User blog comment:AnnhilationNation/Joint Ops: Round 5: Crimson Lance (Borderlands) vs. 501st Legion (Star Wars)/@comment-2207030-20110105042120

If we are talking soldier to soldier combat, I think the Lance have an advantage. Better Armor, personal energy shield, secondary turret shield, better weaponry in both power and accuracy(an Atlas Ogre machine gun is far superior to a pearl havoc by the way) and Stormtroopers apparent lack of resistence to an kind of explosive damage all make for a more durable and capable soldier in the Lance.

If we are talking cool factor, Star Wars trumps just about all in the SciFi arena as far as popularity goes.