The House Trooper was the common houseguard soldier in the Imperium.Every Major House had it's own army, formally independent from the Emperor's own military forces.
Troop Types
Regular troop types included the common Infantry footman, armored squads, Technicians, personal guard and elite guard (or Pretorians) as well as shock troops and Support Troops.House Harkonnen also deployed specialized Hunters.In the Age of Shield-fighting the infantry were swordmen, armed with blades, and, for support, dartguns or needle projectors.Gunners operated armored groundcars, Cannons, Launchers and large heavy duty Lasguns.
Other Troop Types mentioned:
- Assassins
- Bene Gesserit Guard
- Crack Troops
- Cymeks
- Detectors
- Face Dancer Guard
- Fedaykin Guard
- Fish Speakers
- Fremen Legions
- Futars
- Guardians
- Guardian Sisters
- Guild Mercenaries
- Imperial Bodyguard
- Ixian Guard
- Handlers
- House Guard
- Litter-carriers
- Muad'dib Guards
- Patrol
- Priest Guardians of Tleilax
- Royal Guard
- Sardaukar Troopers
- Scouts
- Searchers
- Ship guards
- soldier spies
- suburban patrol
- Suspensor elite
- swordmen
- Vanguard
Common Elements of the House Trooper Uniform
The House Troopers wore a uniform consisting of watchcap, tunic, Jacket, robe, trousers or shorts and boots or a one-piece working uniform in the color of their house or sometimes camouflage.A Trooper would also often wear a com-helmet.Com-helmets could be provided with helmet amplifiers,communicator and night-lenses and emergency transmitter and occasionally with crests, filters, gas masks or visors.Armored Squads could also wear a heavier Battle garb, Suit of Armor of Alloyglas or metal armor made of Plasteel.
Uniforms of the Empire
Faction | Colors | Symbol and emblems |
---|---|---|
House Atreides | Black, Green and White
later: Black, Green, White and Gold |
Red Hawk, Crossed Swords
later: Moon /Fist |
House Corrino | Black-grey/Bronze and gold; tan and brown desert camouflage | Golden Lion/Lion Claws |
House Ginaz | Khaki/white | Crossed Swords |
House Harkonnen | Blue/Orange | Gryphon/Ram |
House Metulli | Red, White and Brown | Rose |
House Moritani | White and Blue/Yellow | Platinum Horsehead |
House Ordos | White/Green | Crossed Bones and Ivy/Serpent on a Book |
House Vernius | Silver/White | purple-and-copper helix |
Bene Gesserit Guard | light grey | Library Key Symbol/Three Waves |
Bene Tleilax Guard | White/yellow | Scarabaeus |
Fish Speakers | White/Blue/Black and Gold/ Black and Green | Moon and Fist/Red Hawk |