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'''Dewback troopers''', or '''dewback riders''', were [[Desert stormtrooper/Legends|Imperial sandtroopers]] who rode [[Dewback/Legends|dewbacks]] and was used as a light cavalry unit by the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]].

==Characteristics==
[[File:Dewback_troopers.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Dewback troopers attacking a troop center]]
Dewback troopers were [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] mounted on [[Dewback/Legends|dewbacks]]. Although well-suited for destroying lightly defended buildings, such as [[prefab shelter]]s and [[Power core/Legends|power cores]], their primary role was attacking hostile combat vehicles such as [[Rebel combat speeder]]s and [[Rebel attack tank]]s. They accomplished this task by utilizing a [[Flamethrower/Legends|flamethrower]] as their primary weapon. Dewback troopers were vulnerable to unmounted troopers and ground vehicles.<ref name="SW:GB" /> [[Desert stormtrooper/Legends|Sandtroopers]] and Imperial army troopers commonly used the creatures for patrols.<ref name="Characters">''[[Star Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''</ref>

The stormtroopers which became dewback troopers were 1.3 to 2.1 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] tall unmounted.{{Fact}} The dewbacks themselves were typically 1.8 meters tall.<ref name="Characters" />

Dewback troopers were similar to the [[Blurrg trooper|clone blurrg troopers]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] which preceded them<ref name="CC">''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns]]''</ref> or the [[Tauntaun Trooper]]s used by their opposition, the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]]. Dewback troopers were also capable of being upgraded to Heavy dewback troopers or Advanced dewback troopers. For the Empire to deploy dewback troopers they first needed an [[animal nursery]].<ref name="SW:GB" />

==History==
[[File:Dewback_Patrol.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Sandtroopers searching for [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]]]
On the planet [[Sathiemon]], a stormtrooper contingent led by a [[Stormtrooper commander/Legends|commander]] used dewbacks on patrol, and they did not take care of the beasts. The [[Unidentified stormtrooper commander (Sathiemon)|commander]] joined a multi-being search for the professional [[Bounty hunter/Legends|hunter]] [[Boba Fett/Legends|Boba Fett]]. They apparently killed him and transmitted the image across [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]]. Shortly after, Fett, who had survived the ambush by switching his clothes with those of the criminal [[Bendak]], went to Sathiemon and captured the commander to interrogate him. The commander told him he did not know who had authorized it, and Fett left him to confront his dewback.<ref name="Targeted">''[[Star Wars: Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead]]''</ref>

[[Desert Sands]], a sandtrooper unit that [[Battle of Tatooine (Galactic Civil War)|destroyed]] a [[Jawa/Legends|Jawa]] [[Digger crawler|sandcrawler]] on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] in its pursuit of stolen [[Death Star plans/Legends|Death Star plans]], incorporated dewback troopers as part of its contingent.<ref name-"SWE4">{{Film|IV}}</ref>

Dewback troopers were among the forces deployed to [[Evacuation of Yavin|destroy]] the Rebel Alliance presence on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]] after the [[Battle of Yavin 4|destruction]] of the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]]<ref name="SW:GB" /> in [[0 ABY/Legends|0 ABY]].<ref name="NEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref>

{{Gamemechanics|Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)}}
Six [[Standard month/Legends|months]] after the Battle of Yavin,<ref name="RS I guide">''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''</ref> two dewback troopers were on patrol near the [[Great Pit of Carkoon/Legends|Great Pit of Carkoon]] on Tatooine when the Empire [[Ambush at Mos Eisley|ambushed]] the Rebels' [[Rogue Squadron/Legends|Rogue Squadron]]. They were eliminated by the pilot [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]].<ref name="SW:RS">[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)|''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'']]</ref>
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{{Gamemechanics|Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds}}
During the [[Time/Legends|time]] of the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] ordered Imperial [[Barracks/Legends|troop centers]] to recruit additional dewback troopers.<ref name="SW:GB" />
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Dewback troopers also participated in the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]].<ref name="SW:GB">''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Stormtroopers were seen on dewbacks as early as [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']]. In the [[video game]] [[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)|''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'']], released in [[1998]], dewback troopers were encountered by the player. They had to be destroyed to earn the mission's gold medal, and this article assumes the player did so. In the [[2001]] video game ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'' and its [[2002]] [[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns|expansion pack]], dewback troopers are the Imperial mounted trooper unit, created at troop centers for a cost of 55 food units and 20 [[Nova crystal/Legends|nova crystals]]. Dewback troopers were also re-imagined in [[LEGO]] form in [[2006]] for ''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]'' and its [[2007]] [[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga|compilation re-release]].

In ''[[LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters Episode 1: Bantha Shakes]]'', a short LEGO film, dewback troopers serve as [[Law enforcement agency/Legends|police forces]]. They arrest an [[Imperial Navy crewman]] piloting an [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]] in the [[Boonta Eve Classic/Legends|Boonta Eve Classic]].

==Appearances==
[[File:Dewback_trooper_TNsR.jpg|thumb|right|230px|A dewback trooper]]
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns]]''
*[[Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead 2|''Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead'' 2]]
*''[[Star Wars: Force Commander]]''
*[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)|''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'']]
*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 31|''Star Wars'' (1977) 31]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 32|''Star Wars'' (1977) 32]]

===Non-canon appearances===
*''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
*''[[LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]]''
*{{Tales|6|Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc}}
*{{Microfighters|LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters Episode 1: Bantha Shakes|Episode 1: Bantha Shakes}}

==Sources==
{{More sources}}
*{{Topps|set=1977 Topps Star Wars Series 1|cardname=Stormtroopers seek the droids!|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72964/cid/5255321/1977-Topps-Star-Wars-24-Stormtroopers-seek-the-droids!|archivedate=20201105081205}} {{Po}}
*''[[Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 1]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope]]''
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*{{GalaxyCite|12|Around the Galaxy}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive]]''
*''[[Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{Po}}
*''[[Force Commander: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*{{TCG|set=Scum & Villainy}}
*{{SWGTCG|set=The Nightsister's Revenge|cardname=Dewback}}
*''[[Star Wars Character Encyclopedia]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]] {{Po}}
*[[Stay on Target (sourcebook)|''Stay on Target'']]

==Notes and references==
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