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[Andyscates.com] | andyscates.com | weblog |: The name originated with the armed Imperial Stormtroopers in the original Star Wars trilogy, who, despite their considerable advantages of close range, overwhelming numbers, professional military training, full armour, military-grade firepower, and noticeable combat effectiveness against non-speaking characters, were incapable of seriously harming the protagonists. The effect is generally employed either to increase the dramatic tension of a chase scene or to accentuate the heroes' fighting prowess...” It has been expressed in an equation,

[Soomahn.ca] Soo-Mahn: a game designer’s blog » Movies: Kaylee (Canadian actress Jewel Staite, a local from White Rock) is the ship’s mechanic, whose cute and friendly demeanor belies her absolute genius when it comes to fixing broken gadgets and gizmos, as there often are on Serenity. And Inara Serra (Brazilian/Portugese actress Morena Baccarin) is the ship’s “Companion”, bringing in work for Serenity with her extensive client list, and lending a certain credibility to the ship and its patrons.

 [Brainwavez.org] brainwavez.org | Culture | Features | Star Wars L'Expo At The Cité ...: For obvious reasons the showcases are more comprehensive and varied in what they display with regards to the latest trilogy, but there are some real gems to be found throughout the exhibition, such as the puppet of Yoda used in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, and full-size characters and costumes, including Darth Vader, Jango Fett, Wookies Guanta and Eugroothwa, an Ewok, an Imperial Stormtrooper, and an Imperial Red Guard.

 [Cynical-C Blog] The Storm Trooper Effect and the Inverse Ninja... : The Stormtrooper effect, also called Stormtrooper syndrome, is a cliché phenomenon in works of fiction where minor characters (cannon fodder) are unrealistically ineffective in combat against more important characters (almost always the protagonists "equipped" with character shields). The name originated with the armed Imperial Stormtroopers in the original Star Wars trilogy, who, despite their considerable advantages of close range, overwhelming numbers, professional military training, full armor, military-grade firepower, and noticeable combat effectiveness against non-speaking characters, were incapable of seriously harming the protagonists.

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