The first iteration of the project came years before the Battle of Yavin. He operated the Dark Trooper Project from his customized starship, Arc Hammer. The Dark Trooper Project, building on the previous L8-L9 and Z-X3 projects, was the brainchild of General Rom Mohc, who strongly advocated the martial virtues of close combat with one's enemy, and thus disagreed with the philosophy that created such superweapons as the Death Star. At last the Emperor's war will be filled only with the glory and beauty of decisive victory." ― Rom Mohc - Listen ( file info) We will be able to decimate the Rebels just as we did the Jedi Knights. " What I unveil today will mark a new era for the Empire. It was a more powerful variant of the Phase II model and was able to be worn as a battle exosuit. One of these was used by the originator of the project, General Rom Mohc. Only three Phase III prototypes were on board Arc Hammer.
īesides the Phase Zero prototypes, they came in three versions: the Phase I dark trooper was a skeletal droid armed simply with a vibroblade and physical shield, primarily a testbed for the later stages the Phase II dark trooper, which featured, in addition, the external elements and the Phase III dark trooper, which was the main unit and was never fully developed. The Dark Troopers were advanced battle droids and infantry exoskeletons that featured heavy plating that resembled the armor of a stormtrooper, powerful weapons, and jump packs for increased flexibility and tactical advantage.
" A new stormtrooper that can take out a Rebel base that quickly? I shoulda kept working for the Empire." ―Kyle Katarn, to Mon Mothma - Listen ( file info)