Night Trooper
Stormtroopers, but wrong.
Thrawn's soldiers on Peridea, reanimated by Nightsister magick into something the Empire never planned for.
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Night Trooper on VeVe: the official art
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Why Night Trooper matters to collectors
Star Wars has flirted with horror for years without committing. Night troopers commit. Taking the most familiar uniform in the franchise and putting something undead inside it is a cheap trick that works every time, and it gave collectors a trooper variant that does not simply recolour the armour.
Key issues and milestones
- Ahsoka, Part Six (2023) - Peridea, the Great Mothers, and the first proper look at what Thrawn has been doing out there.
- Ahsoka, Part Seven (2023) - The night troopers fight in formation, and the Nightsister angle stops being subtext.
- Thrawn returns in live action (2023) - Lars Mikkelsen carries the animated role into live action, the payoff of a decade of Rebels setup.
- Hasbro Black Series Night Trooper (2024) - The design moves from screen to shelf within months, which is fast for a supporting-cast variant.
The Great Mothers who raise them speak a language written by the show's team rather than subtitled gibberish, continuing a Star Wars habit that goes back to Huttese in 1983.
Collecting Night Trooper through the years
This is about as new as Star Wars collecting gets. Night troopers have existed since 2023, so the physical market is Hasbro's current lines, a handful of premium-format releases, and costume parts. What makes them interesting to collectors is lineage rather than age: the Nightsisters go back to the 1990s expanded-universe novels and then to The Clone Wars animated series, and the night troopers are the first time that thread reached live-action Imperial forces. Collectors who already chased Nightsister material now have a trooper variant that belongs to the same story.
Night Trooper on VeVe
VeVe's Night Troopers series sits alongside the wider Troopers Collection, giving the Ahsoka era its own armour variant. The sculpts play up the weathering and the difference in posture that separates these troopers from standard Imperials. Officially licensed, scheduled drops, tiered rarities, with limited premium editions at the top of the run.
The Night Troopers series, built around the Ahsoka era. Check the drop calendar for upcoming Star Wars releases - drops sell out in minutes, and reminders keep you ahead of them.
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Night Trooper collector FAQ
Where can I buy Night Trooper digital collectibles?
Night Trooper digital collectibles release on VeVe through scheduled drops and the in-app marketplace. The Night Troopers series, built around the Ahsoka era.
What is Night Trooper's first appearance?
Night Trooper first appeared in Ahsoka (2023). Thrawn's soldiers on Peridea, reanimated by Nightsister magick into something the Empire never planned for.
Are Night Trooper collectibles on VeVe officially licensed?
Yes. Every Star Wars collectible on VeVe is produced under official license with the rights holder - that licensing is the core difference between VeVe and unlicensed NFT projects. More on licensed vs unlicensed.
Are Night Trooper digital collectibles NFTs?
Technically yes - VeVe collectibles are NFTs recorded on blockchain for provenance. In practice they work like licensed digital collectibles: bought in-app with a custodial wallet, no crypto knowledge needed. How VeVe NFTs actually work.