Stormtroopers are elite shock troops fanatically loyal to the Empire and impossible to sway from the Imperial cause. They wear imposing white armor, which offers a wide range of survival equipment and temperature controls to allow the soldiers to survive in almost any environment. Stormtroopers wield blaster rifles and pistols with great skill, and attack in hordes to overwhelm their enemies. Along with standard Stormtroopers, the Empire has organized several specialized units, including snowtroopers and scout troopers.
Stormtroopers are the faceless enforcers of the Galactic Empire. Their white armored forms fill garrisons scattered throughout the galaxy, an imposing image meant to cow any resistance.
Darth Vader commanded a battalion of elite stormtroopers who served him loyally. These troops were responsible for the capture of Princess Leia's consular ship high over Tatooine.
The Stormtroopers are the latest evolution of the Republic's clone troopers. Their armor is advanced, and they no longer take guidance from the wisdom of the Jedi Knights. Instead, Stormtroopers are employed in the most brutal of Imperial strikes, commanded by cruel officers and governors.
When aboard the Death Star, Luke Skywalker used the captured Stormtrooper armor of unit TK-421. Luke reported that he couldn't see a thing in the helmet, but at least the built-in grappling hook in the trooper's utility belt proved handy.
Han Solo wore Stormtrooper armor when aboard the Death Star, carrying out Luke Skywalker's hair-brained plan of rescuing Princess Leia Organa from capture. Marching into the detention center was not his idea.