Din was able to finally destroy a Dark Trooper with his beskar staff.

Beskar proves to be tougher than the canon Dark Trooper’s armor, however, as Din’s helmet survived several brutal punches without any damage. The canon Dark Troopers’ armored plating was impervious to nearly all of Din Djarin’s attacks, from his blaster to his wrist-mounted flamethrower and “whistling bird” explosives. Rom Mohc himself used the Phase III Dark Trooper as armor in a battle against the Rebel spy (and former Stormtrooper) Kyle Katarn, resulting in the death of the Imperial General.īoth versions of the Phase III Dark Trooper are equipped with jetpacks, allowing for rapid deployment and retreats, enhanced strength, and durable armor plating. The primary Dark Trooper phases are all battle droids, but the Phase III Dark Trooper can also be used as a suit of armor. The Legends Dark Trooper line had three primary models and at least thirteen secondary variations. In Legends, the Dark Trooper Project was the magnum opus of Imperial General Rom Mohc, a non-clone veteran of the Clone Wars who was obsessed with improving upon the CIS droids he fought against. Related: The Mandalorian Season 2 Ending & All Twists Explained

Pershing explains that the human pilot was considered the “weakness” of the previous iterations, and thus was eschewed from the latest model.

As explained by Doctor Pershing, the Dark Troopers in The Mandalorian are the third generation, and unlike their predecessors, they are droids, rather than combat suits. The Phase II Dark Trooper, seen in the canon video game Star Wars: Commander, was far more durable than the standard Stormtrooper, and was equipped with both a wrist-mounted heavy blaster cannon and a shoulder-mounted ordnance launcher. In canon, the Dark Trooper Program was an Imperial project that produced two generations of experimental combat suits for the Empire’s military personnel.

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