Flametrooper The flametrooper was a variant of the stormtrooper utilized by the First Order roughly thirty years after the Battle of Endor . Utilizing D - 93 Incinerators to root out entrenched enemy positions and engulf any resistance , flametroopers were equipped with flame - proof armor and were feared for their ability to turn any battlefield into a blazing inferno . Description . Commonly known as " roasters " , " hotheads " or " burnouts " by Resistance fighters , First Order flametroopers were best used to flush out enemy entrenchments , with standard infantry firing on those fleeing the flames . One of the three main types of weapons specialists assigned to stormtrooper squads of ten , flametroopers and stormtroopers worked in tandem , as the faster stormtroopers could protect the slower and more methodical flametroopers while out in the field . Additionally , the flame created by the flametrooper required them to move at a slower pace to avoid entering their own blazes . When strategically deployed , they could deny cover to enemy forces along with supplying cover for allies with walls of flame that stormtrooper armor could withstand . In dry and flammable environments , flametrooper deployment could lead to a quick and decisive victory . Additionally , the flame itself was nearly inescapable when directed at an opponent . A standard flametrooper was equipped with a D - 93 Incinerator that was a combination of a single , double - barreled D - 93w flame projector gun and backpack that housed twin outer conflagrine - 14 fuel tanks and a central pressurized propellant tank . The suit included a reinforced cyramech helmet with minimized openings , a narrow slit visor to reduce weapon glare , and supplemental breathing tank linkages . Other suit features included a temperature control body glove , integrated knee covers , articulated greaves for greater foot movement , and positive grip boots . History . Based on the millennia - old infantry mainstay of incendiary weaponry , modernized by Mandalorian super commandos and clone trooper s during the Clone Wars , the flametroopers of the First Order would continue the practice of utilizing flame - based weaponry to crush opposition with some of the latest technology available to the First Order ' s martial forces . Flametroopers were used in the subjugation of the spiritual village Tuanul on the planet Jakku about 29 years after the end of the Galactic Civil War . They set fire to huts that housed members of the Church of the Force , including that of Lor San Tekka . Captain Phasma led a squad of stormtroopers and officers to the location of hacking , where Finn , Rose Tico and DJ were about to sabotage . Phasma held both Finn and Rose in the hangar bay of the ship , revealing to them that their accomplice DJ had traded information with the First Order that allowed the escaping shuttle s from the " Raddus " to be targeted and destroyed . Phasma brought out stormtrooper executioners believing that death by blaster was too painless . Among the Stromtroopers present in the hanger were the Flame Troopers . Phasma was about to order their execution when the harbor bay suddenly exploded in light and fire , killing most of the personnel stationed in the hangar . Behind the scenes . First Order Flametroopers appear in . Flametroopers can be seen in Starkiller Base among standard First Order troopers . For the costumes used for the film , the troopers ' armor and helmet were made of molded , with their leather and cotton gloves also included polyurethane elements . Their collars were built from neoprene and rubber , with gussets made from both cotton lycra and molded rubber . Other elements include rubber belts , cotton lycra undergarments , leather boots , and a backpack and gun , which were 3D - printed and feature aluminum metal work .