50 Reasons why Star Wars is Better than Star Trek
27. Stormtroopers vs Red Shirts
Is there a more played out trope than Red Shirts Always die? No, I guess not. But, the Stormtrooper is basically the equivalent of the Red Shirt, with the possibility of living a tad bit longer than their Star Trek cousins. The stormtrooper of today is a far cry from the Clone Troopers of the Clone Wars. Barely able to hit a target, generic in everything including their voice, the original trilogy stormtrooper is the epitome of bumbling idiocy. Let’s see how the two match up.
Stormtrooper:
- Armor — White
- Weapon — Blaster rifle
- Best known for being killed and eaten by Ewoks, and losing the war against the rebellion because they couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn.
Red Shirts:
- Uniform — Red Shirts
- Weapon — Phaser pistols
- Best known for dying first
Winner: And the title of most hilariously awful cannon fodder goes to the Stormtrooper. Look Trekkies, I get that you might consider this a win, but just think, at least some stormtroopers survive, while the Red Shirts are always first to take a photon torpedo to the face.
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