Imagine being a clone, fighting against droids during the clone wars, watching your fellow clones die, but somehow you managed to survive the war. Then the empire decided to replace 70% of your body with cybernetics. And now, now you’ve become the very thing you swore to destroy.
To borrow a quote from a character from the fan series A Clone Apart, "Yes, I'm aware of the irony in that we replaced Battle Droids only to now be replaced by Droids who look like us."
As do I. I at least wish we got to see the start of season 2 so I could know how the group tamed that Wampa that we see as part of their group in the season 2 trailers.
@Iron Hands Terminator clones that where in the empire from the clone wars got treated better by the empire and not just as slaves as the republic treated them
Some people might thinks that dark troopers suck, because the entire project got severally hindered by single man. They forget that the man who took DT down was equivalent of Chuck Norris and Doom guy in the star wars universe. Not sure how someone could counter that.
god yes. It helped that it was the perfect weapon for him too. Jump in, blast them and then if you timed it right, jump out before the enemy can react.
@@adamsosna7263 battlefront1 dark trooper could 1 shot u at medium range with his shotgun, no matter the soldier class. Battlefront2 bolt chaster only did like 60-70% damage when charged up. Hell the bolt caster from the clone pilot in battlefront1 was still more powerful than the battlefront2 dark trooper's
Phase 2 dark troopers were referred to as purge troopers in the first force unleashed and an energy shield for one arm and some type of hand to hand combat weapon on the other are in addition to the the weapons and armor already stated (legends)
Rom Mohc’s biggest mistake was using a single ship to produce and deploy Dark Troopers, instead of a decentralized network of smaller factory ships. It would save credits, as well as prevent a single one-man army Rebel-aligned mercenary from stopping an entire Imperial project.
I don’t get the phase 1 design at all. Put the materials of the shield onto their chest to cover their power cables and put a blaster in that hand instead. Solved both weaknesses with little cost.
Very late response but Yeah only the phase 0 was human Though they had excessive cybernetic’s which is probably the reason they are referred to as “droids” Every phase after is just completely robotic
Fun facts! The designation is DT. Thrawn first faced an Phase 2 version of The Dark Troopers in one episode. The Bad Batch are showing a Phase 1 White version.
7:36 one little known detail was the importance for keeping the internal springlocks wound, because if they came loose, the dark trooper would crush the stormtrooper inside and return to droid mode.
“I’m so glad I didn’t get put into one of these by the Imperials. I guess it helps that my brain has a lot of damage from the other assignments during the war against the confederacy.” -ARF/CT-8711-12 “Cheng”, Captain And Scout of the 442nd Siege Battalion
There is a mod for bf2 called "the exiles voyage" and there is a unit called the inquisitorium dark trooper. They took a whole clip from a rifle to take down, they had an electrostaff and a rapid machine gun. They are nightmares to take down, and fun to play as :)
After playing Star wars empire at war and training dark troopers and seeing how much destruction they cause, I've been wondering about their origin, thank you Geetsly's. I've found this very interesting. I'm loving these star wars lore videos.
Me playing as a dark trooper in battlefront 2 when I was a kid: “really wish I could just keep my e-11 and still use the jetpack.” Me playing as a dark trooper in battlefront 2 nowadays: *electric shock noises followed immediately by pistol blasts* “.....Maybe I’ll take this..”
There was also the Exogen Class Darktrooper which had limited production shortly after Yavin. They were mainly used on backwater worlds like Tatooine though and were similarly designed to Storntroopers, even to the point of wearing white armor sets.
Jyn Erso: Steals Death Star plans, promptly dies Kyle Katarn: Steals Death Star plans, promptly proceeds to kick Imperial ass I may love Rogue One, but boy do I miss Kyle.
5:37 why is he using the canon version of the dark trooper phase II? in legends that design actually belongs to the purge trooper not the dark trooper phase II
Don't want to nitpick, but 6:06 is a Legends Purge Trooper. I know the canon Phase 2 Dark Trooper is almost identical in design, but since you were talking about Dark Forces, I was hoping you would show the PH2 Dark Trooper's original iteration when talking about it. Nevertheless, a great video on my favorite droid line!
Ok so I was not forgetting things, I hated those fuckers in force unleashed when I first met them. From what I remember they were a more mainstream offshoot of the program more widely accepted as a heavy sentry unit.
1:15 Am I the only one who thinks that those Dark Troopers look like they have beards on their helmets? 3:00 Also why do the Battlefront dark troopers look like they have nipples on their armour?
In 1995 I played Dark Forces Dark Troopers (Legends). The game was so intense, I've been Doom and other FPS, but nothing like this. Normal game tactics didn't work. I had to develop guerrilla warfare. It didn't stop the nightmares I began to have. Many years later Mandalorian season 2. The first mention of the Dark Troopers, my blood ran cold. I envied the young fans who didn't know what Hell was coming, but soon they will. Then they were spared the nightmares thanks to Master Luke Skywalker, he made the DT look like soup cans.
Well all right. Maybe our luck's finally turning around. Once you, that Power Armor, and that minigun show up outside, those Raiders'll know they picked the wrong fight. Good luck.
All the Empire needed to was the dark troopers with Z-6 rotary cannons. That weapon, combined with the rocket launchers the dark troopers already had, would have certainly devastated any and all rebel cells.
Am I the only one that sees the similarity between space marine and phase 3. Well besides armor, they also both serve an emperor and hate anything that isnt human.
When the Empire decides to take a page out of the Imperium of Man's playbook and make their soldiers serve forever. Venerable Dreadnaught = Phase Zero Dark Trooper
in SWTOR there was a mission (maybe on Dromund Kaas) where rogue imperials abducted soldiers and made them fully sentient half cyborg super soldiers who had no controll over themselves whatsoever. When they regained controll for a time they begged you to kill them.
Zack Irahza well most of them were actually gray colored (except some phase 2 and phase 3 units) while it was usually shadow and death troopers that were primarily black armored.
Their colors are based on the Nazis believe it or not. Red, White and Black, George Lucas wanted to give them that vibe so they'd stand out as the evil in the Galaxy . Not to mention the parallels they share, the empire had little to no aliens in positions of power, even as storm troopers (which are the Marines of the empire) so there's that xenophobia
The Terminator's an infil-tration unit. Part man, part machine. Underneath, it's a hyperalloy combat chassis,mircoprocessor-controlled, fully armored. Very tough...But outside, it's living human tissue. Flesh, skin, hair...blood. Grown for the cyborgs. -kyle reese
7:05 Cool thing is, that pic is based on the second mission of SW: Dark forces, where you go in after the attack and try to find clues as to WTF happened.
You forgot the purge troopers, droids developed to fight Jedi during the clone wars but never deployed. They were the baseline for the dark Trooper line
Imagine being a clone, fighting against droids during the clone wars, watching your fellow clones die, but somehow you managed to survive the war. Then the empire decided to replace 70% of your body with cybernetics. And now, now you’ve become the very thing you swore to destroy.
On the bright side, you can crush Rebel Scum easier.
You were ment to destroy the droids not join them!
Ykno when you put it like that...
OOF
Only in Legends you can find that sweet irony........ Ironic...
That's sum fuckin irony right there
Rebel: aint you little short for a Stormtrooper?
Stormtrooper: Yes, but he isnt
*Points at Dark Trooper Phase 3*
Rebel: well..... phrik
@@ilikesaying The rebel alliance shat enough bricks to construct a replica of the Sith Tombs on Korriban
Q: So how did the rebels deal with the dark trooper project?
A: The rebels did what they do best; blow it up.
Terrorism
@@mcthuggin9803 it's not terrorism unless civilians ver intentionally hurt.
God all of u sound sooo lame
Nathan Worthington .your insults don’t phase ( 3 ) me you fork stealing child
@@thebluechurch6182 star wars self destructed their own franchise, now its legacy is forever tarnished. U spoon fed nerd
To borrow a quote from a character from the fan series A Clone Apart, "Yes, I'm aware of the irony in that we replaced Battle Droids only to now be replaced by Droids who look like us."
Damn I miss that show!
As do I. I at least wish we got to see the start of season 2 so I could know how the group tamed that Wampa that we see as part of their group in the season 2 trailers.
reboot...
They are going to do that once they are finished with other stuff.
@@frankg2790 when was the last update
As bad as the republic did the clones, the Empire did so much worse.
Ultimately, bot what happened to the Clones and what happened with the Dark Troopers, was because of Palpatine.
True. Being a Clone sucked more while working for the Empire than with the Republic
@Iron Hands Terminator clones that where in the empire from the clone wars got treated better by the empire and not just as slaves as the republic treated them
shut up
The Weird Network no I don’t think I will
Ah yes Kyle Katarn, the Chuck Norris of the Star Wars universe.
Some people might thinks that dark troopers suck, because the entire project got severally hindered by single man.
They forget that the man who took DT down was equivalent of Chuck Norris and Doom guy in the star wars universe.
Not sure how someone could counter that.
@@lordhamster9452 The Adrian Shepherd of Star Wars
That’s a funny way of spelling Galin Marik, AKA Starkiller.
And that was before he could use the Force.
@@Sircreepington9th Galin Marik is the Coldsteel the Hedgehog of Star Wars.
Dark trooper in the original battlefront were the best. Jump pack with that shotgun was brutal.
@cacct Depended on the map for me. That EMP wasn't the best option all the time.
Oh yeah
holy shit thats sum heavy nostalgia
I prefer the battlefront 2 dark trooper. With the arc caster, I could wipe out entire squads of people that don't know what spacing is.
Eh I mainly just use the blaster pistol unless I’m in close range combat
Don’t forget the dank troopers, the chillest in the galaxy
Speaking of dank troopers, allow me to introduce you to swamp troopers.
"Get out of my swamp!"
-Shrek
You mean Lego beach troopers?
Jacob Redfield from lego beach far away in time?
You mean the super dank kommandos?
Dank tropper ok is that a cross between a tank and a dark trooper ok that would send chills up my spine?
Who would win?
Army of elite cyborgs, armed and armoured veterans of Clone Wars
or
one (not yet) bearded boi
the high ground
Came here to learn about the dark trooper, looks like they're getting into the mandalorian!
Same!
Finally they are
His shotgun was sooo op in battlefront1. That bolt caster in battlefront2 is a joke
god yes. It helped that it was the perfect weapon for him too. Jump in, blast them and then if you timed it right, jump out before the enemy can react.
I mean that is why you charge it before
@@adamsosna7263 battlefront1 dark trooper could 1 shot u at medium range with his shotgun, no matter the soldier class. Battlefront2 bolt chaster only did like 60-70% damage when charged up. Hell the bolt caster from the clone pilot in battlefront1 was still more powerful than the battlefront2 dark trooper's
It really was
Iron Hands Terminator use it on the stair case next to jabba on jabbas palace the bolt caster destroys
Phase 2 dark troopers were referred to as purge troopers in the first force unleashed and an energy shield for one arm and some type of hand to hand combat weapon on the other are in addition to the the weapons and armor already stated (legends)
Darth Vader MPG ya go play fallen order
@@frederickvaatz2383 The Purge troopers in Fallen Order weren't Dark Troopers. They were basically non-force sensitive Inquisitors.
@BOS_Sentinel I'm pretty sure they aren't. Haven't seen anything to suggest that.
Rom Mohc’s biggest mistake was using a single ship to produce and deploy Dark Troopers, instead of a decentralized network of smaller factory ships. It would save credits, as well as prevent a single one-man army Rebel-aligned mercenary from stopping an entire Imperial project.
Love the lore behind Dark Troopers but the fucking Empire just couldn't stop centralizing their most powerful shit 😫
@@blackshogun272 They didn't wanna be like the CIS.
@@fatcatsnuggleparty4272 by CIS, you mean being cheaply mass produced but having not that much quality ? Sounds like the TIE Fighter line...
@TomeOfBattle *Laughs in illegally modified Z-95 Headhunter*
yeah, but centralization is a whole imperial way.
Empire: we want cybernetically enhanced veterans.
Lin-Kuei: say no more....
nice
Lol
I don’t get the phase 1 design at all.
Put the materials of the shield onto their chest to cover their power cables and put a blaster in that hand instead.
Solved both weaknesses with little cost.
You have to realize if a dark trooper is going skrrt skrrt then the armor is not important
Phase 1 was more so a proof-of-concept than a functional design, hence why they were relegated to guard duty.
You know, with how over bloated the empire's weapons and units were, it's amazing the rebels ever won.
The Emperor died, and the Imps slaughtered each other in a massive civil war.
Plot armor is better than any physical device!
;)
Funny that the Dark Trooper in the classic Battlefront series were humans, though they were "droids" in other Legends content
Very late response but Yeah only the phase 0 was human
Though they had excessive cybernetic’s which is probably the reason they are referred to as “droids”
Every phase after is just completely robotic
Who’s here after The Mandalorian?
Great call? eh?
So good, especially 4 weeks later
Yup
Greetings fellow mandalorian watchers
Fun facts!
The designation is DT.
Thrawn first faced an Phase 2 version of The Dark Troopers in one episode.
The Bad Batch are showing a Phase 1 White version.
I liked the Kyle Katan charactor and his adventures. I almost saw him as Lukes orders Ben Kenobi. Powerfl, the councils go to guy.
Dark Troopers, the Terminators of Star Wars...
7:36 one little known detail was the importance for keeping the internal springlocks wound, because if they came loose, the dark trooper would crush the stormtrooper inside and return to droid mode.
This makes me realize how awesome an MGS-style Star Wars game could be
Yeah, that would be cool
You mean like Jedi Knight 1 and 2? Some of the best Star Wars games those 2. Behind KotOR of course.
“I’m so glad I didn’t get put into one of these by the Imperials. I guess it helps that my brain has a lot of damage from the other assignments during the war against the confederacy.” -ARF/CT-8711-12 “Cheng”, Captain And Scout of the 442nd Siege Battalion
Cheng Zhou fan fiction?
ImARaptor I guess, you can find more info on geetsley vids about the Clone Wars
A Clone Trooper adopting a Chinese callsign? Seems legit
jejo That’s his name.
Dark troopers were dark because they would zap everybody in the back.
"The ray shields have been breached, we're being boarded."
"How many lifeforms?"
"None."
I reckon because calling them light troopers would be rather silly
Seem more like a heroic kind of image it would pass by light trooper, dark trooper seems more scary
Guilherme Pascuti the empire was big on fear, part of the reason for the Death Stars construction was to make people fear the power of the empire.
Drink every time he says dark and you'll go blind
Filtees Bravo-Six Going Dark
I wouldn't; I don't get drunk thanks to an Exceptionally Powerful Metabolism.
I believe it.
@@theseekerofancienttruth3873 Tell that to your liver.
@@jejo874 Due to not being able to get drunk, I don't drink much. Besides, I only said I wouldn't get Drunk, not that I would drink that much.
There is a mod for bf2 called "the exiles voyage" and there is a unit called the inquisitorium dark trooper. They took a whole clip from a rifle to take down, they had an electrostaff and a rapid machine gun. They are nightmares to take down, and fun to play as :)
Love the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series so so much.
And now, it’s kinda gonna be canon, I’m so hyped
Me too!!!
Dark troopers' weakness? Kyle MOTHERFUCKIN Katarn a.k.a god
@Kyle Katarn, the true thief of the Death Star plans amen
No! Lots of mines and concussion blasts, and also a few LAPOSTAL's!
Jesus returned through the bodies of Obi-Wan, Kyle Katarn, and Grand Master Luke Skywalker. Let's just accept this as facts now...
After playing Star wars empire at war and training dark troopers and seeing how much destruction they cause, I've been wondering about their origin, thank you Geetsly's. I've found this very interesting. I'm loving these star wars lore videos.
funny thing, i just finished a sidequest in SWTOR Imp side where a rogue Sith Lord, Lord Grathan, has turned captured Imperial soldiers into droids
Dark Troopers look like Warhammer 40k space marines.
I was about to say that. Tier 3 looks like the space marines
One fights for the emperor of the Galaxy and other for the emperor of mankind
The latter probably wins because Warhammer is insanely overpowered
If only the inquisitorium troopers were used more. They look like space marines
FOR THE EMPEROR!!! No not that old fuck.
@@SirDankleberry That old fuck actually rules his empire.
@@HolyknightVader999 exactly!😂
@@SirDankleberry Emprah of mankind: Bans all religions
Also Emprah of mankind: Ends up being the center figure of a new religion
@@shriekingskeleton I mean at least he didn't get thrown down a hole.
Me playing as a dark trooper in battlefront 2 when I was a kid: “really wish I could just keep my e-11 and still use the jetpack.”
Me playing as a dark trooper in battlefront 2 nowadays: *electric shock noises followed immediately by pistol blasts* “.....Maybe I’ll take this..”
I always thought Dark Troopers were droid bodies with human brains inside! Perfect Job on Educating Us All. Go Klye Katarn!
I used to own the battlefield as the dark trooper in battlefront(05)
I remember reading the early Rogue Squadron, for some reason I’ve had it stuck in my head that the Deep Space Trooper was a Dark Trooper.
There was also the Exogen Class Darktrooper which had limited production shortly after Yavin. They were mainly used on backwater worlds like Tatooine though and were similarly designed to Storntroopers, even to the point of wearing white armor sets.
A visual review of starcraft engines, weapons, & such in Star Wars: Galaxies.
I want to hear Theories on why they look that way.
God, I miss that game.
Jacen Hawk:
@@nickvinsable3798 I don't have the time these days to restart a a mmo, or else I would.
Understood, Jacen Hawk; take it slow & be a Trader…
I remembered when I experimented with the use of Frick,.
I got kicked off this Christian minecraft server
*Phrik
What the phrik, rieeeee
WHEN WILL YOU LEARN
The origins of the dark troopers:
(Palpatine to Vader, while chilling on the couch on Friday night): "So i'm Feeling Edgier"
That first dark trooper generation was heart breaking
Jyn Erso: Steals Death Star plans, promptly dies
Kyle Katarn: Steals Death Star plans, promptly proceeds to kick Imperial ass
I may love Rogue One, but boy do I miss Kyle.
Well to be fair Kyle only needed to get a part of the map not all at once also he was never hunted by the deathstar personaly
well Kyle had save/load feature so....
5:37 why is he using the canon version of the dark trooper phase II? in legends that design actually belongs to the purge trooper not the dark trooper phase II
Don't want to nitpick, but 6:06 is a Legends Purge Trooper. I know the canon Phase 2 Dark Trooper is almost identical in design, but since you were talking about Dark Forces, I was hoping you would show the PH2 Dark Trooper's original iteration when talking about it. Nevertheless, a great video on my favorite droid line!
Ok so I was not forgetting things, I hated those fuckers in force unleashed when I first met them. From what I remember they were a more mainstream offshoot of the program more widely accepted as a heavy sentry unit.
Anyone here because of last night's episode of Mandalorian??
Yes
☆ Now, soon on the Mandolorian ☆
Good history and knowledge on the Dark Troopers. Also, good call knowing 11 months earlier.
Anyone here after watching the latest mandalorian episode ?
Yes
More than likely going to be these guys from the gearing up at the end and possibly them being the subjects in the tanks on Nevarro.
Yes lol
Yep lol
It would be so cool if they were added as a new reinforcement in Battlefront 2.
Here after Mandalorian
Kyle Katarn: Space Chuck Norris
3:52, the specialized dreadnought *aww come on*
Also, 3:58 he experimented with the use of *Frickk*
The phase 2 troopers were actually clones so brutal
1:15 Am I the only one who thinks that those Dark Troopers look like they have beards on their helmets?
3:00 Also why do the Battlefront dark troopers look like they have nipples on their armour?
Look at those PECKS.
Phase Zero dark troopers look like they are wearing Brotherhood of Steel power amour from the fallout series. Cool
Look like the T-51b Power Armor, only darker and with a jetpack. AD VICTORIAM! FOR THE EMPIRE!
ad victoriam
Ad Victoriam, brother.
This video is gonna get popular real quick
2:17 why does Ron Mah look like a young Micheal Cain...
ikr!!!
1:12 wait those dark trooper from game Star wars empire at war force corruption
"They were undeniably effective"
**Dark troopers in BF 2**
How the fuf do I hurt these rebels?
And now they might be in the mandolorian 😱
geetsly's" "melee combat is always a bad idea in the starwars universe."
40k Imperial commissar: "readies laspistol"
In 1995 I played Dark Forces Dark Troopers (Legends). The game was so intense, I've been Doom and other FPS, but nothing like this. Normal game tactics didn't work. I had to develop guerrilla warfare. It didn't stop the nightmares I began to have. Many years later Mandalorian season 2. The first mention of the Dark Troopers, my blood ran cold. I envied the young fans who didn't know what Hell was coming, but soon they will. Then they were spared the nightmares thanks to Master Luke Skywalker, he made the DT look like soup cans.
2:17 Michael Caine?
No it not mycocaine
Really excited for clone wars season 7
thug owl when does it start?
Steven S l think it early to mid 2020
I’m pretty sure it’s somewhere around February
Katahn needs his own movie sheesh
This is the way!
2:09 I thought the guy was an Ultramarine for a second lol
7:06 "before annihilating them from behind with their assault cannons" 👀👀👀
Hi guys... I am here to learn about Dark Troopers because of a theory of
what is going on in the current ep of The Mandalorian that aired
tonight
Well all right. Maybe our luck's finally turning around. Once you, that Power Armor, and that minigun show up outside, those Raiders'll know they picked the wrong fight. Good luck.
The title feels like a Pun XD, I guess you could say that the Dark Troopers have such DARK Origin!
Or better yet, DARK humor!
No
Just.. all the no's.
*Kyle Kartan, I just got a new Star wars chad to admire now!*
All the Empire needed to was the dark troopers with Z-6 rotary cannons. That weapon, combined with the rocket launchers the dark troopers already had, would have certainly devastated any and all rebel cells.
I would love a black series of these guys.
Am I the only one that sees the similarity between space marine and phase 3.
Well besides armor, they also both serve an emperor and hate anything that isnt human.
Fun fact in star wars the force unleashed the phase 2 dark trooper is called a purge trooper
I can't help, but want to see Blaze Troopers take on the Phase II Dark Trooper.
When the Empire decides to take a page out of the Imperium of Man's playbook and make their soldiers serve forever.
Venerable Dreadnaught = Phase Zero Dark Trooper
in SWTOR there was a mission (maybe on Dromund Kaas) where rogue imperials abducted soldiers and made them fully sentient half cyborg super soldiers who had no controll over themselves whatsoever. When they regained controll for a time they begged you to kill them.
Dark troopers are back, very cool, and dark...
I'm not here after mandalorian chapter 12 to see what the dark troopers are at the end 🔚 f that episode...why would you think that
2:14 my guy kinda looks like Frank Horrigan
You need to warn a guy before you give him a nostalgia overload with all these clips and pics.
they should put this in battle front 2
Geetsly's: these are tanks
Litterally the mando: kills one on his own
Litterally luke: I kill 10
Dark Troopers?
How edgy can the Empire get?
Dark here.
Black there.
So emo..
Lol
Zack Irahza well most of them were actually gray colored (except some phase 2 and phase 3 units) while it was usually shadow and death troopers that were primarily black armored.
@@gabrieltejada1697 Every party needs a pooper so they invited you.
Party pooper.
Party pooper.
Their colors are based on the Nazis believe it or not. Red, White and Black, George Lucas wanted to give them that vibe so they'd stand out as the evil in the Galaxy . Not to mention the parallels they share, the empire had little to no aliens in positions of power, even as storm troopers (which are the Marines of the empire) so there's that xenophobia
The Sith do love their emotions like hate, anger, envy
Well done. I didn't know they were in the Battlefront games, but so many fun memories of the Dark Forces series.
So they’re kinda like a PG-13 version of dreadnaughts from Warhammer 40k
2:20 looks like an angry Alfred from the dark night
The Terminator's an infil-tration unit. Part man, part machine. Underneath, it's a hyperalloy combat chassis,mircoprocessor-controlled, fully armored. Very tough...But outside, it's living human tissue. Flesh, skin, hair...blood. Grown for the cyborgs. -kyle reese
They are heavily armored, heavy armed, and have heavy arms.
@True Adam, nah I’m good.
7:05
Cool thing is, that pic is based on the second mission of SW: Dark forces, where you go in after the attack and try to find clues as to WTF happened.
I remember how terrifying they were on dark forces!
You forgot the purge troopers, droids developed to fight Jedi during the clone wars but never deployed. They were the baseline for the dark Trooper line
And now they are in the mandalorian which is cool
These Dark troopers were badass in the SWBFII game. Now...its a whole new look with them. Even though I knew some knowledge of them.
These are the suits moth Gidian was looking at 🧐
Commander Cody became a Dark Trooper in the end.
Sad ending for a cool character.
Where did you learn this.
@@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533 I heard about it long ago on another lore video on star wars.
"What happened to Cody after order 66" somthing like that.