Stormtrooper (Star Wars)

Stormtroopers are fictional soldiers in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. Introduced in the original Star Wars film trilogy (1977–1983), the Stormtroopers are the shock troops/space marines of the autocratic Galactic Empire. Their predecessors, the clone troopers of the Galactic Republic, were used by Emperor Palpatine to take over the government and exterminate the Jedi. After the fall of the Empire, as depicted in the original trilogy, Stormtroopers remained in service to Imperial remnants, such as the First Order.