What are the red and white stormtroopers called?

Sith Troopers
The first and most striking quality most people notice about these troopers is their armor, which retains the silhouette of a First Order or Imperial Stormtrooper but trades the smooth, white plating for a ridged, red look meant to evoke both human musculature and the red of a Sith lightsaber.
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What are red and white stormtroopers?

Incinerator Stormtroopers, often referred to as Incinerator Troopers, were cloned-pyromaniac soldiers that specialized in the use of flamethrowers. They were often used to burn out entrenched enemy positions, or commit acts of genocide under their commanders.
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What is a red stormtrooper called?

Der'kal Red Stormtroopers, nicknamed Red Fury Stormtroopers, Red Stormtroopers, Fury Stormtroopers, Red troopers and Crimson Red Stormtroopers were a stormtrooper variant that served the Der'kal Empire during its war against the Federation.
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What do the different colors of stormtroopers mean?

They could indicate the wearer's rank, position or specialization. A black colored pauldron indicated enlisted troopers, white was for sergeants, and orange for unit leaders or captains. Snipers wore blue pauldrons, Grenadiers and Incinerator troopers wore red, and Artillery stormtroopers wore yellow.
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What are the white stormtroopers called?

Snowtroopers, also known as cold weather assault stormtroopers, are first seen during the battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
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What is the most elite stormtrooper?

Imperial shock troopers are a notch above the ranks of regular stormtroopers. Shock troopers are the elite, the best of the best. Whereas stormtroopers are in the cannon fodder, shock troopers hold the lines and make snap battle decisions. They also carry heavier weapons than their grunt counterparts.
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Are there different types of stormtroopers?

Stormtrooper specializations

In the Imperial era, the Empire also made use of Demolition Troopers and Stormtrooper Grenadiers, but in the First Order era, things got arguably even more specialized. In addition to many of the same tasks, the First Order also initiated a few key troopers into the ranks.
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Who are Sith troopers?

Sith troopers, also known as Sith stormtroopers, were elite soldiers in the Sith Eternal army that was created on the planet Exegol during the New Republic Era. The army comprised the children of the Sith Eternal, a Sith cult that revered the dark side of the Force.
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What are the gold stormtroopers called?

An ominous figure in gleaming gold stormtrooper armor, Commander Pyre leads the tenacious First Order forces on a mission to find a pair of refugee children on the Colossus platform.
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What are the ranks of stormtroopers?

A Stormtrooper platoon consisted of:
  • A Lieutenant (Platoon Leader),
  • Sergeant Major (Platoon Sergeant),
  • 1 Trooper (platoon signaller),
  • 4 Sergeants (squad leaders),
  • 4 Corporals (assistant squad leaders) and.
  • 28 Troopers.
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What is an Imperial trooper?

Imperial Army troopers, also known as Imperial Army soldiers, were soldiers that deployed during the reign of the Galactic Empire by the Imperial Army, as its main infantry throughout the galaxy.
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Are there female stormtroopers?

There are a lot of women in the stormtrooper ranks in Star Wars Battlefront II. In the Force Awakens there are a few women playing stormtroopers throughout the film as can be seen in some of the behind the scenes material.
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Why are the storm troopers red?

First off, the Sith troopers took their red color from the Sith lightsaber blades, and their name comes from the simple fact that they share the Sith cultists' devotion to the Sith religion, and their ideas and more were inspired by the legacy and ideals of the Sith, with their basis being fear and death.
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What is a republic shock trooper?

They usually served as police or elite soldiers reserved for operations requiring speed and skill. Some shock troopers, such as those commanded by the Togorian Kr'saang, acted as mercenaries. Clone shock troopers were elite soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
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What are Nova troopers?

Novatroopers, also known as Nova-class Stormtroopers, were stormtrooper honor guards who were assigned to historically significant locations such as Emperor Palpatine's birthworld of Naboo, as well as captured enemy starships.
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What is the coolest type of stormtrooper?

Star Wars: 10 Coolest Looking Stormtrooper Designs, Ranked
  1. 1 Purge Troopers.
  2. 2 Death Troopers. ...
  3. 3 Dark Troopers. ...
  4. 4 Incinerator Troopers. ...
  5. 5 SCAR Troopers. ...
  6. 6 Range Trooper. ...
  7. 7 Jumptroopers. ...
  8. 8 Imperial Shock Troopers. ...
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What are the blue stormtroopers called?

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.
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Who plays the silver stormtrooper?

Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie (born 28 October 1978) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones (2012–2019), and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).
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What are the black stormtroopers called?

All-black stormtroopers equipped with cloaking devices originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity. They were known as "shadow stormtroopers" or "Blackhole stormtroopers" and first appeared in the 1979 comic strip Gambler's World by Russ Manning.
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Who are the Red stormtroopers in Return of the Jedi?

Affiliation. The Red Guard, nicknamed Redrobes, was an elite organization of bodyguards trained to protect Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the head of state of the Galactic Republic. Its first members were drawn from the ranks of the Senate Guard.
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Is Kylo Ren a Sith?

A dark side warrior with a mysterious past, Kylo Ren was neither Jedi nor Sith, but a product of both sides' teachings. Once an apprentice of Luke Skywalker's, he killed his fellow students and drove Skywalker into exile, becoming a First Order warlord and servant of Supreme Leader Snoke.
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What is a Magmatrooper?

Magma troopers were a specialized variant of stormtroopers utilized by the Galactic Empire to crush revolts on volcanic mining worlds, such as Sullust, Mustafar, and Shu-Torun.
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Why is clone armor white?

Phase I clone trooper armor was the armor worn by clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic during the early stages of the Clone Wars. To humans, the clone trooper's armor appeared white overall, but to Kaminoans, clone trooper armor had many colors due to them seeing in the ultraviolet spectrum of light.
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Who is the best clone trooper?

Star Wars: The 10 Best Clones in the Franchise (Ranked)
  1. 1 Boba Fett.
  2. 2 Rex. ...
  3. 3 Hunter. ...
  4. 4 Fives. ...
  5. 5 Wrecker. ...
  6. 6 Echo. ...
  7. 7 Commander Cody. ...
  8. 8 Omega. ...
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What are TIE Fighter pilots called?

Imperial Starfighter Pilots, also known as TIE fighter pilots or TIE pilots, were an elite class within the military of the Galactic Empire.
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