However, as the more human recruits were added to the ranks of the Imperial Stormtroopers, small bands of rebel cells would begin to pop up across the galaxy, most notably on Ryloth and Lothal. This first generation of Imperial Stormtroopers, which was mostly made up of Clones, would prove successful in putting rebellious organizations into submission, under the command of Imperial Officers and other high ranking Imperials such as Darth Vader.

The first Imperial Stormtroopers, like the rest of the early Imperial Military, was used to hunt down surviving Jedi that escaped Order 66 and to put down any major forms of resistance against the Galactic Empire, such as Separatist Holdouts. Ī platoon of Imperial Stormtroopers fighting a rebel cell on Kessel The ranks of the Imperial Stormtrooper were mostly made up of non-clones, such as humans, however a few Clones still held the position of Stormtrooper, being identified as Clone Stormtroopers, up until the entire Clone Army was decommissioned from the Imperial Army. They were created to replace the Clone Troopers that the Republic had utilized during the Clone Wars and would eventually become the main face of the Imperial Army, being recognized as the elite shock troopers of the Emperor. Ĭlone Troopers made up the majority of Stormtroopers within the Empire's military until eventually being phased out. The Imperial Stormtroopers were first created as a branch of the new Galactic Empire's military in the months following the end of the Clone Wars and the fall of the Galactic Republic. Each standard Imperial Stormtrooper was ussually given a E-11 Blaster, and were each equipped with an thermal detonator attached to the lower back side of their armor.

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