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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.

Trooper 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 swordsmen, armed with blades, and, for support, dartguns or needle projectors.Gunners operated armored groundcars, Cannons, Launchers and large heavy duty Lasguns.

  • Assassins
  • Crack Troops (colloquial for Elite or special OPS)
  • Detectors
  • Guardians
  • House Guard (Any armed House defense force)
  • Hunters
  • Patrol (Watch and police forces)
  • Scouts
  • Searchers
  • Ship guards (Deployed to defend Spacecraft and other large Aircraft or Boats)
  • soldier spies
  • suburban patrol (used as outer-city police forces)
  • Suspensor elite
  • Swordmen
  • Vanguard


Common Elements of the House Trooper Uniform[]

A House Trooper's apparel varied greatly depending on their environment, specialty, rank, and which house they served. Their uniforms might consist of a cap, 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, sun-glasses 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

Images of House Troopers[]

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