Rebel Desert Troopers were specialized troops of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. They wore Rebel battle armor and were armed with blaster weapons.
After the Battle of Yavin, various Desert Troopers guarded a detention facility located in the hidden Rebel Alliance base on Corellia. In 1 ABY, after the base was discovered by Imperial agents sent by Emperor's Hand Mara Jade during the Empire Day festivities, Falen Buir and at least two other Desert Troopers were killed during the Imperial assault of the detention facility.
Rebel Desert Troopers were non-player characters in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts, prior to its closure on December 15, 2011. Desert Troopers were added to the game with the release of the "Game Update 11," published on June 23, 2009, and were present in the game during the Empire Day events of 2009, 2010 and 2011.