Sith troopers, also known as Sith stormtroopers, were elite soldiers in the forces of the Sith Eternal, a cult that ruled the dark planet of Exegol in the Unknown Regions. The army comprised the children of the Sith Eternal, a cult that revered the dark side of the Force. While Sith troopers were named after the Jedi Order's fallen ancient rival, the Sith Order, they were not Force-sensitive like their namesake. Nevertheless, they shared the cultists' devotion to the Sith religion. Taking inspiration from the Sith legacy that was built on fear and death, the armor worn by Sith troopers was red like Sith lightsaber blades and the Emperor's Royal Guard. They were the culmination of the Contingency created by Darth Sidious—Dark Lord of the Sith and Galactic Emperor—whose goal was to return the galaxy to a dark age of a thousand years past, under the eternal reign of a new Sith Empire.