In a possible attempt to toughen up their heroic good-guy image, firefighters in the U.K. have recently begun channeling the dark side with this Imperial Stormtrooper look.

Fire departments across the country have replaced their traditional cheery yellow helmets with futuristic, face-masked numbers that look like they would be more suited to threatening Ewoks in a galaxy far, far away than putting out fires and rescuing cats in the U.K.

While the new headgear might look a little more intimidating than its predecessor, the firefighters themselves don't anticipate too many shocked reactions.

"When someone is being rescued from a fire they don't tend to notice or care how futuristic their rescuer looks," Suffolk officer Gary Phillips explained.

Let's just hope the firefighters are more accurate with their hoses than their look-alikes are with their weapons.