Phase-IV Dark Trooper and a fallen Marine By Imperator-Zor Watch

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Seventeen Years after the declaration of the New Order, a fleet of hundreds of warships and transports were brought into the galaxy in the outer rim by a freak distortion in space time. They were large and heavily armed and while they lacked the ability to make anything more than short range jumps at FTL speeds they did prove to be a menace in the region. Several worlds were sacked by hordes of ruthless fanatical soldiers (most notably among them an elite corps of biologically and cybernetically augmented shock troops clad in heavy powered armor) and their efforts were notable in causing considerable delays to the Death Star project by damaging supply convoys. Initial casualties among local sector fleets and garrisons was heavy. In response one of the largest offensives since the Clone Wars was launched. The Battle in Space was costly, but ultimately was successful. The Invader's warships took the form of gigantic cathedrals and were individually powerful, the largest able to go toe to to with an executor class ship but they were slow at FTL speeds and lacked the appropriate support base to effect repairs. This allowed the destruction of the invading fleet piecemeal. On the ground fighting was more intense, with the liberation of ceased planets taking several years in some cases. The invaders had brought with them millions of human soldiers with heavy weapons support along with the aforementioned shock troops and a large number of dragooned locals and converts to their cult. Fighting was fearce and continued for the next five years.



While conventional Stormtroopers could hold their own against their more conventional human forces in direct battle, the shock troopers were much more difficult to bring down. Inquisitors were more successful against them, especially one on one and in close quarters engagements, even so they could still hold their own. Even Lord Vader found their leaders to be capable foes. Ultimately the foe which provided the best tool the Empire had against these "Space Marines" was the Dark Trooper project, which received extra funding. Certain extravagances such as the use of phrik which were considered early on were largely abandoned due to the needs to produce large quantities of units quickly and were omited from the finalized Phase-IV system, which was designed to serve solely as power armor. After two years mass production had begun and soon tens of thousands of units were produced and issued to seasoned veteran stormtroopers. Armed with high power blasters, rocket launchers, auto-motors, vibro blades and force pikes and working in conjunction with armor and air support the Phase-VI system proved invaluable. While the Space Marines still had several advantages in terms of individual skill and physical augmentation, against Dark Troopers the exchange rate was much more favorable to Imperial Forces.



(Made using a hybrid of legends and canon materials)

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