Rebel Desert Trooper

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A Rebel Desert Trooper guarding a Rebel detention facility.

A Rebel Desert Trooper guarding a Rebel detention facility.

Rebel Desert Troopers were specialized troops of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. They wore Rebel battle armor and were armed with blaster weapons.[1]

History

After the Battle of Yavin, various Desert Troopers guarded a detention facility located in the hidden Rebel Alliance base on Corellia.[1] In 1 ABY,[2] after the base was discovered by Imperial agents sent by Emperor's Hand Mara Jade during the Empire Day festivities, Falen Buir and at least two other Desert Troopers were killed during the Imperial assault of the detention facility.[1]

Behind the scenes

Rebel Desert Troopers were non-player characters in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[3] Desert Troopers were added to the game with the release of the "Game Update 11," published on June 23, 2009, and were present in the game during the Empire Day events of 2009,[4] 2010[5] and 2011.[6]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Imperial Quest: "Rescue the third Imperial Officer" on Corellia
  2. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  3. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  4. ↑ Gal-icon Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 11 Empire Day on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)
  5. ↑ Gal-icon Star Wars Galaxies: Game Update 17 - Empire Day VII / Remembrance Day VII on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)
  6. ↑ Gal-icon Star Wars Galaxies: Hotfix 19.20 on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)

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