' This experimental Tech Level 3 ranged attack unit is more effective than Strike Mechs at dispersing enemy infantry formations, and can detect units that are imperceptible to standard scans - units such as concealed Jedi. In Tech Level 4, it can be upgraded to the Dark Trooper Phase 2, which has more hit points and slightly more attack and pierce armor. The Dark Troopers were an elite fighting force formed under the banner of Sheev Palpatine 's Galactic Empire. A platoon of them acted as the secondary antagonists of the second season of the 2019 live action streaming series The Mandalorian. It can also detect stealth units, like Jedi/Sith with Jedi Mind Trick, or Gungan Frigates. The Dark Troopers are an antagonistic force in the epic space opera franchise Star Wars.

It is an excellent damage-dealer, more effective than the Strike Mech.

Dark trooper armor was capable of withstanding blaster fire, exposure to a flamethrower, and several strikes from whistling birds, but were still vulnerable to lightsaber strikes, allowing the Jedi Luke Skywalker to destroy an entire platoon with his lightsaber with relative ease. Dark troopers were equipped with two rocket boosters, one in each foot. The Dark Trooper Phase 1 is a mechanical Trooper that is unique to the Galactic Empire, and is available at the Fortress in Tech Level 3. Four dark troopers in flight over Tython.

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