Star wars commander death troopers series#

The Dreaded: It's telling that when they show up on the battlefield of Scarif in Rogue One, all the Rebels stop fighting and immediately run for cover.The Death Trooper Specialist wears a tactical vest geared with three grenades as well. Doom Troops: They wear sleek jet black armor, helmets with green headlights and they have a Navy SEAL-like appearance.Darth Vader Clone: Tall, dark, evil, cold and cruel, menacing postures and voices they fit the bill.Cybernetics Eat Your Soul: Apparently cybernetic, and definitely soulless.Averted with Krennic, who, having no fighting skills, needs protection.They are good fighters, but they still need Death Troopers for protection. Downplayed with Thrawn and Moff Gideon.Played straight with Darth Vader, who is usually a greater threat than all the Death Troopers that accompany him.The Mauve Shirts featured in Rebels however, have intelligible speech.

Black Speech: Their transmissions to one another are extremely distorted and inhuman-sounding to the point where it resembles this.

The Big Guy: One of the requirements for Death Troopers is a height well-above six feet, averaging at around 6'5, with some standing upwards of seven feet, towering over both fellow Imperials and enemies alike.

Bio-Augmentation: The Visual Dictionary states that they undergo classified medical procedures that make them 'somewhat beyond human'.

Badass Crew: The squad seen in Rogue One is rather small, but they're highly efficient, and far more skilled then any of the regular Stormtroopers.

In The Mandalorian it's shown they can shrug off at least a few blaster bolts, but a clean headshot or Cara Dune's LMG still puts them down. Baze used a BFG capable of taking down vehicles (the only thing that didn't die in one shot from his gun was an AT-AT), so it's not surprising he could one-hit the Death Troopers. Cassian's blaster probably had sufficient armour piercing and the second one he shot fell down a shaft as well. They can take several shots, but when they go down, they go down fast.

Armour Is Useless: Averted and justified.

He notes that while they look human and aren't unattractive or hideously disfigured underneath, there is something about them that feels very off when compared to humans that haven't gone through the same type of Bio-Augmentation. Eli Vanto gets to see two of them without their armor when they go undercover.

Ambiguously Human: They're at least partially cybernetic, dangerously efficient, speak in a distorted inhuman robotic growl, and are named in-universe after a project that apparently created zombies.

They also appear in Season 1 of The Mandalorian. Rebels, however features them more prominently.

Advertised Extra: The Death Troopers feature heavily in Rogue One's marketing and merchandise, but as opposed to the hordes of Stormtroopers, they are only seen in serious action twice (though they certainly make the most of their limited screentime).

Granted, this may be a reflection of how Hera's team of two Jedi padawans, a Mandalorian, and a Proud Warrior Race Guy were significantly more formidable combatants than Jyn's own Ragtag Bunch of Misfits.

Adaptational Wimp: The squad seen in Rebels gets wiped out rather easily, compared to their much more impressive displays in Rogue One and The Mandalorian.

Candidates are hand-selected from the Stormtroopers Corps by Imperial Intelligence itself.The elite soldiers of Imperial Intelligence, the Death Troopers are responsible for guarding key installations and personnel of the organization. Adorned in jet black armor and carrying an arsenal of weapons and equipment, these troopers are the elite soldiers of the Tarkin Initiative. Tactically advancing across the battlefields like inhuman revenants, Imperial death troopers are a terrifying sight.

Star wars commander death troopers series#

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