Death Trooper

A Death Trooper as he appears in Battlefront II.

Death Troopers are special units for the Galactic Empire in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront II, appearing as the hero bodyguards for Director Krennic in Star Wars Battlefront and as Enforcer Reinforcement units for the Empire in Star Wars Battlefront II.

Star Wars Battlefront

Overview

In Star Wars Battlefront, Death Troopers are the bodyguards of Director Krennic. Their abilities differ from the other types of bodyguards in the game, which both have a Homing Shot and Smart Rocket ability. Death Troopers, in contrast, have three abilities: Thermal Imploder, Cooling Cell, and a Smart Rocket.

Loadout

DLT-19: Death Troopers wield a more powerful version of the DLT-19 Heavy Blaster as their primary weapon, allowing them to quickly dispatch enemies from close-to-medium range.

Thermal Imploder: Death Troopers can throw a Thermal Imploder with their first ability. It delivers nearly the same feel as the imploder you get as a pickup.

Cooling Cell: Death Troopers can stop their upgraded DLT-19 Heavy Blasters from overheating for a short period by activating their center ability, Cooling Cell.

Smart Rocket: The Death Trooper's third and final ability, and the only ability that it shares with the other bodyguards. Can be used on vehicles and large groups of enemies.

Tips

While Death Troopers will naturally want to stay close to Director Krennic in order to receive the armor boost as well as the increased cooldown speeds on their abilities, they are generally more powerful in close quarters. This is where large groups of enemies are, and the Thermal Imploder and Smart Rocket will kill more people per shot. For open areas, avoid using the Thermal Imploder, because it takes too long to detonate, giving the enemy time to escape. If both the Imploder and Smart Rocket are on cooldown, use the Cooling Cell when facing large groups of enemies to boost your firepower, as this will give you significantly more shots before you will have to cool your weapon. Don't leave Krennic while facing enemies, as you have very little health and can die incredibly fast.

Star Wars Battlefront II

Death Trooper
Details
Era	Galactic Civil War
Affiliation	Galactic Empire
Class Type	Enforcer
Battle Points	1,500 (Galactic Assault) 2,000 (Blast & Strike)
Capabilities
Health	320
Weapon	E-11D
Abilities	Sonic Imploder Overload Fortify

"The elite soldiers of Imperial Intelligence, Death Troopers live up to their name through skill, deadly weaponry, and superior armor."

— In-game description

Death Troopers are Enforcer Reinforcement units for the Galactic Empire in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II.

Overview

Death Troopers pack a punch with their E-11D. Their armor also grants them additional health above normal infantry and they come into the battle with a Sonic Imploder that concusses nearby enemies while dealing damage. As such, Death Troopers are best used to disorient and overwhelm their opponents with effective use of their precise blasters, using overload to increase this rate of fire to an even greater amount, high health, and Sonic Imploders that concusses enemies as well as dealing damage.

Health and Movement

Health Statistics for Death Trooper
Base Health	320 Battle Hardened Increases base health to 336 / 352 / 362 / 384 Fortify ability Temporarily adds 175 health
Health Regen Rate	40 health/sec Survivalist Regeneration is increased to 55 / 70 / 79 / 100 health per second Enforcer Training 13 / 25 / 33 / 50 health per elimination
Regen Delay	6 sec

Weapon

Weapon Image
Damage	40-25
Rate of Fire	300 RPM Overload ability Temporarily increases rate of fire to 360 RPM
Damage per Second	200-125 DPS Overload ability Temporarily increases DPS to 240-150
Range	Start damage drop-off: 20 meters End damage drop-off: 40 meters
Projectile Speed	700 meters/sec
Venting	1 seconds
Overheat	15 shots (0.06667 heat per shot) Overload ability Temporarily disables heat build up
Overheat Penalty	1 seconds
Passive Cooldown Delay	5 seconds
Passive Cooldown	0.3 heat per second

Weapon Image
In-game Description	The DLT-19 is a heavy blaster with an excellent rate of fire that deals heavy damage at long range, capable of pinning down troops and taking out large groups of enemies.
Damage	22-12
Rate of Fire	600 RPM Overload ability Temporarily increases rate of fire to 800 RPM
Damage per Second	220-120 DPS Overload ability Temporarily increases DPS to 293.33-160
Range	Start damage drop-off: 20 meters End damage drop-off: 40 meters
Venting	2.5 seconds
Overheat	56 shots (0.0181818 heat per shot) Overload ability Temporarily disables heat build up
Overheat Penalty	1 seconds
Passive Cooldown Delay	5 seconds
Passive Cooldown	0.1 heat per second

Melee
Weapon Image
Damage	65

Abilities

Ability Icon
In-game Description	The SONIC IMPLODER uses light and sound to subdue targets, overloading enemies' senses without inflicting very much damage.
Damage	Explosion: 150
Effect	Blurs enemy vision, dealing damage
Area of Effect	Blast Radius: 10 meters Inner Blast Radius: 3 meters Flash Radius: 10 meters
Ability Cooldown	28 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Overrides a weapon's factory settings. It modifies the primary fire mode and supercools the barrel to prevent heat buildup.
Effect	Raises rate of fire to 360 RPM
Ability Duration	9 seconds Expert Weapons Handling Increases duration to 10.5 / 12 / 12.9 / 15 seconds
Ability Cooldown	16 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Use FORTIFY to temporarily boost the Enforcer's health.
Effect	Grants 175 bonus health
Ability Duration	18 seconds
Ability Cooldown	23 seconds

Boost Cards

Survivalist	Enforcer Training	Expert Weapons Handling	Acquisition	Battle Hardened

Updates

Battle on Scarif Update

• Reduced damage (56->50 / 35->24).
  • Note: although this change references a nerf to the Death Trooper's main weapon, no actual changes were made to it. The Death Trooper's E-11D remains as it was from the previous update.

Trivia

• They are of the few variants of Stormtroopers that didn't appear in the original Battlefront series by Pandemic Studios as they first appeared in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
• In Star Wars Battlefront, Death Troopers use voicelines meant for standard infantry. In Star Wars Battlefront II, they speak with their familiar scrambled voices from Rogue One and Star Wars Rebels.
• In Star Wars Battlefront II, the Death Troopers originally wielded a DLT-19 as their primary weapon, until the correction to the E-11D was made as part of the Age of Rebellion update.

Gallery

Original in-game icon for the Death Trooper, found in the Beta files.

In-game icon for the Death Trooper in Star Wars Battlefront II.

The Death Trooper with its former DLT-19 in the Collection inspect menu.

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