DT-F16

"I've retaken hold six, Captain. The cargo is gone."

―DT-F16^[2]

DT-F16 was a human female death trooper commander who, along with her squad, were tasked with guarding a large kyber crystal from the Jedha system for delivery to the Tonnis sector in Freighter 2716 to rendezvous with an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer helmed by Captain Slavin. At a brief stop at Faos Station, the freighter was infiltrated by the rebels Saw Gerrera, Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, and Chopper. DT-F16 attempted to combat the rebels, but was killed when Saw rigged the kyber crystal up to the freighter's hyperdrive, creating a bomb, and Ezra, Sabine, Chopper, and the freighter's prisoners escaped in a Lambda-class shuttle intended for the commander.

Biography

"Captain, rebels led by Saw Gerrera have breached hold six and taken possession of the cargo. Alert Director Krennic and Imperial Command."

―DT-F16^[2]

DT-F16 commanded a squad of death troopers.

At some point, DT-F16 sprinted down an Imperial hallway whilst firing her E-11D blaster carbine.^[5]

In 1 BBY,^[1] DT-F16 and her squad were traveling on Freighter 2716, a covert Imperial ship disguised as a civilian vessel, guarding a large kyber crystal that was being delivered to a rendezvous in the Tonnis sector. Unbeknownst to most of the freighter's crew, it was infiltrated by the rebels Saw Gerrera, Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren and Chopper during a stop at Faos Station. When the rebels discovered the hold with the kyber crystal, she encountered the rebels, and ordered her death troopers to open fire. As the troopers quickly fell to the rebels in the smoke generated by several smoke bombs tossed by Wren, DT-F16 ordered the remaining troopers to group up. During the skirmish, one of Gerrera's blaster shots struck the carbon-frozen crystal, prompting her to order a retreat; however, she would be the only one to escape, as her remaining troopers were blasted by Gerrera and Wren.^[2]

DT-F16 later informed the freighter's captain, Wells, that rebels led by Gerrera infiltrated the hold and requested reinforcements. The captain gave her reinforcements, warning her that she had to retake the crystal, something which she was aware of as they would be punished, likely through fatal means, if the crystal was stolen. When reinforcements arrived (in the form of four stormtroopers), she returned to the hold, only to find both the rebels and the crystal gone. The captain informed her that they had lost contact with the engine room, so she made her way there.^[2]

Upon arriving, Gerrera, who had turned the crystal into a ticking time bomb, fled the area after freeing Bridger and Wren. DT-F16 and the stormtroopers prepared to fire, but before they could do so, the crystal electrocuted the two troopers in front of her. She realized that she had to leave immediately and ordered the remaining troopers to abandon ship. She made her way to hold 12, where a Lambda-class shuttle was waiting for her departure. By the time she got there, the freighter's prisoners, who had been freed by the rebels, were boarding. She and the two troopers accompanying her attempted to open fire, but Bridger and Wren, who had also arrived, managed to overpower her and the two troopers before getting on the shuttle and taking off. Refusing to give up DT-F16 made a futile attempt to destroy the shuttle with her blaster, and was subsequently killed in the ensuing explosion.^[2]

Personality and traits

"Send all security personnel to meet me at hold six. In the meantime, purge the escape pods. No one leaves this vessel."

―DT-F16^[2]

DT-F16 was a female death trooper who had a mechanical voice that was caused by her helmet. DT-F16 was determined to ensure the safe delivery of a large kyber crystal to Slavin's Star Destroyer and feared the consequences of failure.^[2] DT-F16 suffered no fool and demanded the best from her troops.^[4]

Skills and abilities

As a Death trooper squad commander, DT-F16 led her squad with strength and the ability to know when to fight versus when her forces should retreat.^[4] However, despite her leadership skills, she failed to apprehend the rebel infiltrators and stop them from destroying the kyber crystal and escaping with the prisoners.^[2]

Equipment

DT-F16 was completely covered in black armor featuring a Neuro-Saav macromotion monitor on her helmet, an IM-40 three slot ammunition and tool pouch and a black shoulder pauldron, and had a green-tinted visor. Assumedly, she had a voice scrambler installed in her helmet and underwent the same augmentations as other death troopers.^[6] The commander wielded an E-11D blaster,^[2] the standard blaster of death troopers.^[7]