These shadow troopers' armor was made of meltmassif, which allowed Shadowspawn to control them completely at will. Lord Shadowspawn led legions of shadow stormtroopers against New Republic forces at the Battle of Mindor in 5 ABY. However, the operation was disrupted by Blackhole himself, and platoons of his stormtroopers were seen fighting the local resistance and the Alliance troops. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa were sent on a mission to Vorzyd V, the 'Gambler's World,' where they were to disrupt the Imperial gambling operations with the support of the president of that world. The shadow stormtroopers acted as the personal stormtrooper unit of the head of Imperial Intelligence, Agent Blackhole, which earned them their moniker of 'blackhole stormtroopers.' They frequently underwent special training in infiltration and ambush tactics, and were often assigned to extremely classified missions. I'll give you a hint: It's not just paint.' ―Lord Shadowspawn ' Answer me this: Why is the armor of my stormtroopers black?

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