Hah! My earlier draft had a bit about it: we ended up cutting it for length reasons. But, I do visit the RPF regularly!
No, that’s in there.
The Force Awakens troopers have really grown on me (That’s actually my next project!), but I’m definitely attracted to the ones that are a bit more functional-looking. The one on the right is who I’m aiming to replicate next:
The old EU explanation was that it would disperse the energy from a shot. It wouldn’t stop it, but it would turn a fatal blast into something that was survivable.
You should totally do it!
I totally agree with this, actually. The Prequels were interesting in a lot of ways – they just sort of fell down on the story department.