Apr 24, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: Intimate Photos Reveal the Day-to-Day Lives of Stormtroopers

Photos by courtesy Zahir Batin
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Still Life Action
Going all Jean-Claude Van Damme and doing an epic split on some speeder bikes. (Expand the gallery for the best experience.)
Photos by courtesy Zahir Batin
02
Bus Stop
Waiting at the AT-AT stop. (Those things are always late.)

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03
CSI
Investigating a crime scene. Move along … move along.
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04
End of War
Removing a wounded Stormtrooper—and the head of a battle droid—from the battlefield.

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Burying a fallen soldier of the Galactic Empire.
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06
IP Man
Getting a beatdown from a Sith Lord.

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07
Little Farm
Feeding the—surprisingly GIGANTIC—chicks on the Empire's farm.
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08
Never Leave U Behind
Pulling a fallen fellow soldier out of harm's way.

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Roughing up a battle droid.
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10
Wild Wild West
Capturing an outlaw and bringing him to justice.

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