Hm yeah that’s true. It’d Sell more toys, all these different character with different lightsaber colors.
Yeah Leia had a red blade, I remember that. In the old comics there was a villain with a blue saber with two blades as well. Purple, blue and yellow were all used by bad guys in Dark Forces II.
In the old comics there was a villain with a blue saber with two blades as well.
I wonder what the EU thought about red lightsabers before the PT? Combined with Vader’s appearance, it’s such a clear visual indicator that he is a villain. Yet, I can’t think of any Sith or Dark Jedi other than Vader that had a red saber prior to TPM.
Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novels.
I wonder how Frink is doing with this EU talk poisoning his thread.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
Yeah Leia had a red blade, I remember that. In the old comics there was a villain with a blue saber with two blades as well. Purple, blue and yellow were all used by bad guys in Dark Forces II.
In the 1998 Extended Universe Line, Dark Empire Luke and Leia both had red lightsabers. Clone Emperor had blue.
I used to use the yellow saber that came with Plo Koon to give Kyle Katarn Yun’s Saber.
It seems like people are really embracing the new characters. In fact, the big question people ask me now about Star Wars is, “Are Finn and Poe gay lovers?” And really how the f*ck would I know? My second husband left me for a man, so my gaydar isn’t exactly what you’d call Death Star level quality. ----Carrie Fisher
I wonder how Frink is doing with this EU talk poisoning his thread.
Because I don’t read the YouTube thread and this is my thread, I’ll just put this here.
JEDIT: Related
A true random thought:
Anakin’s lightsaber is featured in each trilogy. Ironically, it has the least amount of screen time in the one trilogy that is all about Anakin.
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
It’s a stupid PT thing, not EU, right?
Leia had a red saber in the EU.
I guess I should change that to “stupid EU explanations that came later to justify stupid PT reasons”.
And Leia’s red lightsaber was awesome.
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
“you’ve constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are now complete. Now join me, throw this away, and build a red one.”
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
I wonder what the EU thought about red lightsabers before the PT? Combined with Vader’s appearance, it’s such a clear visual indicator that he is a villain. Yet, I can’t think of any Sith or Dark Jedi other than Vader that had a red saber prior to TPM.
Kharys, Flint, Brakiss, Zekk during his stint with the Shadow Academy, Sindra, the darksiders in Empire’s End, and this guy all had red lightsabers.
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
“you’ve constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are now complete. Now join me, throw this away, and build a red one.”
LOL!
Even when I subscribed to the “darksiders use red” school of thought, I never once thought there was any big in-universe rationale behind it; I saw it as symbolism, pure and simple. I imagined if Luke had turned to the dark side and joined Palpatine, he would’ve kept using his green saber unless/until he lost it or it was destroyed.
I wonder what the EU thought about red lightsabers before the PT? Combined with Vader’s appearance, it’s such a clear visual indicator that he is a villain. Yet, I can’t think of any Sith or Dark Jedi other than Vader that had a red saber prior to TPM.
Kharys, Flint, Brakiss, Zekk during his stint with the Shadow Academy, Sindra, the darksiders in Empire’s End, and this guy all had red lightsabers.
I’m not sure if I’d count the old Marvel comics as reliable sources, I mean they couldn’t even get Luke’s lightsaber right. Dark Empire can also be a bit ambiguous colour-wise.
You’re completely right about the rest though. And now that I really think about it, Jerec had a red lightsaber as well. (And he was one of the most classically villainous characters since the OT.)
It still makes me wonder though what the general consensus was at Lucasfilm in the 90s.
Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novels.
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
“you’ve constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are now complete. Now join me, throw this away, and build a red one.”
At least in the new canon he could simply have bled the crystal to red and kept the saber.
Then again the Sith and Jedi do enjoy their overly convoluted trials and rituals.
Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novels.
Reason number 1,475 canon is dumb:
Phrases like “bleeding crystal.”
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
What does bleeding a crystal mean anyway?
I used to use the yellow saber that came with Plo Koon to give Kyle Katarn Yun’s Saber.
I approve.
Reason number 1,475 canon is dumb:
Phrases like “bleeding crystal.”
Why? Shooting lightning out of hands is fine, but manipulating living crystals isn’t?
Though I have many issues with the official canon, I do appreciate the return to a more fantasy approach to the lore. After a while the old one got a but too Sci-fi-y.
Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novels.
What does bleeding a crystal mean anyway?
It means that a Sith takes a living Kyber crystal that has already bonded with a Jedi and forces his will onto it, and “bleeding” it in the process, turning it red. The idea is that all Sith must earn their lightsabers by killing a Jedi and stealing their crystal.
Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novels.
Reason number 1,475 canon is dumb:
Phrases like “bleeding crystal.”
Why?
It means taking a living crystal that has already bonded with a Jedi and forcing your will onto it, and “bleeding” it in the process, turning it red. Apparently all Sith must earn their sabers by killing a Jedi and stealing their crystal.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
Reason number 1,475 canon is dumb:
Phrases like “bleeding crystal.”
lol yes.
Reason number 1,475 canon is dumb:
Phrases like “bleeding crystal.”
lol yes.
Reason 1,476: “living crystal.”
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
What does bleeding a crystal mean anyway?
It means that a Sith takes a living Kyber crystal that has already bonded with a Jedi and forces his will onto it, and “bleeding” it in the process, turning it red. The idea is that all Sith must earn their lightsabers by killing a Jedi and stealing their crystal.
Meh.
If there needs to be a specific reason why Sith use red lightsabers and Jedi use blue/green lightsabers, why can’t it just be tradition? Perhaps in their early past, both orders used a wider variety of lightsaber colours, but they gradually stopped using such colours once they became associated with their trademark hues. Why must everything be so damn convoluted?
Tobar’s avatar is mind-blowingly awesome.
Lol EU.
