Wayson Dower was a stormtrooper just after the end of the Clone Wars. He was a corporal in Janzor's platoon, and was friends with Milo Strander. He served in the Imperial occupation of Kashyyyk, where he and Strander were the only soldiers of their 200-man unit to survive. For his bravery, he was promoted to first sergeant. He contemplated leaving Imperial service, but decided against it.