Exosphere Trooper

Imperial Exosphere Troopers are a division of elite Imperial aerospace units, and an elite form of Aerial Troopers.

Origins
Exosphere Troopers were founded before the Trans-Galactic War, originally as robotic units, but later upgraded to cyborgs, who were often prisoners of war taken off of captured worlds. They remained an Imperial asset throughout the Trans-Galactic War and War for the Chronicle Timeline.

Organization
The Imperial Exosphere Troopers all hold officer ranks, and there is little differentiation between them. Many of the orders they relay come from Imperial cruisers or forward command posts, although they can operate independently. They command units of Aerial Troopers, and like Aerial Troopers, they spend most of their battle time in flight. They often stay behind main lines, using their cannons as snipers. However, Exosphere Troopers are most commonly used in outer space, directly assaulting and boarding enemy crafts or space stations.

Equipment
Imperial Exosphere Troopers are equipped with Imperialite armor, grey in color, equipped with advanced Standard Asset Equipment able to survive falls from space through use of shields and armor, with a skull-like helmet and bulky torso. Large flight packs can unfold and retract from their backs, and they have additional retractable thrusters that can help stabilize flight, although they would pose a hindrance on the ground. Their most notable feature is an oversized heavy plasma cannon on their left shoulders, capable of powerful precision rounds, which is sometimes switched out for a Dark Energy cannon, although they also carry various Energy Weapons, both as guns and blades. The material of their armor gives them considerable defenses against Magic and supernatural attacks as well. Their armor can take many additions and modifications, with their thruster pack often consisting of micro-missile launchers on wing-like components, and additional layers to their helmets are not uncommon.

Exosphere Troopers are heavily modified cyborgs, with only their torso and brain still somewhat organic, and thus do not have any known BDUs or dress uniforms, rarely removing pieces of their armor for anything other than maintenance or replacements. Due to having no organic parts below the torso area, Exosphere Troopers can perform 360 degree swivels with their torsos and pelvis, as well as with other limbs. They cannot be hacked due to their organic brains, and have emotional limiters that make them incapable of showing emotions.