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"Buckethead" (also spelled "bucket-head" or "bucket head") was a derogatory nickname used to refer to stormtroopers during the reign of the Galactic Empire, or others wearing similar armor. It referred to the helmets of the stormtroopers, shaped like buckets,^[1] which even among members of the Empire were sometimes referred to colloquially as "buckets."^[2] Ezra Bridger applied the term to both stormtroopers and Agent Kallus,^[1] and Han Solo even applied it to TIE fighter pilots.^[3] Well over thirty years later, the term was still in use and used by Poe Dameron in reference to stormtroopers of the First Order.^[4] Kazuda Xiono also used the term during the Battle of Castilon.^[5]

The term was used by one B1-series battle droid to insult another B1 during the Ambush on Rugosa during the Clone Wars.^[6]

"Bucket-head" was also used to refer to BB-series astromech droids that possessed dome-shaped heads with a flat top, such as the droid CB-23,^[7] who was a member of the Resistance.^[8]

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Non-canon appearances[]

• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Return of the Kyber Saber"

Sources[]

• Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide (as bucket-heads)
• Poe Dameron: Flight Log
• Forces of Destiny: Tales of Hope & Courage
• Star Wars: Extraordinary Droids
• "Imperial Troops" — Star Wars Encyclopedia

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