Stormtrooper (First Order)

## "My life for Order. Order for Peace. Peace for a prosperous Future."

### Armour

Full Body Light Duraplast Armour* Insultated Against temperature and some radiation
* Sealed to prevent internal atmosphere leakage when exposed to vacuum or submersion for up to an hour
* Trooper ID printed in white on shoulder plates, visible only through polarized lenses
* Docking port for personal auxiliary droid units (ID-10/ID-11 Models supported)

### Weapons

* F-11D Blaster Carbines
* F-11D Blaster Rifles
* SE-44 Blaster Pistols
* Z-6 Riot Batons, Resonator Maces or VibroSwords
* Duraplast Riot Shields

### Equipment

* Encoded Thermal Detonators or BKX-4 Shockwave Grenades
* Taser gloves
* Field Medical Kits
* Smoke and Toxin Filters integrated into helmet
* Polarized Helmet Lenses
* Vacuum Support Pack

### Additional

Additional attachments could be mounted to First Order Stormtrooper helmets, including:* Mounted Quadnoculars
* Laser Targeting Systems
* Mounted Flashlights

First Order Stormtroopers were the elite fighting force of the First Order. Derived from the Imperial Stormtrooper Program, many of the original First Order Stormtrooper divisions had a majority of Imperial Stormtrooper Veterans. First Order Stormtroopers had updated armour and weapons, superior training, and far more extreme loyalty programs to ensure absolute devotion to the state and its leadership.

#### Origin

After the First Order landed on Tantsor, The few remaining Stormtroopers that had fled into the Unknown Regions with Admiral Ideon Rimarch were the last true fighting force available to the fledgling government. In it's early years, The First Order continued to train new soldiers under the Imperial doctrine, and replicated imperial armour and equipment with their limited resources. But after some time, The First Order's influence expanded, and so did it's resources and population. It was found that newly recruited Stormtoopers had dwindling effectiveness in combat, as none of the high ranking officers of the First Order had in depth knowledge of the old Stormtrooper training regiment. So, an entirely new program was built from the ground up, with heavy focus on loyalty and individual effectiveness. Manpower was extremely limited, so making the most out of all recruits was paramount. Thoughts of forgoing regular conscription and instead abducting native children from the Unknown Regions to train from birth were discussed, but ultimately postponed due to the need for a fighting force immediately.

#### Armour

First Order Stormtroopers wore full body shells of light-weight Duraplast. The design was very similar to Imperial Stromtroopers, but it had a sleeker and smoother appearance, as well as a new helmet with larger lenses, a wider mouth grill and smoother features. It was notably stronger than the Duraplast armour worn by the Strormtroopers of The Galactic Empire. It was insulated against hot and cold environments, and held some protection against minor direct radiation attacks. The armour could attach a Vacuum Support Pack, which could provide the wearer with filtered air for a full standard day, although it was heavy and not usually carries on most missions. Since the armour itself could only hold a survivable seal in vacuum for roughly one hour. The Helmet had integrated targeting systems, but they were far less effective than the ones mounted inside of Imperial Stormtrooper helmets to save weight and cost. The helmet filtered out smoke and most other airborne hazards, the lenses were polarized to eliminate glare on the battlefield, and one in ten stormtroopers had a docking port for ID-10 or ID-11 Personal Support droids. This was usually allocated to squad leaders.

The shoulder plates on First Order Stormtrooper armour was engraved with the individual trooper's ID, but it was covered in special white paint which could only be seen through polarized lenses.

First Order Stormtrooper also sometimes wore specially made Cold Weather gear, commonly called "Snow-Troopers"

##### Ranks

Rank on the battlefield was denoted by coloured pauldrons.

* The Rank of Major was shown with a Black Pauldron
* The Rank of Lieutenant was shown with a Red Pauldron
* The Rank of Captain was shown with a White Pauldron
* The Rank of Colonel was shown with a Black Pauldron that had a Reflective Red outline.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aGPeAEgupEwoxZbs4I6RkmVMqUy315A2H--UYBnBCdg/edit?usp=sharing