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+ | The '''lightsaber''' wielded by [[Lacunas Subartuk]], a legendary member of the [[Jedi Order]], had a lasting impact on later lightsabers,<ref name="WOF" /> as the design of its hilt became a generic type during the last [[Standard decade|decades]] of the [[Galactic Republic]].<ref name="AOCVD">''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref> Several [[Jedi Knight]]s such as [[Plo Koon]] and [[Luminara Unduli]] built [[Plo Koon's lightsaber|their]] [[Luminara Unduli's lightsaber|respective]] sabers to resemble Subartuk's.<ref name="WOF" /> Key features of Subartuk's design included a radiator casing segment in the shape of a truncated cone,<ref name="AOCVD" /> a ridged handgrip, and a blade modulation circuitry.<ref name="TPMV">''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref> The [[Double-bladed lightsaber|Sith lightsaber]] built by [[Darth Maul]], although based on the [[Iridonia]] [[Zhaboka]],<ref name="Darth Plagueis">''[[Darth Plagueis (novel)|Darth Plagueis]]''</ref> had similar similar aesthetics.<ref name="TPMV" /> The design would later go on to [[Sentinel (hilt)|Sentinel]]hilt in the [[New Jedi Order]] founded by [[Luke Skywalker]].<ref name="WOF" /> |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | [[File:Subartuks design.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Mace Windu's lightsaber hilt, as developed for ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'']] |
In the [[prequel trilogy]] of ''[[Star Wars]]'', main characters like [[Anakin Skywalker]],<ref name="FF93">{{FFCite|93|LIG17-18, ''Anakin Skywalker's Lightsaber''}}</ref> [[Qui-Gon Jinn]],<ref name="FF48">{{FFCite|48|LIG7-8, ''Qui-Gon's Lightsaber''}}</ref> [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]],<ref name="FF33">{{FFCite|33|LIG6, ''Obi-Wan Kenobi's Lightsaber''}}</ref> and [[Yoda]] had unique lightsabers.<ref name="FF75">{{FFCite|75|LIG 15-16, ''Yoda's Lightsaber''}}</ref> However, the background Jedi shown in ''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''<ref name="AOC">''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''</ref> and ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' were equipped with generic lightsaber hilts.<ref name="ROS">''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''</ref> |
In the [[prequel trilogy]] of ''[[Star Wars]]'', main characters like [[Anakin Skywalker]],<ref name="FF93">{{FFCite|93|LIG17-18, ''Anakin Skywalker's Lightsaber''}}</ref> [[Qui-Gon Jinn]],<ref name="FF48">{{FFCite|48|LIG7-8, ''Qui-Gon's Lightsaber''}}</ref> [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]],<ref name="FF33">{{FFCite|33|LIG6, ''Obi-Wan Kenobi's Lightsaber''}}</ref> and [[Yoda]] had unique lightsabers.<ref name="FF75">{{FFCite|75|LIG 15-16, ''Yoda's Lightsaber''}}</ref> However, the background Jedi shown in ''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''<ref name="AOC">''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]''</ref> and ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' were equipped with generic lightsaber hilts.<ref name="ROS">''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''</ref> |
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The lightsaber wielded by Lacunas Subartuk, a legendary member of the Jedi Order, had a lasting impact on later lightsabers,[1] as the design of its hilt became a generic type during the last decades of the Galactic Republic.[2] Several Jedi Knights such as Plo Koon and Luminara Unduli built their respective sabers to resemble Subartuk's.[1] Key features of Subartuk's design included a radiator casing segment in the shape of a truncated cone,[2] a ridged handgrip, and a blade modulation circuitry.[3] The Sith lightsaber built by Darth Maul, although based on the Iridonia Zhaboka,[4] had similar similar aesthetics.[3] The design would later go on to Sentinelhilt in the New Jedi Order founded by Luke Skywalker.[1]
Behind the scenes
Mace Windu's lightsaber hilt, as developed for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
In the prequel trilogy of Star Wars, main characters like Anakin Skywalker,[5] Qui-Gon Jinn,[6] Obi-Wan Kenobi,[7] and Yoda had unique lightsabers.[8] However, the background Jedi shown in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones[9] and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith were equipped with generic lightsaber hilts.[10]
One of those generic hilts was created for the character of Mace Windu in the days of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and was reused by other, less prominent characters like Plo Koon and Luminara Unduli. In Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, Unduli's weapon was described as having a "common design."[2] In the later book Star Wars: Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force, that design was clarified as having originated with Lacunas Subartuk.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary (Indirect mention only) (Retcon)
- Star Wars: Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force Template:1stM
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Star Wars: Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Darth Plagueis
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 93 (LIG17-18, Anakin Skywalker's Lightsaber)
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 48 (LIG7-8, Qui-Gon's Lightsaber)
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 33 (LIG6, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Lightsaber)
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 75 (LIG 15-16, Yoda's Lightsaber)
- ↑ Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith