Mister Jack Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Isn't Darth Revan from KotOR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I know lightsabers are dangerous anyway, I just meant that that one seems even more so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Isn't Darth Revan from KotOR? Exactly! But, look at that armor (or is it a droid)? I think it's armor, very similar in look to Revan's armor, covering in head-to-toe. Revan's armor was in the style of Mando armor, which the pic above is hard to tell because of how grainy the pic looks. I'm easily excitable about KoTOR, so bare with me while I do the dance of joy, even though this probably has nothing to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) I thought this was going to be our villain (spoiler possibly from leaked concept art) Source: http://imgur.com/t/star_wars_episode_vii/ZqkWb Edited October 29, 2014 by Thatcreepyguy666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 The computer animation looks awesome at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Yeah that shot of the Falcon was sick. That lightsaber is a little goofy looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I don't understand that lightsaber. Darth Maul's is perfectly understandable. And yes, that Falcon looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Yeah, that lightsaber is retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Yeah that shot of the Falcon was sick. That lightsaber is a little goofy looking. I almost bought a die cast Falcon last night. But the detail wasn't good enough. Disney needs to step up that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Yeah, that lightsaber is retarded. The way it is being explained is that he built the lightsaber by himself so it is very strong but also unstable. That is why the "guard" is there, to vent away the excess energy. Still retarded though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Yeah, still retarded. Also, Jedi are all supposed to build their own lightsaber, so the explanation is also retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Of what I've read and seen (and I swear I've seen that lightsaber somewhere before), the only rationale I could see for that design is having a guard against other lightsabers. Thing is, I don't believe there would ever be a need for a guard with the lightsaber dueling I've seen, unless there's some "Form" I don't know of. Otherwise, you've built your lightsaber incorrectly if it's unstable. Not to mention you should probably be dead at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbassman39 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I have hated the sith lightsabers since Episode 1. Darth Maul had to have a double lightsaber because its twice as evil!! At least you could argue that he used it to fight multiple Jedi at once and had a plot reason to be that way. Darth Tyrannus' lightsaber was curved because it was the classic lightsaber style. Ultimately they want to make the villain's lightsabers look more evil and thats it. What was wrong with just a classic style lightsaber? Vader had one and he was the best villain in the entire series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 The only lightsaber I dislike (so far) is the one used by The Inquisitor from Star Wars Rebels. He's basically another Sith, but he has the most gimmicky lightsaber I've seen. At first it wasn't bad; looked like a rapier. Then he had two blades... so Darth Maul Lite? Oh, but get this, it spins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Here is the thing to remember: the saber can be harder to wield and control based on the crystals used. Barab crystals are very dangerous in a saber and hard to handle. There are some crystals that are easy to break and need to be protected. That could also be a reason for the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'm Jon Snow when it comes to Star Wars, but I thought the lightsaber looked cool, but needed to be wider; like a lightclaymore. Probably my favorite that I've seen though is from STFU -- the tonfas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 The only lightsaber I dislike (so far) is the one used by The Inquisitor from Star Wars Rebels. He's basically another Sith, but he has the most gimmicky lightsaber I've seen. At first it wasn't bad; looked like a rapier. Then he had two blades... so Darth Maul Lite? Oh, but get this, it spins! And my little bro wants one for xmas, so I guess it's job done. Unstable lightsaber would make sense, bear in mind so far most force users have been wiped out by end of Episode VI, leaving pretty much just Luke as the lone known Jedi. No doubt they'll say there's others in hiding (as was a bit of plot for Force Unleashed, and also the fact Yoda and Obi-Wan lived in exile so long they can't be the only ones). But it does mean that most other folks wanting to make a lightsaber will be learning mostly on their own or from old texts (of which many have been purged). Also @Ethan: Yeah they all make their own lightsaers as a right of passage and each has its own form and use. Lukes for example has a few extra bits to it that can reduce the output & length. There's also more obvious differences like the colours. Such as most synthetic crystals used by Sith being red (and also generally considered to be slightly stronger too). The idea of it being a guard is kinda silly though since, both as noted Atom there's never been a need for one before, and on top of that there's lightsaber resistant materials which'd make for a much safer guard. The mini-lightsabers do look like flares almost (they've a sort of fire-ey type quality to them rather than being solid n straight) so I'd say that lends credence to a sort of discharge of sorts. Anywho, we ended up watching it 3 times in a row yesterda.y The Millenium Falcon (or "spaceship" as housemate not fussed for Star Wars called it) cinched it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 How much of what you're discussing is actually canon now that they've wiped out the expanded universe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 All of it, except Luke made his own lightsaber in the original trilogy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Okay, now I can see what kind of maneuver the Falcon was pulling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 (And also for folks without the extra wide monitors Gfycat presumes we have: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) EDIT: .gifv isn't working, so follow the link. http://imgur.com/hllhJpP http://i.imgur.com/hllhJpP.gifv Edited December 1, 2014 by deanb gifv = video. Use the Youtube/media embed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I thought gifv was supposed to be high-quality and comparable to webm? That looks like shit and you can't even pause it or do anything video-like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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