Stormtrooper Helmets Are Even Worse Than You Realized
Warning: Spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 4.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi show includes numerous scenes with Imperial stormtroopers, but one particular moment makes their helmet visibility seem worse than ever before. Imperial stormtroopers are meant to be elite soldiers within the Imperial Army (and they were part of their own separate military branch in the Legends continuity), but their notoriously poor marksmanship, seemingly useless armor, and low visibility within their helmets have made them the subject of mockery from viewers and even within the Star Wars universe. Obi-Wan Kenobi seemingly exacerbates this issue, but there may be an in-universe explanation for it.
In many Star Wars stories in both continuities, stormtroopers are fearsome and highly competent special forces soldiers who carry out their sinister orders unquestioningly. Not only do stormtroopers handily defeat the well-trained and well-equipped Rebel Troopers on Scarif and aboard the Tantive IV, but they also ruthlessly murder Luke Skywalker’s adoptive parents, Owen and Beru Lars. In most current depictions, however, stormtroopers are incompetent, bumbling, fools, comparable to Separatist Battle Droids.
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Stormtrooper helmets are particularly singled out in many Star Wars stories, with dialogue from Luke in the first movie (an accidental ad-lib from Mark Hamill) and complaints from veteran clone officer Captain Rex in Star Wars Rebels noting that they obstruct their vision. This is taken further in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 4 where Obi-Wan jumps into a hiding spot within a Fortress Inquisitorius hallway, having clearly been in the line of sight of two stormtroopers. The simplest and
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