This is my own opinion, but since Patrol Troppers are like the Police Departments of many towns/cities in real time, but in a Galactic environment, why do we think that all Patrol Troopers have to wear white armor? Since the PT was only seen once in "Solo", and he was only show once, at a far away distance/angle, then we do not really know what his uniform looks like. However from a visual effect, the white armor shows up, so my question is this.
1. If Patrol Troopers are supposed to be the Police Officers working in a massive city on Correllia, and use their bikes to get around the massive docks, then I would say that because their armor is not quite as heavy as the Stormtroopers, then maybe we should look at them as the Police Officers who do close internal law enforcement, while the Stormtroopers are there as guards, and backup.
2. If the Patrol Trooper idea holds true, and is found on the newer 'cannon' description of these new characters, then why cant we have them wearing dark blue, or black armor? The helmet coloration should still be a mixed white/black; just like the old PD hard helmet many officers wore in the big cities against rioters.
3. Patrol Troopers are by nature carrying a variety of weapons, not just the blasters, which I take to be the regulation style weapon, but hell, why not give them heavy rifle blasters, or even a shotgun for use against the populace, along with cannisters of mace, and how about handcuffs? Why are the PTs all carrying 'thermite grenades"?
4. Lastly, why not ranking system within the Patrol Troopers? Where are the Sergeants, Lieutenants? That particular trooper on the ground would likely be a slick sleeve, one who is either a veteran officer (who doesn't wear rank), or a Trooper just fresh out of the Academy
5. I'd lilke to see more information on the issue of the Patrol Trooper? I know that by a certain date, they had been replaced by Storm Troopers, but until then with that one trooper on the ground, and no further information, I think that my idea of a Police Officer concept should be discussed about, and maybe we can have two classes of Patrol Trooper, "Correllia Highway Patrol (CHP), and the Correllia Police Deparatment (CPD)...
Thanks
Cam
