EVERY SINGLE Elite Imperial Stormtrooper Type/Variant Explained!

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[@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

[@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

[@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...

[@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.

[@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

[@christianburnett236]

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

[@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

[@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

[@manuelgrothe608]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@87GNX]

Purge Trooper and Death Troopers are my Empire unit.

[@stanleysagastume7395]

You should cover all Battle droids types?

[@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

[@linusmadies6744]

All of them, they are awesome 🤩🤩🤩

[@cactus472]

favourite has to be purge trooper then jugganaut trooper

[@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

[@LeviBarnard-ln6fb]

Death troopers and purge troopers to me are the coolest storm troopers in the Empire

[@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

[@eclipticsolar5441]

Scout troopers are my favorite still nothing tops their look for me

[@dominicfisher2395]

He had to draw the pauldron on the scar leader lol

[@destor5964]

please do all attack droid types

[@jayrigger7508]

maybe its just equipment vs a type.. ie a stormtrooper rigged for tropical would be issued the appropriate kit for that world vs a whole class of infantry , only when you get to things like vehicle crew, or extreme environment , but even then.. just a stormtrooper with special add on training

[@PurelyHyperbolic]

Sometimes I wonder if the purpose of StormTroopers was skewered sometime down the line. What do you think StormTroopers do? They storm, right? That's the first thing the audience seen in the first movie. However, they became the standard soldier of the Empire...? They're seen guarding, doing maintenance, and patroling random places across the galaxy in subsequent media. There's so many ST variants, why not GuardTroopers, or MaintenanceTroopers? Army Troopers exist, why aren't they guarding the installations? Theres Navy Troopers aboard both Death Stars so it shouldn't be about secrecy. Why have Troopers made for the storming of locations been relegated to mundane positions, and preforming menial tasks?

[@SilverWolfGaming0527]

Because stormtroopers are the basic grunt, and the grunts are usually tasked with all kinds of things like guarding and basic maintenance, higher skill jobs/VIPs are delegated to higher tiers of Troops, such as engineers for more technical repairs or the Courscant guard for HVIPs

[@PurelyHyperbolic]

@SilverWolfGaming0527 But you miss the whole point of Storm in StormTrooper. Every other variation has a specific task, like ScoutTrooper, what do you think they do? SandTrooper, where do you think go? It would seem as if the original intention for the *Storm* Trooper, was to *Storm* enemy vessels.

[@italianduded1161]

4:43 Which game is this?

[@Wilt1111]

Stormtroopers don’t have bad aim they just made a plan

[@b.rocoli]

My favourite varient, the "Liva Trooper"

[@RETROID4500X]

My favorite imperial trooper armor types are Tank trooper Scout trooper TIE pilot Death trooper Purge trooper

[@melgranger6450]

Did I miss Radiation Zone Troopers?

[@westongarner-qo2ez]

Awesome video!🤘 740th like!👍

[@bolojohnson711]

Are you going to do Warhammer 40k factions too

[@michaelrasmussen1592]

I like the death troopers

[@mudfaye]

i love death troopers

[@Karl-k7e]

What about naval commandos

[@melxvi4278]

What about the Sith Troopers?

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Stormtroopers are iconic. But fuckin hell they've been clowned on for too long by Disney 🤦‍♂️

[@TCC-RMG]

Um the camo scout troopers are the 41st elite corps right?

[@DarthMalgus3]

Task Force 99 vs. Clone Force 99

[@spencerhorton4871]

MR.REIL

[@khpoon5424]

Nice

[@nellidivina5280]

Can a stormtrooper become a lieutenant?

[@zombi3slay3r2]

Where’s Sith trooper from The Rise of Skywalker?

[@flap.d.jack247]

"imperial"

[@dillonpeterson66]

What the fuck are some of these uniforms XD who thought "ah yes lets give our special forces pitch black uniforms." It makes no sense

[@lest-djeser]

The geonosiens please

[@bloodline2713]

Didn't kill all of 4 elite squad troopers the female one escaped from kamino And one more thing Im not sure actually that the elite squad were ordinary storm troopers they are the special ops

[@fellype2621]

What mobile game that the storm commando appears????

[@02091992able]

I think orange pauldrons were sergeants while red were commanders.

[@Dominovr-l3r]

Wher is awr trooper

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@MarkzOng]

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

[@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.

[@XNplays0001]

I think it would be cool to do a mandalorian and or rebel one

[@meepsoleruler444]

Yes Mandalorian.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Yeah both of those ideas are good.

[@mrzirak792]

Mandalorians dont have enough stuff, unless you talk about something like "Neo-crusaders", "Mandalorian Protectors" and stuff from eu.

[@nikolaithewretched8428]

Yes, Ewoks too.

[@Hello-od1xq]

I thought every mando was elite no? I am not a big Star Wars guy so idk

[@GeorgeTyrrell-qm2ep]

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

[@MeteorLanguste11]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@marshalllatta2073]

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

[@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)

[@colindaniels945]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@manuelgrothe608]

Imperial Seatroopers are important in the Planet Nur to patrol underwater

[@Hvision0000]

never forget fortress inquisitorious

[@manuelgrothe608]

@@Hvision0000 same thing with Commander Monkk

[@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.

[@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

[@DuanGardner1980]

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

[@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

[@robertpitcox3783]

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

[@burninggojiguy7222]

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

[@TheCommissarIsDead]

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

[@tk-6967]

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

[@mothralord1709]

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

[@ArmouredProductions]

They are indeed the Imperial Army.

[@cannibalpenguin19]

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

[@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

[@ArchCone]

I really hate how they have turned stormtroopers into bumbling idiots

[@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.

[@Bigcat726]

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

[@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

[@Thedream-q2h]

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

[@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

[@mirinda2956]

its actually a myth that stormtroopers cant aim they are the most elite troopers of the galactic empire

[@TheLegion5677]

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

[@Cerri22PG]

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

[@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

[@p1xxyyy]

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

[@jobt1999]

storm commando appeared much more prominently in the EU

[@ZarrosUE5]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@jaydenevans1730]

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

[@Joseph-js2gg]

Personally I absolutely loved the phase 2 purge troopers and I know people are going to disagree but I thought their armour was better than their phase 1 brothers and even rivals that of a death trooper

[@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.

[@alanar6342]

I’ve got a question, where is the Sithtrooper?

[@flap.d.jack247]

no from the empire