Fauthian heavy trooper

"They're the medics without the healing and twice the armor, and they're a royal pain for any Jedi."

- Rarae Aotrene

The newest and by far the most fiendish of the Sith'ari Empire's soldiers when it came to the Sith-Triumvirate War, Sith'ari heavy troopers, often referred to as simply heavies, had begun to be planned and trained at least 10 years before the beginning of the war, but were only actively deployed after heavy losses of ordinary troops against the New Jedi Order during the battles on Dathomir, after which they were rushed into release. Often ordinary soldiers whom had shown a remarkable aptitude for combat, heavies had armor that was virtually constructed out of nothing but Mandalorian iron, allowing the armored parts of their body to resist strikes from a lightsaber, making them an initially deadly, but later simply difficult, enemy for any Jedi. They were still vulnerable to the Force, however, and their entire forms were not covered in the material, a weakness that the Jedi quickly took advantage of, and managed to overturn the advantage in some areas, with heavies becoming more annoyances. They all carried a standard Sith'ari blast cannon with them in a manner similar to the medics, modified with the same kind of crystal as their other weapons. Their modified battle armor also provided much greater boosts of strength than the standard model, allowing them to at times even match those who utilized Force-enhancements, increasing their chances of taking down even Jedi.

Darth Mainyu, Jen'ari of the empire, stationed a great deal of heavy troopers in the area immediately around his throne room on the Dread Throne in order to provide a diversion to any Jedi or even fellow Sith'ari assassins, either killing them and preventing them from reaching the throne room as long as they could, giving Mainyu time to finish them off himself or at least give them the chance to gauge their strength and prepare countermeasures.

Variants

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

Appearances

 * Apocrypha: Monolith (debut)
 * Apocrypha: Ritual