West End Games]], but are most famous for their appearance in the climax of ''Heir to the Empire'', the first book of the Thrawn trilogy. There is a pair of Stormtroopers with an unusual backpack (possibly a jetpack) that are ''very'' briefly seen in the original movie, but they look nothing like future deceptions of spacetroopers, fanoned as that configuration being more for guys patrolling out of atmosphere but in gravity. They also appear in the computer game X-Wing: Alliance.
	* Mortar Stormtroopers: One of these made a brief appearance in Season 2 of the Mandalorian ~~but, considering~~ the writers and directors own known nerdhood into star wars were most likely made for the scene as parody.		* Mortar Stormtroopers: One of these made a brief appearance in Season 2 of the Mandalorian. Considering the writers and directors own known nerdhood into star wars, they were most likely made for the scene as parody on all the types and variants of the stormtroopers.

	OK, I think we got them all. If not, you can always check the Wookiepedia page, OG is pretty extensive.		OK, I think we got them all. If not, you can always check the Wookiepedia page, OG is pretty extensive.

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	* Death Trooper: One of two Stormtrooper variants of note introduced in Rogue One, they basically function as Disney's equivalent to Shadow Stormtroopers: black armored elites who are more stealthy than regular...[[Derp\|even though Shadow Stormtroopers still exist also]]. For some reason their helmets garble their voices into sinister-sounding but completely incoherent gibberish, ensuring they'd be useless at any drive-thru (as more than one person online has already pointed out).		* Death Trooper: One of two Stormtrooper variants of note introduced in Rogue One, they basically function as Disney's equivalent to Shadow Stormtroopers: black armored elites who are more stealthy than regular...[[Derp\|even though Shadow Stormtroopers still exist also]]. For some reason their helmets garble their voices into sinister-sounding but completely incoherent gibberish, ensuring they'd be useless at any drive-thru (as more than one person online has already pointed out).
	* Desert Stormtrooper: More commonly known as sandtroopers. Made for hot environments like Tatooine, making them the very first Stormtrooper variant ever shown. They all wear backpacks and an orange or black shoulder pad, the latter also sometimes showing up on regular Stormtroopers who are officers or heavy weapons specialists (it's a bit inconsistent).		* Desert Stormtrooper: More commonly known as sandtroopers. Made for hot environments like Tatooine, making them the very first Stormtrooper variant ever shown. They all wear backpacks and an orange or black shoulder pad, the latter also sometimes showing up on regular Stormtroopers who are officers or heavy weapons specialists (it's a bit inconsistent).
	* Emperor's Royal Guard: Stormtroopers trained to protect Emperor Palpatine himself. Their members are drawn from the ranks of the best Stormtrooper forces, then put through exceptionally brutal training on a barren desert hellhole which only the best survive, turning them into functional supersoldiers, a premise [[Dune\|you definitely haven't seen before]]. They're then put under the direct command of Palpatine, with orders to protect him and undertake any sabotage/assassination/frontline combat missions he commands them to. They mainly use force pikes (shock sticks basically), or double-bladed vibroswords to stab and slash things to death in the Emperor's name, though they can and do use red-tinted versions of Stormtrooper armour and vehicles when in the field. While obviously not able to take down Luke Skywalker-types, they are still among the best non Force Users in the setting. In Legends, Royal Guards also have a secondary function of keeping an eye on Vader, reporting on his every activity so that Vader doesn't have an opportunity to betray Palpatine; they may not be a match for him, but Vader can hardly do anything without the Emperor knowing about it.		* Emperor's Royal Guard: Stormtroopers trained to protect Emperor Palpatine himself. Their members are drawn from the ranks of the best Stormtrooper forces, then put through exceptionally brutal training on a barren desert hellhole which only the best survive, turning them into functional supersoldiers, a premise [[Dune\|you definitely haven't seen before]]. They're then put under the direct command of Palpatine, with orders to protect him and undertake any sabotage/assassination/frontline combat missions he commands them to. They mainly use force pikes (shock sticks basically), or double-bladed vibroswords to stab and slash things to death in the Emperor's name, though they can and do use red-tinted versions of Stormtrooper armour and vehicles when in the field. While obviously not able to take down Luke Skywalker-types, they are still among the best non Force Users in the setting (though, it should be noted that some of them ARE force sensitive, and are recruited specifically because of that). In Legends, Royal Guards also have a secondary function of keeping an eye on Vader, reporting on his every activity so that Vader doesn't have an opportunity to betray Palpatine; they may not be a match for him, but Vader can hardly do anything without the Emperor knowing about it. The unit was eventually wiped out, to literally the last man, by former member turned traitor Carnor Jax.
	** Coruscant Guard: Another red-armored elite branch of the Empire, they're basically Coruscant's [[Adeptus Arbites\|brutal, no-nonsense police force]]. Mostly showed up in Shadows of the Empire, where Luke disguising himself as one allowed them to (sort of), get an action figure.		** Coruscant Guard: Another red-armored elite branch of the Empire, they're basically Coruscant's [[Adeptus Arbites\|brutal, no-nonsense police force]]. Mostly showed up in Shadows of the Empire, where Luke disguising himself as one allowed them to (sort of), get an action figure.
	** Riot Trooper: Made exclusively for Force Unleashed II. They are also trained on Yinchorr, but wear white armor and are seemingly more common and less skilled than the red-robed Royal Guards. Use electro-staves like the ones wielded by Grievous' Magnaguards.		** Riot Trooper: Made exclusively for Force Unleashed II. They are also trained on Yinchorr, but wear white armor and are seemingly more common and less skilled than the red-robed Royal Guards. Use electro-staves like the ones wielded by Grievous' Magnaguards.
	** Shadow Guard: Black armored, Force-sensitive versions of the Royal Guard. They use red-bladed lightsaber pikes and Force powers in combat, acting as Palpatine's elite enforcers and assassins. Exactly where they come from is a complete mystery, with even Vader kept in the dark on their origins - in-universe theories range from them being [[grimdark\|Jedi Knights captured, tortured, and mind-broken by the Empire until they're little more than speechless living weapons]] to them being Force-sensitives promoted from the rank of the regular Royal Guard. Of course, these explanations are hardly mutually exclusive.		** Shadow Guard: Black armored, Force-sensitive versions of the Royal Guard. They use red-bladed lightsaber pikes and Force powers in combat, acting as Palpatine's elite enforcers and assassins. Exactly where they come from is a complete mystery, with even Vader kept in the dark on their origins - in-universe theories range from them being [[grimdark\|Jedi Knights captured, tortured, and mind-broken by the Empire until they're little more than speechless living weapons]] to them being Force-sensitives promoted from the rank of the regular Royal Guard. Of course, these explanations are hardly mutually exclusive.
	** Praetorian Guards: Before they became the bodyguards of Snoke and [[Skub\|the stars of one of the most contentious fight scenes in a Star Wars movie]], Season 3 of the Mandalorian reveals that the Praetorians were already active as part of the Imperial Remnant. Armor is possibly Beskar.		** Praetorian Guards: Before they became the bodyguards of Snoke and [[Skub\|the stars of one of the most contentious fight scenes in a Star Wars movie]], Season 3 of the Mandalorian reveals that the Praetorians were already active as part of the Imperial Remnant. Armor is possibly Beskar.
			** Imperial Sovereign Protectors: The best of the best of the Royal Guards get promoted to become these guys. To achieve this, they must undergo grueling and training pass very exacting standards. They generally either were part of the Emperor's personal protection, were posted to VERY important locations (such as the Imperial Citadel on Byss), or were deployed on special missions for the Emperor, who was the only person they answered to. Ironically, the most famous member of the guard, Carnor Jax, actually conspired to overthrow him and become a Sith Lord himself, and briefly ran his own Imperial splinter faction, the Crimson Empire, after Palpatine (finally) died, something that he himself had a hand in ensuring.
	* EVO Trooper: Short for "environmental". Debuting in The Force Unleashed, they're sent to particularly exotic and dangerous locales where its felt a more specialized trooper is needed (because the Empire never has enough of those). Wield a rifle that looks a bit like a miniature chaingun, and are said to be [[Imperium of Man\|selected from the ranks of Stormtroopers with particularly pronounced hatred of non-humans]].		* EVO Trooper: Short for "environmental". Debuting in The Force Unleashed, they're sent to particularly exotic and dangerous locales where its felt a more specialized trooper is needed (because the Empire never has enough of those). Wield a rifle that looks a bit like a miniature chaingun, and are said to be [[Imperium of Man\|selected from the ranks of Stormtroopers with particularly pronounced hatred of non-humans]].
	** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.		** Shadow EVO Trooper: Variant of the variant; Shadow Stormtroopers with experimental version of the EVO armor that can go invisible like Shadow Stormtrooper armor.