Throughout the early years of Palpatine's reign, the Empire continued to utilize the Jango Fett template, but later commissioned the creation of new troopers from different genetic sources.

After the fall of the Galactic Republic and the formation of Emperor Palpatine's New Order, the Republic Grand Army's clone troopers were re-designated as stormtroopers. We never really got used to the new guys.' ― Retired clone trooper Ĭommanders Appo and Vill, clone stormtroopers of the Fett templateĬlone stormtroopers were the original elite soldiers of the Galactic Empire. Though the 501st itself remained pure, the rest of the Imperial Army gradually became more and more diverse. Future troopers would be cloned from a variety of templates.

' After the Kamino uprising, the Emperor decided that an army of genetically identical soldiers was too susceptible to corruption.