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<blockquote data-quote="Storm-Bringer" data-source="post: 4267094" data-attributes="member: 57832">No, they don't.&nbsp; In exactly one movie out of three, at the very end, for dramatic purposes, Leia was shot in the arm.&nbsp; Other than that, there was absolutely no danger of the stormtroopers landing a shot on the heroes.&nbsp; Because they were never a credible threat.Which is really the meat of this matter.&nbsp; Ewoks dropped by the score.&nbsp; X-wings, Y-wings, TIE fighters...&nbsp; destroyed all over the place.&nbsp; Luke's X-Wing?&nbsp; R2 got shot and rebuilt.&nbsp; The Millenium Falcon?&nbsp; Lost their DishTV connection.&nbsp; And that wasn't even shot, Lando ran into an i-beam.The heroes in Star Wars (and almost any other example) weren't particularly durable.&nbsp; They were every bit as flimsy as the bad guys.&nbsp; What they had in their favour was two-fold:&nbsp; script immunity, and the bad guys weren't a credible threat.&nbsp; When the extras were shooting at each other, they were fine.&nbsp; When they were shooting at the heroes, they were utterly incompetent.&nbsp; Han Solo could have walked up to a dozen stormtroopers, and they all would have missed.It has nothing to do with hit points.&nbsp; It has to do with the minions everyone uses as an example being utterly unable to pose any danger to the protagonists.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storm-Bringer, post: 4267094, member: 57832"] No, they don't. In exactly one movie out of three, at the very end, for dramatic purposes, Leia was shot in the arm. Other than that, there was absolutely no danger of the stormtroopers landing a shot on the heroes. [i]Because they were never a credible threat[/i]. Which is really the meat of this matter. Ewoks dropped by the score. X-wings, Y-wings, TIE fighters... destroyed all over the place. Luke's X-Wing? R2 got shot and rebuilt. The Millenium Falcon? Lost their DishTV connection. And that wasn't even shot, Lando ran into an i-beam. The heroes in Star Wars (and almost any other example) weren't particularly durable. They were every bit as flimsy as the bad guys. What they had in their favour was two-fold: script immunity, and the bad guys [i]weren't a credible threat[/i]. When the extras were shooting at each other, they were fine. When they were shooting at the heroes, [i]they were utterly incompetent[/i]. Han Solo could have walked up to a dozen stormtroopers, and [i]they all would have missed[/i]. It has nothing to do with hit points. It has to do with the minions everyone uses as an example being utterly unable to pose any danger to the protagonists. [/QUOTE]

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