Dismemberment/Legends

Dismemberment involved the loss of a limb, such as a hand, foot, arm, or leg. Dismemberment usually occurred in combat, especially when lightsabers were involved. In fact, certain lightsaber combat techniques existed which focused on dismemberment and were used by the Jedi and the Sith. They were called Marks of Contact. Examples included cho mai which was the cutting off of the opponent's weapon hand, and cho sun which was the act of cutting off an opponent's weapon arm. Cho mok was the act of cutting off an opponent's limb, usually the leg. Mou kei was a variant generally forbidden by the Jedi since it involved cutting through several limbs at once. For the Jedi, the use of dismemberment in lightsaber combat was to end a battle without resorting to killing the opponent.

Dismemberment was not usually fatal, and a lost limb could be restored with a cybernetic limb. Some cybernetic replacements, such as Luke Skywalker's cybernetic arm, looked identical to the original body parts, while others are immediately recognizable as artificial.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi