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[Star Wars] How does a blaster beam kill a storm trooper?

I've observed that when a blaster beam hits machines or robots, it actually creates holes on the impact point or destroys the target entirely. If the blaster beam hits an organic target, same thing - it leaves a hole on the impact point.

However, every time a blaster beam hits a storm trooper, it only leaves a dirty smudge at most. No hole on the impact point. Yet, the storm trooper dies from 1 single shot. What's happening here?
gpt
Why do you think they're dead?

Stormtrooper armor *can* actually survive a blaster bolt, but it doesn't just make the energy dissipate magically. It transforms it into a wider kinetic shock, usually tossing the trooper to the ground, and commonly knocking them unconscious. Some may still die due to the strong impact, of course.

Yeah, it's a shame that they're still out of the battle either way, but at least they're not all dead every time you send wave after wave of them into battle.