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George Lucas was heavily inspired by "7 Samurai" by Akira Kurosawa. Its a must watch if you like samurai movies.

• qusi 7y ago
  that is the most awesome thing (hevqcz) i have ever seen
• guiomie 7y ago
  Interesting I always thought it was artistically derived from the german ww1-ww2 helmets.
  • agumonkey 7y ago
    It's a blend of both. The breathing mask was lifted off ww2 equipment IIRC.
  • hangonhn 7y ago
    The Stormtroopers are based on WWII German army uniforms and equipment, even down to the gas mask cylinder that German soldiers carried behind them. Even the name Stormtroopers comes from German WWII unit type name.
    • jbattle 7y ago
      sturmtruppen were 'invented' in WW1 to capture trenches, though yeah the term lived on to the next WW
    • chrisseaton 7y ago
      > Even the name Stormtroopers comes from German WWII unit type name. Stormtroopers were from the First World War. > Stormtroopers were specialist soldiers of the German Army in World War I. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormtrooper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormtrooper