Sai cha

In lightsaber combat, a sai cha was the rare instance when a Jedi beheaded his or her opponent. In general, sai cha was reserved for either opponents that presented a great danger&mdash;the ones a Jedi could not afford to keep alive&mdash;or droids.

Mace Windu used sai cha to kill Jango Fett in the execution arena on Geonosis. Anakin Skywalker applied sai cha on Dooku onboard the Invisible Hand. Yoda also performed sai cha on Clone Commander Gree and a fellow trooper after Order 66 was initiated.

Droids were regarded by most Force-sensitives as neither honorable nor dishonorable, with the exception of a few heroic notables. For example, Obi-Wan Kenobi beheading General Grievous's MagnaGuards onboard the Invisible Hand and during the Battle of Utapau as evidence.

Darth Vader was infamous for beheading his opponents with his lightsaber. Bol Chatack and Saidam Forte were amongst his well known victims. Roan Shryne also performed sai cha upon Commander Appo on the planet Kashyyk.

Behind the screens

 * Beheading of opponents is normally not available in Star Wars computer games, because of censorship and rating issues. However, in Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, beheadings and general dismemberment are possible using the "Saber Realistic Combat" function which is accessible through a cheat code.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy