Item from The Mandalorian by Jon Favreau
Phase III Dark Troopers — black-armored combat droids of terrifying power. Moff Gideon's elite fighting force. Nearly indestructible by conventional weapons. Only beskar or the Force proved effective against them.
The dark troopers were Moff Gideon's answer to every problem — unstoppable, unfeeling, and nearly indestructible. Phase III models were fully autonomous combat droids, not armored soldiers, though their humanoid design was meant to evoke terror through familiarity. A single dark trooper could punch through a blast door, shrug off blaster fire, and beat a Mandalorian in hand-to-hand combat. Din Djarin barely survived his encounter with one, only winning because his beskar armor absorbed blows that would have killed any other fighter. When an entire platoon deployed against the rescue team on Gideon's cruiser, the situation was hopeless — until Luke Skywalker walked through the blast door and dismantled them with the Force and a green lightsaber, demonstrating the gulf between mortal warriors and a Jedi Master.
Towering humanoid droids in jet-black armor with glowing red photoreceptors. Bulkier than stormtrooper armor, with reinforced plating on every surface. They move with mechanical precision — no wasted motion, no hesitation. Jetpack-equipped for boarding operations.
Also known as: Phase III dark troopers