- "Sometimes being a good soldier means doing what you think is right."
- ―Argyus
A soldier, also referred to as a trooper, was a being who fought, usually in an army or navy, in defense of an organization, government, or ideal. Soldiers were well trained and organized to fight and some were in elite units or special forces. Soldiers were generally the front-line fighters while officers served as commanders and strategists.
The Galactic Republic was protected for centuries by the Jedi Order who served as peacekeepers but maintained they were not soldiers. The Republic was also protected by the Judicial Forces, while the Galactic Senate on Coruscant was protected by the Senate Guard and its elite Commandos. Member worlds like Naboo and Mon Cala typically had their own armies, such as the Royal Naboo Security Forces, Gungan Grand Army or Mon Calamari Guard.
With the eruption of the Clone Wars, the Republic formed the Grand Army composed of clone troopers considered the greatest soldiers in galactic history. They fought the Separatist armies who used battle droids instead of flesh and blood soldiers. After the war, the new Galactic Empire used the clones as the basis for the the Imperial stormtroopers who served as elite soldiers and shock troops, a practice continued by the First Order. The Galactic Empire also .made use of elite soldiers selected from the Stormtrooper Corps called death troopers, which were used to guard high-placed Imperial officers
The Alliance to Restore the Republic had Rebel troopers who were its ground forces fighting against the Empire. The New Republic had a standing army, but its decision to ignore the First Order meant the Resistance had to rely on lightly-armored troopers like its predecessor.
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- BARC speeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Boil in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- clone troopers in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Flash speeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Gian speeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Rebel Troopers in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Umbarans in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Umbaran starfighter in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
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- Rogue One: Rebel Dossier
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- BARC speeder in the Databank (backup link)
- Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- Clone Troopers in the Databank (backup link)
- Flash Speeder in the Databank (backup link)
- Gian Speeder in the Databank (backup link)
- Imperial Star Destroyer biography gallery on StarWars.com (backup link (Imperial-Star-Destroyer-Biography-gallery) not verified!); image #5 (of 15)
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- Rebel Troopers in the Databank (backup link)
- Stormtroopers in the Databank (backup link)