The actual answer is that faceless pawns make better canon folder villains because it’s less likely the audience will relate to them as actual people in the context of the narrative. The in-universe explanation is that faceless pawns are better foot soldiers for the empire because it’s less likely said empire will relate to them as actual people.
Comment on Star Wars is an ode to the stupidest use of battle lasers
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
And why the hell do the stormtroopers wear all that armor if one shot kills them?
chetradley@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 4 days ago
Because it’s cheap and looks scary. The Empire controls through fear and perceived power, not actual technological superiority. Stormtroopers primary job is to suppress dissent in civilian populations, they generally aren’t fighting an opposing army.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Because they tend to bump into things an awful lot.
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It does deflect/disperse some of the energy, how much depends on what kind of plot armor you are wearing beneath it.