He’s got water wings but can’t actually control which way he swims so he just ends up floating on his back trying to kick his feet like “Dammit!!” While the shore troopers watched to make sure he just didn’t die.
Glad the TK Troopers made this list! That design is really growing on me, I also think it's sick how they're still using Clone blasters (the DC-15a Carbine)
Yea they’re sick. They’re based on the original stormtrooper concept art by Ralph mcquarrie before they settled on the design that we all know from A New Hope
Flame troopers seem to be more tactical in purpose. Destroying hostile Flora and Fauna to make way for industrial facilities. While incinerator troopers seem to be specifically equipped for massive arson based combat to decimate their enemies…
I feel like Flametroopers in Fallen Order and in that comic were made to resemble Snowtroopers a bit, echoing the way First Order Flametroopers would later resemble First Order Snowtroopers. Feel like the Incinerator trooper throws a wrench in that, but I’ll chalk it up to the Empire having lost the war and being low on supplies. Red paint will do.
Incinerator Troopers are elite flame troopers. They had more powerful flamethrowers, advanced training, and only pyromaniacs were chosen to join their ranks. You'd send in a Flametrooper if you wanted a small scale, contained display of intimidation, but you'd send an Incinerator Trooper if you desired an entire settlement to be razed to the ground.
What's silly is that most of them are just Stormtroopers wearing an accessory. I can imagine the conversations some of these people must have, "put on your cape, we need to be mudtroopers today" "oh, you're going for a walk outside in Sullust? Better become a magma trooper! Put on your shin pads and get your respirator". But of course, all of these folks get special training to do complicated things such as: not stepping in lava; looking for a branch if they get stuck in deep mud and can't move; as well as: walking down the shores of a beach and enjoying the good weather?
In fairness working in conditions where lava is abundant, the bigger threat would be volcanic gasses, potentially unstable footing, pretty much everything about the environment that doesn't have to do with lava
I think it's less that these are completely different troops, and more that some of these are just different armor and equipment; The Snowtroopers for example, I believe are at least mostly just common Stormtroopers decked out in gear more suitable for Hoth's arctic climate.
Not to be that guy but, mud troopers that fought on mimban weren't a variation or type of stormtroopers. They actually fell more into the ranks of the imperial army, a seperate branch of the military from the stormtroopers. The imperial army were enlisted or conscripted as well, but they weren't quite as well trained, yet they fought on most of the bloodier battles, such as mimban.
I personally have been a major fan of Shoretrooper armor ever since it first appeared and it has stayed my favorite even with new and cool variants showing up like Range troopers. The Shoretrooper design just feels so grounded and real, and the efficiently simple color palette works in almost any environment, not just tropical areas.
I feel like Alex kind of fumbled on what is a stormtrooper. I would think that a stormtrooper variant would have to be an Imperial trooper that is part of the Stormtrooper Corps. While the Stormtrooper Corps was a part of the Imperial Army, there are also other corps within the Imperial Army as well. The Imperial combat driver and all variations such as AT-AT pilot, AT-ST driver, AT-ACT driver, Tank driver, and Juggernaut pilot are part of the Imperial Combat Driver Corps and are not Stormtroopers. Mudtroopers are Imperial Army, plain and simple, and are not Stormtroopers otherwise all the soldiers seen on Mimban in Solo: A Star Wars Story would have been wet-weather gear Stormtroopers including Han.
Storm troopers were not the main force of the imperial military. The imperial army is a separate branch then the storm trooper corps. The imperial army was mostly immobile, while storm troopers were more like an expeditionary force. (Also mud troopers are apart of the imperial army, not the storm trooper corp.)
Nice username btw . Is there anywhere where I can read more about the main imperial army, because would it not have made more sense for the empire to employ the entire (or atleast many) of the main army force when capturing and maintaining a vital position such as endor? Thanks in advance for any responses:)
@@catpicton5814 The stormtroopers are employed to deal with high priority threats. That’s why you always see them in the movies, the imperial army is basically just a minor security force stationed on bases and planets. (Sorry for responding late btw)
I wonder if the flame trooper from fallen order is wearing fire proof gear while the incinerator is when they have lack of flame troopers uniform and have to use standard imperial with red markings instead.
It has literally appeared in The Force Unleashed on Kashyyyk as a part of the Empire at it's peak where it held absolute undisputed control over the galaxy, before the Rebel Alliance even existed
@@tk-6967 The one you see in Fallen Order is a different one. The Incinerator Trooper with the red markings is used for crowd control and burning out enemy fortifications. The one you see in Fallen Order on Kashyyyk is more designed to take on local wildlife, which is why it has a less powerful flamethrower
@@scoutman66 Oh sorry, what I meant was that I thought that flame troopers were first shown in games by JFO, I didn't know incinerator troopers were from TFU
A few that were missed, the undead Death Troopers from the Legends book of the same name have been recanonized, and were utilized as the in-universe reason why the Deathtroopers from Rogue One have their name. Then the Imperial Transport Trooper, another one of the Hover Tank/Juggernaut variants but with blue markings, that accompanies space transport ships, as seen in Vader Immortal and the Castle Vader Lego set. Lastly the Dark Troopers of course, being recanonized by Mandalorian Season 2
@@dessirangelova2676 They were an experiment by the Empire and used by them as a weapon, so sure they could be classified as "sentient weapon" instead of "Stormtrooper", but their designation and origin as regular Stormtroopers would still put them in the Stormtrooper category
I don't normally disagree with you and your knowledge of canonical material. However I think a lot of "Troopers" you have here are Imperial Army not the Stormtrooper Corps. They are different branches of the Imperial military after all. Unfortunately some of the visual dictionary, comic book, video game, and novel writers (and to some extent even tv show and movie makers) don't seem to remember this distinction. As some one who spent time in a real world military their would definitely be a distinction. The Stormtroopers are shock/assault troops, used for ship boarding, decisive attacks and initial occupational forces. They are chosen not just for their skill at academies but there loyalty and devotion to the Empire and Palpatine, they represent an elite force. They also get monitored but loyalty officers a lot. With the exception of Snow Troopers, they are distinguished by their armor and helmets, if it looks mostly like a regular Stormtroopers they are part of the Corps. If a military campaign is going to take awhile or you just need manpower and firepower you use the Imperial Army. The army is more numerous and consists of those trainees not good enough for the Stormtrooper Corps or Imperial Navy. This is where Han Solo got sent. They don't get glamorous nor glorious missions usually but they do get a lot more armored fighting vehicles and artillery. If the armor doesn't look like a Stormtroopers the individual under it is probably Imperial Army not Stormtrooper Corps. The armor is less protective and often bulkier than Stormtrooper armor, expenses were spared on these soldiers.
Apparently most of the land vehicles stormtroopers typically deploy with are technically imperial army as well. I think it's a bit of a clusterfuck because stormtroopers seem to fill so many categories, but I do think it makes sense that the imperial army are the ones who do most of the trench warfare, even if that kind of thing is literally all they do. Stormtroopers seem to be variously elite shock troops, ship boarding action specialists, hazardous environment specialists, a police force, a more political force... I think if you confine the imperial army to action like on mimban, and give basically every other role to stormtroopers, it kind of works fine. The imperial army should be rarely seen by most normal people because they only deploy in or near proper warzones. Stormtroopers should be seen with some regularity by most normal people because they are peacekeepers and law enforcement as well as elite soldiers. Stormtroopers are the face of the empire, the imperial army are a more expendable but in this time period not often useful force because there aren't many proper conventional wars happening in the age of the empire, it's all insurgencies.
@@Shot5hells I think the one exception is the Mandalorian Sector Uprising. The response to a governor and ISD being destroyed was probably to send a legion of Stormtroopers to occupy Sundari, my guess is that failed the Uprising spread from Mandalor to its star system and then the entire Sector. At that point it involves mostly Imperial Navy and Army, it also becomes a propaganda gold mine for the Empire and a hindrance to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The Mandalorians although initially assisted by the Rebel Alliance cared nothing for the Republic and were fighting for an independent Mandalor. COMPNOR probably loved being able to make the Mandalorians bad guys and down play rebel groups as minor terrorists. It would be so easy because of the history of the Mandalorians and the associated myths and legends that almost every sentient species has either heard or was directly involved with. Why would anyone complain about resources going to the Imperial military as it fights to protect the galaxy from new wave of Mandalorian raids. Moff Gideon was probably only given authority to start the Mandalorian Purge near the end of the Empire. While Mandalorians have a lot of advantages against Stormtroopers and elite forces, at this point in their history they don't have the ships to compete against the Imperial Navy, nor the man power to stop the Imperial Army on planets and moons. Of course we might learn more in Season 3 of The Mandalorian, or a military scifi story about the Uprising and Purge.
@@Shot5hells actually, the Stormtrooper Corps wasn't a political force, that would be CompForce. CompForce was the military arm of The Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR). COMPNOR handled things like Surveillance, interrogation, Re-Education, Enforcement, Investigations, Internal Affairs, and Special Operations. They also handled propaganda, schools, and directed the cultural achievements of the Empire. The Imperial Security Bureau was also under COMPNOR. Think of COMPNOR as being the SS, the ISB as the Gestapo, and CompForce would be like the Waffen SS. COMPNOR was explained in great detail in the Imperial Source book for the Star Wars RPG.
Are all infantry Storm Troopers? You mention that Storm Troopers are elite troops. But I don't see who they could be elite above. I've seen the Mud Troopers, specifically the ones in the first battle scene of Solo, referred to as part of the Imperial Army, a distinct, more common, and somewhat lower grade of entity from the Storm Trooper Corps which were more like the Marines.
The stormtrooper Corp is above the imperial army and imperial navy troopers. Also a lot of the troopers mentioned here like the mud trooper and most of the pilots are army not stormtrooper Corp
PLEASE do a video on Imperial Army troopers and Imperial Navy troopers. There's a huge misconception in the Star Wars fandom that stormtroopers were the standard Imperial soldier, but they weren't
Well, in canon in later years Army Troopers were phased out completely in favor of more funding towards the stormtroopers and their academies. By the time of Rebels you would automatically become a stormtrooper and enter into the academy to become one upon graduation.
Don't forget Yacht troopers - specially trained to excel in the close confines of conventional pleasure craft. Or the underappreciated Gate troopers who stood sentry in the Empire's many toll booths. The Empire was also in the process of trialing a company of Alderaan troopers, but the program was put on indefinite hold due to unforeseen events.
I was just rewatching your updated TIE and AT-walker videos the other day, super happy this one also finally got updated Also fun fact, the Shoretrooper, AT-ACT pilot, and Tank Trooper helmets are all the same prop, just painted differently.
@@reynard4823 I can see the AT-ACT and Shoretrooper similarities, i don't know about tank troopers? plus its been a while between Rogue one and Mando 2 so i doubt they use the same prop
@@phixter I know. But in Rouge One it was the same prop that the AC-ACT and tank drivers used, but painted differently. They're the exact same shape. The reason the visor is larger for Shoretroopers is because they added black reflective paint under the actual visor.
@@slowandsteadylosestherace9755 The tank troopers from Rogue One, not the juggernaut pilots from Mando, which are for some reason a different type of trooper.
I think Incinerator Troopers are for eliminating enemy personnel, and use in close quarters combat. Flame troopers are for probably clearing out debris, rubble, and plants to make way for things.
I'm surprised Seatroopers haven't been touched on before. Having an elite scuba squadron would make sense for intruders trying to sneak into their underwater bases, like Fortress Inquisitorious on Nur from Fallen Order. It's unlikely Cal would've reached the Second Sister if they'd been present and therefore, Trilla wouldn't have died.
I was under the impression that Crimson armored stormtroopers were Royal Guard outside their ceremonial armor. They also had crimson Pilot gear and had TIE/in that were painted red.
I know it's always been for merchandizing, but calling all these variants "X-trooper" is just funny to me. Most of them are likely the same troopers with the same training, just issued different armor for different environments. Like Vader dispatches troops from the Devastator to Tatooine to search for the plans. The "Sandtroopers" are just stormtroopers from the Devastator who just grabbed some field gear and went down to the planet. Same with the snowtroopers on Hoth. They are just stormtroopers who were issued cold weather gear for the battle. There's no way an entire battalion of "snow troopers" just waits around on the Executor for a cold weather mission. Still, always love coming back to this video!
1:21 i wonder if space troopers armor also had some sort of radiation shielding as if they were beyond the magnetic field they'd be more exposed to the cosmic rays a radiation of open space.
I'm sure we'll meet a new variant in Book of Boba Fett whose toy will be revealed in a couple weeks I'm not sure to what capacity, but some piece of armor will be added or painted and we'll have a new Stormtrooper just to spite Alex and this video.
When battle front 1 first came out my brother and i played the mission with waves of you know what i mean and like the 10 or so wave you’d get shadow troopers oh my lord i hated those things they were so hard to find brings back good memories🥲
Nice and comprehensive review but I believe you forget the Snowtrooper commander, not quite equal as the snowtrooper. This one apeares in the ESB behind general Veers. Actually Sideshow collectibles and Medicom toys issue one of each ( 1/6 and Kubrick’s style)
Thanks for the video. Not a video game guy so I've missed some of these varients. Some are just ridiculously cool. Of course that's thanks to the OG Stormtroopers being cool off the rip.
I've always head canoned the Uprising Purge Troopers as a left over of the real purge troopers that Adelhard kept behind to use in similar manner to Death Troopers - personal guards
Honestly, I feel like the shoretrooper's armor is the best. It's very tactical-esque with there not being any armor over the thighs, and the visor being easier to see through.
Man, storm commandos and shadow troopers deserve more,. Their concepts make for rich content to the lore. Just imagine the kind of games they can be included...
@@tk-6967 they are way older than the first order they were around during the new republic era right after the events of episode 6 when the republic was restored
What the? This list is insane. I mean … I like Star Wars and all. But I had no idea the Star Wars world had grown to this. This obviously has become the center of many peoples lives. And more power to y’all.
1:16 some sources list dewback troopers separately to sand troopers. Hear are ones you may of missed that are listed as Canon on Star Wars Wookipedia: Stormtrooper commander/ Arctic jumptrooper/ desert jumptrooper/ desert stormtrooper/ Forest jumptrooper/ heavy shoretrooper/ heavy snow Trooper/ imperial cadet/ Purge Trooper commander( but you may have shown an image of it)/ recon stormtrooper/ sandtrooper scout/ Swamp Trooper.
my personal favorites were the sea troopers. mainly because they didnt just have a unique look, but they had very unique jobs and battles. i wish they were in a movie or a series
Oh no! I just realized that you missed mountain troopers, from Galaxy's Edge or something! They look so darn cool, and have a Black Series action figure and everything
You forgot to mention the Stormtrooper Commander. 😉 The Stormtrooper Commanders patrol hostile battlefields, leading their troops into fierce combat on dangerous worlds such as the fungus planet Felucia. With razor-sharp minds and steely resolve, these highly trained Imperial soldiers continue the reputation established by the Clone Wars’ fearsome ARC troopers. Clearly visible in their uniquely detailed armor, the Commanders confront enemies such as the savage Felucians with deadly heavy blaster cannons equipped with a devastating stun setting. They are rewarded for their loyalty with specialized armor fitted with an internal shield generator capable of deflecting nearly any attack, with the exeception of a lightsaber. Most importantly, the Stormtrooper Commanders are entrusted with command over the Empire’s elite Shadow Troopers, with authority to call in reinforcements and trigger ambushes without clearance from Imperial high command. Stormtrooper Commanders typically hang back and stun the most threatening enemy, who is then overwhelmed by Shadow Troopers.
I think the JFO lore is that scout troopers received baton training anyways, but the skilled ones go on to only be baton troops. I think, I can't remember if it is true, but it is something along those lines.
all the lego ones i have told by a section in their chapter. technically 0:55 if you count those basic stormtroopers, 1:11 (both sandtroopers and snowtroopers) , 1:44 , 2:22 , 2:35 , 4:41 , 6:45 , and 8:00
I like the shore troopers cause they show thier rank and battalion with colors on the armor. Also the officer shore troopers have belt capes like clones which is just the peak of starwars drip.
I was always under the impression that Mudtroopers were just standard Imperial Army troopers and not Stormtroopers and that the Stormtroopers were the elite units of the Imperial Navy.
Yeah, there are a few others on this list that are not part of the stormtrooper corps like some of the drivers. My understanding with the Mudtroopers is that they are identical to the standard Imperial Army troopers with a waterproof cape added.
So, was the vehicle Mando and Bill Burr hijacked officially a Juggernaut? I only ask because when watching the series for a second time I realized that it appears to only be half the size, or even a bit less, than the actual juggernaut, so I assumed it was a smaller version made for use by miners and various other hauler type jobs. But in the Mandalorian, there are several scenes where you can clearly see that the tires are shorter then any of the characters present, but we’ve constantly been shown that the actual Juggernaut’s tires are almost twice the height of a adult human.
Ok so looking at this there’s so much vehicle specialization in the armor. I wonder what the budget for the Empire is because different variations with different modifications would understandably cost differently. Mixing and matching parts would be a good idea but at the same time any good weapons and arms company would make them a set and sell those instead.
They have been specially trained and equipped for dancing and dabbing, in addition to extremely rapid construction of wooden fortifications. The Emperor does not understand them.
@@NiiRubra They are also quite skilled with all manners of slugthrowers, grenades, rocket launchers, and various sorts of weaponry. Many of them are among the best shots in the empire. If only we could get them off the island...
There's an unnamed variant of stormtrooper that has a comms pack, and there's stun baton scout troopers. I also like to think that the mountain troopers that are supposedly first order are actually imperial, or could easily have an imperial counterpart, cause their armor and weapons match that aesthetic far more.
weren't mudtroopers (like the ones on mimban, such as than solo) part of the imperial army and not the stormtrooper corp, which from my understanding was closer tied to the imperial navy (think us navy & marines being closely linked)
What about the Nova Troopers? Those who wore black and orange armour? They were primarily featured in the now-defunct MMO Star Wars Galaxies, along with different variations of the Dark Trooper droids.
The "storm" in stormtrooper is also a reference to the storm that destroyed Kamino in the BadBatch episode. A storm that encouraged the replacement of the clone troopers.
I told my friends that the Shoretroopers were the Emperor's lifeguards everytime he takes a vacation on a tropical planet.
Now I can't get the image of Palpatine in swimming shorts with a cocktail in his hands out of my head.
@@iliangathot9254 can only imagine that in robot chicken
They are equipped with pamphlets to give out to tourists.
He’s got water wings but can’t actually control which way he swims so he just ends up floating on his back trying to kick his feet like “Dammit!!” While the shore troopers watched to make sure he just didn’t die.
@@iliangathot9254 add it with female twi lek on each on his side like an escort girl
Personally think the at-act pilot armor looks more like Shoretrooper’s than tank pilot’s
They’re a white shore trooper
They literally are a white shoretrooper.
And the juggernaut pilot is a tank trooper on a mud trooper body.
@@blackdragon5274mud trooper aren't apart of the stormtrooper core
Glad the TK Troopers made this list! That design is really growing on me, I also think it's sick how they're still using Clone blasters (the DC-15a Carbine)
Yea they’re sick. They’re based on the original stormtrooper concept art by Ralph mcquarrie before they settled on the design that we all know from A New Hope
Flame troopers seem to be more tactical in purpose. Destroying hostile Flora and Fauna to make way for industrial facilities. While incinerator troopers seem to be specifically equipped for massive arson based combat to decimate their enemies…
Im not sure if this is true: i heard that pyromaniacs were chosen to become incinerator troopers
@@muhammadHassan-kj1jy that’s legends I believe
@@jackcarroll22 legends are always better anyway
Soo many different storm trooper variants.it’s good that empire has unlimited credits to spend on it’s different trooper suit’s
@@FrentzneilTFU 2 disagrees
I feel like Flametroopers in Fallen Order and in that comic were made to resemble Snowtroopers a bit, echoing the way First Order Flametroopers would later resemble First Order Snowtroopers.
Feel like the Incinerator trooper throws a wrench in that, but I’ll chalk it up to the Empire having lost the war and being low on supplies. Red paint will do.
That explanation for the Incinerator is 100% the head canon I subscribe to. It's kinda funny xD
Also, didn’t the flame troopers on Geonosis just use the same model as the clone troopers with snow gear?
Incinerator Troopers are elite flame troopers. They had more powerful flamethrowers, advanced training, and only pyromaniacs were chosen to join their ranks. You'd send in a Flametrooper if you wanted a small scale, contained display of intimidation, but you'd send an Incinerator Trooper if you desired an entire settlement to be razed to the ground.
@@comicop2513 An impressive, most impressive display of imagination.
and the Flametrooper and Incinerator Troopers had different purposes
There's also the Servetrooper. Equipped with a ladle, they work in imperial cafeterias serving meal.
they were slices of pepperoni and cheese on their armor
What's silly is that most of them are just Stormtroopers wearing an accessory. I can imagine the conversations some of these people must have, "put on your cape, we need to be mudtroopers today" "oh, you're going for a walk outside in Sullust? Better become a magma trooper! Put on your shin pads and get your respirator".
But of course, all of these folks get special training to do complicated things such as: not stepping in lava; looking for a branch if they get stuck in deep mud and can't move; as well as: walking down the shores of a beach and enjoying the good weather?
The real reason is dat merchandising money
@@Personoflordlycalibur tbf some real soldiers have different colour and accessory variants for different tasks
@@Personoflordlycalibur Imagine how boring the Star Wars universe would be for us if we only had the plain old white Stormtrooper
In fairness working in conditions where lava is abundant, the bigger threat would be volcanic gasses, potentially unstable footing, pretty much everything about the environment that doesn't have to do with lava
I think it's less that these are completely different troops, and more that some of these are just different armor and equipment; The Snowtroopers for example, I believe are at least mostly just common Stormtroopers decked out in gear more suitable for Hoth's arctic climate.
Not to be that guy but, mud troopers that fought on mimban weren't a variation or type of stormtroopers. They actually fell more into the ranks of the imperial army, a seperate branch of the military from the stormtroopers. The imperial army were enlisted or conscripted as well, but they weren't quite as well trained, yet they fought on most of the bloodier battles, such as mimban.
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@@goofgoobernicus generation tech “whats the difference between imperial troopers and storm troopers”
@@goofgoobernicus the Movie Solo, the movie they appeared in
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I personally have been a major fan of Shoretrooper armor ever since it first appeared and it has stayed my favorite even with new and cool variants showing up like Range troopers. The Shoretrooper design just feels so grounded and real, and the efficiently simple color palette works in almost any environment, not just tropical areas.
Kind of sad how the coolest looking storm and clone troopers only show up once and then barely ever again
2:19 the scout trooper: aka Ezra’s favourite type of troop to Roleplay as- i mean disguise himself as…
he likes to put the imperial handcuffs on sabine....
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I feel like Alex kind of fumbled on what is a stormtrooper. I would think that a stormtrooper variant would have to be an Imperial trooper that is part of the Stormtrooper Corps. While the Stormtrooper Corps was a part of the Imperial Army, there are also other corps within the Imperial Army as well. The Imperial combat driver and all variations such as AT-AT pilot, AT-ST driver, AT-ACT driver, Tank driver, and Juggernaut pilot are part of the Imperial Combat Driver Corps and are not Stormtroopers. Mudtroopers are Imperial Army, plain and simple, and are not Stormtroopers otherwise all the soldiers seen on Mimban in Solo: A Star Wars Story would have been wet-weather gear Stormtroopers including Han.
That what i was thinking!
Storm trooper Corp is a part of the Imperial Navy..
@@mattparry1093 In Legends yes, the Stormtrooper Corps is part of the Imperial Navy. In Canon, the Stormtrooper Corps is part of the Imperial Army.
Storm troopers were not the main force of the imperial military. The imperial army is a separate branch then the storm trooper corps. The imperial army was mostly immobile, while storm troopers were more like an expeditionary force. (Also mud troopers are apart of the imperial army, not the storm trooper corp.)
Nice username btw . Is there anywhere where I can read more about the main imperial army, because would it not have made more sense for the empire to employ the entire (or atleast many) of the main army force when capturing and maintaining a vital position such as endor? Thanks in advance for any responses:)
@@catpicton5814 The stormtroopers are employed to deal with high priority threats. That’s why you always see them in the movies, the imperial army is basically just a minor security force stationed on bases and planets. (Sorry for responding late btw)
Ever since I first saw shoretroopers and tank troopers I have fallen in love with the new armor
I wonder if the flame trooper from fallen order is wearing fire proof gear while the incinerator is when they have lack of flame troopers uniform and have to use standard imperial with red markings instead.
I think stormtrooper armour and padding is flame *resistant*, and presumably incinerator troopers' have slightly modified versions giving more of that
It has literally appeared in The Force Unleashed on Kashyyyk as a part of the Empire at it's peak where it held absolute undisputed control over the galaxy, before the Rebel Alliance even existed
@@scoutman66 It did? I thought it was created for JFO by Disney. I think that is right.
@@tk-6967 The one you see in Fallen Order is a different one. The Incinerator Trooper with the red markings is used for crowd control and burning out enemy fortifications. The one you see in Fallen Order on Kashyyyk is more designed to take on local wildlife, which is why it has a less powerful flamethrower
@@scoutman66 Oh sorry, what I meant was that I thought that flame troopers were first shown in games by JFO, I didn't know incinerator troopers were from TFU
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
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A few that were missed, the undead Death Troopers from the Legends book of the same name have been recanonized, and were utilized as the in-universe reason why the Deathtroopers from Rogue One have their name. Then the Imperial Transport Trooper, another one of the Hover Tank/Juggernaut variants but with blue markings, that accompanies space transport ships, as seen in Vader Immortal and the Castle Vader Lego set. Lastly the Dark Troopers of course, being recanonized by Mandalorian Season 2
How are you the only one to mention Dark Troopers?
The Dark Troopers are droids, they don't count as a Stormtrooper variant.
And, of course, the Executioner Stormtrooper... very niche unit but I feel it deserves a mention
The undead death troopers are zombies and i dont think zombies work for the galactic empire
@@dessirangelova2676 They were an experiment by the Empire and used by them as a weapon, so sure they could be classified as "sentient weapon" instead of "Stormtrooper", but their designation and origin as regular Stormtroopers would still put them in the Stormtrooper category
I don't normally disagree with you and your knowledge of canonical material.
However I think a lot of "Troopers" you have here are Imperial Army not the Stormtrooper Corps. They are different branches of the Imperial military after all.
Unfortunately some of the visual dictionary, comic book, video game, and novel writers (and to some extent even tv show and movie makers) don't seem to remember this distinction. As some one who spent time in a real world military their would definitely be a distinction.
The Stormtroopers are shock/assault troops, used for ship boarding, decisive attacks and initial occupational forces. They are chosen not just for their skill at academies but there loyalty and devotion to the Empire and Palpatine, they represent an elite force. They also get monitored but loyalty officers a lot. With the exception of Snow Troopers, they are distinguished by their armor and helmets, if it looks mostly like a regular Stormtroopers they are part of the Corps.
If a military campaign is going to take awhile or you just need manpower and firepower you use the Imperial Army. The army is more numerous and consists of those trainees not good enough for the Stormtrooper Corps or Imperial Navy. This is where Han Solo got sent. They don't get glamorous nor glorious missions usually but they do get a lot more armored fighting vehicles and artillery. If the armor doesn't look like a Stormtroopers the individual under it is probably Imperial Army not Stormtrooper Corps. The armor is less protective and often bulkier than Stormtrooper armor, expenses were spared on these soldiers.
yeah i was thinking this alot cause this video implies han solo was a stormtrooper (which he wasnt)
Apparently most of the land vehicles stormtroopers typically deploy with are technically imperial army as well. I think it's a bit of a clusterfuck because stormtroopers seem to fill so many categories, but I do think it makes sense that the imperial army are the ones who do most of the trench warfare, even if that kind of thing is literally all they do. Stormtroopers seem to be variously elite shock troops, ship boarding action specialists, hazardous environment specialists, a police force, a more political force... I think if you confine the imperial army to action like on mimban, and give basically every other role to stormtroopers, it kind of works fine. The imperial army should be rarely seen by most normal people because they only deploy in or near proper warzones. Stormtroopers should be seen with some regularity by most normal people because they are peacekeepers and law enforcement as well as elite soldiers. Stormtroopers are the face of the empire, the imperial army are a more expendable but in this time period not often useful force because there aren't many proper conventional wars happening in the age of the empire, it's all insurgencies.
@@Shot5hells I think the one exception is the Mandalorian Sector Uprising. The response to a governor and ISD being destroyed was probably to send a legion of Stormtroopers to occupy Sundari, my guess is that failed the Uprising spread from Mandalor to its star system and then the entire Sector. At that point it involves mostly Imperial Navy and Army, it also becomes a propaganda gold mine for the Empire and a hindrance to the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
The Mandalorians although initially assisted by the Rebel Alliance cared nothing for the Republic and were fighting for an independent Mandalor. COMPNOR probably loved being able to make the Mandalorians bad guys and down play rebel groups as minor terrorists. It would be so easy because of the history of the Mandalorians and the associated myths and legends that almost every sentient species has either heard or was directly involved with. Why would anyone complain about resources going to the Imperial military as it fights to protect the galaxy from new wave of Mandalorian raids. Moff Gideon was probably only given authority to start the Mandalorian Purge near the end of the Empire.
While Mandalorians have a lot of advantages against Stormtroopers and elite forces, at this point in their history they don't have the ships to compete against the Imperial Navy, nor the man power to stop the Imperial Army on planets and moons.
Of course we might learn more in Season 3 of The Mandalorian, or a military scifi story about the Uprising and Purge.
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I appreciate the thought I'm just not sure I have the time to do a novel justice before the Mandalorian tells us what happens.
@@Shot5hells actually, the Stormtrooper Corps wasn't a political force, that would be CompForce. CompForce was the military arm of The Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR). COMPNOR handled things like Surveillance, interrogation, Re-Education, Enforcement, Investigations, Internal Affairs, and Special Operations. They also handled propaganda, schools, and directed the cultural achievements of the Empire. The Imperial Security Bureau was also under COMPNOR.
Think of COMPNOR as being the SS, the ISB as the Gestapo, and CompForce would be like the Waffen SS.
COMPNOR was explained in great detail in the Imperial Source book for the Star Wars RPG.
Are all infantry Storm Troopers? You mention that Storm Troopers are elite troops. But I don't see who they could be elite above. I've seen the Mud Troopers, specifically the ones in the first battle scene of Solo, referred to as part of the Imperial Army, a distinct, more common, and somewhat lower grade of entity from the Storm Trooper Corps which were more like the Marines.
The stormtrooper Corp is above the imperial army and imperial navy troopers. Also a lot of the troopers mentioned here like the mud trooper and most of the pilots are army not stormtrooper Corp
Amazed that he missed one walker pilot out and it a big one, the AT-ST Driver. Opps. Still great to see all the types.
Yes, he also missed the AT - DP Driver and ITT Driver.
Do those really count as stormtrooper variants tho?
@@StarNameKev Well he did say them, so I guess so. Maybe they take pilots out of the stormtrooper core.
@@greemander4009 Yep. Maybe we should add tie pilots as well. :)
AT-ST pilots are part of the Army. Their uniform is a big giveaway
PLEASE do a video on Imperial Army troopers and Imperial Navy troopers. There's a huge misconception in the Star Wars fandom that stormtroopers were the standard Imperial soldier, but they weren't
Well, in canon in later years Army Troopers were phased out completely in favor of more funding towards the stormtroopers and their academies. By the time of Rebels you would automatically become a stormtrooper and enter into the academy to become one upon graduation.
A little error in regards to the Jump Troopers. The orange markings were to distinguish officers amongst their numbers.
Don't forget Yacht troopers - specially trained to excel in the close confines of conventional pleasure craft. Or the underappreciated Gate troopers who stood sentry in the Empire's many toll booths. The Empire was also in the process of trialing a company of Alderaan troopers, but the program was put on indefinite hold due to unforeseen events.
I was just rewatching your updated TIE and AT-walker videos the other day, super happy this one also finally got updated
Also fun fact, the Shoretrooper, AT-ACT pilot, and Tank Trooper helmets are all the same prop, just painted differently.
this is full of errors, dude dont know anything
@@reynard4823 I can see the AT-ACT and Shoretrooper similarities, i don't know about tank troopers? plus its been a while between Rogue one and Mando 2 so i doubt they use the same prop
No, Shoretroopers have very different helmets.
@@phixter I know. But in Rouge One it was the same prop that the AC-ACT and tank drivers used, but painted differently. They're the exact same shape. The reason the visor is larger for Shoretroopers is because they added black reflective paint under the actual visor.
@@slowandsteadylosestherace9755 The tank troopers from Rogue One, not the juggernaut pilots from Mando, which are for some reason a different type of trooper.
I think Incinerator Troopers are for eliminating enemy personnel, and use in close quarters combat. Flame troopers are for probably clearing out debris, rubble, and plants to make way for things.
I'm surprised Seatroopers haven't been touched on before. Having an elite scuba squadron would make sense for intruders trying to sneak into their underwater bases, like Fortress Inquisitorious on Nur from Fallen Order. It's unlikely Cal would've reached the Second Sister if they'd been present and therefore, Trilla wouldn't have died.
I’m putting together an empire display and this was very helpful
I was under the impression that Crimson armored stormtroopers were Royal Guard outside their ceremonial armor. They also had crimson Pilot gear and had TIE/in that were painted red.
I know it's always been for merchandizing, but calling all these variants "X-trooper" is just funny to me. Most of them are likely the same troopers with the same training, just issued different armor for different environments. Like Vader dispatches troops from the Devastator to Tatooine to search for the plans. The "Sandtroopers" are just stormtroopers from the Devastator who just grabbed some field gear and went down to the planet. Same with the snowtroopers on Hoth. They are just stormtroopers who were issued cold weather gear for the battle. There's no way an entire battalion of "snow troopers" just waits around on the Executor for a cold weather mission.
Still, always love coming back to this video!
To me, every imperial trooper with dark armor are the coolest.
Shadow troopers were also in Star Wars Force Unleashed and Charging Troopers were also in the campaign mode of Battlefront 2 EA from 2017
Videos like these always make me want a new Empire at War game.
1:21 i wonder if space troopers armor also had some sort of radiation shielding as if they were beyond the magnetic field they'd be more exposed to the cosmic rays a radiation of open space.
I'm sure we'll meet a new variant in Book of Boba Fett whose toy will be revealed in a couple weeks I'm not sure to what capacity, but some piece of armor will be added or painted and we'll have a new Stormtrooper just to spite Alex and this video.
No, vut are you tallking about, no vey Disney want money.
I'd rather see some that already exist brought to the big screen
I have a Black Series action figure. He’s a Stormtrooper but has a green light saber. I could googlyit but this is more fun. Thx for the help
Glad we're getting more variants
Damn range troopers have some really unique looking armor there definitely my favorite out of all the stormtroopers
So many great designs and additions over the years.
Except scar squadron, a bleh fanfiction level concept.
Agreed
They really just stole the bad batch's name lmao
1)death trooper
2)sith trooper
3)royale guard
4)purge trooper
5)shadow trooper
6)first order stormtrooper
7)first order flame trooper
8)clone Trooper
9)empire flame trooper
10)jet trooper
11)scout trooper
12)empire stormtrooper
I've always loved these "Every ___ Ever" videos, its what helped me find the channel and its such a nice blast of lore.
When battle front 1 first came out my brother and i played the mission with waves of you know what i mean and like the 10 or so wave you’d get shadow troopers oh my lord i hated those things they were so hard to find brings back good memories🥲
And yet, each is killed with 1 shot rendering all their armor pointless.
Nice and comprehensive review but I believe you forget the Snowtrooper commander, not quite equal as the snowtrooper. This one apeares in the ESB behind general Veers. Actually Sideshow collectibles and Medicom toys issue one of each ( 1/6 and Kubrick’s style)
AT-AT, AT-ACT, Juggernaut, Tank pilots & Mudtroopers are not stormtroopers. They're regular Imperial Army.
Thanks for the video. Not a video game guy so I've missed some of these varients. Some are just ridiculously cool. Of course that's thanks to the OG Stormtroopers being cool off the rip.
Mudtroopers (the armor that Solo was wearing) aren’t Stormtrooper Corps, they’re Imperial Army; the helmet gives it away.
I've always head canoned the Uprising Purge Troopers as a left over of the real purge troopers that Adelhard kept behind to use in similar manner to Death Troopers - personal guards
You meen Purge Troopers (Anoat sector)
@@DanBen07 yes , the Purge Troopers from the Uprising mobile game.
@@nickendean Yes!
For all those wondering, Medic Troopers are not Cannon, however I believe they are seen in Lore.
Honestly, I feel like the shoretrooper's armor is the best. It's very tactical-esque with there not being any armor over the thighs, and the visor being easier to see through.
I love the Incinerator Trooper in Mando but I wonder why they didn't just use the Fallen order Flame Trooper.
Scout troopers are my favorite, they bring some heavy nostalgia for me, more than the normal stormtroopers
When it comes to what I’d try to join obviously Jump Troopers were the best bet since they could get out of situations easily and were mobile
depends on the enemy. if you're fighting mandos you're screwed even with the jetpack but all around I agree
I love that their are so many types of Stormtroopers
Do a video of every type of First Order Stormtroopers
Man, storm commandos and shadow troopers deserve more,. Their concepts make for rich content to the lore. Just imagine the kind of games they can be included...
Aren't mud troopers supposed to be part of the imperial army rather than the stormtrooper corps?
Great video and cool to see it updated. But a lil upset that one trooper wasn't mentioned. The snow scout.
Magma troopers must become lava troopers when volcanoes erupt. 🤣
My favorite Trooper is the Hoover tank pilot, love the way their helmet looks
You forgot Sith Troopers even if they're technically part of the Final Order they deserve a spot on the list.
They deserve a spot in the first order one
@@tk-6967 they are way older than the first order they were around during the new republic era right after the events of episode 6 when the republic was restored
What the? This list is insane. I mean … I like Star Wars and all. But I had no idea the Star Wars world had grown to this. This obviously has become the center of many peoples lives. And more power to y’all.
1:16 some sources list dewback troopers separately to sand troopers.
Hear are ones you may of missed that are listed as Canon on Star Wars Wookipedia:
Stormtrooper commander/ Arctic jumptrooper/ desert jumptrooper/ desert stormtrooper/ Forest jumptrooper/ heavy shoretrooper/ heavy snow Trooper/ imperial cadet/ Purge Trooper commander( but you may have shown an image of it)/ recon stormtrooper/ sandtrooper scout/ Swamp Trooper.
Death troopers and purge troopers are my favourites not only on their rank but also their armour is actually cool
Wouldn't the four pilots and mudtroopers not be considered stormtroopers and be part of the Imperial Army? Also great video.
my personal favorites were the sea troopers. mainly because they didnt just have a unique look, but they had very unique jobs and battles. i wish they were in a movie or a series
Amazing video, can you also make one about every blaster/weapon used by empire?
Oh no! I just realized that you missed mountain troopers, from Galaxy's Edge or something! They look so darn cool, and have a Black Series action figure and everything
I don't think he missed it, he only put focus on the Imperial Stormtroopers, while Mountain Troopers belong to the First Order
@@Sc0rpJoe Oh I didn't no that, thanks for the info
You forgot to mention the Stormtrooper Commander. 😉
The Stormtrooper Commanders patrol hostile battlefields, leading their troops into fierce combat on dangerous worlds such as the fungus planet Felucia. With razor-sharp minds and steely resolve, these highly trained Imperial soldiers continue the reputation established by the Clone Wars’ fearsome ARC troopers. Clearly visible in their uniquely detailed armor, the Commanders confront enemies such as the savage Felucians with deadly heavy blaster cannons equipped with a devastating stun setting. They are rewarded for their loyalty with specialized armor fitted with an internal shield generator capable of deflecting nearly any attack, with the exeception of a lightsaber. Most importantly, the Stormtrooper Commanders are entrusted with command over the Empire’s elite Shadow Troopers, with authority to call in reinforcements and trigger ambushes without clearance from Imperial high command. Stormtrooper Commanders typically hang back and stun the most threatening enemy, who is then overwhelmed by Shadow Troopers.
Cool bio, but you could shorten it up by just saying they are commanders.
There are also stormtrooper sergants with white paldrouns, and stormtrooper corporals with black paldrouns
That orange 212th Stormtrooper armor looks friggin amazing.
Is there a different between normal scout troopers and the ones with the shock batons in Jedi fallen order?
Probably just their training. They seem like an inbetween of Purge Troopers and their regular counterparts
I think the JFO lore is that scout troopers received baton training anyways, but the skilled ones go on to only be baton troops. I think, I can't remember if it is true, but it is something along those lines.
Patrol troopers have probably my favourite stormtrooper variants. Love their speeders as well
So many cool variants and stormtrooper is one of my favorite Sc-fi grunt. Great video love the stormtroopers. Go empire
all the lego ones i have told by a section in their chapter. technically 0:55 if you count those basic stormtroopers, 1:11 (both sandtroopers and snowtroopers) , 1:44 , 2:22 , 2:35 , 4:41 , 6:45 , and 8:00
shock troopers are nothing similar to clone ones imperial shock troopers were used as an elite fighting force
I like the shore troopers cause they show thier rank and battalion with colors on the armor. Also the officer shore troopers have belt capes like clones which is just the peak of starwars drip.
I was always under the impression that Mudtroopers were just standard Imperial Army troopers and not Stormtroopers and that the Stormtroopers were the elite units of the Imperial Navy.
Yeah, there are a few others on this list that are not part of the stormtrooper corps like some of the drivers. My understanding with the Mudtroopers is that they are identical to the standard Imperial Army troopers with a waterproof cape added.
Great video ! Love these type of vids ! Keep up the great work!
Outstanding! There were definitely a few I had never heard of.
I clicked just to see if Space troopers were included, I'm pleased to see them here 😁
So, was the vehicle Mando and Bill Burr hijacked officially a Juggernaut? I only ask because when watching the series for a second time I realized that it appears to only be half the size, or even a bit less, than the actual juggernaut, so I assumed it was a smaller version made for use by miners and various other hauler type jobs. But in the Mandalorian, there are several scenes where you can clearly see that the tires are shorter then any of the characters present, but we’ve constantly been shown that the actual Juggernaut’s tires are almost twice the height of a adult human.
the elite pink trooper with fuzzy armor and bunny slippers who patrols slumber parties for rebel spies.
Patrol trooper is one of my favorites.
Ok so looking at this there’s so much vehicle specialization in the armor. I wonder what the budget for the Empire is because different variations with different modifications would understandably cost differently. Mixing and matching parts would be a good idea but at the same time any good weapons and arms company would make them a set and sell those instead.
I need this video so thanks you and also do a first order Stormtrooper type video
lol, the incinerator trooper and the mortar troopers in the thumbnail are both hot toys
Can’t believe you used the Fortnite model for the thumbnail lol
7:55 THESE ARE MY FAVOURITES
8:27 Also, These Troopers ultimately had Gray Armour Aswell.
I wish sea troopers and purge troopers be in live action Star Wars andor tv series
Lego had made Shadow Trooper minifigures in 2007 and in 2014 as well as in 2019 but those were updated.
Fun Fact: Stormtrooper armour is meant to resemble a skeleton
The new Beskar Troopers are dope and should be on future lists
We can all agree that storm troopers are the best hands down
With boring helmets. The tc from bad batch looked better. The tank troopers armor look better. Even death troopers and their modified e11
We saw a storm commando's helmet in Rogue One, on one of the partisans
Or maybe he was a storm commando that saw the light & became a rebel.
The death trooper will always be my #1 favorite type of stormtrooper.
this video was pretty cool. thanx for sharing it.
Little did we know, The Fortnite Stormtrooper is an entirely Different Unit
They have been specially trained and equipped for dancing and dabbing, in addition to extremely rapid construction of wooden fortifications. The Emperor does not understand them.
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They are also quite skilled with all manners of slugthrowers, grenades, rocket launchers, and various sorts of weaponry. Many of them are among the best shots in the empire.
If only we could get them off the island...
There's an unnamed variant of stormtrooper that has a comms pack, and there's stun baton scout troopers. I also like to think that the mountain troopers that are supposedly first order are actually imperial, or could easily have an imperial counterpart, cause their armor and weapons match that aesthetic far more.
Always happy to learn new things
weren't mudtroopers (like the ones on mimban, such as than solo) part of the imperial army and not the stormtrooper corp, which from my understanding was closer tied to the imperial navy (think us navy & marines being closely linked)
What about the Nova Troopers? Those who wore black and orange armour? They were primarily featured in the now-defunct MMO Star Wars Galaxies, along with different variations of the Dark Trooper droids.
The "storm" in stormtrooper is also a reference to the storm that destroyed Kamino in the BadBatch episode.
A storm that encouraged the replacement of the clone troopers.