Current Events > In retrospect, how do you feel about Kylo Ren's crossguard lightsaber?

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Accolon
12/27/19 6:26:44 PM
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I remember people hating it when TFA came out

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HylianFox
12/27/19 6:27:25 PM
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it's still pretty dumb

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WafflehouseJK
12/27/19 6:27:38 PM
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I think it's cool tbh.

I also like Maul's double bladed saber.

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hockeybub89
12/27/19 6:28:23 PM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
I think it's cool tbh.

I also like Maul's double bladed saber.
Ninth Sister has a sweet saber in Jedi Fallen Order

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boxington
12/27/19 6:28:31 PM
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I like it.

it's pretty distinctive.

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Zombified_Toast
12/27/19 6:28:31 PM
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cool in design, but when you think about it, its pretty stupid

kinda like everything in Star Wars

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CM_Ponch
12/27/19 6:29:09 PM
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It's like that because he made it himself with no knowledge on how to vent the energy

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MabusIncarnate
12/27/19 6:29:10 PM
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Potential Mandalorian spoilers (don't read if you have not watched the entire series)

Moff Gideon's Darksaber is cooler

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KillerSlaw
12/27/19 6:29:17 PM
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Dumb thing I'm sure was a JJ idea but not offensive by any stretch

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WafflehouseJK
12/27/19 6:29:23 PM
#10:


hockeybub89 posted...
Ninth Sister has a sweet saber in Jedi Fallen Order
I still need to buy and play Fallen Order, hopefully in a couple of months I'll have the extra cash and time to get through it.

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dave_is_slick
12/27/19 6:29:50 PM
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HylianFox posted...
it's still pretty dumb


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WafflehouseJK
12/27/19 6:30:16 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
Potential Mandalorian spoilers (don't read if you have not watched the entire series)

Moff Gideon's Darksaber is cooler
Was that not a Vibroblade?

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Unit7
12/27/19 6:30:43 PM
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There is a reason swords tend to have a cross guard. So seeing a Light Saber with one, kinda makes seeing the regular ones a little weird.

Personally I think it looks cool and have never had a problem with it. I wouldnt be surprised if some of the backlash was just people wanting a reason to dislike ST.

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DEKMStephens
12/27/19 6:31:40 PM
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I'm more offended by how he often wields the light saber backwards. I feel like the cross guard only makes sense if it being wielded like a broad sword, not like a ninja blade

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ThePrinceFish
12/27/19 6:33:13 PM
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I still think Kylo's lightsaber is stupid.

But I thought Rey's folding lightsaber staff was the dumbest thing I'd ever seen when I first saw it, but after using it in VR in a Blade and Sorcery mod, I actually think it's really cool.

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HBOSS
12/27/19 6:33:51 PM
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always thought its an unstable lightsaber needed the side blades to push the energy out. like its user, it was too much.


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MabusIncarnate
12/27/19 6:34:49 PM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
Was that not a Vibroblade?
Nope.. those are literal vibrating bladed weapons that have no glow or energy. In the first couple episodes he uses a vibroknife briefly.

The darksaber is in a lot of the backstory and lore but never has appeared in a film. There's some info on it since the episode has aired.

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ledbowman
12/27/19 6:35:11 PM
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Right before TFA came out my friend was saying the crossguard could mean these new movies will be a take on more Western concepts the way the OT dealt a lot with Asian philosophies. LOL turns out the movies had no intention of being that thoughtful about what they were doing (except TLJ)

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Garioshi
12/27/19 6:35:45 PM
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I love it

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Blue_Inigo
12/27/19 6:36:03 PM
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It's the coolest lightsaber in the whole series. Fucking fight me

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DarthDemented
12/27/19 6:36:36 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
Potential Mandalorian spoilers (don't read if you have not watched the entire series)

Moff Gideon's Darksaber is cooler
The darksaber belongs to the leader of deathwatch dammit!

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Shablagoo
12/27/19 6:37:15 PM
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Unit7 posted...
There is a reason swords tend to have a cross guard. So seeing a Light Saber with one, kinda makes seeing the regular ones a little weird.

Personally I think it looks cool and have never had a problem with it. I wouldnt be surprised if some of the backlash was just people wanting a reason to dislike ST.

Yeah but you wouldnt have blades for cross guards on a sword, lol. Still, I think it fits with Sith recklessness. Plus it does guard against getting your hand sliced off and there arent really many substances in the Star Wars universe that can block a lightsaber blade outside of another lightsaber. (Geskar[sp?] which is what mandalorians make their armor from is one, but its rare and highly sought after.)

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WafflehouseJK
12/27/19 6:37:36 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
Nope.. those are literal vibrating bladed weapons that have no glow or energy. In the first couple episodes he uses a vibroknife briefly.

The darksaber is in a lot of the backstory and lore but never has appeared in a film. There's some info on it since the episode has aired.
Ah, gotcha. I remember the name "Darksaber", but don't remember anything else about it really.

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Zack_Attackv1
12/27/19 6:38:04 PM
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It was stupid and served no tactical purpose (good luck guarding from angled strikes).
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Reis
12/27/19 6:38:13 PM
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it's stupid as fuck both aesthetically and functionally
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evil_zombie11
12/27/19 6:38:44 PM
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Unstable just like him

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dave_is_slick
12/27/19 6:38:49 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
It's the coolest lightsaber in the whole series. Fucking fight me
Darksaber

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NinjaBreakfast
12/27/19 6:39:12 PM
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It looks kinda cool imo but was it ever even used in any even passive way in this trilogy? Just reeks of JJ abrams being like 'it sounds/looks cool who cares whether there's a payoff ' as per

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KillerSlaw
12/27/19 6:39:49 PM
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Unit7 posted...
There is a reason swords tend to have a cross guard. So seeing a Light Saber with one, kinda makes seeing the regular ones a little weird.

A cross guard makes no sense on a lightsaber as a lightsaber should just cut through the vent that creates the cross guard though.

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Jabodie
12/27/19 6:39:50 PM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
Was that not a Vibroblade?
The Darksaber is a Dave Filoni special, and has featured in major arcs in both the Clone Wars Show and the Rebels show. But essentially, it is the lightsaber of the first Mandalorian to become a Jedi, and is typically wielded by the Mandalore (the leader of the Mandalorians). It is likely that Moff Gideon got in from the last person to have wielded it in the canon considering the timeline.

Anyway, the crossguard more makes other lightsabers make less sense. Like, would it not be useful for them too?

But I'm sure there's a lore reason why lightsabers can't slide that much against each other or something.

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boxington
12/27/19 6:40:39 PM
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NinjaBreakfast posted...
It looks kinda cool imo but was it ever even used in any even passive way in this trilogy? Just reeks of JJ abrams being like 'it sounds/looks cool who cares whether there's a payoff ' as per
he drove the side sabre things into Finn's shoulder in TFA, iirc.

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MabusIncarnate
12/27/19 6:41:05 PM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
Ah, gotcha. I remember the name "Darksaber", but don't remember anything else about it really.
It's of ancient Mandalorian origin, first owned by the original creed. it's been passed down for generations but fell into the wrong hands along the way if I recall that correctly. I bet season 2 will touch more on it.

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gunplagirl
12/27/19 6:43:37 PM
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It made for a good moment visually during TFA when he was bloodied and just got done hitting his wound, and almost frantically swinging it around without focus.

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HBOSS
12/27/19 6:46:54 PM
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lightsaber training!
https://youtu.be/0fmdxQ23s0s

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Blue_Inigo
12/27/19 6:47:13 PM
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NinjaBreakfast posted...
It looks kinda cool imo but was it ever even used in any even passive way in this trilogy? Just reeks of JJ abrams being like 'it sounds/looks cool who cares whether there's a payoff ' as per
He uses the guard to burn Finn. It's deadly in a fight

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NinjaBreakfast
12/27/19 6:48:17 PM
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Okay fair enough, I vaguely recall that and yeah, that's pretty cool I guess.

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NinjaBreakfast
12/27/19 6:48:36 PM
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Tbh everybody loves the dual saber and that seems impractical as fuck

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Looked gf
12/27/19 6:52:39 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
It's the coolest lightsaber in the whole series.
yeah if you're 12

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boxington
12/27/19 6:56:47 PM
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idk if you can make an argument for the maturity of preferring one lightsaber design over another one, when they're made for merchandising towards kids in mind in the first place

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RchHomieQuanChi
12/27/19 6:58:15 PM
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It's fine. Every lightsaber besides the single bladed one is basically impractical, so I'm cool with them having new designs by rule of cool.

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dave_is_slick
12/27/19 7:00:33 PM
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NinjaBreakfast posted...
Tbh everybody loves the dual saber and that seems impractical as fuck
Eh, it looks like it'd be like fighting with a staff and it separates.

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SwayM
12/27/19 7:01:59 PM
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Mr Hangman posted...
But probably the geniuses at LucasArts and Disney never even thought about that.

God I love watching armchair nerds talk out of their ass.

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Scotty_Rogers
12/27/19 7:02:21 PM
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HylianFox posted...
it's still pretty dumb


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skermac
12/27/19 7:02:27 PM
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All lightsabers look cool to me

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meralonne
12/27/19 7:03:10 PM
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I dont find it cool or offensive, just a little try hard-y

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chairforceone
12/27/19 7:04:00 PM
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Looked gf posted...
yeah if you're 12

Pretty sure Star Wars as a whole is cool if youre 12 lol

I thought it was neat, I didnt like how it sputtered though
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RchHomieQuanChi
12/27/19 7:15:19 PM
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dave_is_slick posted...
Eh, it looks like it'd be like fighting with a staff and it separates.

Yeah but staves and most other weapons require use of force in order to be effective, meaning it won't do anything if you accidentally lightly tap yourself with the weapon.

Not true for a lightsaber.

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Irony
12/27/19 7:17:14 PM
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It's really dumb

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