

These elite soldiers wear black armor (not unlike the Deathtroopers introduced in Rogue One) and actually have limited Force abilities.

Some of the early Dark Horse-era Star Wars comics like Dark Empire II and Empire's End feature a completely different version of the Dark Trooper. Unfortunately, the psychological toll proved to be too much for these Dark Troopers, and so the project pivoted to droids and exo-suits instead. Tapping into the same technology powering Darth Vader, Mohc augmented these Clone Wars veterans with extensive cybernetic upgrades. These proto-Dark Troopers were designed by a younger Lieutenant Mohc using aging Clonetroopers as a template. Kyle Katarn battling a Phase 2 Dark Trooper in Star Wars: Dark Forces.Those early Battlefront games also fleshed out the origins of the Dark Trooper Project with the introduction of the Phase Zero Dark Trooper.


For example, the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies introduces the Triumphant-class Dark Trooper as a companion to Darth Vader, and the older Star Wars: Battlefront series throws Elite Dark Troopers into the mix. “ Other Versions of the Dark TrooperThe Dark Trooper has made a handful of appearances in other Star Wars projects, mainly various video games and tabletop RPGs. From there, the game pivots to a series of missions involving Kyle and his partner Jan Ors investigating the top-secret Dark Trooper Project. That initial mission only forms the basis of the game's opening level, however. Dark Forces revolves around Kyle Katarn, an ex-Stormtrooper and mercenary who is hired by Mon Mothma to steal the plans for the first Death Star (obviously, the game is no longer part of the official canon). The Dark Trooper in Star Wars: Dark ForcesThe Dark Trooper was first introduced to the franchise in the 1994 PC game Star Wars: Dark Forces. The Dark Troopers as seen in The Mandalorian: Chapter 12. Read on for a full breakdown of what the Dark Trooper is and how their live-action debut will impact the plot of The Mandalorian. If you weren't a PC Gamer back in the mid-'90s, you may not recognize these ominous armored troopers. The Dark Trooper looks to now be an official part of Disney's Star Wars timeline, and that means Mando and friends have a very dangerous new enemy to contend with. The Mandalorian: Chapter 12 proved to be a surprisingly eventful episode on multiple fronts, not least of which being the first in-canon appearance of a major Star Wars video game villain.
