Talk:Lightsaber/Legends

Colour variations
I posted this yesterday, but it was moved into the archive today, hence I am reposting to hopefull give it a longer airing. Is there any information on the colour variations of lightsabers? e.g. how many colour variations there are; do the colours have significance; how are they produced?; why are red only used by Sith (maybe wrong here); is Mace Windu's purple blade unique? (Dark Woman perhaps suggests not) etc. I do not have the depth of knowledge to add a section or sub-section concerning this but I am sure it is an area many are interested in.(Nedueb 09:35, June 7, 2010 (UTC))Nedueb 22:38, June 8, 2010 (UTC)

firstly many jedi have been known to use red lightsabers, ferus olin, adi gallia, A'sharad hett, to name a few maces purple saber is uniqe, but not because it is purple, he received the crystals after helpin some beings on a distant planet, but many other purple crystals have been seen hope this helps Swordsquirrel 15:27, June 21, 2010 (UTC)

Strength to wield a lightsaber?
I don't believe that is true. I have read many of the novels and a few of them have made it clear that the gyroscoping effect was intentionally added to make the blade feel weighted so that the weapon is properly balanced, just like a normal sword. That was because without it the weapon was too light and unnatural feeling. And in many novels normal non-force sensative people have been known to wield a lightsaber. Also, in Star Wars A New Hope when Luke first ingites his fathers old lightsaber, he seems to have no trouble just swinging it around.--Mithraw7 11:05, June 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * I think strength comes into play when considering the weight of the hilt, which is high due to the amount of mechanical components inside. Luke may have been able to swing the blade around nonchalantly when first igniting it, but I think continual use of a lightsaber during a physically challenging duel would require a good deal of strength. Darth Adonis 05:07, July 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * If the lightsaber has no mass how can there be gyroscopic force created from slashing with it. also a large number of mechanical componants would probably make the hilt lighter as a hollow cylinder filled with some objects would weigh less than a solid cylinder. essentially swinging a lightsaber would be as dificault as holding a carrot. also luke could swing one with ease and thats film canon.--Texmex4321 16:17, August 20, 2010 (UTC)

Images?
i noticed that there is no colection of lightsabers, as there is for amny other categories, wondered if it just isnt mentioned or if there isnt one

Yellow saber?
i read somewhere (i think supershadow)that there was once a yellow saber, that could supposedly cut through other lightsabers. is this fact or fiction? thanks--69.243.192.254 15:53, June 30, 2010 (UTC) though if you could seperate them, a blade of cortosis and energy could reproduce the effect, but this has never been seen in star wars cannon Swordsquirrel 15:50, July 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Anything that comes from SuperShadow is complete and utter fanon. There is no such lightsaber that can cut through other ones. There are just regular yellow-bladed lightsabers, however.  NAYAYEN : TALK 16:12, June 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed. See SuperShadow.
 * Actually there was a yellow lightsabre, it belonged to Obi Wan Kenobi. Peter 10 19:12, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * The original Kenner figure of Luke Skywalker in his Tatooine costume from Star Wars was released with a yellow-bladed lightsaber. They have apparently (from Wikipedia) appeared in several computer games, such as Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, The Force Unleashed, and Jedi Academy.Nedueb 07:19, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

Plasma?
There is no way that a lightsaber's blade is plasma. Mattzadak 00:28, July 4, 2010 (UTC)


 * I haven't read Shadows of Mindor so I can't comment on what it says, just that it was sourced for that information. The whole plasma thing has been discussed quite a bit in both archives of this talk page, so I don't want to wade too much into that pool. I do know however that in real life if someone wanted to invent something akin to a lightsaber, it would have to be plasma, because a laser beam would continue to be projected out of whatever "hilt" someone was using. That, and dueling with laser beams wouldn't work as far as swordplay is concerned (a collision would just cause the two beams to interfere with each other depending on the situation). I won't go into the physics of why it would have to be plasma though because 1, it's late and 2, it's complicated. Perhaps the author of Shadows of Mindor was trying to give a real-world explanation for how a fictional weapon works? Just a thought. Darth Nordeck 04:56, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Amphistaffs
yuuzhan vong amphistaffs were known to be lightsaber resistant, so i think they should be added to the list of lightsaber resistant materials

They are not lightsaber resistant. In the books they can be cut if hit enought times. Ason Brozen

lightsaber colors
The lightsaber color depends on the person who has it.

Green - a jedi who is stronger with the force.

Blue - a jedi who is stronger in lightsaber combat.

Purple - a jedi who is a master with and is evenly skilled with both the force and lightsaber combat.

Red - a sith.

First sign your statements on talk pages.

Second the color of the blade is not dependent upon the user. It is dependent upon the crystal used. Otherwise there would only be four colors you mentioned instead of the dozens on the article which are fact. --Revan&#39;s Exile 19:39, July 30, 2010 (UTC)

Name
I don't think the page should be titled lightsaber. It's technically called a lightsabre. Peter 10 19:10, August 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * See Manual of Style. -Zekk_Skywalk 19:14, August 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ok, but Lightsabre isn't from another language. It's how they spell it in the credits of the movies. Peter 10 20:42, August 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Please re-read the Manual of Style. It does not refer to other languages.  It is referring to British-English and American-English with regards to spelling. -Zekk_Skywalk 07:04, August 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * I did read and, and I'm not British. I live in Arizona. The copy of the original trilogy I own spells it "Lightsabre" it's not "British version", it's how they spell it in the original movies. Peter 10 05:39, August 24, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, and as the Manual of Style clearly states, all spelling is to be done in American English. Sabre is British-style, along with theatre, centre, spectre, and many others.  Much as Star Wars was filmed in England but is regarded as an American film, Wookieepedia keeps all things internally consistent to American spelling. -Zekk_Skywalk 07:42, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

1) Theater and Theatre are 2 different words with 2 different meanings. 2) I think the main point is that in THE MOVIE the spelled it like this. Since all the other content was based off the movies the movie's spelling is most important. 3) If it was Light Sabre, that would be different, that would be a sabre of light, but it's lightsabre. It's their name, not a term. Peter 10 01:06, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * What does it matter, Lightsabre already redirects to this article.  OLIOSTER  (talk) 01:08, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm saying it makes a difference. Peter 10 01:22, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

Colors and clarification - a suggestion
In the "Behind the scenes" section, it may be worth adding a sub-section on colors - both variations and their apparent preferential use by Jedi and Sith. Although I am now aware that the expanded universe has provided an enormous amount of canon showing that colors were not dependent on the user, the films (and indeed the Clone Wars animated series) by themselves strongly suggest that Sith only wield red, Jedi Blue or Green (apart from Mace Windu of course). Because the films are the main portal via which the vast majority of readers of wookieepedia will have experienced Star Wars it is likely that the question of color/colour will arise again and again. This could be nicely wrapped up in a single section. I am happy to jump in and do this, but would appreciate the thoughts of other editors.88.108.192.103 08:08, August 29, 2010 (UTC)