7) Stormtroopers Who Are Actually Dangerous
Everyone knows that the Stormtroopers, despite being the Empire’s footsoldiers, are completely useless. They never hit their target, they’re easily bested and they can’t even avoid bumping their noggins on door frames. The comics have gone at least someway to vindicating them, however, by introducing Task Force 99.
First properly appearing in Star Wars #21, Task Force 99 – otherwise known as the SCAR (Special Commando Advanced Recon) Squadron – were an elite team of troopers who can actually do their job properly. They’re led by the fearsome Sergeant Kreel, who had previously got to know Luke Skywalker on an undercover mission for Vader.
So, what makes Kreel so cool? He’s got his own lightsaber, that’s what. And he does a lot more damage with that then the average Stormtrooper does with a blaster. For instance, he and the SCAR Squadron wiped out the entire rebel base on Ghost Moon.