The few Storm Commandos that were left in the Imperial Army, or better yet the most skilled Storm Commandos, were placed under the direct command of Darth Vader's elite Death Squadron in the years before the Battle of Hoth.Īlthough the number of Storm Commandos within the Imperial Army was low at the time of the Battle of Yavin, a number of Commandos that were still alive and active participated in several major battles during the rest of the Galactic Civil War, such as the Battle of Ralltiir. This loss of Commandos showed very highly when about halfway into the war, where there was less than half of the next generation Storm Commandos left in the galaxy, especially following the destruction of the first Death Star during the Battle of Yavin. One of the most successful of this new generation of Storm Commandos was Crix Madine, who ended up becoming a Commander over a squad of other new generation Storm Commandos, leading them to many victories against several rebel cells.Ī Storm Commando in action during the Galactic Civil Warĭespite becoming more skilled than the Storm Commandos used by the early Galactic Empire prior to the end of the Great Jedi Purge, the next generation Storm Commandos still suffered high casualties against rebel forces during the Galactic Civil War. During this time, Tanniel would intensify the Storm Commando's training, molding the soldiers into the elite Imperial units they needed to be.
Although they were rare, but well known for their extravagant attacks against rebels. Just a few years before the start of the Galactic Civil War, Grand Moff Milton attempted to increase the number of Storm Commandos within the Imperial Army, as he had begun to believe that more Storm Commandos would be needed to defend the Empire from the many rebel cells that were beginning to take arms against Imperial forces. Despite being elite soldiers of the early Galactic Empire, Storm Commandos were not as talented or loyal as the Clone Stormtroopers that served alongside them, the biggest showcase of this was during the Atoan Insurgency, during which a squad of Storm Commandos rebelled against the Empire and attempted to assassinate Darth Vader, but failed.
įollowing the end of the Clone Wars, Storm Commandos were widely used as the first branch of non-clone military force used by the Galactic Empire and were mostly utilized in tacking down Separatist Holdouts that posed a threat to the New Order. Storm Commandos were one of the earliest units of Imperial Stormtrooper created after the fall of the Galactic Republic, being established as a new branch of the new Imperial Army as early as 19 BBY.