Hawke Seske is a member of the elite Mechanized Assault Troopers, one of the latest new types of Storm Trooper educated at the Carida Storm Trooper Academy. More often called Tie Troopers and Walker Troopers, Hawke is of the former, skilled in ground assault skills, as well as the abilities required to be a pilot in a tie fighter squadron, with comparable capability to those who were trained for only such a combat role.