Someone in another thread asked if a Jedi or Sith ever stopped a Light Saber from starting. I’m curious about this too.
I have a teniously related thought.
So in several movies, dropping the saber makes it turn off. But why? Also in ROTJ Vader throws his, it hits the catwalk Luke is on and then turns off. What’s going on, some kinda magic powers?
Lightsabers generally require the wielder to keep the activation “button” down to keep the saber on. Once you let go it powers down. When Jedi/Sith throw the saber they use the Force to keep it activated.
The movies aren’t always consistent, but the little box on the middle is meant to activate the blade when it is pushed down while the hilt is being gripped.
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I always just assumed lightsabers had a sort of deadman switch built in. It could easily be based on touch-sensitive technology. As long as you’re gripping the handle it will stay on.
As for throwing it, maybe they have a control that can lock it on for a time limit or until an impact of a certain G. Or just use the Force to keep it on while it flies.
Lightsabers couldn’t cut through as much in the OT, and when they did it took a heavy swing just to get through the gun barrel of a speederbike.
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Lightsaber couldn’t cut through as much in the OT, and when they did it took a heavy swing just to get through the gun barrel of a speederbike.
that heavy swing was more of a ‘fast’ swing to get the timing right to hit a moving speederbike wasn’t it? not sure i buy that extra heft was needed. unless you are thinking of a dif scene than i am.
I guess that’s it. I was comparing it in my head to the fight on the Death Star wear similar blows didn’t even always cut through the bars on the railings.
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I guess that’s it. I was comparing it in my head to the fight on the Death Star wear similar blows didn’t even always cut through the bars on the railings.
i see.
they were actually using their awesome jedi powers to protect the railings though. They may be Jedi/sith, but you don’t f’ with the death star maintenance Union.
There’s no space OSHA.
There’s no space OSHA.
Just you wait.
Has anybody tried this stuff?
My local supermarket is blowing them out for 75% off. Were kind of pricey at three bucks per can last month. Should I hoard some in case they become valuable some day? 😛
And no Ric Olie can, alas…
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I think lightsaber crystals should optically degrade over time, with the crystal darkening until it eventually became red.
The Jedi, being largely pacifist, would not use their lightsabers often. This would preserve the colors of the crystals. Some yellowing would still occur of course, requiring new Jedi to build their own sabers instead of using old ones passed down from generation to generation.
For the Original trilogy, this would mean that Obi-wan’s saber would be yellow from years of use. Anakin’s would be in better shape but still wouldn’t be bright blue. Vader’s would of course remain red.
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I feel like I’m the only one who likes the “bleeding crystals” thing from the new canon.
I feel like I’m the only one who likes the “bleeding crystals” thing from the new canon.
I just read the first storyline of the new Darth Vader comic book series, and despite prefering the old EU, I much prefer the new crystals lore. The idea of Jedi bonding with crystals, contrasted with Sith having to force their will onto them is a great idea. It also allows for a lot of inretesting stories as all Sith must “earn” their lightsabers. They’ve basically made lightsabers a part of character development, and that’s quite ingenious in my opinion.
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Considering saber colors were always a production decision in the OT, I’m not going to put much thought into it. As far as Sith having red sabers that are red for any reason besides that they look badass, the OT is pretty clear that the Sith don’t use them by default; Vader only carries one (and Ren I would extrapolate) because he’s a fallen Jedi.
I would put this in my sig if I weren’t so lazy.
I think lightsaber crystals should optically degrade over time, with the crystal darkening until it eventually became red.
The Jedi, being largely pacifist, would not use their lightsabers often. This would preserve the colors of the crystals. Some yellowing would still occur of course, requiring new Jedi to build their own sabers instead of using old ones passed down from generation to generation.
For the Original trilogy, this would mean that Obi-wan’s saber would be yellow from years of use. Anakin’s would be in better shape but still wouldn’t be bright blue. Vader’s would of course remain red.
Kenner’s yellow saber fetish would make more sense that way.
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Red itself being “bad” is just a terrible idea though.
Red itself being “bad” is just a terrible idea though.
Exactly.
Ideally, lightsaber colours would be
A. chosen to represent the character’s persona
B. chosen to mesh with the character’s overall aesthetic
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
Which one do you guys consider to be Luke’s theme more:
- The one that plays when we first see him and Aunt Beru calls his name (the main theme, or a variation)
or
- Binary Sunset (aka force theme)?
I’m pretty sure that in TFA the main theme only comes in three times, and two of them are when characters are doing things that Luke did in ANH (Finn busting Poe out of jail, Poe’s trench run). The other time is when Han first enters the Falcon’s cockpit, though, so that kind of throws off the “main theme = Luke” thing that the movie almost had going.
As far as lightsaber colors go, I’d like to see a yellow saber onscreen. Most likely due to years of exposure to KOTOR and Jedi Knight.
Red itself being “bad” is just a terrible idea though.
Exactly.
Ideally, lightsaber colours would be
A. chosen to represent the character’s persona
B. chosen to mesh with the character’s overall aesthetic
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
Lightsabers are deadly weapons used for maiming and killing people (and sometimes slicing up Tauntauns). The idea that Jedi are concerned with how their color matches their personality makes me giggle.
Jedi: “Hi, as you can see from my purple lightsaber, I am a Sagittarius from the volcanic world of Kadavo.”
Evildoer: (being sliced in half) “Cool.”
BTW welcome back to the forums. 😃
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Red itself being “bad” is just a terrible idea though.
Exactly.
Ideally, lightsaber colours would be
A. chosen to represent the character’s persona
B. chosen to mesh with the character’s overall aesthetic
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
Lightsabers are deadly weapons used for maiming and killing people (and sometimes slicing up Tauntauns). The idea that Jedi are concerned with how their color matches their personality makes me giggle.
Jedi: “Hi, as you can see from my purple lightsaber, I am a Sagittarius from the volcanic world of Kadavo.”
Evildoer: (being sliced in half) “Cool.”
It wouldn’t be a conscious choice. Or would it?
I did forgot to list a third option:
C. Some people just gotta go with their favourite colour.
BTW welcome back to the forums. 😃
It’s good to be back. 😃
I did forgot to list a third option:
C. Some people just gotta go with their favourite colour.
Fair.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
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Red itself being “bad” is just a terrible idea though.
Exactly.
Ideally, lightsaber colours would be
A. chosen to represent the character’s persona
B. chosen to mesh with the character’s overall aesthetic
But nope. Red = bad & everything else = good for stupid EU reasons.
Lightsabers are deadly weapons used for maiming and killing people (and sometimes slicing up Tauntauns). The idea that Jedi are concerned with how their color matches their personality makes me giggle.
Wouldn’t the new canon make more sense then? At least there is a ‘spiritual’ reasoning behind the colours, whereas in the old EU it was literally a cosmetic choice based on personality traits.
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 novel; Dawn of the Karabu.
Maybe so. I don’t keep up with the new canon in any case.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
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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.
The PT never said anything about how the Jedi get their lightsaber or why the color is what it is. They just had different colors.
But it was the PT that made all bad guys have red and good guys get anything else.
That wasn’t the case before.