Dark Pirate Trooper

Dark Pirate Troopers are Darkling-possessed Pirate Troopers.
==Description==
The Ing find Pirate Troopers a natural addition to the Ing Horde, since these Space Pirates are trained for unquestioning compliance. They also have a special preference for possessing Space Pirates because of their continual fascination with technology; they favor the advantages of the weapons the Pirates carry. As shown in the Portal Terminal, the Pirate Troopers fight back against the black fog to no avail and are quickly subjected to the Ing's possession.
After becoming Darklings, these Dark Pirate Troopers gain increased strength and stamina compared to standard Pirate Troopers. However, they also gain an aversion to bright light. The Ing often place these possessed troopers in important locations, such as guarding Dark Portals.
Three Dark Pirate Troopers battle Dark Samus at the Checkpoint Station and are subsequently killed. This serves as a subtle reminder that Dark Samus does not originate from Dark Aether nor is she aligned with the Ing Horde.
==Locations==
*Path of Eyes
*Portal Terminal
*Checkpoint Station
*Portal Site
*Crypt
==Battle==
Dark Pirate Troopers are very similar to fighting normal Pirate Troopers, with the largest exceptions being their enhanced offensive and defensive power and a weakness to the Light Beam and Light Beam-based attacks. They are capable of fighting adequately at long and short range, using their guns at long range and their combat scythes at close range to deal damage. Close range attacks are stronger. These Darklings tend to fire off more rounds than their unpossessed counterparts.
A working strategy is to keep at medium-close to long range and continually strafe and dodge. Jumping is also an effective means of dodging their weapon fire, but usually to a lesser effect. Use of Missiles and/or Charge Beam is recommended. Once the Light Beam is acquired, they can be handled with relative ease using both charged and uncharged attacks (uncharged attacks are limited to a medium range). Although they are resistant to both the Power Beam and Dark Beam, Entangler shots can still freeze these creatures. If hit by a Super Missile, a Dark Pirate Trooper will fall on its back before quickly getting back on its feet (unless weakened drastically first). The Annihilator Beam is also effective due to its fast fire rate, strength over Power Beam, and these creatures can be briefly stunned by both charged and uncharged shots, although this weapon is acquired late in the game and its ammo-damage efficiency is significantly lower than that of the Light Beam. The Screw Attack and Power Bombs could also be stronger alternatives.
A Dark Pirate Trooper has 150HP on Hard/Hypermode difficulty.
===Attacks===
====Hard Mode====
Attack 	Damage Output
Contact damage	15.3 HP
Bullet 	7.65 HP each
==Logbook entry==
==Trivia==
*If a Dark Pirate Trooper lands inside Dark Water, the creature dies instantly.
*If Samus kills an on-screen possessed Dark Pirate Trooper, the creature's scan will revert to a normal Pirate Trooper scan.
**Strangely, these variants of Dark Pirate Troopers cannot be shattered with a Missile when frozen.
*The Dark Pirate Troopers in Sanctuary Fortress are programmed to only fire their beam weapon and their shots will not open Doors.
*Earlier versions of Echoes shows Dark Pirate Troopers appearing in Mining Station A. The Darkling possession cutscene was moved to Portal Terminal in the final.
==Gallery==
Dark Pirate Trooper Model.png|Model
Dark_Pirate Trooper.png|Logbook model
Checkpoint Station.png|Dark Pirate Troopers battling Dark Samus
Dark Pirate Sanctuary.jpg|Close-up of a Dark Pirate Trooper within Sanctuary Fortress.
Dark Pirate Trooper hanging.jpg|A Dark Pirate Trooper hanging on the wall.
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