Why stormtroopers are 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 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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Are storm troopers dumb?

Neither of them are weak or dumb. Clone troopers were exact copies of Jango after with a few alterations for obedience. There was no combat or intelligence unit that was dumb. Cleaning crew wasn't dumb either they just weren't in battle except for the battle of Kamino.
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Why do stormtroopers always miss?

Its become a bit of a joke meme on the internet that Stormtroopers always miss their target. Stormtroopers are so bad at firing their weaponry that the heroes always get away with not even a scratch.
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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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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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Why can't stormtroopers shoot?

To conclude: stormtroopers are lazy and that's why they can't shoot straight. They just can't be bothered. This article was amended on 5 January 2021. In Episode VII: The Force Awakens the stormtroopers are acting for the First Order – a successor to the Empire.
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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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Has a stormtrooper ever hit a shot?

Yet painstaking fan analysis has calculated a Stormtrooper hit rate of little more than 4% in the original trilogy. However, once in a while, Stormtroopers actually do hit something in the live-action movies. This list rounds up the most significant times that Stormtrooper aim was right on target.
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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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Can stormtroopers retire?

Despite their intense indoctrination, enlisted stormtroopers were still capable of living civilian lives; they received pay, were given periods of leave time, and under some circumstances were given opportunities to retire from service.
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Were there any good stormtroopers?

In the Clone Wars, when Obi-Wan fought alongside the clone army at would eventually evolve into the Empire's Stormtroopers, they were a pretty damn good fighting force. They were, of course, clones of Jango Fett, who was considered one of the best marksmen in the galaxy.
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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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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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Do stormtroopers get knocked out?

While wearing it troopers can still be knocked out with one punch to the head and killed with one shot from at blaster. However when one takes a closer look the armor does have many uses. The helmet provides information to the wearer and protects from smoke and to a certain degree, explosions.
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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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Do stormtroopers eat?

Stormtrooper rations were canned, self-warming rations issued to Imperial stormtroopers during their service to the Empire. The grayish, gooey substance was horribly bland, but it met the nutritional requirements of a typical stormtrooper.
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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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Do 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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Why can't stormtroopers remove 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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How old are stormtroopers?

Cadets could be as young as thirteen standard years. Stormtroopers were trained to disregard fallen comrades in battle, and to press on, no matter the cost, even when the odds were stacked against them.
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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 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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