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- "TK-421, why aren't you at your post? TK-421, do you copy?"
- ―Imperial officer Pol Treidum
TK-421 was the designation of a stormtrooper stationed aboard the first Death Star.
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Biography
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After the Millennium Falcon was captured, he was ordered to stand guard in front of the freighter's boarding ramp, while a scanning crew attempted to determine if anyone was hiding aboard the Falcon.
Just seconds after the scanning crew had made their way up the boarding ramp, a loud thump was heard and someone (Later revealed to be Han Solo) called down to them, asking TK-421 and his fellow guard, TK-422, for help with a piece of equipment. The two stormtroopers made their way up the ramp to assist the then-unconscious technicians. Instead TK-421, along with TK-422, was shot by Han Solo and stripped of his armor (which was then donned by Luke Skywalker).
When a firefight broke out between the staff of Detention Block AA 23 and a Wookiee with two stormtroopers, a security team was dispatched to the hangar housing the recently captured freighter. TK-421 and his comrades were found aboard the Falcon, and brought to the sick bay in their various states of incapacitation by his fellow stormtroopers.
Behind the scenesEdit
In the novelization of the movie, the trooper was referred to as THX-1138, a homage to George Lucas's first feature film. In the radio drama, he was referred to as TX-421.
In Star Wars 3: Death Star the character is referred to as TX-421 and as part of Scanning crew BT-445.
TK-421 was the only stormtrooper to receive a designation in any of the three original trilogy movies.
In the German synchronization of Episode IV, the trooper's serial number is TK-241 instead of TK-421.
In the video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, a homage to TK-421 is included. In the Cairn Installation stage, the player will eventually enter a control room marked by six trip-mines in the entryway. If he moves towards a static-filled screen, he can hear an English-accented Human speak: TK-664, what is your status? TK-664, report!
Additionally, in the game's multiplayer mode, the name "TK-421" is given to the stormtrooper model.
TK-XXXX is the designation given to stormtroopers in the 501st.
TK-421's utility belt contained a grappling hook used by Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa to cross a chasm on the Death Star in A New Hope. It appears to be the only such device carried by any of the stormtroopers throughout the trilogy. It is also possible this was an item aboard the Millennium Falcon that Luke thought to bring with him, stowing it in TK-421's belt.
Inputting TK421WHITE in the Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game cheat code menu unlocks a Stormtrooper costume.
AppearancesEdit
- Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
- Star Wars radio drama
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars 3: Death Star
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Non-canonical appearance)
Stormtroopers in the Encyclopedia
SourcesEdit
Star Wars Trading Card Game – A New Hope (Card: Stormtrooper TK-421)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 37 (LEI1-2, The Rescue of Princess Leia)
