• SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    Why do stormtroopers wear that armor? It doesn’t stop blasters, bullets, arrows, or lightsabers. It’s not like they get into any fist fights where it would stop punches.

    • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      11 months ago

      Because Stormtroopers are functionally heavily militarized colonial police more focused on enforcing a terror regime than fighting against peer militaries, and the Rebels are more or less the singular exception. Same reason that wearing typical riot body armor IRL is unlikely to keep you from getting fucked up if someone’s shooting .308 at you.