I'll always shake my head at how incredulous people are that Stormtroopers lost to Ewoks.
It was a surprise attack by a previously reclusive indigenous population that the Empire had probably not given more than a glance. Just like all occupying armies Stormtroopers were at a disadvantage when it came to knowing and being equipped to deal with the local terrain, which we saw the Ewoks take full advantage of in the battle.
The only reason people scoff at it is that Ewoks looked like small teddy bears, nevermind that this allowed them the element of surprise and made them harder to hit. It wasn't that, given time, the Stormtroopers couldn't have crushed the Ewoks, it's that they never thought they'd need to. Which left them vulnerable during the crucial battle, hubris doomed the troopers on Endor as much as anything else.
It was a surprise attack by a previously reclusive indigenous population that the Empire had probably not given more than a glance. Just like all occupying armies Stormtroopers were at a disadvantage when it came to knowing and being equipped to deal with the local terrain, which we saw the Ewoks take full advantage of in the battle.
The only reason people scoff at it is that Ewoks looked like small teddy bears, nevermind that this allowed them the element of surprise and made them harder to hit. It wasn't that, given time, the Stormtroopers couldn't have crushed the Ewoks, it's that they never thought they'd need to. Which left them vulnerable during the crucial battle, hubris doomed the troopers on Endor as much as anything else.
