A Rebel Desert Trooper guarding a Rebel detention facility.
During the Galactic Civil War, the Alliance to Restore the Republic utilized specialized soldiers known as Rebel Desert Troopers. These troopers were equipped with blaster weapons and wore Rebel battle armor.
Following the Battle of Yavin, a detention facility within the hidden Rebel Alliance base on Corellia was guarded by several Desert Troopers. In 1 ABY, the base's discovery by Imperial agents dispatched by Emperor's Hand Mara Jade during the Empire Day celebrations led to an Imperial assault. During this assault on the detention facility, Falen Buir and a minimum of two other Desert Troopers were killed.
The Rebel Desert Troopers appeared as non-player characters in Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game from 2003. This game was developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. The game shut down on December 15, 2011. The "Game Update 11," released on June 23, 2009, introduced Desert Troopers to the game. They were featured during the Empire Day events in 2009, 2010, and 2011.