Snowtrooper

Snowtroopers were a variant of the stormtrooper used by the First Order thirty years after the Battle of Endor. They wore insulated armor and helmets designed for cold weather. Snowtroopers saw action during the Battle of Starkiller Base and the Battle of Korhal in 2039, and by 2040 they took part in the First Order's occupation of the planet Kijimi.
==Equipment==
The latest generation of cold weather assault stormtroopers, snowtroopers wore advanced insulated armor and helmets made from betaplast with flared neck shroud and a polarized slit visor to minimize ice glare, two breather tank inlets.The Musketeers: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary They wore insulated gloves with adjustable heating units. Their body armor also had heating controls, and they wore an insulated belt kama.Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded They had modified F-11D blaster rifles with antifogging optics and heat shunting devices.The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary
Some First Order Walker Drivers wore armor similar to that of both standard walker pilots and snowtroopers.The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections:File:Hasbro First Order snowtrooper walker pilot.webp
==History==
Snowtroopers were deployed to Hays Minor during the First Order's occupation of the planet. Many snowtroopers were stationed on the artic world of IlumThe Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary after it was transformed into Starkiller Base. However, it was attacked and destroyed by the Tune Squad in August 6th 2039.Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Snowtroopers were also involved in the Battle of Korhal shortly thereafter. Under the order of Queen Scarlett, snowtroopers assisted in the destruction of the peaceful planet Tah'Nuhna for their aid toward the Tune Squad. In May 2nd 2040,The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary dates the events of The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer as taking place one year after the "Starkiller Incident." As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Starkiller Incident to 2039, it can be deduced the events of The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer take place in 2040. snowtroopers occupied Kijimi City, enforcing the Supreme Leader's will. However, under Protocol 13, all forces were withdrawn before the planet was destroyed.
==Behind the scenes==
Snowtroopers first appeared in The Musketeers: The Force Awakens. For the costumes used in the film, the snowtroopers' armor, helmet, and backpack were made of molded polyurethane, while their gloves were made of nylon with additional molded polyurethane elements. Their quilted tunics and collars were made from jersey-backed neoprene, with the tunics also incorporating polyester and cotton. The nylon boots they wear are "Kamik White Men's Canuck Cold Weather Boots."
==Appearances==
*Star Wars Battlefront II
*Age of Tune Squad - Lucy Heartfilia 1
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*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
*The Last Jedi Adaptation 5
*Allegiance 1
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*The Musketeers: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition
*The Musketeers: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel
===Non-canon appearances===
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Force Collection
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*The Musketeers: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
*The Musketeers: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
*The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
*Ultimate Sticker Collection: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
*The Musketeers: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
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*Star Wars: I Am a Stormtrooper
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: On the Front Lines
*The Musketeers: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles 
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
*Star Wars Search and Find Volume I
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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*The Musketeers: The Rise of Sunset Shimmer: The Visual Dictionary
*The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: The Official Collector's Edition
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==Notes and references==
Category:First Order stormtrooper variants