Why do stormtroopers always 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 don 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 wear armor if it doesn't do anything?

It protected the troopers from very harsh environments as well as projectiles and kinetic-energy weapons. The armor significantly reduced damage to the wearer from a blaster bolt, but it could be completely penetrated by a more powerful cannon blast.
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Why do stormtroopers always 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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Why are stormtroopers so weak?

They're probably using the cheapest materials and the quickest way of assembling them. They're going for quantity over quality, resulting in poorly made, weak armour and blasters that can barely shoot straight. As the series goes on the Empire keeps cutting costs on their materials, resulting in their downfall.
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Why Do Stormtroopers Even Wear Armor? (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)



What is a red stormtrooper?

Der'kal Red Stormtroopers, nicknamed Red Fury Stormtroopers, Red Stormtroopers, Fury Stormtroopers, Red troopers and Crimson Red Stormtroopers were a stormtrooper variant that served the Der'kal Empire during its war against the Federation.
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Why are stormtroopers 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. Additionally on the Stormtrooper Wookieepedia site, the White armor signified unit solidarity and became a distinguishing signature characteristic.
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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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Are there any good stormtroopers?

Regardless of the variation, stormtroopers are all bad guys and serve the Empire. Clone Troopers were first seen in Star Wars Episode II, as well as in Episode III. They are currently a major force in the Clone Wars Animated Series.
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Why did the Empire stop using clones?

There were several reasons: Fett Kaminoan clones were considered too risky due to Kaminoan rebellion (not due to their nature but their homogeneity) Non-Kamino clones (e.g. Spaarti) were less stable. Clones were too expensive (and either too slow to mature or too unstable - take your pick).
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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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Can stormtroopers breathe 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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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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Do stormtroopers sleep?

They do not let their stormtroopers have as much rest as you would think. During their training, First Order stormtroopers have to sleep with subliminal sleep messages playing in their ear.
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Is Finn Mace Windu's son?

Finn is not only Lando Calrissian's son but Mace Windu's grandson. Mace Windu could have had a child several years before the Clone Wars, then hiding him (Lando) on Cloud City to keep Lando safe as Mace knew that the Sith were nearby and building strength.
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Why do First Order stormtroopers look different?

First Order stormtroopers wore stark white-colored armor, the design of which drew inspiration from that of the foregone Republic clone troopers of the Clone Wars and the Imperial stormtroopers of the Galactic Civil War.
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Are there female stormtroopers?

There are a lot of women in the stormtrooper ranks in Star Wars Battlefront II. In the Force Awakens there are a few women playing stormtroopers throughout the film as can be seen in some of the behind the scenes material.
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Why is clone armor white?

Phase I clone trooper armor was the armor worn by clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic during the early stages of the Clone Wars. To humans, the clone trooper's armor appeared white overall, but to Kaminoans, clone trooper armor had many colors due to them seeing in the ultraviolet spectrum of light.
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Do stormtroopers have names?

Under the leadership of Emperor Palpatine, stormtroopers served the Galactic Empire after being chosen for the elite military order. The troopers were given names at birth, but they left that personal identifier behind in exchange for a numbered moniker.
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Why are there black stormtroopers?

A shadow stormtrooper. Their most distinguishing feature was their all-black armor—a stark contrast to the typical white armor common to other stormtroopers. This unique black armor provided some stealth benefits, which resulted from the stygian-triprismatic polymer material used in the production of the armor.
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Did any Sith Troopers survive?

The Final Order was ultimately destroyed in the Unknown Regions along with the Sith troopers and their resurrected Emperor, and with their destruction the rest of the galaxy was inspired to rise up against the First Order's remaining forces.
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What is the strongest stormtrooper?

Top 10 Strongest Stormtrooper Types in Star Wars
  • First Order Stormtrooper.
  • Terror Trooper mtg.
  • Shock Trooper.
  • Storm Commando.
  • Death Troopers.
  • Heavy spacetrooper armor.
  • Range Trooper.
  • Shadow EVO Trooper.
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