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 possible in-universe reason why lightsaber strikes don't flash-boil the victim?
It was established in official canon that lightsaber blades are NOT made of light and are instead plasma contained in a strong magnetic field. This is actually possible to do in real life and ...
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Are lightsabers flat?
I've always thought of lightsaber blades as dowel-shaped, but if you look at some of the lightsaber fights in the original movies, there are points where it momentarily looks flat like looking at a ...
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Why didn't the Clones use vibroblades to fight against lightsabers?
It is known in the Knights of the Old Republic series that vibroblades were made from a special material that couldn't be cut by lightsabers. Then, why aren't the clone troopers using any?
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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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How did Luke get his lightsaber back after A New Hope?
After Vader kills Obi-Wan on the Death Star, his lightsaber falls at Vader's feet. Luke witnesses from a distance and escapes on the Falcon. The rest of the movie plays out, but that's the last we see ...
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How was Obi-Wan felled by such minor injuries?
I'm pretty confused. During the fight between Obi-Wan and Count Dooku on Geonosis, Obi-Wan is doing fine until he gets a little cut on his arm, and a little cut on his leg. Then he's down. I don't get ...
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Can a lightsaber kill its owner?
In all of the Star Wars movies, a Jedi's main weapon is the lightsaber. We can see them with many different colors.
So my question is, can the owner of a lightsaber be killed by it?
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Wouldn't a lightsaber melt/blind a wielder? [closed]
This question wasn't identified anywhere else on the site, so I thought I would ask it. Lightsabers are (seemingly) closely related to plasma, which would be the closest tangible thing to a lightsaber ...
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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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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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When did lightsabers first appear in the Star Wars timeline?
Where do we first see/read about a lightsaber in the Star Wars universe (EU and Legends count)?
I mean this from an in-universe chronological perspective, not publication/release order.
It’s a ...
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Is Anakin's lightsaber the only one remaining from the 'Clone Wars' era?
In discussions and info surrounding The Force Awakens, it seems that a lot of the (now ancient) Jedi knowledge has been lost to time. Luke's Green lightsaber used a synthetic crystal, a practice ...
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What color is Luke’s lightsaber blade?
I was reading some trivia and came across this question and was surprised by the answer. The answer is blue. However, this is not completely true.
In the Star Wars Episode IV: New Hope, Luke is given ...
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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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Would a lightsaber ignite a flammable substance?
I remember reading somewhere(I don't really remember where, sorry) that a lightsaber isn't really hot, it just makes atoms vibrate and hence heat is produced in a material the lightsaber comes in ...
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Where are Obi-Wan Kenobi's and Qui-gon Jinn's lightsabers?
In Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, when Darth Maul kills Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi starts a saber duel with Darth Maul, and Darth Maul uses a force push on Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan hangs on ...
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Do lightsabers "stick" to each other?
In lightsaber combat, strikes are often blocked, generating a loud noise and a bright light. If they were normal swords, the swords would have some level of friction holding the contact point in ...
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Why do some Jedi have red lightsabers in Star Wars: Republic?
In the Star Wars: Republic series, multiple Jedi have red lightsabers. Given the association between red lightsabers and the Sith, why is this? I'm looking for both the in-universe and out-of-universe ...
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How many lightsabers does General Grievous have?
We know General Grievous was handed his first lightsaber by Count Dooku, it having belonged to Sifo-Dyas. We also know he has four other lightsabers, having belonged to Pablo-Jill, Roron Corobb, Eeth ...
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What happened to ‘old’ lightsabers pre Empire?
In TPM we see Obi-Wan use Qui-Gon's lightsaber to defeat Dart Maul. In AOTC Anakan and Obi-Wan are thrown a couple as they have had their own taken away or destroyed, and in ANH and TESB Luke uses the ...
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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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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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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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Is there a case of a Force user using the Force to curve a lightsaber blade in Legends?
This is me trying to track down a vague rumor from childhood, so be warned. When I was in elementary school, somewhere in the late 1980s to the early 1990s, I remember being told that Emperor ...
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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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What does the color of the darksaber mean?
When I ask "What does the color of the darksaber mean?", I am referring to its kyber crystal color. In the Disney canon, kyber crystals change color depending on the wielder's place in the Force. Dark ...
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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]:
How did he come in to possession of ...
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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 long does it take to activate and deactivate a lightsaber?
While reading the Tràkata article on Wookieepedia, it said that that method of combat involves switching a lightsaber on and off to surprise an opponent. Yet it seems it takes a few seconds for a ...
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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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Which weapons can stand against a Lightsaber?
We know as a fact that a lightsaber can be stopped during a fight by another lightsaber. Also I remember two more Imperial weapons that were able to stop a lightsaber:
the Z6 riot control baton
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Why did Luke use a synthetic crystal in his lightsaber and what were the implications of this choice?
The book Star Wars Lightsabers: A guide to weapons of the force indicates that Luke's green lightsaber uses a "synthetic" green crystal as its focusing crystal while all other Jedi in the book use ...
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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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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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What advantage did a red light saber blade have for Sith?
Making a lightsaber with a red blade is seemingly more effort ("bleeding" the kyber crystal) than making one in the common Jedi colors of blue or green.
Obviously, the red blade is a form of ...
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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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When did we first see a purple lightsaber?
I have often heard that the reason why Mace Windu's saber is purple is that Samuel L Jackson just really wanted a purple saber because he likes that color, and thus the purple lightsaber was born. ...
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What explains the beam color of Death Star?
In Rogue One there is a scene when Empire is plundering the Temple of the Kyber on Jedha.
From Rogue One dialogue:
"What are they bringing in?"
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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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How did Luke get his lightsaber back from Raynar Thul?
In the Unseen Queen, Luke and Han are forced to give up their weapons:
Han's knuckles whitened around his blaster grip. "When Hutts ride swoops!"
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Is there any material which cannot be cut by a lightsaber?
In all the Star Wars movies till now we can see many Jedi & Dark Side characters using various types & colors of lightsabers. As per the movies, lightsabers can cut through everything & ...
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Which button activates Skywalker's lightsaber, and why is it inconsistent?
You can tell from this video that Finn is actually pushing that button to activate the lightsaber
It seems like there are different on-buttons or something because the toys say the big rectangular ...
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Why does Kylo Ren's lightsaber use a cracked kyber crystal?
I always assumed that Kylo Ren's lightsaber was different from Ben Solo's because of the cracked kyber crystal. After all if it was the same lightsaber it should have the same kyber crystal which wasn'...
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What happened to Ben Solo's original lightsaber?
In The Last Jedi, we see a flashback of:
There are plenty of questions and answers about Kylo Ren's spitting red lightsaber with the vents because it's an imperfect Kyber crystal (also the impressive ...
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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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Did Luke retrieve his Lightsaber from second Death Star?
At the end of Episode VI: ROTJ, Luke defiantly "hurls away" his lightsaber - according to both screenplay and novelization - before declaring "I am a Jedi, as my father was before me".
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