Lightwhip/Legends



A lightwhip, also known as an energy whip, shock whip, or laser whip, was a rare variation of the lightsaber that only specially trained Jedi or Sith could wield. Like the lightsaber, it emitted a coherent beam of energy. However, the blade was long and flexible and had the properties of a whip. In some ways, they were less efficient than lightsabers.

Known users of the lightwhip included Kit Fisto, Lumiya, Githany, Silri, Ona Nobis, Darth Maleval and possibly the Black Sun Vigo Lord Xist.



Like lightsabers, lightwhips came in a variety of colors. Githany's lightwhip was red, Silri's was yellow, Ona's switched off and on between red and yellow and Lumiya's seemed to alternate between yellow and white.

One was built by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who designed it from a whip he had seen used by the bounty hunter Ona Nobis. Tha same weapon was used by the Nautolan Jedi Kit Fisto, along with Obi-Wan, during their mission on Ord Cestus.

Lumiya's lightwhip, which was built from a shard of the Kaiburr crystal and Mandalorian iron, was specially modified to include both energy and matter, making it impossible for Luke Skywalker to overcome with just a single lightsaber blade. In their rematch, Luke used a shoto in conjunction with his lightsaber to counter it.



Behind the scenes

 * A lightwhip was featured in the Doctor Who episode The Christmas Invasion. The same episode featured references to the destruction of the First Death Star and the Cloud City duel between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.
 * A "two-volt ion whip" also appears in the Tek Jansen episode Operation: Hounds of Hell: Ragtime Billy Peaches.

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
 * Jedi vs. Sith
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Evil Experiment
 * Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue
 * The Cestus Deception
 * Star Wars: Obsession
 * Star Wars: Droids
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * Marvel Star Wars 96: Duel With a Dark Lady
 * Lumiya: Dark Star of the Empire
 * Betrayal
 * Bloodlines
 * Tempest
 * Exile
 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob