Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor , or Imperial Forest Camouflage Armor for short , was a type of battle armor used by the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War . A recent development from Imperial Ordinance during the time following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY , this armor was not routinely issued to troops . Another form of this armor was Imperial Scout Trooper Forest Camouflage Armor . Description . Created for the Galactic Empire , Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor was a type of battle armor which closely resembled the armor worn by standard Imperial stormtroopers . However , instead of a clean white appearance , the armor was patterned in a mottled greenish - brown hue , which allowed it to blend into the forest environments for which it was designed . An orange stormtrooper pauldron also complemented the armor . History . Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor , or Imperial Forest Camouflage Armor for short , was a recent development from Imperial Ordinance which saw limited use during the Galactic Civil War following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY . It was not routinely issued to Imperial troops , yet at least one individual , a Trandoshan named Sstrigge , wore most of this suit of armor during Life Day festivities in the cities of Dearic , Doaba Guerfel , and Wayfar . Sstrigge worked with the Empire to sabotage these Life Day festivities , as the Empire believed the Alliance to Restore the Republic was using them as an opportunity to hide contraband in celebratory gift boxes . The right bracer of this camouflage armor could also be found next to the skeletal remains of a stormtrooper on the balcony of a large house on Naboo overrun by Mummers , a criminal organization of bootleggers . Other pieces of armor accompanied the corpse , including a helmet , chest plate and gloves belonging to a suit of standard white stormtrooper armor . Another variant of this armor , called Imperial Scout Trooper Forest Camouflage Armor , also saw use by the Empire during the Galactic Civil War . This other version of armor more closely resembled the armor worn by scout troopers . The Rebel Alliance likewise made use of their own type of forest camouflage armor , known as Rebel Assault Forest Camouflage Armor . Behind the scenes . Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor first appeared in the 2003 video game " Star Wars Galaxies : An Empire Divided " , a massively multiplayer online role - playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts , prior to its closure on December 15 , 2011 . This armor was originally revealed to be the reward for Imperial - aligned players of a revamped Imperial Theme Park quest line . However , due to outcry from some players regarding its perceived lack of aesthetics , the developers chose not to include this suit of armor as the player reward . On September 12 , 2007 , with the release of Chapter 6 . 12 : " Masters of the Wild " , a redesigned version of this armor was included as the reward for completing various quests of the revamped Imperial Theme Park . The new armor , fully known as Imperial Scout Trooper Forest Camouflage Armor , more closely resembled scout trooper armor . However , unlike the scout trooper armor which was designated in " Galaxies " as reconnaissance armor , the Scout Trooper Forest Camouflage Armor retained its distinction as battle armor . Despite not being released on the live servers as a fully wearable form of player armor , the developers nonetheless incorporated elements of the Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor in the game . With the release of Chapter 11 . 4 : " The Battle of Echo Base " on December 16 , 2008 , a Trandoshan named Sstrigge could be seen wearing the armor ' s gloves , chest plate , leggings , and belt in the cities of Dearic , Doaba Guerfel , and Wayfar during the game ' s Life Day celebrations . Sstrigge could be found wearing these pieces of armor during subsequent Life Day events in 2009 , 2010 , and 2011 . The right bracer of this armor could also be found on the balcony of a large house on Naboo belonging to a group of Mummers . Curiously however , examining the bracer simply identified it as a " standard issue stormtrooper armor right bracer . " According to the game ' s directory tree files , the description of the armor read , " Imperial Stormtrooper Forest Camouflage Armor . A recent development from Imperial Ordinance . Not routinely issued to troops . "