Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comic Con Trailer Breakdown – 46 Things You Need To See

32. Flame On!

Having been announced in earlier promotional material, this is the first look at the First Order Imperial Flame Trooper in action.

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It's an immediately cool image, though the question of whether a flame thrower - with its limited range and accuracy - is actually better in battle than a blaster is a pertinent one. 

Looking at the background detail, it seems the Flametrooper is being employed against a fairly rudimentary settlement (a Resistance one, no doubt) so it would make sense to amp up the destruction without the need for more devastating accuracy.

Plus, troopers aren't exactly known to be good shots anyway, are they?

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