Emperor's black bones was a curse phrase. It was caused by an individual first seeing an Imperial shadow trooper. It was also used in cases of great surprise.
Appearances
- "Echoes of the Jedi" – Dawn of Defiance campaign
- Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 1
- Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 4 (as black bones)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 29 (First appearance)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 31
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
"Deader than a Triton Moon" on Hyperspace (backup link) (original site is defunct)- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge abridged audiobook
- I, Jedi (and unabridged audiobook)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
- Legacy (2006) 36
- Legacy (2006) 48