Why does the Empire ships shoot green lasers?
Olivia Hensley
Updated on February 25, 2026
Well the simple answer is that green lasers have more energy than red lasers. Rebels need to pierce storm trooper armor so they use high power green lasers. Storm troopers can get more shots at unarmored rebels using low powered red lasers with out recharging their blasters.
Why do Imperials have green lasers?
Laser Colour (In-universe!)I.e., imperial lasers are blue-ish/green-ish while rebel lasers are red: If I recall, the color of a blaster bolt (character-scale or starship scale) is determined by the quality of the gas used in it - higher quality gives you green, lower quality gives you red.