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    Well, Finn taking off his helmet is also a tiny bit influenced by the necessity of the viewer connecting with the character. Even before he takes of the helmet, he is conveniently "marked" with blood smears so we can tell him apart from the others. ;-) Commented Aug 19, 2016 at 12:34
  • In addition to unrecognizability, you are also unable to see their face or emotions, perhaps leading one to think they are an emotionless killing machine or the like. Commented Aug 19, 2016 at 15:29
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    Inability for their enemies to see them as human also lets their enemies kill them without remorse. Since the rebels just see a row of helmets, they have no emotional qualms about killing them all, while the stormtroopers are forced to look into the unmasked rebels' eyes as they shoot them. Psychologically, this is a design flaw in the 'deindividuation' strategy, and it is just one more reason that, inherently, star wars is just, kinda dumb. Commented Aug 19, 2016 at 22:00