Dark Trooper

• MSRP: $6.99 USD
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• Scale: 3.75"
• Exclusive: No
• Variations Recorded: No
• Year Imprinted: 2007
• Released: 2007
• Joint Count: 6
• Joint Details: 1 Swivel neck, 2 swivel shoulders, 1 swivel waist, 2 swivel hips
• Accessory Count: 4
• Accessory Details: 1 Heavy Blaster, 1 Jet Pack, 1 Shoulder Armor, 1 Coin

• This Dark Trooper figure was released single carded in Hasbro's SAGA Legends toy line in 2007
• The SAGA Legends toy line was a Greatest Hits assortment which included fan favorite and previously released figures
• Every SAGA Legends figure during the 30th Anniversary Collection in 2007/2008 included a collectible coin
• This Dark Trooper figure won the Fan's Choice vote in Fall of 2006
• This Dark Trooper figure is a re-release of the Dark Trooper from 1998, but this time the copyright year on the figure was updated from 1998 to 2007
• You can compare both Dark Trooper figures side-by-side with the compare tool here: Dark Trooper comparison
• Dark Trooper droids were featured in the video game Star Wars: Dark Forces from 1995
• The jet pack plugs into a hole in the back of the figure and it wraps around the waist
• The figure's shoulder armor is removable
• None of the other armor pieces, like the chest and leg/ arm platings are removable
• The figure stands more than a head taller, and twice as wide, as a basic Star Wars figure (the size is impressive!)
• The heavy blaster fits well into both hands
• The Dark Trooper has no balancing problems

The goal of the darktrooper project was to create better battle droids. These "super stormtroopers" were used against the Rebels after the Battle of Yavin, but the project came to an end when an Alliance mercenary destroyed the production facility.