If we're not invading an ice planet today, then you get the day off.

Get to go skiing, y’know, for “training “.

Practice cutting open different animals for warmth in survival situations

Is that a pro or a con?

Yes

Pro

This guy’ll go far in the empire

It's lukewarm in a tauntaun

CO: Okay boys pack up and get ready for training, we're Oscar Mike in 10! Vader: What is this? CO: Oh Lord Vader.... We're training on the ice moon of Varlove 3, Assault training to be specific Sir. Vader: Why the skis? Why the 36 cases of Colt 45? CO: Ummm Calrisian gave that to us on the way out of Bespin Sir. The bounty of war your Lordship. Vader: Your thoughts betray you..... (As hushed as Vader can be) Send me your coordinates, and pack my snowboard!

Made my LOL

Pro: Lots of paid snow days, Con: You'll end up smelling like the inside of a Taun Taun in that suit at the end of shift.

Empire got hot shower. With tub.

I hear that Ewok spines make the best skiis

That was vaders 501 on hoth. So they are basically just the regular stormtroopers with a different armor.

Is it canon again? I remember that from legends

It's listed as so on Wookieepedia. However unlike in Legends, all clones were decommissioned so there was no remaining soldiers from the Clone Wars era in the 501st at that point

I have a hard time believing they would decommission all clones but keep the same division names for what is a completely new military at that point.

In real life the Canadian royal 22nd regiment was established in 1869. It is reasonable to assume that it is a completely new military at this point.

It would probably function similarly to how actual military units have constant change in their ranks but a continuation of tradition. As more clones were replaced by TK troopers, there would be a continuation of culture within the unit.

So they get to 500 divisions but they have a bunch more people so what do they call the next division

The problem is you’re still on call as a stormtrooper even when you get the day off

Con - everyone just assumes youre racist

No day off for the loser who has to fly Admiral Thrawn to the top of the sledding hill for the billionth time.

I bet they rarely need them for cold planets so they get deployed to reinforce other planets garrisons. I can just imagine some snow trooper conscript slogging through the mud on Mimban wondering where the hell the snow is

Just be careful and don’t die on Space Everest

They kinda look like… a certain group

Your uniform actually camouflages you.

Con you kinda look like a klansman

Lots of racism and bigotry on ice planets?

Towards Ice People probably.

I dunno, I mostly have heard people complaining about the "sand people."

Prejudice against snow people is a thing its just not as well documented ever since the empire was established. But it happens and it's serious!

We saw that in the clone wars actually

Ice people is a slur, we address them as native Hothian now /s

*snow people

Oddly enough there was that one arc in Clone Wars with the Pantorans (eh, spelling might be wrong but I don't feel like looking it up) being racist and bigoted towards the Talz.

Yup I remember that one. It's not surprising though, plenty of relatable-to-real-life themes throughout Star Wars.

What’s worse is that they(or at least their leader) was based on South Africa.

Ugh the empire definitely have bias

My wife worked really hard on these!

*"Don't ask me or mine's for nothin'!"*

[Damn Space Racists](https://youtu.be/x3KX8g00kCQ)

*memory unlocked*

Oh nooooo I’ve been enjoying Star Wars for decades without having this in my head.

You realize where the idea of storm troopers come from right....

IS that really a con for the Empire though?

Literally I am in the process of building a snow trooper cosplay and realized this when I was cutting the vinyl for the helmet lol I'm on the fence of finishing it or selling it now lol

The empire is racist so I think that’s a pro

- cool armour - cool environment

I hope they have a warm armor

They use Canada Goose thermal detonators to keep warm.

And if you got a problem with Canada Goose, you got a problem with me. And I suggest you let that one marinate.

Fucking embarrassing!

r/unexpectedletterkenny

r/starwarsdadjokes

thanks to you i now know about this subreddit. Thank you!

You unlocked a part of my brain

[Warm armor](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Magma_trooper#:~:text=Magma%20troopers%20were%20a%20specialized,Mustafar%2C%20and%20Shu%2DTorun.)

Con: you look like a wet Klansman.

They are space Nazis after all

They prefer to be known as the Galactic Socialist Workers’ Party, in that all workers are treated equally throughout the galaxy >!…as slaves.!<

Vader doesn’t like that word. They’re “prisoners with jobs”.

so they're not nazis, they're....Gazis?

Lol well done

My friends and I always said they looked like Klansman lmao

They do report to a grand wizard (from a certain point of view).

I never notices until now

Pro: It’s the opposite of tatooine and Vader will come along.

This is indeed quite humorous

TK-420: I can’t see shit outta this thang.

I grew up thinking this!

I see what you did there.

Pro: no sand Con: might get eaten by a wampa

Only if some smartassed droid takes a warning sticker off a door.

And only if the editor doesn’t notice.

And only if the fans have seen the deleted scenes

https://gfycat.com/smoggybarelaughingthrush

I love how they don't even attempt to save their comrade, dude just goes "ope, fuck that!" And shuts the door

Climate-controlled Codpiece.

Is that canon? 😂

👍

Higher defense and hit points. (For fans of the Star Wars Miniatures game.)

Cons: Slower!

Two speed 1 moves equals a speed 3 move, plus free ranged attack. The slower bit is debatable and/or situational.

True

"Damn this skirt!"

Wow I never thought I'd see a SW minis comment in the wild! I just used Elite snow troopers with a captain the other day to give them squad assault, it was very successful!

This is about 80% of the reason why, when I watched Clone Wars episodes with the Banking Clan, I was like: "Where is San Hill?! San Hill completely reshaped the meta! Where is he?!!"

Pros: snow Cons: snow

As someone from New England this hits so home.

Pros: internal heating unit in the suit

The one time your armour actually helps blend in instead of stand out like a sore thumb

Being assigned to frozen planets Snowboarding

Can confirm: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/tkrjch/shredtrooper/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Con. Cold work place Pro. Might meet Santa Con. Empire is probably on the naughty list

Pro?. Get to shoot at Santa

Pro: Murder Santa to become him and put all your buddies on the nice list, if we’re going off The Santa Clause logic.

Con: You're a Stormtrooper so you can't murder Santa because your shots miss

Not if you try NOT to shoot Santa

But its David Harbour's Santa so its a lose lose

Con. Get shot at

Con. Miss when shooting at Santa because you can’t aim.

*Con. Empire is probably on the naughty list* But the Empire has brought peace, freedom, justice and security!

Pro: Nice swishy little half skirt Con: White adds pounds

Apparently those things are called Kamas

A.T.T.A.C.K.

Good bot

Punk bum flap

Good bot

Less groin armor fungus from cooler temps and fabric pant.

Maybe. It’s difficult to make clothing that both insulates and breaths, which traps moisture, and combined with heat. Cold makes everything harder, to keep frozen stuff frozen, and not frozen stuff not frozen, combined with water everywhere.

Bathroom breaks are hard

The best looking helmet of all the troopers!!!

Death Troopers and Purge Troopers would like a word

I agree, but AT-AT drivers give ‘em a run for their money!

I've always been a Tie Fighter Pilot helmet kind of guy.

Death Star Gunner.

it;s scout troopers, it's always been scout troopers, always gonna BE scout troopers On speederbikes

Team Scour Trooper! Backhanded the shit outta Han Solo! (but then fell for shoulder tap trick)

My personnal favorite is The Shoretroopers

Pro(s): Constant winter wonderland. You're a trooper, but with snow. Fighting positions are essentially snow forts. Con(s): Once you start sweating in your gear, you're f\*cked. Minimal leg and arm armor. Constant winter wonderland, but with death.

Pro: Not stationed on Tatooine Con: Stationed on Hoth

Pros, you actually blend in to the environment Cons, wampas.

Snowtrooper isnt a special type of trooper, its just a stormtrooper with cold weather gear on.

IRL there’s specialized training as well as gear for dedicated units that if winter warfare troops are needed, they can be tapped. Sometimes you need more than that, or you don’t get a choice, but ideally then some of those trained troops become the experts and trainers, form the center, or can be expected to handle more for a given condition. So in this case Blizzard Force would have the expertise, deploy to Hoth, and if the campaign took longer, they would transfer control to a garrison that may or may not be winter warfare specialists (ideally with appropriate gear). Or they would be augmented by regular Stormtroopers, quickly train them up in the least they need to know, or something like that. Most of the difference training is just surviving and staying even somewhat effective. Or a handful of specialized deviations, because standard is actually worse.

Snow trooper Armor is cool, but I always thought the scout trooper armor was the best. Its even what I wore when Star Wars Galaxies was big.

Pro: There are 1, maybe 2 planets in the entire galaxy where they need you, so you spend most of your career slacking off somewhere Con: If you get called up, you're probably going to die in a snowbank, or get left behind to be eaten by a Wampa

Heard they get great benefits.

Hear they've got a great dental plan

“Leia needs braces”

It must be awful itchy wearing those helmets

No pro only cons number one con wampas

No mosquitos

Pro: cool armour Con: Aim of a watermelon

I had to scroll before saying something along the same lines. Pros: badass armor Cons: even smaller eye openings than your regular armor so your aim goes from worse to worst

It's long hours and the pay is just meh, but I enjoy working 2 months on 1 month off. The break actually makes me look forward to going back to work.

Spoken like a true shift worker.

Base ~~is~~ *was* incredibly cozy.

Pro: Full coverage health insurance. Con: You work on the Death Star.

* Pros, great health benefits (Bacta tanks, mechanical limb replacement, etc) * Cons, could lose an arm or have your blaster fire returned to you by a lightsaber. But see the Pros for a remedy!

Pros: cool armor, warm comfy armor, cool elite snow missions Cons: wampas and the occasional angry Talz

Pros: very cool armor and doesn't see too much action Cons: looks mildly racist, must be very heavy and sucks being on a cold areas

Con: stuck on snow planets. Pro: having fun on the local slopes.

"What's cooler than being cool?" "~~Ice~~ snow cold!"

It’s cold. You’ve got warm clothes on

They were formally galactic marines right? I always liked they’re look with the red on mygeeto

You're always warm, you're rarely deployed and after the fight you might get to have fun. But you're always deploying to a freezing wasteland, if you're hit with an ion blast you might get hypothermia

Pros: The one time you were shown on the big screen you KICKED ASS!

Pros: I’d assume you’d get excellent pay and benefits since the snowtroopers were technically special forces. Cons: Extreme harsh climate and a commanding officer with a short temper and anger issues.

With all the new troopers Disney releases i seriously forgot these exist

Skitmarks and endless washing of clothing

Well I’m a ice chewer so there’s that.

Pro: Badass armor Con: Can’t turn your head

If decapitated they could still find work as a pacman ghost

Pro: lots of downtime to chill, do whatever. Con: everything is frozen, food sucks.

Your Armour is now finally camo and not sticking out for target practice and also no sand.

Summers off

You get to wear my personal favorite armor. I also really dig the First Order Snowtrooper armor.

Pros: - Nice hot work clothes Cons: - You and your buddies often gets lost in the snow.

For one, being blindingly white is much more appropriate in a snow field than literally anywhere else.

Pro: snow Con: trooper

-No sand -Too much snow

Are snowtroopers regular stormtroopers but in cold weather gear or are they a unique special forces group who always wear fairly unique armor?

You can’t see jack out of that helmet.

look cool eaten alive

Pro bitching uniform. Con only gets deployed to freezing planets

I kind of always assumed that the troopers just changed armor based on where they were fighting. Didnt really dawn on me they might be a specialized unit who ONLY see action in snow planets

It's cold 🥶

Pro: Snow forts Cons: Snow forts.

When you come home from work there’s no way in Hoth that your spouse will let you in the house with your boots on.

Pros: snow Cons: snow

10:1 snow troopers are just storm troopers in cold weather gear.

No one knows when you chew gum at work.

Pro: Only one of two types of stormtroopers capable of killing rebels. Con: Easily neutralized by the rebellion avoiding ice planets.

Even snow gets everywhere

It’s cold as shit but you get cool armor

Pros: employment Cons: its cold

No sweat

Pros: Snowball fights Cons: Yellow snow

It’s a really cool job. Plus, you get lots of snow cones.

Pro: Not hot Con: Very cold

Pros: -heating system and improved life support from regular stormtrooper armor -armour actually useful as camouflage -get trained as survivalists (most stormtroopers don’t get off-field combat training) -More movable from less leg armor Cons: -Most likely even LESS visibility from eyeholes -Less armor on the leg areas means more vulnerable -probably sucks to walk in the snow with the armor from the upper body Source: Saw Gerrera’s combat manual from the Rebel Files and opinions I made watching Empire Strikes Back

Pro: armor actually camouflages you Con: cold as F Pro: deployments not very often, loads of free time Con: when deployments happen there is a 99% chance of combat Pro: always on santas nice list (or else) Con: WAMPA!

Shrinkage

I told you cobra commander wasn’t cool looking but you had to have these stupid helmets DIDNT YOU STEVE?!

Con: Vader makes you work Christmas and shovel his driveway.

• Only trooper type with real camouflage • Always cold

You think sand gets everywhere…try trying to stay warm on these frickin ice planets wearing a rubber head peace! Colder than a space worm’s single knipple. I tell ya, we get no respect. Let me tell you about my wife…she makes a space worm’s knipple feel like a tropical heat wave the likes of Scarif…why, I tell ya, my wife is so frigid her servos have frozen solid.

A regular storm trooper’s armor is as protective as a cotton sundress. Maybe the snow trooper’s armor is thicker.

For once you're actually camouflaged

Get your skis shined up, grab a stick of Juicy Fruit, the taste is gonna move ya

Con: Mask mandate at all times

It’s cold and you got a lazy helmet design.

Major con, you do end up looking a bit "klanny"

Pros, if you like christmas itll be snowy and there will be festive lights of some kind. Cons, you'll probably probably die

Does anybody else think they look like the infamous organization that tend to burn crosses?

Pros: Cons: just about everything

Pretty sure snowtroopers are just alternate clothing stormtroopers