The production needed extra Stormtrooper uniforms for this installment, and Dave Filoni decided to ask members of the fan costume group the 501st to participate. According to Filoni, now they can boast that all of their home-made uniforms are also screen-used props.
Cara Dune's medpack is a WW2 era German gas mask canister.
The death troopers of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) return as part of Moff Gideon's Imperial force. Elite stormtroopers, death troopers are surgically augmented, go through advanced training, and wear armor that can baffle sensor systems. While regular stormtroopers can be cannon fodder, these troopers are intended to be versatile and unstoppable.
The Imperial Troop Transporter vehicle is based on a toy made by Kenner first released in 1978. Another version was featured in Star Wars: Rebels (2014), which, in turn, also sported a toy version, but this marks its first live-action appearance.
Greef Karga affectionately calls The Child "little Bogwing", a reference to the flying creatures native to Dagobah and Naboo.