Why the Origins of the Dark Trooper was so… Dark 

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.

Ah yes Kyle Katarn, the Chuck Norris of the Star Wars universe.

As bad as the republic did the clones, the Empire did so much worse.

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."

Don’t forget the dank troopers, the chillest in the galaxy

Rebel: aint you little short for a Stormtrooper? Stormtrooper: Yes, but he isnt *Points at Dark Trooper Phase 3*

Q: So how did the rebels deal with the dark trooper project? A: The rebels did what they do best; blow it up.

Dark trooper in the original battlefront were the best. Jump pack with that shotgun was brutal.

Came here to learn about the dark trooper, looks like they're getting into the mandalorian!

Who would win? Army of elite cyborgs, armed and armoured veterans of Clone Wars or one (not yet) bearded boi

His shotgun was sooo op in battlefront1. That bolt caster in battlefront2 is a joke

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)

Empire: we want cybernetically enhanced veterans. Lin-Kuei: say no more....

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.

Who’s here after The Mandalorian?

You know, with how over bloated the empire's weapons and units were, it's amazing the rebels ever won.

Dark Troopers, the Terminators of Star Wars...

Drink every time he says dark and you'll go blind

Funny that the Dark Trooper in the classic Battlefront series were humans, though they were "droids" in other Legends content

I reckon because calling them light troopers would be rather silly

Dark troopers were dark because they would zap everybody in the back.

I liked the Kyle Katan charactor and his adventures. I almost saw him as Lukes orders Ben Kenobi. Powerfl, the councils go to guy.

“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

Dark Troopers look like Warhammer 40k space marines.

"The ray shields have been breached, we're being boarded." "How many lifeforms?" "None."

Love the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series so so much.

This makes me realize how awesome an MGS-style Star Wars game could be

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 :)

If only the inquisitorium troopers were used more. They look like space marines

And now, it’s kinda gonna be canon, I’m so hyped

Dark troopers' weakness? Kyle MOTHERFUCKIN Katarn a.k.a god

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

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 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)

That first dark trooper generation was heart breaking

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 remembered when I experimented with the use of Frick,. I got kicked off this Christian minecraft server

This video is gonna get popular real quick

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.

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.

Here after Mandalorian

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

☆ Now, soon on the Mandolorian ☆ Good history and knowledge on the Dark Troopers. Also, good call knowing 11 months earlier.

Kyle Katarn: Space Chuck Norris

The phase 2 troopers were actually clones so brutal

Katahn needs his own movie sheesh

Anyone here because of last night's episode of Mandalorian??

Well done. I didn't know they were in the Battlefront games, but so many fun memories of the Dark Forces series.

A visual review of starcraft engines, weapons, & such in Star Wars: Galaxies. I want to hear Theories on why they look that way.

Anyone here after watching the latest mandalorian episode ?

The origins of the dark troopers: (Palpatine to Vader, while chilling on the couch on Friday night): "So i'm Feeling Edgier"

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!

And now they might be in the mandolorian 😱

This is the way!

3:52, the specialized dreadnought *aww come on* Also, 3:58 he experimented with the use of *Frickk*

Awesome work mate. Keep it up 👍

1:12 wait those dark trooper from game Star wars empire at war force corruption

It would be so cool if they were added as a new reinforcement in Battlefront 2.

I would love a black series of these guys.

Really excited for clone wars season 7

2:17 Michael Caine?

2:17 why does Ron Mah look like a young Micheal Cain...

Just a little appreciation comment; man your awesome I love how much background knowledge I’m learning from these vids keep up the awesome work 💯👍

*Kyle Kartan, I just got a new Star wars chad to admire now!*

These Star Wars legends videos are great to listen/watch! Keep it up

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?

7:06 "before annihilating them from behind with their assault cannons" 👀👀👀

2:09 I thought the guy was an Ultramarine for a second lol

Dark troopers are back, very cool, and dark...

Great video, thanks. Please do more of these.

I like this type of content, more of it would be very welcome!

Keep the legends coming

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.

geetsly's" "melee combat is always a bad idea in the starwars universe." 40k Imperial commissar: "readies laspistol"

Phase Zero dark troopers look like they are wearing Brotherhood of Steel power amour from the fallout series. Cool

Ah yes Kyle Katarn the man with the biggest set of steel balls in the galaxy. He makes The Emperor check under his bed every night before going to sleep.

"They were undeniably effective" **Dark troopers in BF 2** How the fuf do I hurt these rebels?

07:46 Alright who mixed my Astartes with a Storm Trooper?

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.

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.

2:14 my guy kinda looks like Frank Horrigan

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.

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.

2:20 looks like an angry Alfred from the dark night

So many starwars game's I missed in my childhood XD

And now they are in the mandalorian which is cool

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

they should put this in battle front 2

I can't help, but want to see Blaze Troopers take on the Phase II Dark Trooper.

Imperial General Mochael Kane

Fun fact in star wars the force unleashed the phase 2 dark trooper is called a purge trooper

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

It's always nice to see proper canon videos, so much lately is about that Disney alternate reality.

I see those Commander screenshots

I remember how terrifying they were on dark forces!

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!

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