Swamp trooper

**Swamp troopers**, known informally as **mudtroopers**, were a type of Imperial Army trooper used by the Galactic Empire that existed outside the Stormtrooper Corps.

## History

While the Imperial Naval Academy of Carida primarily trained Imperial cadets as Imperial Starfighter Pilots, cadets were also issued with Swamp trooper armor and underwent training as Swamp troopers including wading through swamps, trenches and running up mountains. Imperial naval cadets deemed to be insubordinate such as Han Solo were often reassigned to infantry duty as Swamp troopers.

The swamp troopers of the 224th Imperial Armored Division fought on the swamp planet of Mimban during the Mimban Campaign, which saw the Empire battle forces of the Mimbanese Liberation Army for control of the planet and its vital resources. Solo served as a swamp trooper before deserting with the Wookiee Chewbacca to join Tobias Beckett's gang.

## Organization and equipment

Swamp troopers were a type of Imperial Army trooper that existed outside the Stormtrooper Corps. Standard troopers were denoted by a red bicep band. Medics fought alongside standard swamp troopers, and they could be identified by a white bicep band on their right arm.

Swamp troopers were equipped with helmets and chest plates similar to those of Imperial officers' battle armor. Due to the often hazardous nature of the various worlds the Empire found itself subjugating, troopers wore goggles for eye protection and oxygen masks to filter out potentially deadly substances, although swamp troopers did not always wear their masks during battle. Swamp troopers wielded SX-21 pump-action scatter blasters, E-10 blaster rifles, E-11 medium blaster rifles, E-22 reciprocating double-barreled blaster rifles, DLT-19 heavy blaster rifles, and EC-17 hold-out blasters.

## Behind the scenes

Swamp troopers were first officially revealed by *Entertainment Weekly* on February 7, 2018 during their coverage of *Solo: A Star Wars Story* *Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy* incorrectly describes swamp troopers as being a mix of Army troopers and stormtroopers, when in fact stormtroopers involved in campaigns like the war for Mimban were their own variant, the wet-weather gear stormtrooper.

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ *Han Solo - Imperial Cadet* 1
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4. ↑ Error on call to template:cite web: Parameters **archiveurl** and **archivedate** must be both specified or both omittedBreznican, Anthony (2018-02-07). Solo: A Star Wars Story: New images and insight. *Entertainment Weekley*. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018.
5. ↑ *Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy*