Star Wars VII Official Trailer

[T. Brown 1st MRB]

[Brault 1st MRB]

Oops. Jizzed a little...

[Arsenault 1st MRB]

ONE YEAR??!!??

[Quarterman 1st MRB]

That light saber looking fucking dumb. I mean its a good way for them not get their hand sliced off...but still.

[Mohan 1st MRB]

I liked the look of it but I get that l/s are more of a fencing type weapon then a hack n slash broadsword.

[T. Brown 1st MRB]

I think the story behind that particular saber is that he made it himself (if the rumors of who that is are true). Someone else who knows more about the whole Star Wars universe can probably explain it better.

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I think the story behind that particular saber is that he made it himself (if the rumors of who that is are true). Someone else who knows more about the whole Star Wars universe can probably explain it better.

All Lightsabers are made by their respective wielder.

[T. Brown 1st MRB]

I think the story behind that particular saber is that he made it himself (if the rumors of who that is are true). Someone else who knows more about the whole Star Wars universe can probably explain it better.

All Lightsabers are made by their respective wielder.

ooOo I meant more like the knowledge of how to make them wasn't passed down to Sith people, so this particular gentleman figured it out on his own and made it that way, sans instruction booklet.

[Quarterman 1st MRB]

I think the story behind that particular saber is that he made it himself (if the rumors of who that is are true). Someone else who knows more about the whole Star Wars universe can probably explain it better.

All Lightsabers are made by their respective wielder.

Soooo we've got Samual L Jackson's who would only do the movie if he got a purple light saber. Darth Maul with the first dual saber. But everyone elses looks the same as to colour and build. Only thing different it the length. This isnt knights of the old republic haha.

[Konig 1st MRB]

I think the story behind that particular saber is that he made it himself (if the rumors of who that is are true). Someone else who knows more about the whole Star Wars universe can probably explain it better.

All Lightsabers are made by their respective wielder.

Soooo we've got Samual L Jackson's who would only do the movie if he got a purple light saber. Darth Maul with the first dual saber. But everyone elses looks the same as to colour and build. Only thing different it the length. This isnt knights of the old republic haha.

It's the hilt that is made by the respective wielder, while the colour comes from a crystal. That's why they all look "similar", until you take a closer look.

[A. Cannon 1st MRB]

I'm ready and in route

[Mohan 1st MRB]

please note the name by the purple one.... evidently mace didn't have the purple one mundi did.

also I'm just curious if you might be right a little on that about the old republic, maybe(doubtful) we'll actually get to see the varients for sabers.

cause yeah as mentioned the crystals are the choose color, and the weilder makes the hilt, but different roles within orders also had different sabers aswell.

or am I completely wrong? its been a hot minute since I've delved into this realm.

edit: also it doesn't have count dooku's curved one,

Edited November 29, 2014 by Mohan 1st MRB

[Kirkendall 1st MRB]

Lightsabers in Star Wars are wide and varied, more implied than what you see in the movies. To learn, you really need to go to the Extended Universe (EU). At this point, it needs to be said that lightsabers following cannot be disregarded as "not Star Wars since they weren't in the movies" as much of the EU has been accepted as canon. It's controversial for them to make Episode VII at all, because it does possibly distort some timelines that have been written and possibly make them confirmed not canon.

Anyways, lightsabers.

Like shown above, hilts are wide and varied by the user. I've often been annoyed by the movies' tendencies to only introduce one or two new kinds of lightsaber each new movie. In Episode I, you see Darth Maul's double-bladed saber. In Episode II, you get Count Dooku and Yoda's short blade, and in Episode III, General Grievous's 4 arm technique is shown. (although none of the lightsabers are unique)

The "normal" hilted blade is by far the most popular as lightsabers were initially themed after katanas. Darth Maul is the first actual movie character seen changing the norm, and coming out with his double-bladed smackdown. Contrary to what you might think, Darth Maul did survive the duel in Episode I although he never fully repaired his lightsaber. It was actually constructed of two separate lightsabers that had a connecting mechanism on the hilts. That enabled him more versatility in fighting and duels. He also had robot legs after his failure to be Obi-wan on Naboo. Why robot legs? Because fuck you that's why. Actually fanservice demanded that his character survive mostly because people were so impressed by his badassery. They even did this weird phase where he had spider legs... I don't know... Star Wars isn't all good.

Count Dooku came in with a different hilt to his lightsaber. It wasn't a new hilt, it was from a different time (in the Star Wars timeline, so work with me here) and focused around a specific fighting style. Although it wasn't shown in the movies the unique style of his blade allowed for a two-phase setting, one the normal lightsaber length and the other a shortened blade for very close quarters. It was supposed that Count Dooku, while allied with the Sith, was always more of a grey character in terms of his convictions. His lightsaber and fighting style both emphasized that, as he fell from Jedi Master to Darth Tyranus. (which again, he never was called in the movies)

This is the only crossguard lightsaber in the EU that I'm aware of. It was used by a Jedi named Roblio Darté, one of the few survivors of Order 66. He was a general during the Clone Wars, and hid on Kessel when he escaped Order 66. He had a conclave with other jedi survivors on Kessel, where they argued what action to take against Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. Darth Vader showed up with the 501st Legion (Vader's Fist), and he himself slaughtered most of the Jedi there. Darté was with a group that actually almost beat Vader, but screwed up. Darté was killed by blaster fire in the resulting confusion. That's where Darté ended to my knowledge, and the lightsaber shown in the preview is significantly different from his. In the meeting with other Jedi, some Jedi argued that it was worth falling to the Dark side if they could get the power needed to bring down the new Empire. Darté was torn on this though, and I find it unlikely he would have fallen.

There are tons of accepted variants to lightsabers now, the EU has brought out loads. Games like Knights of the Old Republic are listed as canon to the Star Wars universe by LucasArts, and there is a lot out there that has spawned from that.

[Kirkendall 1st MRB]

Also, here's a normal shot of the lightsaber shown. It should be noted that the red flickering or lightining arcs that seem to be affecting the blade are usually caused by an unstable lightsaber crystal. This could be because the crystal he's using is being forced to produce three blades. Still an abnormally strong crystal.

PS I foresee Benedict Cumberbatch playing the talkie person in the preview.

[Candy 1st MRB]

:34 the new stormtrooper carbine?

[T. Brown 1st MRB]

The George Lucas Special Edition Trailer just hit! EVEN BETTER!

[Kirkendall 1st MRB]

Star Wars fan art posters spawned from the preview:

Kode Logic

Orlando Arocena

Orlando Arocena

Daniel Comerci

Phil Noto

[T. Brown 1st MRB]

This is going to be a looong wait, but thank god for the Star Wars fan base; I love all these things

[Kirkendall 1st MRB]

[Viktor]

Not all that impressed so far, BUT I will give it a chance. Mainly because it IS Star Wars and all.

[LaGesse 1st MRB]

Its Star Wars. It will be epic either way. question is...just HOW epic?

[Parker 1st MRB]

[Parker 1st MRB]

Luke Skywalker will look pretty badass in the upcoming film.

[Kirkendall 1st MRB]

Trailer #2

[Candy 1st MRB]

This Episode VII Article is very informative.