Sandtrooper

Theme:

Variations:

Orange Pauldron (2004)
Orange pauldron (2007)
Black pauldron (2010)
Orange Pauldron (2012)
White Pauldron (2012)
See Stormtrooper

Accessories:

Dewback weapon
Blaser
Rifle
Pauldron
Backpack

Years:

2004, 2007, 2010, 2012

Appearances
4501 Mos Eisley Cantina 7659 Imperial Landing Craft 8092 Luke's Landspeeder LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

A Sandtrooper was a Stormtrooper who specialized in desert environments.

Description

First variant (2004)

The Sandtrooper minifigure made its first appearance in 2004 in 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina. The minifigure at the time was nearly identical to the Stormtrooper but with an added orange pauldron on the right shoulder. This variant only made one appearance.

Second variant (2007)

Three years later, the Sandtrooper made its second appearance in physical form in 2007 in 7659 Imperial Landing Craft. In 2007 the Stormtrooper minifigure was redesigned and so was the Sandtrooper because of this. Just like the first variant, the Sandtrooper was nearly identical to the newly redesigned Stormtrooper apart from an added orange pauldron on the right shoulder. The minifigure featured a black head underneath the helmet. This variant only made one appearance.

Third variant (2010)

23ST — The third variant of the Sandtrooper.

Once again, three years later, the Sandtrooper was redesigned and made its third appearance in 2010 in 8092 Luke's Landspeeder. This time only the minifigures accessories had been redesigned, featuring a black pauldron instead of an orange one, and a backpack. The minifigure featured a black head underneath the helmet. This variant only made one appearance.

Fourth variant (2012)

Two years later, the Sandtrooper was redesigned once again and made its fourth appearance in 2012 in 9490 Droid Escape. This time the minifigure had been redesigned substantially featuring new realistic printing on the torso and legs depicting dirty armour. The head pieces will be black, but have printed faces on the front of them. This variant features the same backpack accessory as the third variant released in 2010. These variants to date are only known to make one appearance each.

Squad Leader variant

Stormtroop 9490 — The Squad Leader variant.

The Squad Leader variant features the orange pauldron from the 2007 variation and the backpack from the 2010 variation of the Sandtrooper but has a new designed face for the minifigure, like the 2010 Episode III Clone Pilot. The torso, legs and helmet of the Squad Leader look identical to that of the Sergeant. On the 9490 Droid Escape box art, the Squad Leader is depicted as piloting a speeder bike. This variant is armed with a blaster.

Sergeant variant

Sandtroop 9490-2 — The Sergeant variant.

The Sergeant variant features a brand new white pauldron and the backpack from the 2010 variation of the Sandtrooper. The torso, legs and helmet of the Sergeant look identical to that of the Squad Leader as well with a new face. On the 9490 Droid Escape box art, the Sergeant is holding a stud piece. The Sergeant is armed with a blaster rifle.

Video game variant

In the video games the Sandtrooper is identical to the second variation of the Sandtrooper released in 2007 but with a megaphone with a transparent orange stud on it for a blaster instead of the new blaster piece.

Background

Sandtroopers could be mounted on Dewbacks (like in 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina), or could be ground troops (such as in 7659 Imperial Landing Craft). They can be defined as sandtroopers due to the pauldron present on their right shoulder. They have cooling systems installed in their armour to keep them cool in hot conditions like on Tatooine.

Notes

All five variants have only appeared in one set each.

Appearances

Video Game Appearances

Gallery of Variants


Orange Pauldron Variation from 2004	Orange Pauldron Variation from 2007	Black Pauldron Variation from 2010	Sandtrooper Squad Leader from 9490 Droid Escape	Sandtrooper Sergeant from 9490 Droid Escape