re: Its “A-T-A-T” not “At-At”

It's an Imperial Walker.

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I’ve talked Star Wars with a lot of people and never heard “at at”, only A-T-A-T. This thread disturbs me

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Only the kiddos that play the video games use A-T-A-T.

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They are also called "A-T-A-T"s briefly in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader. In Star Wars: Battlefront II both terms are used. However, in Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, it is pronounced "A-T-A-T".

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There is no other reference for that use on any Star Wars data base or official site.

And to be honest I have never heard it called either and any SW fans I talk to like me, only ever referenced them as walkers. But they are listed on all the the sites as AT-AT.

There is one quote I found from SW Legends regarding them.

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"We had Battle of Gormen won, until the AT-ATs arrived. They came out of the fog and ripped apart the front lines. The locals ran in terror, but the experienced surrendered. We knew that you can't outrun an AT-AT." ?Major Bren Derlin, Rebel Alliance field commander

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Some posters here are probably just too young to remember the "At At" toys of the early 80's.

This toy commercial should be the final answer to the discussion: YouTube: 1981 Kenner At-At Walker toy commercial

I'm a little young for that one myself, but I remember some kids having awesome toy collections and we always called them At At walkers. As in @ @ Walkers.

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This toy commercial should be the final answer to the discussion: YouTube: 1981 Kenner At-At Walker toy commercial

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Interesting as I slightly remember the commercial but not what it said. I always wanted one and my kids have several now.

I also may have misunderstood the OP. I think the confusion is it is written everywhere as AT-AT so some do pronounce it that way but if in general I call them walkers but when chatting with my kids to describe them we do reference by each letter.

I believe these were all the ones used on the screen so far.

In film and television Utilized by the Republic, Empire and First Order

All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT) walker first introduced in The Empire Strikes Back (as the Galactic Empire's main units against Rebel Alliance infantry during the Battle of Hoth) and also appears in Return of the Jedi (as the vehicle used to transport Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader to their shuttle on the forest moon of Endor)

All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) is a two-legged mech walker introduced briefly in The Empire Strikes Back and featured extensively in Return of the Jedi. An AT-ST also appears briefly in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, patrolling Jedha City following an attack by Saw Gerrera's forces. A modified AT-ST later appears in The Mandalorian under the possession of a group of raiders, as the Empire has ceased to exist by the time of the series. An updated model of the AT-ST is used by the First Order in The Last Jedi. Shortly before the film's climax, an AT-ST is commandeered by BB-8

All Terrain Tactical Enforcer, or AT-TE walker, is a mechanized infantry combat vehicle used by the Grand Army of the Republic ground forces. Having six grappling legs and a low centre of gravity, this armoured walker could navigate any terrain – even climbing vertical cliffs. It appears in Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Clone Wars multimedia campaign, Star Wars Battlefront II and in the early episodes from the second season of Star Wars Rebels.

All Terrain MegaCaliber Six (AT-M6), also known as the Gorilla Walker or First Order Heavy Assault Walker,[3] was a mobile heavy artillery walker used by the First Order during their war with the Resistance.

All Terrain Attack Pod (AT-AP): Featured in Revenge of the Sith and Clone Wars media, Nicknamed the "sniper tank",

All Terrain Open Transport (AT-OT): Introduced in Revenge of the Sith and other sources,it was called the "Clone CAT walker".

All Terrain Recon Transports (AT-RT): Introduced in Revenge of the Sith operated by clone troopers searching for Yoda (Frank Oz) on Kashyyyk. A scene cut from Revenge of the Sith would have shown Yoda distracting clone troopers while Chewbacca removes them from their AT-RT in a manner similar to how he obtains control of an AT-ST in Return of the Jedi.

All Terrain Defense Pod (AT-DP): Introduced in Star Wars Rebels

All Terrain Mobile Artillery (AT-MA): Introduced in The Force Awakens, the AT-MA is a model of quadruped base defense walker used by the First Order to defended Starkiller Base.

All Terrain Armoured Cargo Transport (AT-ACT): Introduced in Rogue One

All Terrain Heavy Hauler (AT-HH): Featured in The Last Jedi

All Terrain Heavy Scout (AT-HS): A model of walker fielded by the First Order. The LEGO version

Being ex-military using letters is just instinct for me.

I don't know if it's because of that commercial but as a kid I've always called them AT AT's not pronouncing each letter.

People pronounce acronyms as words all the time

Scuba
Snafu
Taser
Laser
"Zip" code
"Sim" Card
Radar
Gif
Jpeg
"Base" Jumping
At-At

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Those things would never have been made in real life.

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You kidding? The US military alone has rubber stamped many impractical and cumbersome vehicles. Plenty of other nations have done the same.

It is pronounced both ways in canon and Lucasfilm has proclaimed At-At in the past.

It is a piece of military equipment used primarily by one side and the idea it has one pronunciation across an entire galaxy seems a little overzealous. One may be technically correct and used by Imperial supply officers but just like the HMMWV became the Humvee it is not surprising the A T A T became the At-At since the former is a mouthful.

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People pronounce acronyms as words all the time Scuba Snafu Taser Laser "Zip" code "Sim" Card Radar Gif Jpeg "Base" Jumping At-At

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That’s bc acronyms are, by definition, pronounced as words. That’s what differentiates acronyms from initialisms.

SCUBA = acronym
FBI = initialism.