The stormtrooper commanders patrolled hostile battlefields, leading Imperial forces into fierce combat on dangerous worlds that resisted the rule of the Galactic Empire. Yet despite their training and advanced technology, the commanders were ultimately ineffective against powerful Force wielders such as Starkiller, the secret apprentice of the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Several stormtrooper commanders were also particularly brutal in enforcing the Empire's will compared to the stormtrooper foot soldiers, a particularly infamous example being the stormtrooper commander Kayn Somos. As "descendants" of the Old Republic's legendary ARC troopers, the commanders were treated as a special forces unit and the most elite warriors in the military. This tradition was abandoned after the Clone Wars ended with the rise of the Empire.īy the year 2 BBY, stormtrooper commanders were responsible for enforcing Imperial law and order on the most hostile worlds that hadn't yet been fully subjugated to the will of Emperor Palpatine. Hence, the commanders were permitted to follow an old tradition of the Grand Army of the Republic where soldiers distinguished their respective units by color. The commanders were an aesthetic anomaly within the Stormtrooper Corps the blue markings on their armor separated them from the rest of the plain white-armored soldiers. The elite Shadow Troopers answered to the authority of the commanders as well.
Their exceptional reputation afforded them more than just command over regular troopers. Although Imperial stormtroopers were regarded as the Empire's best soldiers, the commanders were trained to be far superior to the more common infantry soldier. Stormtrooper commanders were military officers within the Stormtrooper Corps of the Galactic Empire. " Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans." ― Darth Vader to the assault commander aboard the Tantive IV
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