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Have we talked about the Storm Trooper that Finn fights with the sabre?

Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:24 am
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27104 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:24 am
I'm talking about the fricking bad arse that was able to hold his own and clearly possessed training that was far superior than any other trooper.

I seriously think that if our heroes had run into more troopers with this training, the saga would have been over much quicker.

I keep asking myself, who was the guy and why was he much more capable than the rest of the canon fodder.

This poor bastard might be just a drop in the bucket for the saga, but in a series where any character can have a following, this joker deserves it.


This post was edited on 12/30/15 at 8:26 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
422836 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:25 am to
nothing more than a stupid tool to sell that imperial energy club as a toy, i presume
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
27627 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:27 am to
To me it reinforced that Finn was never stormtrooper material. Doesn't help that the stormtrooper was obviously comfortable with that bludgeon, and Finn had never used a light saber before.
Posted by Rhames
Member since Apr 2013
1138 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:36 am to
I think it just showed how much fin sucked and to add to the misdirection on who actually is the jedi between him and Rey
Posted by Kujo
225-911-5736
Member since Dec 2015
6015 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:39 am to
didn't care for that scene at all.

why have such a bulky weapon that you can easily throw yourself off balance with, and Finn has to rely on Poe bullseyeing him at Mach 1? Just unnecessary and over the top, I wish we could ask who came up with that scene and why they thought it added to the film
Posted by ohiovol
Member since Jan 2010
20829 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:39 am to
quote:

Have we talked about the Storm Trooper that Finn fights with the sabre?



Why didn't he just shoot Finn?
Posted by NEMizzou
Columbia MO
Member since Nov 2013
1369 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:42 am to
I thought that would have been the perfect opportunity to show Captain Phasma being a badass, but instead they wasted it on a random...
Posted by Mr. Wayne
Member since Feb 2008
10047 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:42 am to
You guys must not play video games. New weapons are where it's at!
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
34885 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:43 am to
Boo Phasma booo
Posted by Merck
Tuscaloosa
Member since Nov 2009
1693 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:47 am to
He already has a following



Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40816 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:49 am to
I always wondered why the Empire never used and improved on the staffs that Grievous' guards used. They were obviously good against light sabers.

This post was edited on 12/30/15 at 8:51 am
Posted by ladytiger118
Member since Aug 2009
20922 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:56 am to
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101923 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:57 am to
quote:

I always wondered why the Empire never used and improved on the staffs that Grievous' guards used. They were obviously good against light sabers.



Too much money invested in massive star-killing bases with poor defenses.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84879 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 8:57 am to
should have been Phasma
Posted by Merck
Tuscaloosa
Member since Nov 2009
1693 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 9:03 am to
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
124365 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 9:05 am to
quote:

To me it reinforced that Finn was never stormtrooper material.


Weren't they supposed to be specially selected and extensively trained since childhood?

I find it hard to believe that they failed to weed out such glaring character flaws for a stormtrooper.


But I'm guessing Affirmative Space Action had something to do with it. Seeing as how Captain Phasma gave in without even a hint of a fight. The Empire has fallen mightily.
This post was edited on 12/30/15 at 11:41 am
Posted by Merck
Tuscaloosa
Member since Nov 2009
1693 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 9:05 am to
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
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124365 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 9:08 am to
This post was edited on 12/30/15 at 9:12 am
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
24937 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 9:08 am to
I thought it was a fun scene.

I had a bigger problem with Phasma just shutting down the base defense without putting up a fight.
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
17823 posts
Posted on 12/30/15 at 9:11 am to
quote:

I keep asking myself, who was the guy and why was he much more capable than the rest of the canon fodder.

I mean, he wasn't as capable as Finn. . .
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