Name: —
Type: Stormtrooper Captain
Species: Human
Homeworld: —
Gender: Male
Age: 25-55
Hair Color: —
Eye Color: —
Height: —
Weight: —
DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster: 5D
Brawling Parry: 4D
Dodge: 5D
Grenade: 5D+2
Vehicle Blasters: 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D
Intimidation: 5D
Survival: 3D+1
MECHANICAL 2D
Beast Riding 4D+1
PERCEPTION 2D
Command: 4D+2
Search: 4D+2
STRENGTH 2D
Brawling: 4D
TECHNICAL 2D
Demolitions: 3D+1
Force Sensitive: N
Force Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 1
Character Points: 12
Move: 10
Equipment: Stormtrooper Armor (+2D physical, +1D energy, -1D to Dexterity and related skills), Blaster Pistol (4D), Blaster Rifle (5D)
Background: Stormtroopers were the elite soldiers of the Galactic Empire. Like Imperial-class Star Destroyers and TIE fighters, stormtroopers served as ever present reminders of the absolute power of Emperor Palpatine. These faceless enforcers of the New Order were considered an extension of the Emperor’s will, and often used efficient yet brutal tactics to keep thousands of star systems throughout the galaxy in submission to the Empire. At the height of the Empire, stormtroopers had effectively become symbols of major authority. With few exceptions, they were distinguished from all other military units by their signature white armor.
The Imperial stormtroopers were the evolution of the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic. By the end of the Clone Wars in 19 BBY, the Galactic Republic was reorganized into the Galactic Empire. As a result, the Grand Army was reformed into the Stormtrooper Corps and the clones were renamed “stormtroopers”. Under the Empire, stormtroopers operated alongside Imperial Army and Navy units, and some were stationed on Naval ships where they served as marines. Although the Corps was overseen by Stormtrooper Command, a military agency that was independent from Imperial High Command, all stormtroopers ultimately answered to Emperor Palpatine with unconditional loyalty and subservience.
Members of the Rebel Alliance SpecForce had several slang names for stormtroopers, including “whitehats”, “plastic soldiers”, “snowmen”, “The Boys in White”, “bucketheads”, “plastic boys”. Another term was “Stormies”, often used by Wedge Antilles and Corran Horn.
Although the deaths of both Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader in 4 ABY caused the collapse and fragmentation of the original Galactic Empire, stormtroopers were retained as elite soldiers under several successor states, such as the Imperial Remnant, the Second Imperium, and the Empire of the Hand. By the year 138 ABY, stormtroopers still existed in two Imperial states: the New Galactic Empire of the Sith Lord Darth Krayt, and the “Empire” of the exiled emperor Roan Fel.