Armor

In Star Wars, Imperial Stormtroopers wore distinctive white plastoid body armor over a sealed black body glove, and in this respect appeared similar to their Clone Wars Phase II clone trooper armor predecessors, having acquired its color from the austere tastes of its Kaminoan creators. The complete set of 18 pieces completely encased the body and typically had no individually distinguishing marking outside of rank. In fact, the casual first-time observer sometimes mistook the Stormtroopers as a form of battle droid. It also protected the troopers from very harsh environments as well as projectiles and impact weapons. The armour might be penetrated by a blaster bolt, but it reduced damage from the bolts absorbed significantly. The body glove allowed for operation in warm or cold climates, however it could protect the trooper from almost any environment -- from total vacuum conditions to the very extremes in cold and heat for a very limited period of time. In certain situations, Stormtroopers sometimes wore camouflage armor to help them blend in with different environments. The Stormtrooper corps instituted this reform after the embarrassing defeat at the Battle of Endor. It was equipped with several useful features: