Sith trooper

Sith troopers were a stormtrooper variant that served the First Order during its war against the Resistance in their ultimate push towards galactic conquest. Named after the Sith, an ancient order of Force-users devoted to the dark side of the Force, these troopers drew power and inspiration from such order's dark legacy and were the next evolution of Imperial/First Order stormtroopers. They wore red-colored stormtrooper armor and wielded a type of black and red blaster rifle. The 105th Battalion was a unit composed of Sith troopers as well as Sith jet troopers.

The mysterious Sith troopers were set to go into battle in the wake of Kylo Ren's assassination of Supreme Leader Snoke, leading the First Order to seem invincible.

Behind the scenes
"It has some really unique aesthetics to it. And it has some subtle ties to previous stormtrooper designs, which I think fans will enjoy discovering."

- Lucasfilm archivist Madlyn Burkert, on the Sith trooper design

Sith troopers were created and developed for the upcoming 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. They were designed by concept artist Glyn Dillon, and were sculpted by Sam Williams. The Sith trooper costume was designed by costume designer Michael Kaplan. The troopers were first revealed by Lucasfilm through an article on StarWars.com and an episode of The Star Wars Show, both released on July 10, 2019. A skin for Sith troopers, Rey, and Finn were added to Fornite.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Resistance Heroes
 * First Order Villains
 * Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
 * Fortnite: Battle Royale (available as a outfit from the item shop)