Imperial Scout Trooper

Scout Troopers are used by the Empire in places where finesse rather than brute force is called for. These stormtroopers are found on many of the planets in the game, including Kashyyyk, Endor, Tatooine, and Naboo, usually in areas too swampy, overgrown, rough, or wild for the regular stormtrooper corps.

Imperial Scout Trooper armor is available to Imperial faction players.

Star Wars Lore
A scout trooper was an Imperial Stormtrooper that had been specially trained for scouting and reconnaissance.

Scout troopers wore specially modified lightweight armor with greater flexibility than standard stormtrooper armor, and often used light repulsorlift vehicles, such as the 74-Z Speederbike, in the course of their duties, earning them the nickname "biker scouts". Although not wearing the best camouflage for a forest/jungle environment, unlike their Grand Army of the Republic predecessors, the scout troopers made up for it with speed and flexibility on a speeder bike.

Scout troopers were very different than a normal trooper. They had a special visor which helped them see better in their environment, as well as concentrating their attention directly ahead so they could steer better. However, some people did seem to have trouble with this, as at least one stormtrooper was heard talking about how the helmet impaired his vision.