Unidentified coastal defender stormtrooper (Bestine IV)

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A human[2] male[3] coastal defender stormtrooper served the Galactic Empire during the Imperial Era.[3] Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[1] the trooper was present with other troopers aboard a transport on the planet Bestine IV, serving under the command of the cyborg Beilert Valance, as the transport headed to an Imperial naval base on the island Jahnae to deliver munitions. As the transport made it's way to the base, it was attacked by the crew of the bounty hunter T'onga, who had been hired by the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn to stop the shipment from reaching the base. Most of the crew were captured by the Imperial defenders of the transport, and were rounded up under guard from the troopers, and Ankala Sahm and S'ira, members of Valance's specialized team. Following this, the Imperials were told by Valance to wait for further instructions as he guarded the bridge. The trooper grew impatient as the Imperials waited for Valance to report back, and the trooper asked what was taking that "kriffin cyborg" to report back. The trooper suggested they just shoot the captured crew there and then, as they were enemies of the Empire, to which S'ira repeated the request from Valance to wait for further instructions.[3]

One of the crew, the assassin Tasu Leech, asked the trooper if they were supposed to take them seriously. Leech's fellow crewmate Zuckuss told Leech to be cautious, and Leech asked why, adding that stormtroopers were not known for their aim. The trooper reacted to the comment by hitting Leech in the head with his blaster, telling him that they could hit him pretty good from where they were. Losha Tarkon, another of the crew, threatened the trooper if they touched Leech again, and Zuckuss once again tried to defuse the situation, but the trooper had had enough, stating they would not endure another insult, and made the call to kill the hunters. Sahm protested the decision, telling the trooper that killing the crew was not what they were supposed to do, but she interrupted by the arrival of Valance, who informed the trooper they were committing an act of insubordination.[3]

Valance then asked the trooper if his orders had not been clear, to which the trooper apologized, but questioned what one more dead rebel sympathizer was. Unbeknownst to the trooper, Valance had just received news that his former lover, Yuralla Vega, who was also a rebel sympathizer, had been killed by the Empire. Valance grew angry at the question, and responded to the trooper that they had chosen the wrong thing to say. Valance then punched the trooper through the chest, killing him, and causing the other troopers to attack him.[3]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The events of Bounty Hunters 30, including the death of the coastal defender stormtrooper on Bestine IV, take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition establishes that the stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire, which includes the coastal defender stormtrooper on Bestine IV per Bounty Hunters 30, were all humans.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Bounty Hunters 30
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