Comic story
Trooper (comic story)
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"Trooper" is a comic story that appeared in Star Wars Tales 10 in 2001 and was collected in Star Wars Tales Volume 3. The story was written by Garth Ennis, the art was by John McCrea, the colors by Brad Anderson and the letters by Steve Dutro.
The story is told from the point of view of an anonymous stormtrooper of the 501st Legion who boards the Tantive IV in the opening scenes of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
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Facts
- Title
- "Trooper"
- Writers
- Garth Ennis
- Penciller
- John McCrea
- Inker
- Jimmy Palmiotti
- Letterer
- Steve Dutro
- Colorist
- Brad Anderson
- Publisher
- Dark Horse Comics
- Released
- December 12, 2001
- Published in
- Star Wars Tales 10
- Pages
- 19
- Timeline
- 0 BBY (35:3:3)
- Preceded by
- "The Rebel Four"
- Followed by
- "Skreej"
Who turns up here
Characters: 14
- Raymus Antilles
- C-3PO
- Darth Vader
- DV-692
- Leia Organa
- Palpatine (mentioned only, in a flashback)
- R2-D2
- Unidentified 501st stormtrooper
- Unidentified 501st stormtrooper (first casualty)
- Unidentified dreadlocked Human (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Unidentified eyepatched Human (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Unidentified Imperial officer (Greater Marianas) (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Unidentified training officer (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Unidentified yaggie man (first appearance, in a flashback)
Species: 5
- Dewback (in a flashback)
- Yaggie (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Devaronian (in a flashback)
- Human
- Unidentified species (Imperial torching) (first appearance, in a flashback)
Planets: 3
- Greater Marianas (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Coruscant (mentioned only, in a flashback)
- Kormoran (first mentioned)
Places: 2
- Unidentified settlement (Greater Marianas) (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Galactic City (mentioned only, in a flashback)
Starships: 6
Organizations: 7
- Galactic Empire
- Stormtrooper
- 501st Legion (retconned)
- Snowtrooper (in a flashback)
- TIE pilot (mentioned only)
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Order of the Sith Lords
Events: 3
- Galactic Civil War
- Attack on Kormoran (first mentioned)
- Operation Skyhook
Technology: 9
- Darth Vader's armor
- Snowtrooper armor (in a flashback)
- Stormtrooper armor
- Blaster rifle
- E-11 blaster rifle
- SE-14r light repeating blaster (in a flashback)
- Defender sporting blaster pistol
- Knife (in a flashback)
- Spear (in a flashback)
Lore: 3
- Imperial officer
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only, in a flashback)
- Sith Lord
Everything else: 10
- Lizard (in a flashback)
- Worm (in a flashback)
- Sergeant
- Sandtrooper (in a flashback)
- Yaggie man (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Cyborg
- Landspeeder (in a flashback)
- Armor
- Blaster
- Eye patch
Not in the archive: 3
- Unidentified TIE pilot (Kormoran) (first mentioned)
- Unidentified Imperial droid (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Unidentified Rebel raid (first appearance, in a flashback)
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