Shadow stormtrooper The shadow stormtroopers , also known as Blackhole stormtroopers due to their association with Agent Blackhole , were specialized Imperial stormtroopers . Equipment . Their most distinguishing feature was their all - black armor — a stark contrast to the typical white armor common to other stormtroopers . This unique black armor provided some stealth benefits , which resulted from the stygian - triprismatic polymer material used in the production of the armor . Lord Blackhole also incorporated meltmassif into his shadow stormtroopers for use when he would disable them . Shadow stormtroopers also carried cloaking devices that rendered them invisible , or at the very least enter a state close to such , for a short period of time by warping the light around them . History . The shadow stormtroopers acted as the personal stormtrooper unit of the head of Imperial Intelligence , Agent Blackhole , which earned them their moniker of " blackhole stormtroopers . " They frequently underwent special training in infiltration and ambush tactics , and were often assigned to extremely classified missions . Shortly after the Battle of Yavin , Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa were sent on a mission to Vorzyd V , the " Gambler ' s World , " where they were to disrupt the Imperial gambling operations with the support of the president of that world . However , the operation was disrupted by Blackhole himself , and platoons of his stormtroopers were seen fighting the local resistance and the Alliance troops . Lord Shadowspawn led legions of shadow stormtroopers against New Republic forces at the Battle of Mindor in 5 ABY . These shadow troopers armor was made of meltmassif which allowed Shadowspawn to control them completely at will . In 11 ABY , a squad of shadow stormtroopers formed a bodyguard for aspiring Dark Lord Carnor Jax during his attempt to take control of the Empire ; it is believed that these were soldiers from Blackhole ' s old elite unit , but it is not known how they had come into service with Jax , or whether their attachment to him implies any contact with Blackhole . It is possible they were some of the forces placed under his command by the Imperial Ruling Council following the Battle of Endor . It is notable that Jax himself had formerly served in Blackhole ' s old unit . Although crack troops , they were all slain by Kir Kanos on Yinchorr . The only noticeable difference between Jax ' s shadow stormtroopers and the original group were black viewplates on the helmet . The first Blackhole stormtroopers had white viewplates . Behind the scenes . Sometime between June - July 2008 the StarWars . com Databank retitled the entry from " Blackhole stormtroopers " to " shadow stormtroopers " , however the original URL remained the same . Hasbro produced a shadow stormtrooper action figure for the 2006 San Diego Comic Convention , although it was only sold at StarWarsShop . com . The exclusive figure is referred to as a " shadow stormtrooper " on the packaging ; however , the Databank entry has the name as " Blackhole stormtrooper " . Hasbro later re - released the action figure as part of the " " line . The LEGO Group Released two Shadow Stormtrooper Minifigures in 2007 in the " TIE Crawler " set . Another Shadow Stormtrooper also came with the 2008 " Imperial Dropship " , along with three standard Stormtroopers . It also was released by the Lego Group as a limited edition maquette in partnership with Gentle Giant . According to DK ' s Lego Star Wars mini - figure book the Imperial Dropship set incorrectly labled the Shadow Stormtrooper as an Imperial Pilot . In the MMORPG " Star Wars Galaxies " , Shadow stormtroopers were called " black hole stormtroopers " ( note the space ) . In appearance , they were little more than standard stormtroopers with black armor . They would often be given randomly generated names , such as TK - 807 . " " featured stormtrooper variants identified as Shadow Trooper s that visually differ from Blackhole stormtroopers , however no Star Wars Legends source ever identified these particular troopers as one and the same . The troopers , as depicted in " Star Wars : The Force Unleashed " , differ in that the trooper armor is not black in coloration but gray with blue - lit plating . Furthermore , the in - game databank identified these Shadow Troopers as possessing armor that was laced with durasteel fibers , not the stygian - triprismatic polymer material used in the production of shadow stormtrooper or Blackhole stormtrooper armor .