To ensure absolute loyalty and conformity, First Order troopers were identified by alphanumeric designations instead of individual names and programmed from birth through regular exposure to state-controlled propaganda. As the latest evolution of one of galactic history's most distinctive symbols of military might, the First Order's infantry units were outfitted with stark white armor derived from that worn by the Galactic Republic's clone troopers and the Galactic Empire's identically named elite shock troops.
Stormtroopers, also known as First Order stormtroopers or ' bucketheads,' were the infantry soldiers of the First Order that were deployed from within the Unknown Regions. A real stormtrooper is the extension of the First Order, of Supreme Leader Snoke's will, nothing less.' ―Phasma ' A real stormtrooper has no room for sympathy.