Death Troopers accompanied Minister Veras Hydan as the Empire excavated the Lothal Jedi Temple. Several Death Troopers assisted Governor Pryce and Rukh in pursuit of Hers Syndulla and Kanan Jarrus during their escape from the Imperial complex but were unable to detain them. But when the Spectres arrived once again they were unable to prevent the new Imperial aircraft from being stolen. They accompanied Thrawn to watch the test flight of the new TIE/D Defender Elite. His force of Stormtroopers and probe droids pursued them into the sewers but came up unsuccessful. DT-L21 and some Stormtroopers were stationed on Jhothal when the Spectres revealed themselves. They were then left behind as the Star Destroyer containing Kyber crystals then exploded, killing all on board. She and her death squad came under the attack of Rebel groups Partisans and the Ghost crew. In 1 BBY a squad of Death troopers were accompanying a shipment of Kyber crystals under the command of DT-F16.

Seeing the approaching danger, Thrawn ordered his troopers to fire at the being as he soon fell and was greatly wounded. Before they could though the Rebels escaped with the unlikely help of Bendu, a force being whom attacked both the Empire and Rebellion. Later on the death squad accompanied Thrawn to Chopper Base to capture high ranking Rebel leaders. They were then tasked with finding his daughter to no success.ĭuring the start of the early Rebellion a squad of Death Troopers accompanied Grand Admiral Thrawn in the capture of the traitorous ISB agent Alexsandr Kallus. After Lyra attempted to kill Krennic one of the Death Troopers fatally shot her which led to her death. In 13 BBY a squad of Death Troopers accompanied Orson Krennic to Lah'mu to retrieve the Imperial scientist Galen Erso. Vader and a small force of unharmed Death Troopers then pursued and executed the hive and their Queen. An assassination attempt carried out by a local Geonosian hive caused the deaths of several Death Troopers as they were crushed by inbound rocks. Commander Orson Krennic arrived on Geonosis and was accompanied by a squad of Death Troopers. Vader was then ordered by Emperor Palpatine to uncover who was behind the sabotage attempts. During the construction of the first Death Star over Geonosis a group of Death Troopers accompanied Governor Tarkin to confront Darth Vader on a security breach.

The name of the troopers derived from Emperor Palpatine himself, whom capitalized on the rumors of the group being a product of unnatural research into using undead troopers to fight for the Empire.

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