The Sandtrooper Deluxe Figure - Desert Sands Detachment 12 inch Figure features:
- Armored Body with over 30+ points of articulation, Detailed and hand painted Sandtrooper helmet portrait, Highly detailed full body armor set with updated weathering deco, One (1) pair trigger grip hands, One (1) pair support hands, SD-48 Survival Pack with updated configuration, Long Cycle Filter, Short Cycle Filter, Grey Pauldron, Sergeant Pauldron, Two (2) Triple Magazine Waist Pouches, Triple Magazine Chest Pouch, Belt Pouch, BlasTech E-11 Blaster, BlasTech DLT-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle, RT-97C Heavy Blaster Rifle, BlasTech T-21 Light Repeating Blaster, Desert base stand cover, Lower support extendable figure stand with Star Wars logo.
The Empire encompassed thousands of worlds, with countless climate and terrain challenges. Their stormtrooper ranks reflected this through specialized units trained and equipped to operate in specific environments.
The sandtrooper is a desert terrain stormtrooper. Sandtroopers are largely identical to standard stormtroopers except they have additional training in specialized areas. Their armor consists of an 18-piece anti-blaster cocoon shell with heat-reflective coating worn over a temperature-control body glove. The sandtrooper helmet features automatic polarized lenses, a built-in comlink and breathing filters. These stormtroopers are specifically designed for high temperature environments. Instead of depending on machinery that may not function in hostile environments, sandtroopers make use of local creatures for transportation.
The stormtrooper detachment dispatched by Lord Darth Vader to investigate a crashed escape pod on Tatooine just prior to the Battle of Yavin consisted of sandtroopers. They had heavy weapons, survival gear, and shoulder pauldrons denoting rank.