I've done some "star wars characters in a got/asoiaf medieval setting", so I decided to try my hand with the reverse. And where better to start than with troopers?
(more in depth detail on the different armor styles under the cut)
For the Kingsguard, I of course went with the Emperor's Guard for armor inspiration. I kept the three helmet fins from the GoT show, and the armor has been adapted from the show design. The helmet itself, especially the visor, is actually more reminiscent of the Republic Senate Guard. I went with the t-visor style both for accuracy to the GoT show helmets and also to have a t-visor trend with Targaryen affiliated troopers (which will be seen more later). The Kingsguard carry the double-bladed vibroblades wielded by Imperial Guard members Kir Kanos and Carnor Jax in the Crimson Empire comics.
Using the stormtrooper armor as a reference for the Lannister troopers was a no-brainer. The GoT show helmets had a similar two eye-hole design, and the face mask was similar to the front design of the stormtrooper helmet. Then I painted the armor to match the color patterns on the show armor.
For House Tully, I went with the Republic ARF trooper as the base for the armor design. The armor designs for House Tully soldiers from both GoT and HotD don't have much in terms of plate armor (it mostly was layers of chainmail or the scale armor tunics), so I used video game concept art as a reference for style. I did keep the fishscale design on the tunic though.
The House Tyrell helmet is based on the Clone Cadet Training armor design from The Clone Wars. That helmet was the closest to the design from the GoT show. The rest of the design was just adapted from the show armor.
House Stark, of course, is based on the Snow Trooper armor, specifically the Clone Cold assault Trooper armor that features in the early seasons of the Clone Wars. The helmet, the gambeson, and the shoulder pieces are the main carry-over from the actual House Stark armor.
For House Greyjoy, I took inspiration from the various iterations of SCUBA troopers. The helmet is from the First Order SCUBA troopers (featuring in Star Wars: Resistance). The rest of the armor is a mixed version of the Clone SCUBA troopers that featured in the two Clone Wars animations. The torse design is also reminiscent of the armor worn by the Greyjoys in GoT.
The helmet for the Targaryen troopers was based on the mandalorian helmet design, specifically the carry-over of the t-visor. The rest of the armor, using the HotD design as a base, is built off the First Order Stormtrooper armor.
The Armor for House Arryn is based off the armor used by the Mandalorian Imperial Supercommandoes that appeared in Star Wars: Rebels, though I adapted it with the helmet with a Clone BARC trooper visor and added the topfin. The rest of the armor/color patterns are based on the armor design from HotD.
The House Baratheon armor is mostly based off the Clone ARC Trooper armor from the Clone Wars. The torso design was similar enough to the GoT House Baratheon armor that it seemed like a good fit. The helmet with its t-visor is more Mandalorian in nature, calling on the connection House Baratheon has to House Targaryen.
The House Martell armor takes inspiration from the Clone Desert Trooper armor. Most of the armor design is from the clone armor, but some parts are inspired by the armor worn by Oberyn Martell in GoT as well as concept art I found on the web.
Trying out the black background and it’s pretty snazzy. #bobafett #prototypearmorbobafett #blackseries6inch #blackseries #supercommando #starwars https://www.instagram.com/p/BpKnulvnvSu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7y2527fwjcca
This unit of mandalorians was formed shortly after the Ordonian Union gained its independence from the Galactic Republic. The mandalorian clans supported the formation of the union, though Mandalore itself, along with several core mandalorian worlds (Concordia, Concord Dawn) would not join the new nation.
The clans helped to found the government and army, with several mandalorian leaders even helping to draft the new Constitution. Mandalorians in the Ordonian Union wanted to avoid the repressive ‘pacifist’ monarchy that had been put into power after the excision, but simultaneously had a long standing feud with the clans loyal to the death watch, seeing their fanatic nationalism as self harming and dangerous, as well as contrary to their own beliefs, and while they wholeheartedly believed in the merits of democracy, they did not have faith in the ability of the Senate or the republic courts- much less the Chancellory, to represent them or anyone else in the region fairly.
So when independence was granted to the OU, with the clans so heavily involved in the founding years, though they would withdraw into political isolation later on, many Ordonians came to respect them, and saw opportunity in having a large mandalorian population.
From the earliest days of the nation’s existence, it was under constant threat from the Hutts and the likes of Black Sun, as well as the exiled monarchs and aristocrats who were relatives of the royal family on Mandalore, and who had powerful allies in the Senate and Republic Navy.
So the new military had to be able to respond to these threats effectively and be seen as competent and dangerous by potential enemies. The creation of a corps of Mandalorian soldiers meant that the army as a whole was immediately given a level of legitimacy and ability that might have otherwise taken upwards of a century to build up.
The new Supercommando’s were used as a fast reaction force, able to deploy on short notice anywhere in the Union and if necessary, beyond, in large scale infantry operations, in smaller tactical assault teams, and everything in between. They earned their keep ten times over, in early skirmishes with bounty Hunter guilds, border conflicts with the Hutts and once with the Hapans, in the infamous Summer war against the attempted invasion by republic backed monarchists in exile and their mercenary armies, and especially in the Death Watch-Ordonian war.
But the greatest threat was yet to come, and soon the darkness would be knocking on their front door.
