EVERY SINGLE Elite Imperial Stormtrooper Type/Variant Explained!

[@RedFiveStarWars]

Which Stormtrooper Variant is you favorite? Which army's classes should we cover next?

[@marshalllatta2073]

Can you guys cover the separatist droid army variants next please 😊

[@Anonymous-lx1xl]

Can you guys do separatist forces next. I think that they have a lot of interesting variants to cover.

[@valruhn9213]

Flame Troopers

[@LolBeans-vt7tf]

What is with first order trooper ? I think you had no Video about that.

[@RyuGoku526]

Special Forces Trooper

[@mangojoe173]

i wish we could see more of those elite stormtroopers, some of then are really menacing and makes the empire army sounds more effective

[@mickhack8034]

I never understood why getting rid of the clones was considered cost cutting when Palpatine literally had 2 Death Stars build aswell

[@Moonvive]

More in the discussion of cutting costs of maintaining military units, not building superweapons

[@zackjones8556]

Tbf in Lucas' era the empire was mostly clones, when Disney took over they made it mostly human

[@Ivory5547]

It wasn't just for cost cutting. Palpatine wanted his empire to be more human-focused and centered, including in the military. For him, clones were no better than droids, not to mention their Mandalorian heritage.

[@windowstaskmanager5349]

There were multiple reasons Relying on conscripts would reduce their reliance on clones, who aged fast and shared a genetic code, meaning that targeted viruses could be made against them. Clones would also reduce their reliance on Kamino, which meant a reliance on a potential weak point. Using stormtoopers also made it so that civillian planets would be more involved in war, as many troops would come from local levies, meaning that the population would be partially complicit in any problematic issues.

[@charliebottom_ramen498]

Where do you think the saved funds went...

[@brianhanes5413]

Crosshair didnt kill all of the elite squad troopers, one ended up surviving and escaping Kamino in that same episode.

[@Alduintheworldeater]

Crosshair had on exacuted

[@shariqhasan6220]

yeah he left Crosshair behind and told the Star Destroyer that Crosshair betrayed them.

[@blaster1729]

@@shariqhasan6220 I think that elite squad trooper that survived was the female one so should be she

[@kelvinbrown7131]

I like shore troopers. They look so cool.

[@Agge32]

So true!

[@DragonboyX_7]

They really do

[@alexenchev500]

Nah, i like death troopers more

[@Hvision0000]

one of the only good thing the sequels did good ngl

[@DavidLamison]

@@Hvision0000rouge one

[@timothysullivan5264]

I'm surprised EVO troopers weren't mentioned from the Force Unleashed games. And who could forget the Beach Troopers from the Lego games

[@mrzirak792]

Nothing surprising, considering there 0 mentions of Legends stormtroopers variants.

[@FernandoL-d6g]

Luckly that garbage game isn't canon just like Legends

[@comfiestking6782]

Yeah i was thinking of the Blue Storm Troopers that had shields in one of those games so im suprised i didnt see that

[@Khornecussion]

@@FernandoL-d6g If you thought Force Unleashed was trash, I assume you also hated Battlefront 1 and 2. ( The original ones. ) - and likely prefer the modern version. Not how it is now, but instead with all the microtransactions with a take like that.

[@simonklinke]

@@KhornecussionThe force unleashed series is so good. The second one in particular (played it first so it holds a special place in my heart). I will say playing that game on the hardest difficulty was a nightmare. Constantly getting stun locked wasn't always fun lol

[@MarkzOng]

Imperial commando are quite widely used in the past. The old rebellion game has them as a unit .

[@French_officer_of_1e_Regiment]

Remember, stormtroopers are elite troops, the elite stormtroopers are the elite of the elite, the fact the stormtroopers sucks is due to the fact disney made their inaccuracy canon

[@JUMPTR00PER]

Finally, someone understands! Personally, I don't consider Disney's Star Wars to be canonical.

[@JackCannon-w9w]

@@JUMPTR00PERthe Disney side of Star Wars leads to many bad sequels that some consider… un-canonical

[@Beeeeeeeeeees]

Originally they were meant to be regular grunts, but as they came to be known the elite force, their terrible aim in ANH was later explained that they allowed them to escape so they could track the Millinium Falcon fo Yavin IV

[@xxkrazykrewxxl6254]

They were inaccurate in the original movies as well

[@French_officer_of_1e_Regiment]

@@xxkrazykrewxxl6254 that is explained later one where Princess Leia says that they were too much inaccurate and so she knew something was off They got direct order by Lord Vader to not kill the escaping prisoner just because they needed to locate Yavin 4 AKA the rebel base anf launch the Death star's laser there

[@mikavanpolen8418]

Pretty sure swamptroopers are technically imperial army, not stormtrooper corps. An underused military branch. And if you use them, you might also want to cover the imperial combat driver seen in rebels, walker crews and navy troopers.

[@BrysonSappingtonMusic]

Ive always been a fan of the Shock Troopers personally, both with the Republic and Empire. Shoretroopers, Dark Troopers, and Death Troopers are a close second

[@MeteorLanguste11]

My favorite class (it wasn`t coverd in the Video) are the Nova Tropper. Nice Video

[@101Mant]

Some of these are not Stormtroopers but Imperial Army or Imperial Navy. Some of these these are not even reqlly seperate trooper types but just different gear, the same trooper might be given different equipment depending on where they are deployed.

[@EtherealGlint41]

Shadow troopers are my favorite, too bad they’re not really being featured in modern content though.

[@zackjones8556]

Definitely, I'd love to see them come into canon media

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Ikr i love the games trooper variants and want them in a canon setting

[@Dam_thatscrazy]

They were really cool, but sometimes annoying to deal with

[@colindaniels945]

If my understanding is right, Inferno Squad weren't just special forces, they were the black ops unit of the Empire. Because of that status, they could do a lot of things standard troopers couldn't. That includes having top secret clearance to access places normal troopers wouldn't be allowed. Their status probably allowed them to take command of field units should the need arise.

[@colindaniels945]

Death Troopers were also rumored to have undergone both genetic and cybernetic enhancements.

[@Dam_thatscrazy]

Those shadow troopers were really annoying in survival in battlefront. You didn’t see them and then all the sudden you get flashed while there are snipers and shock troopers attacking you

[@justinschauwecker]

I preferred the Purge troopers from the Force Unleashed. They were equipped with an energy blade and shield in their arms/wrists, had a shoulder mounted rocket launcher, magnetic tractor boots, and wore duranium armor enhanced with refined cortosis. Their main weakness were electric based attacks.

[@zaleost]

I believe in that story they were actually a sub variant of Dark Troopers rather than living Stormtroopers.

[@zackjones8556]

​@@zaleostin the force unleashed the purge troopers were living people in heavily armored mech suits

[@zaleost]

@@zackjones8556 According to every description of them I've read, they're droids.

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Honestly i like both it's my head canon that the Empire keeps the Purge troopers from TFU for when heavy weapons are desperately needed (in the mobile game commander they are phase 2 dark troopers but I like to weave Canon and Legends together so my head canon is slightly different)

[@robland3253]

Storm commandos are from legends, Crix Madine led them before defecting to the rebellion, they were basically imperials trained in rebel tactics, kind of like inferno squad

[@colindaniels945]

Actually, their purpose was to acquire new tech for the Empire. But they definitely were an elite black ops unit as evidenced by the fact that they had their own special ships

[@christianburnett236]

Idk why but I've always loved the storm troopers and especially their helmets/armor outfit made them look cool and unique.

[@brianhanes5413]

Pleaee add elite CIS droids next. Obviously ultra droids (B3s), magna guards, and commando droods should be on the list. I think crab droids, chameleon, jetpack SBDs, and dwarf spider droids should be mentioned as well.

[@Imperial_Collection]

Just to say one of troopers under crosshairs command did actually survivor got on a shuttle with the rest of the TK troopers.

[@Stuingtion]

I'd like to see a video covering battle droids or even Old Republic Troopers

[@marshalllatta2073]

My favorite stormtrooper variants are stormtroopers TK troopers purge troopers death troopers jump troopers snow troopers inferno squad

[@DuanGardner1980]

Awesome Video, I would like to see Battle Droids next, if possible please. Cheers

[@robertpitcox3783]

Definitely battle droids next, most variants of any group by far

[@manuelgrothe608]

Imperial Seatroopers are important in the Planet Nur to patrol underwater

[@Hvision0000]

never forget fortress inquisitorious

[@manuelgrothe608]

@@Hvision0000 same thing with Commander Monkk

[@juancabardo21]

This is an awesome video, I appreciate you covering the lesser-known variants like the shadow trooper and the storm commando. Liked and subscribed! looking forward to more of your videos

[@sirhandelno3]

The storm commandos hold a special place for me because they appeared in Rogue Squadron 3. That is still one of my favorite games to this day

[@CDRhammond]

As a member of the 501st legion I have worn the armor of both the classic stormtrooper and TIE pilot. Currently I am a part of the legion as an Imperial Stormtrooper officer (black uniform seen in ANH and ROTJ) and Imperial navy officer as seen in all of the original trilogy.

[@coonplatoon]

How does one become a member of the 501st

[@thesadistor-hl7lw]

@@coonplatoon hi dude how are you

[@manuelgrothe608]

7:39 Imperial Seatroopers In The Bad Batch, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor The Mandalorian, Book Of Boba Fett and Ahsoka seasons 1-2-3 or 4

[@Bigcat726]

Ever since Rouge one and the mandolorian Death troopers are still my favorite troopers from the Empire

[@ZarrosUE5]

Just found this channel. I love it! Useful info we need for a mod.

[@BadgerLovingFluffster]

Great video. In standard Stormtroopers, what do the various coloured pauldrons denote and how often should they occur in an army (for example are white or orange more/less common?)

[@jameshersom2536]

Rank. Black for base troopers, White sergeant, orange commander.

[@colindaniels945]

White is for squad leaders who typically have the rank of corporal. Black is for sergeant Red/orange is for commanders The pauldrons were a carry over from the Clone Wars when they were worn by ARC troopers and clone officers. Pauldrons are HVRIs(High Visibility Rank Indicators),which are designed to let troops in the field know that there's an officer present. Pauldrons were also used to designate specialist troops as well

[@colindaniels945]

​@@jameshersom2536White is for squad leaders. Black for sergeants Orange/red for commanders I base this on the fact that it was how the First Order did it and we all know how they borrowed heavily from the Empire.

[@TheCommissarIsDead]

Feel like being a death trooper would be the coolest job in the imperial army

[@neofulcrum5013]

It’s so unfair they give the bad guys all the cool looking gear.

[@petershen-w3i]

This makes them more iconic and cool

[@neofulcrum5013]

@@petershen-w3i they can afford to do both sides

[@Woopor]

The GAR has cool armor

[@Imperial-PR]

Bad guys? Is the most effective government the galaxy’s ever seen in millennia with the best economy and quality of life for the highest number of people really the bad guys next to the extremist organization seeking to restore an outdated system because of their rose tinted glasses view of said system?

[@GeorgeTyrrell-qm2ep]

the death troopers are cool they had the balls to atack the Mandalorian with their fists

[@Herrymor]

The fact that the terrorist farmer filled rebels still beat the empire just shows how much plot armor and glazing they’ve been given throughout the years

[@TheLegion5677]

My stormtrooper variant was the death troops because of they work and how they don’t fear death itself.

[@tailsxd3199]

8:45 I watched the Star Wars series of Rebels and I remember that in one episode I saw Dark Troopers, in the show one of the characters called them as "Sentry Droids".

[@tailsxd3199]

And my favorite Galactic Empire trooper are the "Death Troopers" (9:47)

[@colindaniels945]

With regard to the pauldrons that stormtroopers wore, both in the Empire and First Order,in most cases, they stood for rank and were one of the few holdovers from the time of the Republic because they were worn by ARC troopers/clone officers. The color scheme for ranks broke down like this: Red/orange was worn by officers Black was worn by NCOs White was worn by squad leaders The pauldrons were a way of letting troopers on the field know there was on officer or someone higher ranking present, they're HVRI(High Visibility Rank Indicators) Pauldrons also indicate specialized troopers

[@manuelgrothe608]

8:07 Mimban in The Bad Batch, and Andor seasons 2-3

[@trentonwilson7054]

all the troopers from the AT AT pilot onward are my favorite. the Tie pilots and AT AT pilots were always my favorite growing up and the camo scout troopers being close behind

[@burninggojiguy7222]

He forgor about Rick the door technician Ok jokes aside, my favourite are probably the death troopers and dark troopers

[@permeus2nd]

To be fair about their Aim when it’s not a hero their shooting at they are basically marksman that are of olympian standards.

[@tk-6967]

You may as well have mentioned the rest of the Imperial army units considering you mentioned some non-stormtroopers, but oh well.

[@joshhendley4437]

My favourite First Order Stormtroopers are: Death Troopers 9:46 Shore Troopers 7:10 Scout Troopers 3:25 Snow Troopers 5:44 Purge Troopers 9:11 Tie Pilot 6:16 Standard Stormtrooper 0:52

[@epicmickeymoments9878]

I do want to respectfully point out that you forgot one trooper that is the grey and white space troopers from Star Tours at the Disney Parks

[@rafifgamingchannel]

Fun Fact: every different category of troopers has a different shoulder pad worn as shown in Jedi: Fallen Order series (Black for specialist, Orange for commanders, Red for the heavy gunners) its pretty obvious but I think we just don't cherish that attention to detail enough

[@jaydenevans1730]

Please do the First/Final Order types/variants please 😲

[@cannibalpenguin19]

I've heard that the troops seen in the Solo movie were Imperial Army soldiers and considered a step below StormTrooper command?

[@Noah-j3x4n]

5:08 while I do like that theory, my theory is that by the time of the Imperial Remnant, it was not easy to come by the specialized armor of flametroopers, and so they used what they had and created the Incinerators.

[@BEAST29367]

You missed the sith trooper that appeared in The Rise Of Skywalker, you mentioned a Crimson Trooper which I’m guessing is that trooper but just in case I’m commenting this.

[@colindaniels945]

Shore Trooper commanders were identified with gray on their armor and typically had the rank of sergeant. They were apparently so highly regarded that they could assume command of regular storm troopers should the need arise

[@jacksteele3028]

I think SW messed up when they leaned into Stormtroopers being inept. I could write essays about the issue but no one’s gonna read that

[@ernie9538]

I would, when do you start?

[@NapoleonBonaparte100]

I think that mud troopers are completely underated and in my opinion they are the best

[@stanleysagastume7395]

You should cover all Battle droids types?

[@unknownnightmarelogan1588]

I'd have to say mandalorian I just think it would make sense because they're the next I wouldn't say threat but they're one of the big armies

[@p1xxyyy]

4:30 thats Coruscant Guard, shock troopers more like SWAT

[@Thedream-q2h]

Can you do a in-depth video about task force 99

[@CharlesStewartLee]

Having seen 7 episodes of S3 Bad Batch at this point + where that seems to be going , plus the way this video was edited surrounding the Death Trooper segment ; I can't shake the thought that the Death Troopers might be clones of Crosshair or Tech.

[@cliftonfurney5083]

Thanks for answering the questions I've wondered many times

[@darkhem]

In Battlefront 2 (2005) PC, for me the Imperial Marine was a favorite, only to be used on space missions assault or capture the flag , but I added a mod that could make it playable in all maps by replacing the shock troopers exept on Hoth, the difference between the Marine and shock trooper was Marines carried E-11 blasters and rocket launchers, while the shock trooper carried EC-17 pistol plus rocket launcher, and with the Marine I enjoyed kiking ass to my full satisfaction.

[@seanking8427]

10:21 wish we could call then Blackhole Troopers instead

[@aidanjamespiggott3377]

I honestly can't decide which trooper variant has the coolest looking armour. Personally I like the helmets that the Shore troopers and Juggernaut pilots wear.

[@mothralord1709]

I thought swamp troopers were a part of imperial army instead of the stormtrooper core

[@ArmouredProductions]

They are indeed the Imperial Army.

[@Landerrock]

2:57 That stormtroopers helmet looks weird 😂

[@tomywijaya2442]

12:09 ah man i want to play star wars force arena game again😢. Please do battle droid

[@87GNX]

Purge Trooper and Death Troopers are my Empire unit.

[@troy242]

LOOOOOVE TROOPERS! Thanks for the vid!

[@DarthMalgus3]

You should do one based on all Imperial Navy ranks

[@Cerri22PG]

I love Shadow troopers and sand troopers, not a real reason, just think they're cool

[@agent_tigg1110]

I think my favourite might be the shore trooper just because I love the design.

[@kwesimerrill4232]

You should most definitely do Mandalorian class next 😊

[@elianimationgames1327]

I’m currently making a juggernaut tank driver helmet and might make a full comstume later on!

[@DonaldTheHedgefox]

My favorite Storm Trooper has to be a legends trooper known has the Navy Commandos very underrated and VERY rare!

[@nicolas.p1750]

I love the design of the Purge trooper when they still had the clone para trooper armor

[@YayoHernandez-b1j]

you made about the clone trooper and stormtrooper make about the First order trooper next

[@unknownnightmarelogan1588]

I'd say after mandalorian cuz that's one of the main armies of the clone wars than first order but second still pretty good on my list cuz the droids just suck at their job

[@linusmadies6744]

All of them, they are awesome 🤩🤩🤩

[@shinyvictory-uj2ti]

the mudtroopers are basically a combo of Star Wars stormtroopers and WW1 stormtroopers

[@beckyd3374]

At 3. 39 you said there was 2 scout trooper varieties but there's one more the commander one from Jedi survivor

[@cactus472]

favourite has to be purge trooper then jugganaut trooper

[@francissellerdude]

do these videos include legends and canon? if so well done. I prefer if they're all included

[@Nigel-i5b]

Do a video about stats of Star Wars animals

[@Frostflame15]

If they existed at the time, would the Emperor have sent Death Troopers in Ep VI to ambush Han and the Rebels on the Moon of Endor?

[@tk-6967]

Death Troopers were mostly used by the Tarkin Initiative and other imperial officers, while only Vader's personal forces and a meagre Endor garrison were on Endor. The whole point was to fool the Rebels into thinking that the defences were relatively weak. Had the Empire sent in more forces, the Rebels would have figured them out.

[@zaleost]

Honestly the real reason is simply that they hadn't been written in to the story at the time. Given that they were already able to hide a whole legion on Endor to surprise the rebels when they attacked it doesn't feel like too much of a stretch that they could bring along a few Death Trooper Squads. Although thinking about it, it does make me wonder what the point in the special forces squads were if the Empire already had the Death Troopers.

[@tk-6967]

@@zaleost To be clear, the Empire didn't 'hide' the legion. The Rebels knew that the 501st had been dragged around by Vader ever since he happened upon them in 0BBY, and that is precisely why they were trying to go through the back door bunker of the Imperial generator rather than the front door.

[@snipingflute4346]

Recalling their first appearance in Rogue One, imagine how their first appearance would’ve been taken by the audience of the original trilogy’s premiering days.

[@destor5964]

please do all attack droid types

[@aleksandraprzyszlo2067]

Redel Trooper next!

[@bluebetacody]

I must correct you on Crosshair killing all four of them. One of them did escape

[@ArchCone]

I really hate how they have turned stormtroopers into bumbling idiots

[@paulstephensia1412]

Red Five how about a video for the imperial Army?

[@mattheweaton9111]

Do the legends variants too

[@QuanTumm1357]

Death troopers, patrol troopers and purge troopers are my favourites

[@zenicehero9154]

My Favorite Soldiers are def The Purge Trooper, Shadow Stormtrooper, Shore Trooper and Dark Trooper

[@Solice-lx8mk]

Please do a Mandalorian video!

[@MrZacharysTV]

In that a century from Return of the Jedi, I swear I saw at least one snowtrooper

[@Wormsshorts-yv3vh]

Good vid bro

[@victorvance2573]

The empire seems to had variants for almost every surroundings. I wouldn´t be surprised if there were red light district troopers as well.

[@frankthepug9242]

Fun yet disturbing fact: As part of their training, Death Troopers were brainwashed into serving their commanders without question.

[@hazardousgamer9824]

I’m guessing that the storm trooper armor is as reliable to the empire as B-1 units for the separatists because it is cheap, effective enough, and heavily customizable

[@Hockeyman360]

my favorites are Death Troopers, Shore Troopers, and Snow Troopers

[@kristalange6824]

You should do the First Order.