Onyx trooper

Onyx troopers were what several secret Imperial prototypes developed at Base Talon were called. They were essentially modified s, and were the brainchild of a scientist at the facility who felt that the cancellation of the was unfair, and taken it upon himself to give it another chance. As a result, he developed a new form of exoskeleton based on the original dark trooper, feeling that a droid version would be too expensive and stupid. The name of these new form of weaponry came from the fact that all of the prototypes were spray-painted dark black; the proper name of the project was DKR-12, but eventually the name 'onyx trooper' stuck.

The main characteristics of these 'onyx troopers' included inbuilt shields that were even stronger than that of old s, heavy plasma weaporny, missile launchers, seismic generators, s, and shrapnel launchers. The final versions of these exosuits were to be moderately expensive, as this equipment was deliberately made low-quality. Only one proper version of the onyx trooper exosuit was ever made, and it was never used in combat.

The prototypes of the onyx troopers were used when Base Talon came under attack by the rebel alliance shortly after the, where they were unleashed upon the rebel forces, despite being unfinished. They dealt much damage, but were eventually destroyed by concentrated fire. The onyx trooper project came to an end upon the base's capture.