Stormtroopers

The Stormtroopers are soldiers from George Lucas' Star Wars universe. Stormtroopers are elite soldiers, working as the marines for the Imperial Navy, under the leadership of the evil Sith Lord and Emperor Palpatine and his commanders, most notably Darth Vader and Grand Moff Tarkin.

They are shown in collective groups of varying organizational sizes ranging from squads to legions and, for some, their armor and training is modified for special operations and environments.

History
With the falling of the Old Republic and the Rise of the Empire, the Clone Troopers were rechristened as Imperial Stormtroopers. Without the guidance of their Jedi officers, Stormtroopers were "cut loose" to brutally enforce the new Imperial doctrine, to which they quickly built a reputation as merciless, uncompromising soldiers indoctrinated with unconditional loyalty to Emperor Palpatine.

A New Hope
The Stormtroopers were involved in search of the plans for the Death Star which were stolen by Rebel Spies, when it was assumed that the princess hidden them in a escape pod that crashed landed on the planet Tatooine, a group of troopers were sent down to search for them and soon realised they were also looking for two droids known as R2-D2 and C-3PO. The Stormtroopers tracked down the same Jawas that sold off the two droids and traced where they sold too, Lars Owen. They slaughtered both the Jawas and Lars and Beru after they were unable to find the droids but they would later spread their search to Mos Eisley where they found and attempted to stop Luke, Ben and the two droids from escaping aboard a ship known as the Millennium Falcon, piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca.

When the Millenium Falcon was captured by the Death Star, Stormtroopers aboard the station were put on patrol and two of them were taken out by Luke and Han and stripped of their uniforms. When Luke, Han and Chewbacca made an attempt to rescue Princess Leia, the Stormtroopers ambushed them in Detention Block AA23, until they escaped down the garbage chute.

The Stormtroopers would soon catch up with Han, Luke, Leia and Chewbacca and attempted to capture or kill them. Han chased a few Stormtroopers down a corridor but soon ran away after he became face-to-face with millions of Stormtroopers. The Stormtroopers chasing Leia and Luke were trapped and unable to extend a bridge to get to the other side of the endless drop below them. But they were able to jam the door behind them for a while and swing across to the other side. Their attempt to capture both the intruders would be in vain as they managed. The troopers who were stationed on the Death Star were later all killed along with the station's destruction.

The Empire Strikes Back
The Stormtroopers accompanied Darth Vader in capturing the Rebels Han Leia and Chewbacca on Cloud City on Bespin. For unknown reasons, they tortured Han and later had him put in place for carbon freezing. After giving Han to the bounty hunter Boba Fett, the Stormtroopers escorted Leia and Chewbacca to Vader's ship but thanks to Lando Calrissian, they were captured, stripped of their weapons and sent to the security area quietly.

As everyone began to evacuate the Cloud City before more Imperials arrive, few Stormtroopers chased after, Leia, Lando, Chewbacca, R2-D2 AND C-3PO as they made their way back to the Millennium Faclon. Again their attempts to capture them were in vain as they were able to successfully escape


 * Return of the Jedi

Disney Parks
Stormtroopers appear in the show Jedi Training Academy, and many other events at Star Wars Weekends.

Trivia

 * In the early production of the original Star Wars film, the Stormtroopers were to wield Lightsabers and hand-held shields.