Propelling the massive Imperial walkers over uneven terrain requires the skills of seasoned AT-AT pilots/drivers. These soldiers work in teams of two, operating the ground craft with deft skill. They also fire the vehicle's powerful laser cannons, carrying orders from a combat coordinator, also stationed on the AT-AT's bridge.
Piloting an AT-AT effectively is a difficult challenge entrusted to flesh-and-blood operators and not automation. A battery of simulation tests helps harden combat soldiers into the Empire's elite armor assault crews. For their high perches and protective cockpits of reinforced armor, the AT-AT pilots are often regarded with contempt by the foot soldier infantry. Such acrimony is not without some merit -- AT-AT pilot training stresses their importance, and successful soldiers are often convinced of their invincibility, making them insufferably arrogant to the frontline grunts.
Though not required in the pressurized environment of an AT-AT cockpit, the pilots routinely wear their life-support gear, not only as part of combat history, but to provide emergency protection against hull breaches in hostile environments.
The uniform of the AT-AT pilot is mostly similar to that of a TIE fighter pilot, except with some custom armor segments and a different color scheme.
The AT-AT Pilot was one of those many instances where Kenner made something that, inherently, you had to buy something much more expensive to play with. In this case, an AT-AT Imperial Walker.
The figure came on an ESB and then a ROTJ card, and came with a blaster rifle that could be slung over his shoulder. Like many of the Imperial helmeted figures, his head did not rotate - that's why the AT-AT's did. The only variation in this figure was that the Imperial logos on his helmet came in two different shades of red.
Before Kenner/Hasbro had came out with the new, same-scale G.I. Joe line, they still did not include pertinent figures like the AT-AT pilot with the actual AT-AT. While they never did this for the original Star Wars line, they did do it for G.I. Joe figures starting in 1982. When Star Wars figures were again made starting in the 1990's, there were no end to the ones that came with vehicles. The reissued AT-AT vehicle came with both the AT-AT Driver and the AT-AT Commander.
If you got both of these figures and your parents still didn't get you an AT-AT, call them up right now and tell them how they ruined your childhood.
Offer Price: B$20
Piloting an AT-AT effectively is a difficult challenge entrusted to flesh-and-blood operators and not automation. A battery of simulation tests helps harden combat soldiers into the Empire's elite armor assault crews. For their high perches and protective cockpits of reinforced armor, the AT-AT pilots are often regarded with contempt by the foot soldier infantry. Such acrimony is not without some merit -- AT-AT pilot training stresses their importance, and successful soldiers are often convinced of their invincibility, making them insufferably arrogant to the frontline grunts.
Though not required in the pressurized environment of an AT-AT cockpit, the pilots routinely wear their life-support gear, not only as part of combat history, but to provide emergency protection against hull breaches in hostile environments.
The uniform of the AT-AT pilot is mostly similar to that of a TIE fighter pilot, except with some custom armor segments and a different color scheme.
The AT-AT Pilot was one of those many instances where Kenner made something that, inherently, you had to buy something much more expensive to play with. In this case, an AT-AT Imperial Walker.
The figure came on an ESB and then a ROTJ card, and came with a blaster rifle that could be slung over his shoulder. Like many of the Imperial helmeted figures, his head did not rotate - that's why the AT-AT's did. The only variation in this figure was that the Imperial logos on his helmet came in two different shades of red.
Before Kenner/Hasbro had came out with the new, same-scale G.I. Joe line, they still did not include pertinent figures like the AT-AT pilot with the actual AT-AT. While they never did this for the original Star Wars line, they did do it for G.I. Joe figures starting in 1982. When Star Wars figures were again made starting in the 1990's, there were no end to the ones that came with vehicles. The reissued AT-AT vehicle came with both the AT-AT Driver and the AT-AT Commander.
If you got both of these figures and your parents still didn't get you an AT-AT, call them up right now and tell them how they ruined your childhood.
Offer Price: B$20
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