

The game itself featured a few variants of the Dark Trooper, ranging from souped-up battle droids, to exoskeleton-esque battle suits, with Mohc himself even donning the armour at the end of the game, as he became the final boss players had to take down. This week's episode serves up yet another deep cut, one that will no doubt thrill fans of the 1995 video game Star Wars: Dark Forces will appreciate, as Gideon himself calls into play the Dark Troopers, a few episodes after it had been revealed that he's been stockpiling them - no doubt to be dispatched against Din Djarin and Baby Yoda Grogu.įor those not in the know, the Dark Troopers were the in-game antagonists that players went up against, the results of a project spearheaded by General Rom Mohc in which he attempted to outfit each of Emperor Palpatine's individual soldiers with the firepower equivalent of individual Death Stars. Introducing the devastating Dark Trooper This Funko Pop figure is a must-have for fans and collectors alike.

This season of The Mandalorian has been full of references to wider Star Wars lore. From the reveal that Moff Gideon is in possession of the Darksaber, to the introductions of both Mandalorian clan leader Bo-Katan Kryze and somewhat Jedi master Ahsoka Tano, there's been plenty to please fans who've come to the series after watching their way through every episode of executive producer Dave Filoni's other shows ( Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels), as well as both the main and prequel trilogies.
