DT-L21

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DT-L21 was a death trooper, who was stationed on the planet Lothal. After the Spectres of the Rebel Alliance embarked on a mission to gather intelligence on a new prototype variant of the TIE/d "Defender" Multi-Role Starfighter, they accidentally made their presence known in Old Jho's Pit Stop. In response, DT-L21 and Baron Valen Rudor sought to capture the rebel group. DT-L21 and a group of stormtroopers chased the Spectres in the sewers beneath Jhothal. However, the Spectres managed to rendezvous with Lothal resistance group leader Ryder Azadi.^[2]

Biography

DT-L21^[2] was a human^[1] who served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War as a death trooper. In 1 BBY,^[3] he was stationed on the city of Jhothal on the Outer Rim world of Lothal. They were present along with several stormtroopers under the command of Baron Valen Rudor when a rebel cell known as the Spectres infiltrated the planet in order to meet up with resistance leader Ryder Azadi. During their mission, the rebels attracted the attention of Rudor when the speeder they were planning to escape with was destroyed by Imperial TX-225 GAVr "Occupier" combat assault tanks, forcing them into the cantina DT-L21 was stationed at. As the death trooper, a group of stormtroopers, and Rudor ran to investigate, the Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger managed to trick the group into believing that the rebels were still outside.^[2]

Eventually, DT-L21 realized Bridger was lying and led their forces to a sewer access point. The trooper questioned Rudor on whether he knew it was sealed, to which the pilot retorted that he had no idea. The death trooper assured Rudor that there were only so many places they could hide, as they deployed dwarf probe droids and stormtroopers into the sewers.^[2]

Despite their efforts, the rebels succeeded in destroying the probes. Upon hearing the news, DT-L21 ordered all troops to converge on the rebels' last confirmed location and for a squad to be sent to the Outer Town Junction to prevent their escape as he entered the tunnels personally. Despite this, the rebels managed to escape Jhotal and were able to meet up with Azadi outside the town.^[2]

Personality and traits

DT-L21 was a human with a mechanical voice that was imposed on them by their helmet. The death trooper had very little respect for the citizens of Lothal, as shown by the way they shoved Bridger to the side on their way to battle. They were determined to stop the rebels from escaping Jhothal, although despite their efforts, they were unsuccessful in preventing the rebels' escape.^[2]

Equipment

As a death trooper, DT-L21 wore standard death trooper armor and was armed with an E-11D blaster carbine. While their voice was not scrambled, it should be assumed they did have a scrambler implemented in their armor, as was the standard for death troopers.^[2]

Behind the scenes

DT-L21 first appeared, albeit unidentified, in "The Occupation,"^[2] the fifth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels,^[4] which released October 30, 2017.^[5] They were voiced by Steve Blum and identified in the credits as "DT-L21."^[2]