Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Meet the Beetles! (more trooper stuff)

The other day we came by some details on the new Stormtrooper in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The new trooper was described as:

• It is a combination of a Scout Trooper (Biker Scout) with Stormtrooper parts.
• On set they were called “Sandtroopers.”
• It has a lot of soft parts like a Scout Trooper including similar chest armor, but more narrow around the hips.
• It has the same kneepad as the classic Sandtrooper.
• It has some accent of color like dark red on a panel.

We have now learned that while they were often called “Sandtroopers” on set, the troopers are called Scarab Troopers after the Egyptian beetles of the desert. I dig the name. It sets it apart from what we classically know as Sandtroopers and takes it up a level of cool.

Ian Hamilton did a mockup on Twitter and sent it to me:

@MakingStarWars pic.twitter.com/ovqYfyJAjx

— Ian Hamilton (@ianhamilton_) February 8, 2016

@TheSWU quick mockup – pic.twitter.com/RaGv7SpKXC

— Ian Hamilton (@ianhamilton_) February 8, 2016

Thanks to Ian for trying to help us visualize the Scarab Trooper!