Image: G-Man’s Gaming / YouTubeĪnd while the “canon” explanation for the Dark Troopers was as a bigger, badder Stormtrooper replacement, the real-world explanation is even simpler. Dark Forces was the first attempt from LucasArts to make a Star Wars first-person shooter, one that drew heavily on the popularity of Doom but added more exploration and objective-based gameplay than the classic shooter. The genesis of the Dark Troopers, though, is a more practical one. (Interestingly, the armor is not made of Beskar, but rather “Phrik.” There is a surprisingly large number of nearly indestructible rare metals in Star Wars.) And instead of fallible human warriors, the Dark Troopers were battle droids that (at least in theory) would be more reliable. Originally introduced in Star Wars: Dark Forces, the Dark Troopers were meant to be a possible successor to Stormtroopers, with nearly indestructible armor that was proof to lightsabers. Spoilers for The Mandalorian, season 2 and the 1995 PC game Star War: Dark Forces below. (That’s part of what makes him such a great fit in Fortnite.)īut in season 2, episode 6, “The Tragedy,” those comparisons are even more pronounced with the reintroduction of Star Wars characters that first appeared as high-level video game enemies.

The Mandalorian himself feels like a player character, running around a galaxy full of people who are always in need of something, doing different side-quests for NPCs in exchange for help or a new piece of gear. It’s often been commented that The Mandalorian is designed a lot like a video game.

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