Shadowtrooper



Shadowtroopers were stormtrooper-Dark Jedi soldier hybrids, created by the Dark Jedi Desann and Imperial Admiral Galak Fyyar on behalf of Lord Hethrir's Empire Reborn.

Origin
The project behind the shadowtroopers was based at the abandoned Imperial listening outpost on Kejim and Fyyar's flagship, Doomgiver. Desann had experimented with imbuing Empire Youths who had little potential in the Force with dark side powers. Similar to the Reborn soldiers, Desann used the Valley of the Jedi to imbue stormtroopers with Force powers. The resulting shadowtroopers were armed with lightsabers powered by synthetic Sith crystals and wore fitted Shadow armor made with cortosis. An Artusian crystal was embedded in the armor's chest plate to enhance the power granted from the valley. Shadow armor also had limited optical stealth capabilities, although a translucent blueish silhouette was visible when the trooper moved. Their artificial mastery of the Force enabled them to use Force Grip and Force lightning. Unlike the Reborn warriors, shadowtroopers would not taunt their enemies, rather they would remain quiet and concentrate on physical combat, much like the Sith Lord Darth Maul.



Shadowtroopers met their masters' expectations, to the extent that some stormtroopers feared that they would soon be replaced. Shadowtroopers were first deployed in the Cairn Installation against Kyle Katarn. Several others were stationed on Doomgiver to protect the ship. The majority of shadowtroopers were dispatched to Yavin 4 with Desann for the assault on Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum. With the aid of Kyle Katarn, all of the shadowtroopers dispatched were either killed or taken into custody, and Desann was slain in the battle.

After the death of Fyyar and the destruction of the Doomgiver, the project was halted indefinitely.

Behind the scenes

 * Early incarnations of A New Hope featured lightsaber-wielding stormtroopers. It is unknown if the shadowtroopers were based on this concept.


 * In Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, a defeated shadowtrooper would drop an Artusian crystal on the ground, which could refill Kyle Katarn's Force energy to the maximum.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy