Bomb squad stormtroopers, were an elite class of Imperial stormtroopers trained in the activation and deactivation of explosive charges.

Contents 1 History 2 Equipment 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 4.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Captain Hugo Treece dispatched a group of bombtroopers, led by Sergeant Vollot, to Bespin's Cloud City, shortly after the Battle of Hoth to scan for and disarm bombs set there by revolting Ugnaughts after the Empire took over the city. A talking bomb invented by the Ugnaughts tricked the bombtroopers into destroying themselves when it had them arm the explosive rather than disarm it.

EquipmentEdit

Bombtroopers wore specially modified heavy fire-resistant armor for flame precautions. For further aid, a long hood covered the faceplate, and they all wore safety helmets. They carried their tools in large round cases.

Behind the scenesEdit

The bombtrooper was created by David Michelinie, Walt Simonson, and Tom Palmer. Certain elements of the armor's design, most notably the helmets, were taken from unused concept sketches for the snowtrooper armor in The Empire Strikes Back.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars 56: Coffin in the Clouds