Sith trooper (Sith Empire)

Sith troopers, otherwise known as Sith soldiers or Sith assault troopers, were the foot soldiers of the Sith Empire during the Jedi Civil War, and the main infantry of the Sith Triumvirate during the First Jedi Purge.

History
The Sith troopers of Darth Revan's returning armada were traitorous Republic forces, who would later be joined by idealistic volunteers from conquered worlds. The weak would be siphoned out through the merciless Sith training schemes, resulting in an efficient and powerful fighting force. The fear present in each trooper not only spurred them on in battle, but also prevented them from turning traitor for a second time.

Following the Jedi Civil War and the First Sith Civil War, many of the now-masterless Sith troopers came under the command of the newly formed Sith Triumvirate ruled by Darth Traya, Darth Nihilus, and Darth Sion. At that time, they participated in the Second Battle of Onderon and the Battle of Telos IV.

An army of Sith troopers frozen in Carbonite was discovered by the Nightsister Silri shortly after the Battle of Endor, using a Holocron stolen by the crime lord Tyber Zann.

Armor
The standard armor of the Sith trooper was either reflective silver or white with a black mask hiding the soldier's face. There appeared to be no indication of rank upon the uniform, although elite forces wore crimson and copper variations of the armor.

The armor, while bearing the same level of functionality as that belonging to the Republic forces of the same time period, was designed specifically to induce fear in the opponent. The armor casing was emphasized, while the trooper was completely obscured from view by a one-way visor, creating the impression of a faceless enemy. A similar effect would be recreated thousands of years later in the Republic clone troopers, who, through a fitting twist of fate, would later serve as the stormtroopers for another empire ruled by the Sith.

While stranded on Taris during Sith occupation, a mind-wiped Revan and Carth Onasi stole a suit of Sith armor, in order to enter the Lower City and continue their search for a certain Jedi.

Variants
Sith commandos were elite Sith soldiers. They wore copper armor and were traditionally issued blaster carbines. During the First Jedi Purge, the Sith Triumvirate deployed commandos to the Tomb of Freedon Nadd on Dxun, the Royal Palace on Onderon, Citadel Station in orbit above Telos IV, and at the Trayus Academy on Malachor V.

Sith elite gunners wore copper colored battle suits. They were often armed with disruptor rifles which were capable of penetrating personal deflector shields.

Sith heavy troopers were extremely rare heavy weapons specialists employed by the Sith. They wore crimson armor, and they were armed with repeaters. Heavy troopers were only stationed in areas of great importance to the Sith war machine, which would seem to imply that their rank was higher than that of standard Sith troopers, veteran Sith commandos, or even Sith elite gunners. Revan fought a host of such soldiers during his assault on the Star Forge during the Battle of Rakata Prime.

Behind the scenes

 * There are two Sith troopers in the Star Wars Miniatures expansion set, Champions of the Force.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption