Dark commando

Dark commandos, also known as United Front commandos or Sith commandos, were an elite variant of dark troopers that served in the Dark Trooper Corps of the United Front. Chosen from the ranks of the United Front Army, the status of commando was bestowed upon dark troopers who showed superior performance in training and warfare. The training of cadets also served as a means to identify particular cadets who demonstrated the potential to become future commandos. They wore black suits of body armor and specialized helmets with vocoders, micro-motion sensors, and heads-up displays with data on enemy and ally positions on the battlefield. Dark commandos were trained in unarmed combat, heavy weapons, demolitions, improvised weaponry, guerilla warfare, and marksmanship. Experts at covering their tracks, the commandos left little to no evidence of their missions. Identifiable by their distinct black armor, dark commandos struck fear into the heart of anyone who crossed the United Front.
==History==
An elite variant of the standard dark troopers, dark commandos—also known as Sith commandos—were widely regarded as the best soldiers of the United Front Military. 
==Training==
Dark trooper candidates who excelled in training and warfare were selected to advance in commando training. Dark commandos were required to meet rigid physical and ideological standards, with height and weight standards that exceeded typical trooper averages. The candidates were even subjugated to a battery of physical tests and classified enhancements to make them more compliant. Additionally, dark commandos had to complete rigorous training in exotic environments to be stronger, faster, and more resilient than the norm. Other specialties included unarmed combat, heavy weapons, demolitions, improvised weaponry, guerrilla warfare, and marksmanship. In the field, dark commandos operated the best in groups with each soldier specializing in one or a few specific skill sets. 
==Equipment==
Dark commandos were equipped with advanced armor designed to be an improvement over the standard dark trooper kit. The helmet featured a number of advanced sensor and targeting systems to give total situational awareness of combat areas. These various upgrades to the helmet systems included a Neuro-Saav macro-motion monitor, multi-frequency targeting and acquisition sensors, and image-intensifying active pulse emitters. The helmets also included vocoders which modulated their voice, along with adding to their intimidating appearance.
Dark commando armor was covered by a spray polymer called reflec, which warped electromagnetic signals commonly found in sensor arrays. This made commandos well suited for stealth operations. Underneath the armor, commandos wore an environmentally sealed body suit. Additionally, they would wear a black pauldron on their left shoulder to denote rank, as apposed to standard dark troopers who wore color coded pauldrons to denote rank.
Dark commandos were armed with a variety of equipment weapons depending on their specialties. On their chest, dark commandos wore an ammunition and tool pouch. They were equipped with weapons such as the RT-11r light repeating blaster, AC-12C blaster carbine, DLT-19C heavy blaster rifle, DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, and Smart Rocket. They were also equipped with explosives such as a baradium thermal detonator and thermal imploder.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Rise of the Rebellion 
*Star Wars: Wrath of the Sith
*Star Wars: The Last Stand
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