It is launch day for Destiny 2 at the moment, and even though Bungie needed a win with Episode Heresy, the release is starting off on the wrong foot due to server issues that eventually made the game go offline. Despite the problems and the fact that Heresy is missing Destiny 2 voicelines due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, with Xivu Arath and Sloane being given subtitles to let players understand the story, there is still a lot of hype surrounding the new weapons and other additions. Among them is the new Star Wars crossover, which is bringing a lot of cosmetic items into the game – though one is more appropriate than the others.

Destiny 2‘s Star Wars cosmetics include multiple Finishers, Emotes, Ghost Shells, and more, but the new armor sets are likely the most prized items of this collaboration. Despite their hefty cost in Silver, which is in line with other crossover armor sets, the Star Wars cosmetic armor pieces include the Royal Protector set for Warlocks, the Shock Enforcer set for Titans, and the Covert Ranger set for Hunters. These are inspired by the Imperial Royal Guards, Stormtroopers, and Death Troopers, respectively. At least thematically, the Titans’ Stormtrooper set is simply perfect.

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Why Destiny 2’s Titans Share Similarities With Star Wars’ Stormtroopers

One of the longest-standing and most accurate memes surrounding Star Wars media is that Stormtroopers have horrible aim and never hit a shot. One could say Stormtroopers resemble Destiny 2‘s Vex enemies, as the frontline units are typically shown in trailers not hitting their targets. However, the collaboration providing Titans with the Stormtrooper armor is a great choice not because Titans miss their shots, but because they canonically don’t take them. Instead, they punch their way to victory, which makes perfect sense for Stormtroopers, in a way.

Much like Stormtroopers, Destiny 2‘s Titans also have their own memes and tropes, such as punching anything first, no question asked, even if the target is a Cursed Thrall that will cause an explosion and potentially kill anyone in close proximity. This may not be true for all Titan players, but there is some truth to the stereotypes, and not necessarily because of how the class is used. Instead, Bungie has put a lot of emphasis on the Titans’ melee prowess over the years, to the point that the strongest Prismatic build since launch, and virtually the only S-tier one for the subclass, is all about Consecration – a melee ability.

Why Titans Make Sense For Stormtrooper Comparisons

In terms of shooting, Titans are also somewhat limited, and that’s again by design. For example, the Raid Race for The Final Shape saw only a handful of Titan players getting to and completing the encounter with The Witness, and that’s because ranged DPS is not a strong suit for the class overall. Things have slightly changed since then, and with Heresy’s buffs to Destiny 2‘s Arc subclasses, Titans are getting some new toys to play with. Destiny 2 is a looter-shooter first and foremost, but Titans have been pigeonholed into the melee class fantasy a little too much.

As such, it’s not the idea that Titans miss all their shots that drives the comparison to the Stormtroopers, but rather that they are encouraged not to shoot at all in some scenarios, and instead just punch enemies. With the armor set being called Shock Enforcer and having a melee-themed Finisher, it further makes the point that this is what Titans are designed to do, even if they sometimes get new Destiny 2 Exotics that promote a different playstyle. With Hunters and Warlocks being great in ranged, shooting scenarios against bosses, it only makes sense that it was Titans who got the Stormtrooper treatment, and it perfectly fits.

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