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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Do lightsabers need a Force users' effort to block Force Lightning?
Force Lightning is generated from a Force user's body channeling powerful Force energy. It can be blocked/absorbed/reflected by the use of Force (Yoda showed it twice in the prequel series without ...
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What Settings Are Possible on Lightsabers?
There are training lightsabers, with a low setting so they inflict nothing more than burns or bruises and in Splinter of the Mind's Eye I remember Luke setting his lightsaber, at one point, to produce ...
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Would a lightsaber cut through wood?
Usually we see lightsabers cutting through metals like butter, with a few notable exceptions. And we know it can cut through flesh while cauterizing the wound. But what about material with a different ...
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Can lightsabers ever bend?
Mandalorian Crushgaunt is so resistant to lightsabers, that they can hold/stop lightsaber blades (source: comments on Why did Vader choose to take potshots from Han).
Does that mean with lightsaber ...
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Why were some lightsaber effects in A New Hope different quality?
In the below pictures, you can clearly see the difference of quality, when Luke uses Anakin's old lightsaber, its a pale green, almost pure white blade. Its like George Lucas forgot to send this scene ...
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If a lightsaber is made of contained plasma, how can it deflect blaster bolts and other lightsabers?
According to another question on this site it appears that lightsabers are controlled plasma streams. These streams are seen deflecting laser bolts and of course dueling with other lightsabers.
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Why don't lightsabers affect water?
In the 1st and 2nd episodes of the currently running season 4 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, there were many underwater scenes ınvolvıng lightsabers. If you've watched those episodes, you'd have ...
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Is the use of a lightsaber possible without a connection to the Force? [duplicate]
This is a two part question, with the two parts being mirror images to each other.
Is the ability to use the Force a requirement, for some reason, to using a lightsaber? And if so, why?
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Do Non-Jedi (and Non-Sith) Use Lightsabers?
I understand that the mechanics and design of a lightsaber aren't that complicated. Do others besides the Jedi and Sith (or their minions) make or use lightsabers? And if they don't, why not?
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Lightsaber blade "weight" in-universe
In-universe, a lightsaber is basically a controlled, fixed-length plasma stream that can be used as a sword. As such, the blade wouldn't have any mass (or infinitesimal mass if you want to get ...
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How is a lightsaber's power cell recharged?
From the question Did any lightsaber ever run out of power? and DavRob60's answer to it, it appears that the diatium power cell in a lightsaber can be drained by a short circuit (and presumably ...
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Did any lightsaber ever run out of power?
In this question, I learned that lightsabers are powered by
a high-output Diatium power cell
Has there been an instance where a lightsaber's "battery" has run out? (Leaving a Jedi in a ...
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In Star Wars, is there a pretend-science explanation of how lightsabers work (like midi-chlorians for The Force)?
In Star Wars, Luke wielded both a lightsaber and the Force, neither of which was explained in much detail.
In The Phantom Menace, it was explained that intelligent microscopic life-forms called midi-...
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Why does a lightsaber turn off when a Jedi dies or drops it?
I rewatched the three newer movies and noticed that whenever a Jedi was killed, or let go of their lightsaber, it immediately turned off. What was curious was that the lightsaber turns off right away,...
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What keeps a lightsaber from going on infinitely?
Is there a reason ever given that explains why a lightsaber (which I assume/was made to assume is a sort of laser) doesn't go on infinitely like a normal laser (excluding atmospheric conditions)?
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