Stun Blasts and Armor

[Sven Talith]

Okay, this occurred to me and i tried to look it up on Wookieepedia to no avail. How does armor effect stun blasts?

I know stun blasts can be "Shattered" lightsabers, but when i looked it up, there was absolutely no comment on what armor does to a stun blast. Does the armor absorb the blast? Or does it just go right through and ignore the armor? Is it somewhere in between where the stun blast is reduced because of the armor?

My current theory is that unless its specifically designed for it, armor does not in fact effect stun blasts. For instance if my armor is just phrik plate overlapping a bodysuit i don't see why it would block a stun blast, given that the stun blast strikes and then overlaps the whole body anyway rendering the victim unconscious. This is just an opinion in fact, and i'de like someone to weigh in.

 

[sabrina]

I always presumed a stun shot was just a lower powered shot

 

[Domino]

In the books I've read sabers did nothing to the stun blast as it just went around them, I'd be interested in seeing where you see sabers shattering them. For the armor, I'd think it'd lessen the effects dependent on the amount of exposed skin or unarmored area. Also it'd depend on the armor, a blast vest wont protect like durasteel over a weave (which usually works by dissipating energy away from the wearer). Really its up to the writers and how much they want to take the hit or not. I'm sure there are people that have taken stun shots with just a shirt on and didn't care, or dodged them just because. As always, it's best to talk things out with people in pvp. With NOC's its all about plot convenience though.
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