TK stormtrooper

TK stormtroopers, commonly known by the shortened name of TK troopers, were an early generation of non-clone stormtroopers who served the Galactic Empire. While the clone troopers of the former Galactic Republic became the first stormtroopers in the aftermath of the Clone Wars, TK troopers represented the rise of naturally born human soldiers in the Imperial Military, which initially was almost entirely comprised of clone personnel during the early Imperial Era. They were trained by clone commandos clandestinely without the Imperial Senate's knowledge before being formally approved by Emperor Palpatine. They wore a prototype armor, with their helmets being repurposed from the canceled Phase III clone trooper armor design and used DC-15A blaster carbines and DC-15A blaster rifles.

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