Parang Squad

Parang Squad was a squad of Sith Jetpack Troopers of the Sith Eternal army among the military of the Sith Eternal, a dark side Sith cult. The squad was active during the First Order-Resistance War until the Battle of Exegol in 35 ABY, which resulted in the entirety of the Sith Eternal being annihilated by the Resistance and individuals who rose up all over the galaxy to assemble the Citizens' Fleet. The squad was named after the parang weapon.
==Description==
Parang Squad was an aerial infantry squad in the army of the dark side cult known as the Sith Eternal. The squad was based on the cult's throneworld, the Unknown Regions planet Exegol. Parang Squad consisted of ten Sith Jetpack Troopers—a specialized variant of the cult's main soldier, the Sith trooper.
Like each Sith Jetpack Trooper squad in the army, Parang Squad's name honored an ancient, highly destructive dark side weaponStar Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition—the parang. As it comprised of Sith Jetpack Troopers, the squad wore specialized crimson Sith trooper armor and was equipped with F-11ABA heavy blaster cannons and NJP-900 integrated jetpacks.
==History==
Parang Squad was active during the First Order-Resistance War that took place between 34 ABY and 35 ABY. In 35 ABY, the Sith Eternal was entirely destroyed when it fought an allied force consisting of the Resistance and the Citizens' Fleet, a fleet made up of citizens who rose up from all over the galaxy, in the Battle of Exegol. During the battle, the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, and all of his forces, including Lanvorak Squad, were obliterated.
==Behind the scenes==
Parang Squad was first mentioned in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, which was released in 2019 and authored by Pablo Hidalgo.
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary 
*Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
==Notes and references==
Category:Sith Eternal military units