Death trooper

Death troopers were an elite specialisation in the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps that were trained specifically to track and kill Jedi and other Force users. Sometimes they were also used to carry out purges of other political dissidents and high level targets who were deemed enemies of the state by Emperor Palpatine, or in even rarer instances, entire populations of cities or worlds. Their work remained secret as many of their operations were extrajudicial. Death trooper squads were often assigned to the command of, providing support to them on missions to eliminate Jedi or other dangerous Force users. While officially part of the Stormtrooper forces, death squads were outside the normal chain of command and answered directly to Inquisitors, or, within the military hierarchy, the. Units of death troopers were referred to as death squads.