#lightsabers

[star-wars-forever]

Ahsoka

by Kael Ngu

#star wars #star wars art #ahsoka tano #ahsoka #jedi #lightsabers

[inquisitor-apologist]

EDIT: Anon has informed me that Obi Wan’s weapon is a meteor hammer, which is pretty cool!

For the uninitiated:

Gunsaber

Inquisicoptor

Lightwhip

Umbrellasaber

Lightsaber knifesuit

Lightsaber tonfas

Swiss Army Knife Saber

Weird saber vents

Obi-Wan’s meteor hammer thingy

Jocasta Nu lightsabergun

#tumblr really did not want this out there #crashed like 4 times and the alt text kicked my ass #but here you go #star wars #rebels #star wars rebels #sw rebels #is this the original post tag #gunsaber #Inquisicopter #lightwhip #umbrella lightsaber #umbrellasaber #Lord Nyax #Irek Ismaren #plasma porcupine #Maris Brood #Lightsaber tonfas #Sith Rey #Swiss army lightsaber #Kylo Ren’s lightsaber #Obi Wan Kenobi #Light-nunchucks #<- best I got #jocasta nu #lightsaber rifle #star wars poll #dumb lightsabers #lightsabers

[short-wooloo]

I feel that now, in light of certain things, is a good time to note that a red lightsaber is not in of itself proof of a sith

Jedi and sith are not the only Force cultures that use lightsabers, they're simply the most common, more than that, a red lightsaber is just a lightsaber with a corrupted crystal, not something unique to the sith, any dark sider can do that, as we see Dagan Gera do, actually he is in fact an example of what would probably be the most common example of a red lightsaber wielder in the pre-movies era, a fallen Jedi, someone who already had a lightsaber and corrupted its crystal after falling in order to symbolize their break from the Jedi

All of this is to say that the Jedi are not being foolish/arrogant/head in the sand/blind/etc if they don't automatically jump to "SITH!" upon encountering someone with a red lightsaber

#wooloo-writes #wooloo writes #star wars #sw #lightsaber #lightsabers #jedi #sith #pro jedi #in defense of the jedi #just prepping this ahead of time #I've been around the fandom long enough to know exactly how certain folks are gonna act #i already have this discussion every few months about maul and the council in tpm #i know acolyte will reignite it #the acolyte #star wars the acolyte #star wars acolyte

[jewishcissiekj]

Jedi who use their lightsaber/s like this

#jedi #BAD IDEA #but i am obsessed with the idea of jedi throwing their lightsaber at people #star wars #they'd have to collect them afterword but it could be so funny #lightsabers used as a spear. is it anything. #lightsabers #lightsaber

[starwarjotta]

I'm obsessed with the idea of Obi-Wan teaching Cody some lightsaber forms (and ofc smooching a little during the training hehe)

#star wars #commander cody #obi wan kenobi #codywan #lightsaber training #because OFC Obi-Wan would teach Cody some things JUST IN CASE #especially with the amount of times he drops his lightsaber and Cody just so happens to pick it up pffft #he needs to know how to use it JUST IN CASE #Force-sensitive!Cody here we gooooo #and at the least a lightsaber-wielding!Cody #lightsabers #did I mention Codywan? #because CODYWAN MY BELOVED

[lightsabergirl]

okay sooooo

am I the only one who actually prefers the lore that says that Jedi collect their crystals and then meditate with them and that's what gives the crystal it's colour??? (i certainly hope not)

i know it's a thing in the comic books where characters just pick out a crystal with the color already ingrained into it and there's nothing more to it but I feel like half the reason lightsabers are cool to me is because they actually tell you something about the user, they tell you their preferences in combat, how they view the force and sometimes even how deadly they can be

do I wanna believe mace windu just found a purple crystal or do I wanna believe he got this rare color because he uses dark side tactics but has the ability not to be blinded by them?

the first time I saw Anakin's lightsaber was blue I thought it was very telling about who he was and I believe that it was actually the first hint to his dark tactics and eventually his fall to the sith (even if it was by accident this is my interpretation).

how could the chosen one, the person with the most midi-chlorians, a person who has incredible force potential, uses a blue lightsaber instead of a green one? it is so accurate to his character because blue means you prefer using your saber to using the force in combat, they're also usually the first to pull them out and the ones to do it without hesitating to anyone anywhere.

i just thought it was perfect, that paired with an aggressive style, it was right under their noses

#mace windu #anakin skywalker #snips and skyguy #lightsabers #lightsaber #starwars fandom #star wars #prequel trilogy #the clone wars #clone wars season 7 #clone wars #revenge of the sith #rots anakin #rots #sw rots

[gffa]

If you want a Star Wars discussion, do you have thoughts on Anakin changing Ahsoka's lightsaber colors in TCW s7 and what we were intended to understand from that? Because it seems like such a violation, but that's clearly not the intended message behind that scene and it seems so weird to change the color for a few episodes only for her to throw them away anyway and get new ones the next time we see her.

I actually do have thoughts about this! And I think we actually are meant to find it a little "ehhhhh" because Filoni says that was the intention: "Him tinkering with her lightsabers while she is gone shows that he was always thinking of her. And the lightsabers are then a representation of her in the story, and his thoughtfulness regarding her.  His changing the color can also be seen as him exerting control, or being too protective, which is very Anakin.  He means well, but often takes things too far when trying to express how he feels.  Changing the sabers, modifying them, improving them shows his care, but also his ego--something that Ahsoka is familiar with. So the simple adjustment of the lightsaber color serves as many aspects of the relationship between the two characters.” And this is an instance where I actually really agree with Felony, I think it's both things at once, that it's both a sweet gesture and Anakin's desire to control her, to forcibly hold her close to him, because that's what Anakin desperately wants of his loved ones, that's his whole big issue in the Star Wars story, that he can't let go of anyone or anything, not when it really comes down to it. That's why, as Lucas says over and over, he becomes Darth Vader, because he can't let go of people, even when it's time. Changing her lightsabers to match his color, it's a way for him to express how much he still cares about her, how much he's thought about her, how much he wants to do for her, it's a way of expressing a connection between them, because a lightsaber is so central to their lives, it's the housing for their kyber crystal, their semi-sentient rock that bonds with their soul. This is Anakin's way of expressing that she matters to his very soul. But it's also Anakin thinking he can just go in and change that connection someone else has in their soul, he can just change something that was a defining part of her--kyber crystals matter to a Jedi, they're each unique, that's the crystal they faced a trial to get, one that was about their own heart and their own issues they needed to overcome. It's Anakin trying so desperately to hold onto her, his ego thinking that his way is the best way and that he can't let others exist as they are when they're distant from him, that leads him to change something that's not his business to change. It's a sweet gesture. It's a warning sign. It's something in between. It's a representation of the complicated relationship that has both good and bad in it. That's why I'm okay with them retconning it, because it's such a good metaphor for both the joy and the hurt in Anakin and Ahsoka's dynamic.

#anakin skywalker #ahsoka tano #meta #lightsabers

[jessequinnfirstofhername]

Hey!! I really loved the idea of poll and I got an idea :) what about the best lightsaber in sw??

Consider this my redemption for my “Best Star Wars Ship 🚀” poll. This is no rushed joke poll! This is a hard-worked on, week-long… joke poll.

#star wars #lightsabers #obi wan kenobi #darth maul #anakin skywalker #ahsoka tano #general grievous #darth vader #luke skywalker #the darksaber #kylo ren #ben solo #leia organa #rey #star wars prequels #star wars: the clone wars #star wars the original trilogy #the mandalorian #star wars sequel trilogy #fives-ren

[howtofightwrite]

Just a casual question: What lightsaber style do you prefer out of one-handed, two-handed, double-bladed or dual wielding?

We’ll leave out the Lightsaber Forms from the EU, because they are inconsistently defined between sources.

No, no, no. You ask me what my favorite lightsaber is, you get the answer whether you want it or not. The answer may surprise you. It’s (probably) considered the second dumbest lightsaber weapon ever invented in the extended universe with the exception of the lightsaber nunchaku.

Are you ready? Do you have your guesses?

The Lightwhip.

The chosen weapon of Dark Ladies of the Sith and the Nightsisters of Dathomir back when the Sisters weren’t all dark side practitioners and rode rancors.

(This is my favorite. For reference, Starke’s favorite is single blade Form IV: Ataru. He’s boring.)

Now, I agree with the general fandom that the lightwhip is a dumb, impractical weapon that’s more likely to dismember its wielder than it is their opponent. Only someone with a high level of skill, prescience, and telekinesis could make effective use of a lightwhip’s dismemberment murder frenzy without killing themselves. Fortunately, that’s exactly the base level of skills most Force sensitives possess. Probably most important, the lightwhip is the exact sort of dumb we see with real weapons in the real world. This includes the more wild examples like the urumi, the chain whip, and the three-section staff. And, it should be said, I have watched living black belts concuss themselves with the three-section staff while trying to figure out how to use it. All for the Rule of Cool. So, while I accept its impracticality, I refuse the argument that the lightwhip being any more unrealistic in use or invention than the rest of the lightsaber weapon family. Does it have a high skill floor? Absolutely. Is it a safe weapon compared to the rest of its very dangerous family? Absolutely not. Would a student potentially dismember or murder themselves learning to use it? Yes, and that’s why it’s fun. (I’ll add a small caveat that the average student could also dismember themselves with a normal lightsaber, so this isn’t just a danger posed by the lightwhip.)

The lightwhip is a weapon of the Dark Side. Its battle style would be (and should be) wild, chaotic, and nigh uncontrollable. There’s no way to use it safely and it belongs in the hands of a wielder who is straight up thrilled to cut down both their allies and enemies in equal measure. This is the weapon of a murderous lunatic in black leather, and gets even more wild when it switches to a Cat o’ Nine to bring on nine weaving laser tendrils instead of just one. The lightwhip is the sexy Catwoman reference that transcends its genre when we really start to think about how intimidating it’d be to see that thing on the battlefield in the hands of a novice and, especially, an expert.

The standard use for a whip in the real world is as a support tool for your primary weapon, such as a rapier. The whip doesn’t do much damage on its own, leaving only small, painful cuts and lacerations so it transitions into a means of harassment. The advantage of the whip is that it attacks at odd, circular angles which are difficult (if not impossible) to block and will curve into a strike around the opposing weapon. The rippling movement makes it difficult to see and even more difficult to predict. If kept in constant motion, this difficulty triples because the disparate movements blend together.

Now, take this setup and add the lightshow. Instead of a weapon that does light lacerations, we have a weapon that deals massive burns if it doesn’t straight up dismember. It will cut through everything and everyone. Conventional fighting styles fall apart against it. More importantly, because it is a burning plasma ribbon, it doesn’t need to follow the standard rules of physics. The lightwhip is beautiful in its raw, chaotic brutality, it’s high risk, high reward nature, and I love the way it hard counters the standard philosophy of lightsaber combat with a literal curveball. Any opponent who faces it is forced into new, creative approaches for their very survival.

Lastly, I love what the lightwhip says about its wielder as an expression of their vicious, ferocious, highly aggressive personality. This weapon requires commitment and dedication. It’s absolutely fair to say the person who wields a lightwhip has a fanatical, if not suicidal, bent. After all, they’d willingly risk death to master it. They love destruction. They don’t care about outside consequences or property destruction. They go it alone.

I’ll admit the lightwhip’s true potential is too violent for most of Star Wars and, like most Star Wars weapons, it very much lives on the Rule of Cool. One of the sadder aspects with the lightwhip is that, while I love the weapon and its potential, any discussion of it gets mired in sexism. Every appearance of the lightwhip comes with the sexy NSFW Dark Side Dominatrix bent and leads to the lightwhip not being given the consideration it’s potential deserves.

My favorite saber is Darth Maul’s saber staff from The Phantom Menace, because versatility allows for use of both one and two. My favorite lightsaber form (which should now surprise no one) is Form VII: Vaapad.

All that said, I do enjoy a good Dark Side Dominatrix as much as I enjoy a moody and hooded Dark Side Goth. And I genuinely love dumb and, seemingly, impractical weapons when the reward justifies their risk. If there’s a general writing advice takeaway here, always consider the practicality of an impractical but cool weapon, address i’s rewards as well as its risks, and pair it with a suitable personality. The lightwhip is not a weapon that belongs in the hands of a Jedi or, really, any individual who possesses any degree of restraint. It’s for a character who merrily expresses raw, raging power at every opportunity and willing to risk destroying themselves along with everyone else for victory.

There’s a weird angle with the Star Wars EU where they tried to establish the lightwhip as weaker than the lightsaber (*cough* woman’s weapon *cough*) with less cutting power even when it doesn’t use a physical cord, which makes absolutely no sense. The lightsaber is the more versatile weapon, while the lightwhip is more specialized and circumstantial. Which fits with the patterns of real world weapons technology.

This a long circle round to saying that the weapons we choose for our characters act as personality tells. Which is why it’s important to give a lot of thought and consideration to any weapon’s historic use and purpose before attaching it. Weapons communicate more than we might expect, both via their situational viability and associated cultural myths. It’s important to choose whether you’ll address this, especially if you’re not planning to intentionally communicate that message or make those personality traits part of the character’s identity. Weapons are tools and, like with all tools, different tools attract different personalities. In fiction, we the authors often decide this from an external perspective. Once a choice has been made, always give yourself a chance to think about it from a character’s internal perspective. Why did Character X choose this weapon? Why do they want to use it? What does this weapon do for them that another weapon doesn’t? Or, what makes that other weapon less attractive?

You might find yourself with an answer or story beat you hadn’t previously considered.

Food for thought.

-Michi

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#star wars #lightsabers #michi answers #writing advice #writing reference #writing tips #how to fight write

[star-wars-forever]

#star wars #star wars art #obi wan kenobi #darth maul #maul #star wars rebels #lightsabers #lightsaber duel

[ben--solos]

Star Wars Appreciation Week: Day 3 - Colors or Quotes

Disney Era Star Wars Live Action Light Saber Colors

#swedit #disneyerasw2023 #disneysw #starwarsdaily #starwarsblr #star wars #the mandalorian #ahsoka #ben solo #kylo ren #shin hati #rey #rey skywalker #luke skywalker #finn #ahsoka tano #din djarin #bo katan kryze #lightsabers #* #i know i've already made a gifset like this but it was the only thing i could think of for colors #we need a new live action purple lightsaber

[basimibnishaqs]

thinking about a world where anakin slaughtered a bunch of slavers after they were responsible for shmi’s death. thinking about how that righteous fury would bleed into the kyber itself. thinking about that world when finn holds anakin’s lightsaber and hears it say YOU ARE THE BREAKER OF CHAINS I AM THE BLADE OF YOUR WILL THEY WILL NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FROM US AGAIN

#sequelsposting #finn #anakin skywalker #lightsabers

[tesb]

anyone: so how many times will you spin that lightsaber? obi-wan: yes

#swedit #kenobiedit #star wars #obi wan kenobi #starwarsfilms #starwarsblr #kenobisource #allthingskenobi #userconstance #tuserhanna #userparker #userlogray #userlj #underbetelgeuse #lightsabers #gifs #* #owk spoilers #flashing gif #i'm simply here to make lightsaber gifsets with terrible captions

[roguetoo]

#star wars #ahsoka tano #anakin skywalker #baylan skoll #shin hati #sabine wren #ezra bridger #lightsabers #sith #jedi #Instagram

[cakbanedraws]

Welp, the first chapter of "The Hunter and The Pirate" already done. This is the first time I make my own fancomic. If you enjoy the first chapter you can like and reblog it. Yeah, reblog is much appreciate to do. Facebook Page

DeviantArt

#cak bane draws #cad bane #hondo ohnaka #star wars #star wars fancomic #star wars art #star wars comic #fancomic #bounty hunter #space pirate #star wars adventures #star wars comics #jedi #sith #lightsabers #tcw #the clone wars #star wars the clone wars #duros #weequay #The Hunter and The Pirate

[writebackatya]

The Secret Meaning Behind Each Lightsaber Color:

Red: Passionate, Stressed or Angry

Blue: Blue Raspberry

Green: Environmentally friendly

Purple: Samuel L. Jackson

Yellow: I don’t know, but I think it looks pretty cool

#super cereal post #star wars #lightsaber #lightsabers #darth vader #luke skywalker #mace windu #rey palpatine #rey skywalker