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The Phase II Dark Trooper was a type of experimental stormtrooper[1] created by the Galactic Empire as part of the Dark Trooper project.[2] The Phase II was a heavily-armored black and silver[1] body suit worn by a human pilot.[3] Its helmet featured a pair of glowing red lenses and an assault cannon was mounted on the left forearm. Phase II Dark Troopers were used to storm enemy defenses and several could be carried by a K79-S80 Imperial Troop Transport for deployment during combat operations.[1]
During the Galactic Civil War, Phase II Dark Troopers were being evaluated by the Imperial Military and were deployed during the Battle for Tatooine.[1] Later it was decided that the human pilot was the final weakness of the dark troopers, so the Phase-III Dark Trooper turned the dark trooper into a battle droid,[3] though ultimately the Dark Trooper project would return to it’s roots as a mechanized, heavily-armored suit in the fourth generation design.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Operative, I have apportioned some experimental Dark Troopers to Tatooine for evaluation. I have dispatched them to you for this operation. Do not fail the Empire."
- ―Kosh, if the player sides with the Empire
The Phase II Dark Trooper first appeared in the current Star Wars canon in the 2014 mobile game Star Wars: Commander.[1] It was originally created for the Star Wars Legends continuity as an enemy in the 1995 video game Star Wars: Dark Forces.[5] Rather than use its original design for its appearance in Star Wars: Commander, the look of the Phase II Dark Trooper was instead modeled after that of the purge trooper from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which itself was an earlier Dark Trooper model in Legends. [6]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Commander (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (Misidentification of the Phase-III Dark Trooper)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star Wars: Commander
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dawn of Rebellion establishes that Dark Troopers were a result of the Dark Trooper project. As Star Wars: Commander establishes that the Phase II Dark Troopers were Dark Troopers, they must share this trait.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
- ↑ Star Wars: Dark Forces
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed