Fauthian trooper

"We are the talons of our Emperor's hand, the instruments of destruction that will bring about the end of your fragile peace!"

- Unnamed Sith'ari trooper. Sith'ari troopers, occasionally referred to as Sith'ari soldiers, where the main infantry units of the Sith'ari Empire. Along with the rest of the Sith'ari Military, they were one of the first established personnel in the new empire. Their main purpose during the years of the Sith-Triumvirate War was the art of invasion, assaulting planets of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate and either occupying or destroying them, often committing mass genocide of the populations in order to clear the planet for Sith'ari occupation or even simply to do moral damage to the Triumvirate. They were most commonly armed with the Sith'ari blaster rifle, one equipped with a unique type of crystal that could create stronger shots than other blasters, as well as carrying a blaster pistol sidearm that was also equiped with the crystal. Other supplies included the likes of ration packs for longer campaigns, and other weapons, including the likes of fragmentation grenades. They wore Sith'ari battle armor, a combination of incredibly powerful body armor and life-support systems in a manner similar to the kind worn by Darth Vader, and it even featured a similar death's head or demonic design to it. Highly decorated soldiers often received beskar upgrades to their suits.

Due to their armor, weaponry, and aspects of their training, Sith'ari troopers were initially able to overwhelm Triumvirate soldiers on almost any battlefield, and there were even tales of them felling Jedi on occasion. However, new tactics quickly began to trickle through Triumvirate forces, incorporating new guerrilla tactics that bridged the gap between their differences, allowing them to be matched and defeated with increasing regularity, and as the war went on recruitment went from either at birth or by volunteer to massive drafts of the population. Eventually, the recruitment pool even widened to former Triumvirate worlds that had been conquered and enslaved, though this caused further issues as these soldiers were much less likely to be loyal rather than their Sith'ari-bred counterparts.

Variants

 * Sith'ari heavy trooper
 * Sith'ari commando
 * Sith'ari sniper
 * Sith'ari medic

Appearances

 * Apocrypha: Eclipse (debut)
 * Apocrypha: Gauntlet
 * Apocrypha: Counterattack
 * Apocrypha: Monolith
 * Apocrypha: Ritual