Death Trooper

**Death Troopers** are an elite force of stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire in *Star Wars*. Extremely deadly in combat and equipped with qualitative equipment, they are commonly assigned as bodyguards to high-ranking Imperial officials.

They first appear as supporting antagonists in *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*, as well as in both the season three finale and the fourth season of *Star Wars Rebels*. They also serve within the main antagonistic faction of the Disney+ live-action television series *The Mandalorian*.

## History

### *Star Wars Rebels*

A squad of death troopers served under the command of the Seventh Fleet's commander, Grand Admiral Thrawn. They assisted Thrawn in capturing Agent Kallus following the latter's discovery as a Rebel spy and continued to hold him during the Battle of Atollon after Thrawn discovered the location of Chopper Base. In the latter part of the battle, several troopers accompanied Thrawn to the Base to capture the senior Rebel officers such as General Jan Dodonna and Captain Hera Syndulla. However, the rebels were able to make their escape when a mystical Force being called The Bendu attacked both the Imperial and Rebel forces. On Thrawn's orders, the death troopers concentrated their fire at Bendu, wounding him and sending him crashing to the ground.

In 1 BBY, a squad under Commander DT-F16 accompanied a kyber crystal shipment and several technicians aboard Freighter 2716. After departing from Faos Station, DT-F16 and her squad came under attack by Partisans' leader Saw Gerrera and Spectres Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren. DT-F16, her squad and other troopers were then left behind by the Spectres and were destroyed, along with Captain Slavin's Star Destroyer when the kyber crystal they were escorting exploded.

A death trooper, DT-L21, was stationed at Jhothal. There, he commanded stormtroopers when they discovered that the Spectres had returned. He, his Probe droids and troopers then searched the sewers for the Spectres, to no avail. The death troopers then accompanied Grand Admiral Thrawn and Governor Pryce to the Imperial airfield to watch a test flight of the new TIE/D Defender Elite. When Bridger revealed himself, the death troopers were ordered by Thrawn to secure the TIE/D Defender. However, they lost when Wren stole the fighter.

Several death troopers then assisted Governor Pryce and Rukh in pursuing General Hera Syndulla when Jedi Knight Kanan Jarrus rescued her from the Imperial complex. The death troopers were then able to catch to Jarrus and Syndulla.

Several death troopers then accompanied Minister Veris Hydan as the Empire and Mining guild were excavating Lothal's Jedi Temple. They then assisted Hydan in interrogating Sabine Wren, striking her in the head. However, Sabine was then able to knock one out when Captain Zeb Orrelios rescued her.

Several death troopers were stationed at the Imperial Complex. With Rukh, the death troopers fought the rebels and attempted to stop them from reactivating the shields. They were taken out by Captain Orrelios. The remaining death troopers of Thrawn's guard were with him aboard the *Chimaera* and were taken out by Bridger before the ship was taken by the Purgil to an unknown location.

### *The Mandalorian*

Approximately nine years after the Battle of Yavin, a squad of death troopers served in an Imperial remnant led by Moff Gideon. The troopers opened fire on a cantina on Nevarro, killing "the Client" and several stormtroopers while also trapping "the Mandalorian," Greef Karga and Carasynthia Dune inside.

The standoff was interrupted shortly after, with IG-11 arriving to assist the Mandalorian and his comrades. As the group fought their way out of the cantina, a fierce battle ensued, with two death troopers resorting to hand-to-hand combat after they were disarmed. With the fight raging outdoors, several death troopers circled around to breach the cantina, and attempted to flush Cara Dune out with saturated blaster fire. The remaining death troopers escorted Moff Gideon, as he gave the order to "burn them out."

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