The color of this crystal determined the color of the lightsaber's beam (and, occasionally, the sexual orientation of the weilder. This energy was focused by a crystal embedded in the hilt of the weapon. The beams were created using a focused blast of powerful energy. The lightsaber consisted of a sturdy hilt with no crossguards and a short beam of laser energy that could cut through almost anything it struck. Lightsabers are the chosen weapon of the Jedi, a powerful order of knights in the six Star Wars movies created by George Lucas. Well, you get the point (please excuse that last sentence and what was, perhaps, the worst pun ever jotted down onto this website).Īs far as the history goes, if you don't know, then I fear it's hopeless. They were, after all, created a long time ago, in a gala. Lightsabers are probably the oldest of the known sword types. Luke's new lightsaber was supposed to be blue as well, but Lucas realized that a green saber would show up much better than a blue one, so he changed the color. Leaving fantasy for a moment, rumor has it that there really were no green lightsabers in George Lucas' universe until they began filming return of the Jedi. There is much debate over what kind of crystal Luke used to make his lightsaber green, but common theory seems to hold that green crystals are gems known as "Corusca," from the planet Yavin.
It's possible that the trendy Luke just wnated to mimic his favorite Muppet, Yoda, who also had a green lightsaber.
This lightsaber is a green one, which is supposed to indicate a Jedi who specializes in the force, more than martial skills or diplomacy. By building his own lightsaber, Luke accomplihsed what is known as the "Lightsaber Creation Trial," one of the final trials in the long list of trials needed to become a Jedi. The green lightsaber was built by Luke on tatooine, following the same techniques that had been used by Jedi for centuries. Little lesson here boys and girls: If you're going to cut off your son's hand, make sure he's not holding your old lightsaber over a gaping chasm. So, in defeating Luke, Vader actually lost an expensive weapon of his. The blue lightsaber was the one used by Annakin Skywalker who (spoiler alert, ha ha) was actually Luke's father, Darth Vader. (A Bit of History According to Strongblade)Īfter dropping his blue lightsaber (along with a hand) in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke builds his own lightsaber, as all Jedis are supposed to do anyway.
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