im just going by what the movies show us.
the movies show us that the lasers are incapable of going right through people.
so it doesnt matter how impossible that may or may not be, if the movie shows it then that is what happens.
RotJ shows us that storm trooper armor can be penetrated by wooden arrows. Return of the Jedi is primary canon, that's what RotJ shows, so thats how it works.
in my opinion, there isnt really anything to agree on.
Originally posted by Robtard
The body, as scene in the Leia being tagged and it didn't go through her. There are more examples of this.In the end, both the lasers and bullets kill if they hit a vital area.
this is pretty much what it comes down too. the only exception being that a bullet wound has more side effects if the victim lives, compared to if someone is shot by a stormtroopers blaster. leia was shot by a blaster bolt in the shoulder but was still able to aim a gun well and was up partying a couple hours later, when the death star was destroyed, so the wound wasnt all that bad.
SST seem more organized in mass combat, if you ask me. The Bugs are a hardened foe, no? Much more hardened than any Imperial/Rebel enemy with a blaster. The Force is a valuable ally, but to what extent are we talking about here?
The SST showed much more emotion, IMO, because we related to them. The ST are rather ambiguous to the audience since we never see their face or relate to any of them. Most any ST will just fall after a few hits from a blaster.