Shadow troopers are an unlockable stormtrooper skin in Star Wars Battlefront. They are unlocked at Rank 50, for 17,000 credits. Their armor doesn't change regardless of what planet they're on.
In Survival mode, these troopers are arguably one of if not the most dangerous enemies in the game, as they carry a Flash Grenade, which can stun the players, and they can use Stealth to cloak and disappear from the player's view and radar. This makes them dangerous, as they have the potential to reappear anywhere, and ambush you.
Shadow troopers possess a cloaking device that renders them completely transparent, and nearly invisible, it allows them to blend in with the environment. This gives them the ability to move unseen to reach unexpected locations and attack from there.
When a shadow trooper cloaks, the cloaking device does not render them fully invisible, as their body/armor shape remains visible to the player, and the area they occupy appears as wavy and visually distorted due to you looking through the shadow trooper. If the player uses an X-8 Night Sniper blaster pistol, the heat scope will show cloaked Shadow Troopers.
Although the T-21 Heavy Blaster they carry can cause a lot of damage, the shadow troopers have less health than shock troopers, relying primarily on stealth and surprise to attack the player. The best way to defeat them is to use a blaster with equal damage. Players should also stay aware and be ready to react quickly to a shadow trooper if they catch you off-guard. If hit by a stun grenade a player should search for wherever they think the nearest source of cover is rather than shooting wildly with reckless abandon, as this can hit important equipment, (such as micro-turrets) teammates etc. which can be dangerous, especially if you accidentally shoot proximity mines or explosive barrels, which can reduce your health to a point where a shadow trooper to easily finish you off with 1 shot. It will also leave you with a lot of wasted power cell energy, leaving you less ready to counter a Shadow Trooper (and any other enemies) after regaining your vision/hearing and possibly forcing you to wait for your weapon to cool down.
Despite being in the game, shadow troopers never appeared in the original trilogy, and made their debut in the Expanded Universe.
Shadow Trooper equipment[]
| Name | Image |
| T-21 Heavy Blaster | 
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| Flash Grenade | 
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| Cloaking ability | 
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| Classes | |
|---|---|
| Heroes | Darth Vader · Boba Fett · Emperor Palpatine · Greedo · Dengar · Bossk · Orson Krennic · Iden Versio · Darth Maul |
| Hero bodyguards | |
| Vehicles | AT-AT · AT-ST · TIE Fighter · TIE Interceptor · Speeder Bike · Lambda Shuttle · Slave I · Cloud Car · TIE Advanced x1 · Imperial Star Destroyer · TIE Defender · TIE Bomber · Corvus |
| Unlockable skins | |
| NPC Classes | Stormtrooper · Demolition Trooper · Biker Scout · Shock Trooper · Jump Trooper · Shadow Trooper · Viper Probe Droid |
