Stormtrooper snipers represented a unique and specialized type of stormtrooper, serving within the military forces of the First Order during the First Order-Resistance War.
The Galactic Empire, which came before the First Order, also utilized stormtrooper snipers. Following the Empire's surrender in 5 ABY at the Battle of Jakku, numerous Imperial personnel escaped to the Unknown Regions and subsequently aligned themselves with the First Order. This new organization established its own Stormtrooper Corps, which included the training of stormtrooper snipers.
Stormtrooper snipers of the First Order were equipped with standard stormtrooper armor. Their primary weapon was the DLT-19D heavy blaster rifles, but they were also proficient in using other weapons, such as the IQA-11 Blaster Rifles, A280 blaster rifles, NT-242s, and Cycler rifles. Sergeants were distinguished by their black Pauldrons.