Questions tagged [lightsaber]
An energy blade weapon from the Star Wars franchise often wielded like a sword or pike. Use this tag for questions about the properties of lightsabers, how they are constructed, etc. Do not use for questions that mention lightsabers but aren't actually about them. Use this tag with the [star-wars] tag.
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Is there a specific encounter in Star Wars media where Darth Vader tricks or bamboozles an opponent with the dual-phase feature of his lightsaber?
There is a page on Wookieepedia that explains the nature of the Dual-phase lightsaber and how it can be used to destabilize opponents. It cites works where the weapons appears, but it seems to be just ...
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Why does Luke have a blue lightsaber post-ROTJ in some early Legends works?
In several different early Expanded Universe works set after Return of the Jedi, Luke is shown or said to use a blue-bladed lightsaber:
Luke whipped out his lightsaber, and its brilliant blue glow ...
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What color is the button bezel on Qui-Gon Jinn's lightsaber?
I've recently purchased a replica hilt for Qui-Gon Jinn's lightsaber and it comes with both a black and a silver button bezel.
Looking at various stills from The Phantom Menace it appears that the ...
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Does Anakin's Lightsaber Use Electrum?
Anakin's lightsaber has gold-like pieces on it. Usually, this is Electrum when it comes to lightsabers (see Sidious and Windu's). Electrum was reserved for high-ranking Jedi/Members of the Council.
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Is there any type of lightsaber mace?
My friend and I were joking around about Mace Windu having a mace instead of a lightsaber and that got me wondering: is there any type of mace that uses lightsaber technology?
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What is the process of creating a lightsaber?
So I know lightsabers are made of kyber crystals, but how are they made exactly?
What is the process of making a kyber crystal into a killing machine?
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Lightsabers with extendable hilts
Are there any examples (preferably in canon but Legends is also acceptable) of a lightsaber featuring an extending hilt? What I'm looking for is perhaps some kind of telescoping mechanism such that ...
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What is the longest lightsaber blade ever seen
The only thing I can think of is this scene from visions (non canonical to legends OR canon)
What is the longest in Canon or legends?
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How does the lightsaber rifle work (in universe)?
From what limited things I’ve seen on the internet, the lightsaber rifle consumes lightsabers as ammunition. I don’t know exactly which comics it’s in, but I know Jocasta Nu uses it against Vader, but ...
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What happens to lightsabers after large battles?
Do the hilts just sit there? I'm specifically refering to huge battles like Geonosis or the 7th Battle of Ruusan. Is there someone who scavenges the sabers, or do the Jedi/Sith send people to recover ...
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How would the Darksaber deflect blaster fire?
Although briefly possessed on screen by two Force wielders (Maul and Kanan Jarrus), I don't recall ever seeing the Darksaber being used in the way we've often seen lightsabers used in Star Wars, to ...
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How did one Star Wars character end up in possession of the lightsaber of another character?
So, here goes: In Episode 6 of The Book of Boba Fett.
We find out that [character A]:
Is in possession of a lightsaber that formerly belonged to [character B]:
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Star Wars extra: kid receives light saber as gift and accidentaly slashes grandma, was this official?
I remember it very well: many years ago I rented the official Star Wars episode 4-6 box set at a video rental, and it had a bonus disk, telling the story of how its first episodes where made.
Duly ...
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How does the Mandalorian armor stop a lightsaber?
In Season 2 episode 5 of The Mandalorian, we see Din block a lightsaber with his arm. Is it ever explained anywhere how Beskar armor is strong enough to block a lightsaber?
Numerous times during the ...
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Could precognition explain the choreographed look of lightsaber duels? [closed]
If you watch the lightsaber fights in the Prequel Trilogy, you'll see a lot of flips and twirls and duelists aiming for each other's lightsabers. Overall, a bunch of flair you would deem unnecessary ...
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