(SW Shatterpoint) Inferno Squad - Imperial Special Forces Trooper: Proposed CRL

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Another licensed product (Star Wars Shatterpoint, published by Atomic Mass Games) has now confirmed the presence of a generic Inferno style trooper in the Star Wars universe.

This trooper is also titled "Imperial Special Forces", consistent with their appearance in Star Wars Legion, published by Fantasy Flight Games.

The accompanying artwork is much clearer and less stylised than that which appears in Star Wars Legion artwork, so I would propose using this instead as the basis of a NTTL CRL application.

The artwork shows two variants, one a standard trooper (on the left) and one with a modified "squad leader" style shoulder pauldron.  This pauldron could be considered as an optional extra for this costume.

Additional detail is provided by 360 degree visual references for the models, published online by the licensed publisher:

https://www.atomicmassgames.com/character/today-the-rebellion-dies-squad-pack/

The thermal detonator is clearly shown to be a copy of Iden Versio's TD.  Similarly the lower detailing on the boots not visible in the main artwork can also be seen.  Again, these are entirely consistent with the existing Inferno style boots.  No compad is visible in either the artwork or the figures, however the angle of the pose would appear to cause the gloves to ride up and hide the compad in each case.  The artwork for Del Meeko in this publication does indeed confirm the existence of a compad.

The visual references above provide a full and detailed look at each costume part that makes up this costume.  The following costume parts are virtually identical to the following parts already described in detail in our Inferno Squad - Del Meeko CRL:

• Helmet.
• Flight Suit.
• Shoulder Patches.
• Torso Armour.
• Optional Chest Box.
• Compad.
• Gloves.
• Holster.
• Boots.
• Optional E-11.

The remaining elements are described in the Inferno Squad - Iden Versio CRL:

• Thermal Detonator.
• Ammo Belt - omitting Iden's drop boxes.

I would therefore suggest using our existing Del Meeko CRL as the basis for this proposed NTTL CRL, with additional details drawn from the Iden Versio CRL.  While much clearer than the artwork in Star Wars Legion, the artwork we would be drawing upon is still somewhat stylised.  However the Legion has already created many high quality CRLs based on similar artwork in published comics.  These include:

• 0-0-0 (TX)
• General Weir (TX)
• Lt Sunber (TX)
• Task Force 99 members (TX)
• 181st Fighter Group (TI)
• 181st Dress Uniform (TI)
• Baron Fel (TI)

I would suggest streamlining the existing Del Meeko and Iden Versio text to omit detailing that is not readily visible in the stylised Shatterpoint artwork, particular as relates to highly specific Level 2 detail that was taken for the high resolution 3D models visible in Battlefront 2.  This would ideally create the opportunity for a new "entry level" costume that is more accessible than the named Inferno characters, particularly for first time applicants.