Freer, Ian (December 17, 2015). "FN-2187: why John Boyega's stormtrooper number holds the key to Star Wars". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022 . Retrieved December 19, 2015. Barr, Patricia; Bray, Adam; Horton, Matt; Horton, Cole; Wallace, Daniel; Windham, Ryder (2019). Ultimate Star Wars New Edition. United States: DK Publishing. p.97. ISBN 9781465495648. The 2022 release is timed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lucas’ production company, Lucasfilm. Star Wars has had quite a journey over the last few decades. Of course, it all started with the original trilogy, which introduced Luke Skywalker to the world—and the entire concept of the Jedi and the force.

Star Wars fans and collectors can display this fully articulated figure featuring poseable head, arms, and legs, as well as premium deco, in their collection Range Troopers". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020 . Retrieved October 10, 2020. Storm Commandos, also known as shadow scouts, are elite stormtroopers, trained to perform tasks that regular troopers are incapable of accomplishing. They operate in small groups and are outfitted with silver scout trooper armor to make them less visible to the enemy. Storm commandos are featured in various Star Wars Legends material, and were reintroduced in the current Star Wars canon through the mobile game Star Wars: Galactic Defense.

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Flametroopers specialize in the use of flamethrowers. They have appeared in various Star Wars media, with varying designs. The sequel trilogy brought Rey "Skywalker" and Kylo Ren into the fold and didn't have much input from George himself, but the next step in the universe had Lucas' original vision written all over it: The Mandalorian. The show, starring Pedro Pascal, went on to spawn nearly a dozen additional streaming ventures for the franchise.

In early drafts of the original Star Wars film [a] as well as designs by conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie, stormtroopers wield lightsabers and handheld shields as common weapons, as opposed to the former being mainly limited to the Jedi and Sith factions. While outlining his franchise in 1977, George Lucas said there were numerous female stormtroopers in some units, but few were stationed on the Death Star. [1] [2] Performers [ edit ] Britt, Ryan (May 14, 2021). " 'Bad Batch' just fixed a 'Star Wars: Rogue One' mystery". Inverse. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021 . Retrieved August 2, 2021. Nicholas, Christopher (2017). Star Wars: I Am a Jedi. Little Golden Books. Illustrated by Chris Kennett. p.4. ISBN 978-0736435765. a b Gramuglia, Anthony (February 22, 2021). "Star Wars: Death Troopers Vs. Purge Troopers - Which Was the Empire's TRUE Elite Force?". CBR. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021 . Retrieved February 27, 2021.

This is a massive victory, a total victory, we've already got the champagne out," Ainsworth told the BBC, adding that he had gone to court on a principle and was not going to allow the director to "buy his soul". Heavy Troopers are an elite class of stormtroopers that specialize in melee combat. They carry electrostaffs and are outfitted with special combat armor. Heavy Troopers are featured in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and were reintroduced in the current Star Wars canon through Star Wars: Galactic Defense. Star Wars Legends media such as games and comics feature a number of specialized stormtrooper units. The Marvel-produced comics of the late 1970s and early 1980s featured Shadow Troopers. Other specialists have included commandos and troopers equipped to work in the vacuum of outer space, such as the zero gravity Spacetroopers depicted engaging in extra vehicular battle in the 1991 novel Star Wars: Heir to the Empire, and its 1995 Dark Horse Comics adaptation.

Imperial Death Trooper". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016 . Retrieved December 12, 2016. This is not the first time Lucas’ likeness is being used to break the fourth wall: In 2002, Hasbro released a 3.75-inch rebel pilot technically named Jorg Sacul but actually made to look like Lucas. Then, in 2006, Lucas was twice shrunk down, first to a stormtrooper and then as his “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” character Baron Notluwiski Papanoida. In a meta move by Hasbro, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas will soon be available as a 6-inch stormtrooper action figure as part of a collectible toy line. I remember after the first two takes, we were told to hold our guns in our left hands as opposed to our right. So I believe the head bang happened on the fourth take — whatever number of takes we did, the head bang happened on the last take. When it first happened, that day I told my fellow actor on the film, Mark Kirby, that I hit my head, but we didn’t go for another take.The judges concluded that the helmet could not be regarded as an artistic work because it was a mass produced item - remember how many stormtroopers there were? - and has an utilitarian role," said leading intellectual property lawyer Simon Bennett of Fox Williams LLP. The guerilla war waged by the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire mirrored the battle between an insurgent force and a global superpower that was playing out in Vietnam as Lucas wrote Star Wars.