mes1983 said:
Let’s put it this way: do you think Vader had “elite” troopers with him in ANH, when he is boarding the Tantive iv? They sure don’t look like it… And that could be considered as an equally important mission.They all did as they were told and they all did what was expected of them. There wasn’t a stormtrooper on board who suddenly thought “naaaaah…I didn’t sign up for this!” and then helped Leia and the Droids escape.
Well, it was never necessary to the plot. That’s why it never happened. Again, these are movies, they follow plots, not real life logic. However, over thirty years later they needed to come up with a new angle, so they followed your sense of logic, and this time it made sense plot-wise, and that’s why it’s never happened until now.
Also, It’s not like people haven’t had this idea before, and that’s pretty much why there has always been an EU to explore ideas that ‘make sense’ within the lore, but that’s completely unnecessary to the overall, pre-established, plot.