In Star wars, there's a common insiders joke revolving around the poor aim of stormtroopers. This video,
Hopefully, would put the shame to the Empire's Elite infantry units to rest, and shed some light on just why they have such a bad rep
"Aren’t you a little short for a Stormtrooper?"
"Huh?"
We're going to first start with the prequel trilogy for getting episode 1 and focusing mostly on
The end of episode 2 the Clone Wars TV show and into Revenge of the Sith. These clones were growth
accelerated humanoids taken from the DNA of the most gifted, and Lethal, Bounty Hunter of the Galaxy
A man who specialized in killing Jedi, and the Galaxy's most feared and wanted Criminals, Jango was cloned into the hundreds of
thousands. All being raised with his special customized tactical training Routine, strict physical regime,
And Inhibitor Chips implanted into the brains for total control when activated. These were the clones who took down the most
dangerous Droids in episode 2 and the same ones who killed almost all the Jedi in episode 3
Not to mention, the many missions and adventures they attended with their jedi leaders in the Clone Wars
We can all agree that they were extremely tactful, Lethal, and militarized so, what exactly happened
Well, in the almost 20-year gap between revenge of the sith and a new hope
Palpatine discontinued the cloning process and began recruiting soldiers to the Empire,
Essentially humans and some aliens who would enlist in the academy. Over time, the clones who had double the aging speed as normal
either died, were killed by Jedi or in battle or
continue to serve in the Empire only now
just limited. In Revenge of the Sith, we see vader storming the Jedi temple with a clan of
Stormtroopers all with a blue stripe down their armor. This was Vader's 501st legion, the most skilled
Deadly, and savage of the clones specially picked out for Vader's missions
They remained with him in the Empire for as long as they could, and they were then called
Vader's fist. As for the rest of the army
Palpatine didn't care much for them in terms of their quality, more so
Their quantity. He wanted to strike fear into the Galaxy and he knew he could only do this with numbers
less were likely to fight the empire if more people in the Galaxy were working, for, the empire
And an additional note before we move on. In a New Hope, Vader ordered them not to kill the rebels on board the death star
Making sure they escaped, allowing the empire to follow them back to their base
Now obviously I don't have to address the fact that if they had realistic Aim
Then all of the heroes would be dead and there would be no Star Wars
The answer around this, even, is that the force protects all living things and those strong in the force are even more protected
(Yoda) "Surrounds us,
And binds us".
So, when a blaster is fired at Luke or the others, there's a much higher chance of the bulk being misguided and hitting the wall
Just a hair off target. Hopefully these answers can put to rest the shame
We throw towards the troopers if we focus on their abilities in the prequels and the New Trilogy
Including Rogue One, we can see just how much of a force
They are. I would attest this to better visibility, better armor, and a little more thought to the storm trooper screenwriting
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Remember:
(Darth Vader) "The Force will be with you,
Always"
(Darth Sidious) "No, fulfill your destiny".