Ultimately, it was decided that the human pilot was the final weakness of the dark troopers, so the next generation returned the dark trooper to its combat droid roots.

The Dark Troopers were first used against the Rebel Tak Base in the Battle of Talay, in retaliation for the destruction of the first Death Star. Dark troopers were first introduced in 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forces as the game's most powerful enemies, while Force-sensitive dark troopers were introduced in a 1995 Dark Empire comic. He operated the Dark Trooper project from his customized starship, Arc Hammer. Phase II Dark Troopers were used to storm enemy defenses and several could be carried by a K79-S80 Imperial Troop Transport for deployment during combat operations.ĭuring the Galactic Civil War, Phase II Dark Troopers were being evaluated the Imperial Military and were deployed during the Battle for Tatooine. The Dark Trooper Project was originally the brainchild of General Rom Mohc, who strongly advocated the martial virtues of close combat with ones enemy, and thus disagreed with the philosophy that created such superweapons as the Death Star. Its helmet featured a pair of glowing red lenses and an assault cannon was mounted on the left forearm. Accordingly, the Phase II was a heavily-armored black and silver body suit worn by a human pilot. The program’s failure had helped to turn the Joint Chiefs away from using battle droids in the Imperial Military. Enough fuel for 20 bursts)īackground: The Phase II Dark Trooper was a type of experimental stormtrooper created by the Galactic Empire as part of the dark trooper program.

Two visual and auditory sensors, human rangeĮquipped With: Armored Casing (provides +2D to strength for all attacks), Assault Cannon – Plasma shell loads (7D 0-20/40/60), Long range rockets (10D 0-80/160/240), Maneuvering jets (May move up to 50 meters horizontally, 35 vertically.

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