WHAT a trooper!

A traveller has stormed into Sydney after walking nearly 5000km from Perth dressed as a stormtrooper from the Star Wars franchise.

It took Jacob French nine months to complete the epic walk that would have made Han Solo very proud, the UK’s Daily Mail reported.

The 21-year-old walked for more than 10 hours a day on Monday to Friday during the adventure that saw him lose more than 12kg.

Mr French dressed in his black and white battle armour the whole way for charity despite saying he usually “hates to walk".

He went through several pairs of shoes and had to push a 50kg buggy containing supplies. Temperatures soared in the costume and he said it felt like he was wearing a bucket on his head.

So why the outfit?

“I am hoping that by choosing to wear stormtrooper armour I will be able to gather more attention for the cause I am running for and have a bit of a laugh along the way,” he said.

Well he certainly gained a lot of attention and support from locals along the way. His Facebook page Troopertrek 2011 has received nearly 20,000 likes and has been flooded with messages of support.

Mr French ran in the stormtrooper suit in the RunMelb half marathon and modified it to make it more flexible.

Mr French celebrated the end of the walk by visiting Sydney Children’s Hospital where he entertained patients. He has raised over $88,000.

In pictures: Troopertrek across Australia