Death Trooper

"It's the trooper you don't see that will get you."

- Cassian Andor

Death troopers are an elite variant of the stormtroopers. They served as bodyguards for important Imperial officers and members of the Tarkin Initiative, as well as being used as special-mission experts.

The earliest known deployment of the death troopers was in 13 BBY when they served Director Orson Krennic on his mission to find and capture Galen Erso. They would continue to protect the director until his death on the planet of Scarif at the start of the Galactic Civil War.

Death troopers were selected from normal stormtroopers who excelled at their training. They were required to exceed traditional stormtrooper standards, including height and weight, and had to meet certain ideological standards. The candidates were subjected to harsh physical training and surgical enhancements. They were also trained to fight on more exotic planets. Death troopers were deployed in small groups where each member served a specialized role.

Death troopers carried armor that was much more advanced than the average stormtrooper armor. The helmet had a number of advanced sensor and targeting systems. Their armor was also covered by a spray polymer called reflec, which warped electromagnetic signals commonly found in sensor arrays. This made death troopers well suited for stealth operations.

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