07-11-2009, 12:15 PM | #51 | |
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Re: How can an Ewok take out a Scout Trooper?
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It's a good idea. Too good to work well with the movies, though.
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07-13-2009, 04:29 PM | #52 |
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Re: How can an Ewok take out a Scout Trooper?
Blasters do have the Surge damage modifier, what if it knocks out all the suit's internal electronics? If there's any kind of enhanced vision hardware that may be the only way the Trooper is getting sensory input. Knock it out and the Trooper is effectively blind.
And they may leave them lying about if that's Imperial proceedure. "If a Trooper goes down, treat him as dead. The Trooper will remain motionless until such time as they are "revived" by a medic." You could even explain it as psychological warfare. "They landed 100 Troopers and we killed 15... but they've still got 100 Troopers!" |
07-13-2009, 04:49 PM | #53 | |
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Second, IIRC he was shot in the face, not the shoulder in the novel.
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07-13-2009, 05:38 PM | #54 | |
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I still think the intent in the movies was that the troopers that were hit died. The fact that those who fell screamed on the way down (during the escape from the Death Star) does imply this isn't the case, but I've seen movies where people shot in the head screamed as they fell. Movies don't follow the same rules we do.
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07-13-2009, 05:58 PM | #55 | |
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People can get shot in the head, scream, then die. There's typically only a two inch band centered around the eyes that will instantly drop someone if they are shot there. Above or below this zone may kill them, but typically not fast enough to prevent them from screaming or making some other noise. It's the same zone where SWAT snipers are trained to hit hostage takers if there's no other option and the hostage taker has a gun pointed at a hostage. |
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Regardless, I think we've beat on this rotting bantha enough by now, yeah?
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07-13-2009, 08:42 PM | #57 |
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Mmm... banana. More importantly, brown banana => banana bread. And I think we can all agree that's what's important.
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