In Star Wars Battlefront , imperial stormtroopers will not have to wear helmets. This has stirred the community.
When character generation was introduced, players finally noticed: Why can you customize the face of Imperial soldiers? They all wear helmets anyway.
No, they do not.
As Design Director Niklas Feargus explains in an interview, stormtroopers could take off their helmets. Despite the rigid uniform regulations, it would be possible to customize one’s character. The uniform is still meant to serve the original template.
However, the standardized uniform is not enough for some fans, and they are vocally discussing it on Reddit. “This ruins the game for me. Don’t do that!” is a common sentiment. Such decisions would completely undermine the Star Wars feel. A few modifications to the uniform would already be the best of both worlds. After all, the idea of being a stormtrooper is to be a faceless cog in the great imperial machine.
Others, of course the minority, are happy about the option, that would humanize the stormtroopers and not paint them in such black and white terms.
