Rebel heavy battle armor

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The Rebel battle armor, also known as the Rebel heavy battle armor, was a style of armor used by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War.

Description

Rebel troopers, with reinforced armor, with the middle Rebel without a face visor.

Rebel troopers, with reinforced armor, with the middle Rebel without a face visor.

The Rebel battle armor was developed for light, modern combat and was often worn by a soldier needing to retain their agility. It offered protection against kinetic damage as well as from energy-based weapons like blasters.[1] The armor was designed to help ensure the survival of Rebel infantry during direct confrontation against an overwhelming number of Imperial troops.[4] The complete armor set was composed of the helmet, chest plate, left & right biceps, left & right bracers, gloves, leggings and boots. The helmet itself included a full-face visor, a neck scarf,[1] a breath mask and a respirator.[4]

History

Following the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel battle armor was worn by Rebel heavy troopers,[5] Rebel Alliance Honor Guards,[6] Rebel Assault Commandos,[7] and Rebel Desert Troopers.[8] A battle armor was also used by Rebel trooper Mika Horn.[3]

In 1 ABY,[9] a spacer retrieved the nine parts of a Rebel battle armor while visiting multiple worlds in the galaxy and finally assembled the complete armor.[10]

Behind the scenes

The Rebel battle armor appeared 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.[11] The Rebel battle armor was one of the Rebel faction armors added to the game with the release of the "Combat Upgrade,"[12] on April 27, 2005.[13]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Combat Upgrade
  2. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Imperial Quest: "Rescue the fourth Imperial Officer" on Corellia
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Collection: "Forward Watch, Alpha Camp"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Forged in Battle
  5. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Squadrons Over Corellia Card: Rebel Heavy Trooper (backup link)
  6. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Event: "Remembrance Day"
  7. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Game Update 15: Galactic Civil War: Forces Under Siege
  8. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Game Update 17: Empire Day VII / Remembrance Day VII
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Collection: "Lost Rebel Battle Armor"
  11. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  12. ↑ Gal-icon Combat Upgrade: Armor System on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  13. ↑ Gal-icon Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)

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