

The TIE Experimental Project as well as the TIE/ph phantom project were the Empire's next response to the Rebellion.Havoc was present at the final test of some clone cadet's training along with other ARC troopers. Though much of the dark trooper project was shut down, some less-powerful dark troopers remained in operation throughout the rest of the Galactic Civil War. Still furious over the loss of the first Death Star, Emperor Palpatine was so infuriated with the loss of the Arc Hammer that he ceased all funding for the dark troopers. Mon Mothma awarded Katarn the Star of Alderaan for his bravery and support for the Rebel Alliance. I told you it would never work." ― Grand Vizier Sate Pestage in a communique to the Imperial Department of Military Research " In light of the Arc Hammer fiasco, Emperor Palpatine is withdrawing all funding for the development of Imperial battle droids. He was greeted by an enormous dark mechanical figure. Kyle cleared the hangar bay of dark troopers and opened the shuttle hangar bay door. He made his way through the inner mazes of the factory ship and planted the three charges. His objective was to plant three sequencer charges in 3 exhaust ports to destroy the ship and escape in a Lambda-class T-4a shuttle. From the cargo bay, he ripped through the inner defenses. Katarn boarded the Arc Hammer through an automated cargo container. After stealing a nava card from Nar Shaddaa and learning the Arc Hammer 's location, Katarn ventured to the Imperial Fuel Station Ergo, through which he boarded the Executor, and then the Hammer. He gathered clues throughout the galaxy as to what the troopers were, and how to stop them.

After Tak Base was destroyed in moments by the dark troopers, the Galactic Empire's next-generation super-troopers, Mon Mothma hired Kyle Katarn to take action.
