By akademiotoelektronik, 01/09/2022

"The Mandalorian", season 2, episode 6: What are the Dark Trooper?

Definitely, this episode 6 of The Mandalorian was a concentrate of intergalactic information to exploit.After the translation of the coded message in the armor of Boba Fett, we are now looking at the Dark Trooper, these new droids in the service of Moff Gideon.

Since season 1, Moff Gideon has been working for the restoration of the Empire in the galaxy.Holding the black saber from the planet Mandalore, our man with armor that looks like that of Dark Vader, wants to recover growers at all costs.In episode 6, he succeeds, first thanks to the hooked placed on the Razor Crest and which leads him on Tython.But, especially thanks to four combat droids called the Dark Trooper.

The fans had quickly been able to have an overview in the final scene of episode 4 of season 2 of The Mandalorian.Moff Gideon faced the armor of these droids, still in the hands of the Empire engineers.In episode 6, they attack four to seize the poor Gogu and bring him back to the flagship.Who are they ?

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It is the first appearance "in the flesh" of the Dark Trooper, which initially come from the video game Dark Forces, released in the United States in 1995 on PC and PlayStation.We see them much later in the Star Wars games: Battlefront.

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They were created by General Rom Mohc and are at the service of the Empire.Their connection is made in phrik, a metal that resists the power of the laser sabers, which makes it formidable opponents of the Jedi, compared to the combat droids that we could see in the prelogy.There are three types of Dark Trooper, as we discover on the online encyclopedia of Star Wars and probably those of The Mandalorian are the Dark Trooper of a new phase, even the combination of phases 2 and 3.

These are droids that are controlled from the flagship from the flagship.Their threatening red eyes and the shape of their masks have everything to frighten their opponents.The technology of the Empire used is undoubtedly very advanced and we can suspect that these prooper has artificial intelligence.It remains to be seen whether Moff Gideon seeks to inject growls in these super-soldiers to allow them to be sensitive strength.

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