Stormtrooper

Stormtroopers were the soldiers of the Galactic Empire who are one of the many playable characters in LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Background
A stormtrooper, disparagingly referred to as a buckethead by dissenting citizens, was a member of the elite shock troops in the Imperial Army, placed under the Stormtrooper Corps, the land-based forces of the Galactic Empire.[4] They were particularly distinguished by their loyalty to Emperor Sheev Palpatine, the founder of the Empire, and were reputedly incapable of betraying either him or the Imperial regime. Stormtroopers wore white armor over a black body glove which, in addition to creating an imposing image, was outfitted with a wide array of survival equipment and temperature controls that allowed its wearer to survive in most environments, but offered limited protection against blaster bolts. Along with standard stormtroopers, there were several specialized subgroups, including, but not limited to, the scout troopers, snowtroopers, and the spacetroopers.

Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, a variant of the Galactic Empire's stormtrooper would exist under the auspices of the First Order.