Why can't stormtroopers take off their helmets?

Storm troopers are not clones (or at least not in known cannon). So there is an effort to make them more uniform. Clones are uniform with or without a helmet (baring hairstyle, and scars) so there is less impact in removing it.
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Why do stormtroopers have to wear helmets?

They were designed to dissipate energy (such as a bolt from a blaster), and the helmets provided filtered air and an awesome heads-up display, which compensated for their limited field of vision, but apparently did nothing to help them fire their blasters more accurately.
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Why is stormtrooper armor so useless?

Stormtrooper armor as portrayed in the films is highly ineffective as combat protection and is generally hindering to the wearer.
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Why are storm troopers no longer clones?

The main motivation for the switch to Stormtroopers was simply that cloning became too expensive. The costs of ordering, growing, and training clones were exorbitant, and their timetable to become full soldiers was lengthy.
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Why do stormtroopers miss their shots?

This means the Stormtroopers were deliberately missing their supposed targets. You might be asking yourself, but because of their inability to shoot to kill, the Clone soldiers were dying at the hands of our heroes.
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Are stormtroopers brainwashed?

They're not even volunteers anymore. Instead of being recruits, these new stormtroopers are essentially child soldiers, kidnapped from, as Finn says, families they'll never know; brainwashed, programmed, and forced into servitude against their will.
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Do stormtroopers fall in love?

Iceland's Bara Heiða created this stunningly adorable music video to remind you that yes, Imperial stormtroopers are people too–and they can fall in love.
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What was Order 65 in Star Wars?

Order 65 stated that if a majority of the Senate or the Security Council declared that the Supreme Chancellor—at that time Palpatine—was unfit for duty, the Chancellor was to be arrested or, if necessary, killed.
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Are all stormtroopers black?

But a few corners of the Internet turned to the internal logic of the Star Wars universe to appeal the presence of a black stormtrooper. Didn't the prequels reveal that all stormtroopers were white clones? No, they didn't.
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Who would win clones vs stormtroopers?

Clone troopers were actually competent and could hit their targets, so they would win. I kind of think stormtroopers because although clones were made to fight, they didnt have as much training as stormtroopers because they had growth accelerators. Per the Clone Wars there's actually very FEW Clone troopers.
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Are there female stormtroopers?

Behind the scenes. This anonymous stormtrooper was the first female stormtrooper in Star Wars Legends, though Jes Gistang is the first female stormtrooper to be named.
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Why do stormtroopers wear white?

We do see in episodes I, II and III that other colors were used to better blend with other environments. However, white was the primary color as listed at Wookieepedia. "Stormtroopers sometimes wore camouflage armor to help them blend in with different environments.
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What is the point of clone armor?

The secret army created by the Kaminoans came outfitted with armor, weapons and gear. Each clone trooper wore a set of form-fitting plastoid plates over a black body glove. While not proof against a direct hit from a laser blast, clone armor could withstand impacts, pressure, heat and acrid vapors.
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Did Imperial stormtroopers get paid?

In most canonically documented cases, Stormtroopers also received regular pay in Imperial credits. However, due to the nature of the Empire's conscription program, much of that pay didn't stay with the soldiers themselves. That's because many recruits sent their pay directly back to their families on their homeworlds.
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Can stormtroopers survive in space?

A power pack, as well as a pressurized gas system, located in the armor backplate ensures that a stormtrooper can survive even in the vacuum of space.
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Why were stormtroopers so loyal?

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Loyalty, obedience and readiness to die for the Emperor are the primary traits indoctrinated into all stormtroopers. They are trained to uphold the ideals of the Empire.
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What is a red stormtrooper?

Armor. Sith troopers wore red armor that evoked the bloodstained legacy of their ancient namesake. Sith trooper armor consisted of a red gammaplast composite, quadruple-layered to a dense, highly impact-resistant finish worn over a hermetically sealed black body glove.
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Why do death troopers Sound weird?

Within the Star Wars universe, the weird mechanical sounds are due to a device implanted in the Death Trooper helmets that scrambles their speech to make it indecipherable to anyone not wearing a Death Trooper helmet.
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What is Order 99?

Order 99 was an order arranged by Jedi Master CaptainR1. It turned the storm troopers back to side of the new Republic. During the clone wars, clone commando "Roger" refused Order 66. He was very close to the Jedi he was fighting with.
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What was Order 67 Star Wars?

"Yes, my lord." Order 67 was an order requiring clone troopers to begin dancing. During the Battle of Utapau, Darth Sidious accidentally executed Order 67 when he meant to use Order 66. Just after the order was executed, Cody and his troops began dancing.
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What was Order 69?

Order 69 was one of many orders in a series of contingency orders which the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic were programmed with. This order demanded that all attractive female Jedi were not to be executed, but instead captured and married to the most successful trooper in the capturing unit.
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How do stormtroopers sleep?

During their training, First Order stormtroopers have to sleep with subliminal sleep messages playing in their ear. This auditory propaganda is supposed to ensure that loyalty to the First Order will be ingrained in the minds of its soldiers.
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What does TK-421 stand for?

TK-421 was the designation of an Imperial stormtrooper who was stationed on the Death Star in 0 BBY.
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Do clones have free will?

Some clones even began romantic relationships with Jedi or civilians, and in rare cases, deserted the Republic or committed treason against it. The clones' brainwashing, however, completely overrode their free will and ensured the success of Darth Sidious's machinations.
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