Death trooper

Death Troopers were an elite variant of the Galactic Empire's stormtrooper that were a part of the Empire's Imperial Intelligence which focused on issues regarding the Imperial Navy. They also acted as guards for officers in the Tarkin Initiative. They wore black suits of armor. A squad of death troopers served under Director Orson Krennic's command, wielded as his personal weapon against the Rebel Alliance. They were sometimes assigned to protect other high ranking personnel and were also present for the theft of the Death Star plans at the beginning of the Galactic Civil War. Death Troopers were known to wield SE-14 pistols, E-11Ds, long-range blaster rifles similar to the DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, and C-25 fragmentation grenades.

Behind the scenes
The first footage of the death trooper was shown in the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer on April 7, 2016. According to the Us Magazine Collector's Edition - Star Wars Rogue One article Going Rogue, the Death Troopers were comparable to the United States Navy SEALs.

Appearances

 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Star Wars Battlefront
 * Poe Dameron 8: The Gathering Storm, Part I