Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is introducing even more Stormtroopers into the saga.
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And one of them is the Sith trooper!
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They are regarded as the next evolution of the Imperial/First Order Stormtroopers.
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This marks the first real introduction of the Sith into the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
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Interestingly, though, the Sith troopers originated from Knights of the Old Republic.
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They followed Darth Revan and fought for the Sith Empire.
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But Star Wars 9's Sith troopers are different from KOTOR's in that they fight for Kylo Ren, and he isn't a Sith. There are other reasons as well.
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