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LanariaRayton
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 Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:20 pm Star wars-light sabers |
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Okay I am doing a satire writing for my english class about a convention which accidentally put Star wars fans and Star Trek fans in the same room. Very funny but I need to know exactly what Light saber energy is. i remeber seeing or hearing about it from episode two and my friend Trem. But he's not on and I can't get ahold of him. SO any help would be appreciated.
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syd2002
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| Wed Nov 20, 2002 9:35 pm |
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Sorry, I dont know.
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Link, the Hero of Time
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| Thu Nov 21, 2002 3:07 pm |
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Lightsaber energy is simple. Although it is a complex amout of gadgets in it the lightsaber runs of an energy pack, it's blade and color comes from being focused through a gem of some kind.
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videokid13166
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| Thu Nov 21, 2002 5:06 pm |
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actually enacaed in the handle is a focusing cryatal usually 3 but some others have one. also there is a datinum power cell. the handle itself has 2 knobs, a blade length adjust, and a blade power adjust. there is a hand grip and a belt clip on the butt of the handle also.
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Deciviel
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| Fri Nov 22, 2002 9:15 am |
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Can a lightsaber blade be black?
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thegame
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| Fri Nov 22, 2002 11:01 am |
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^So far we have seen only Blue, Red, Green, Purple and Gold. It seems Red is the only color for the Dark Side Siths. It would be interesting to see Darth Sidius use a black one, but it would be near impossible to see, Unless, of coruse, he fights on Tattoine during the day.
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Birdseye
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| Fri Nov 22, 2002 3:55 pm |
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i think your importance or status as a jedi determines the colour of you light saber, but as to how they work im sure there will be a huge number of websites that will tell you
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videokid13166
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| Fri Nov 22, 2002 5:09 pm |
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actually the color is determined by the following. Those crystals I metioned earlier can either be made or found in certan locations. Somewhere I heard or read that the color of your blade is detirmined by the nature of the crystal you use in it.
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Link, the Hero of Time
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Wrong. the color of the blade comes from the color of Gem or Crystal you used. also most Lightsabers have drop shut-offs. if a jedi lost touch contact with their lightsaber it would shut off. Also jedi have only 1 gem in their lightsabers.
not all Sith use Red gems or crystals for their lightsaber and yes there has been a black lightsaber.
Exar Kun, who was an ancient sith lord.
he had a nice double bladed black lightsaber. his main tactic was when a jedi side slashed he'd decrease the size of the one blade so the jedi would over rotate. then he'd kill the jedi.
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thegame
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^Didn't Vader throw his lightsabre at Luke in episode 6?
The stuff you mentioned is from books, it's not canon.
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NIKKI13
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| thegame wrote: | ^Didn't Vader throw his lightsabre at Luke in episode 6?
The stuff you mentioned is from books, it's not canon. |
I DONT THINK HE THREW IT AT HIM, BUT THEN AGAIN I HAVENT SEEN THAT MOVIE IN A WHILE SO I COULD BE WRONG.
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Link, the Hero of Time
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First off, Darth Vader didn't throw his lightsaber.
second. It is canon.
What happened to Obi-Wan's when he droped it to grab the ledge in Episode 1. What happened to Qui-Gon's after he droped it after being Stabbed by Darth Maul.
They went out. Each lightsaber Has a cut off switch when contact is lost with a person.
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thegame
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| Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:35 am |
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Link...
Go watch episode six. Luke is standing on a gondola above his father, telling Vader about how he can feel the good in him. Vader responds by saying that if Luke will not fight, then he will meet his destiny. Vader then throws his red lightsabre which hits off a post on the gondola while still lit up. Luke evades and falls down below the main floor. Vader then goes on to taunt his son, bringing up his sister in the process. The rest is history.
As far as the info from the book you've read being canon, I'll have to take you're word for it. I don't have access to the official Star Wars encycolpedia right now. But if you don't believe that Vader threw his lightsabre, perhaps you should check all of your info before making statements. Just a suggestion.
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PrankishSmart
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| Tue Nov 26, 2002 12:46 am Re: Star wars-light sabers |
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| LanariaRayton wrote: | | Okay I am doing a satire writing for my english class about a convention which accidentally put Star wars fans and Star Trek fans in the same room. Very funny but I need to know exactly what Light saber energy is. i remeber seeing or hearing about it from episode two and my friend Trem. But he's not on and I can't get ahold of him. SO any help would be appreciated. |
a light saber is a hand weapon from star wars, but i can't explain or would not even try to explain the tech involved (apart from the fact that star wars tech is usally unexplainable), i am only a trekkie 
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Jeremy
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| Tue Nov 26, 2002 3:59 pm |
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A white lightsaber would be quite good. I also read about Exar Kun before. I didn't know that his 'saber was black though.
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LanariaRayton
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| Tue Nov 26, 2002 6:21 pm |
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Thanks for the info anyway. If you want to read my article I posted under General Discussion. The thread is called Star trek Satirical writing.
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Oompsty
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| Fri Nov 29, 2002 5:33 am |
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| thegame wrote: | ^Didn't Vader throw his lightsabre at Luke in episode 6?
The stuff you mentioned is from books, it's not canon. |
Does anybody really care what canon is and is not? As long as the writing in the books is true to the movies it's fine to use as an explanation.
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thegame
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| Fri Nov 29, 2002 4:05 pm |
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^ Canon is far less important to the Star Wars universe than it is in the Star Trek universe. With only 5 feature films to date, there are a lot of holes that are filled thru the use of books.
On Trek, however, canon information is essential.
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Link, the Hero of Time
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| Tue Dec 03, 2002 3:09 pm |
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| thegame wrote: | Link...
Go watch episode six. Luke is standing on a gondola above his father, telling Vader about how he can feel the good in him. Vader responds by saying that if Luke will not fight, then he will meet his destiny. Vader then throws his red lightsabre which hits off a post on the gondola while still lit up. Luke evades and falls down below the main floor. Vader then goes on to taunt his son, bringing up his sister in the process. The rest is history.
As far as the info from the book you've read being canon, I'll have to take you're word for it. I don't have access to the official Star Wars encycolpedia right now. But if you don't believe that Vader threw his lightsabre, perhaps you should check all of your info before making statements. Just a suggestion. |
First off... If you people don't know about Force throws You shouldn't be posting here. Vader didn't THROW the lightsaber, He Force threw it. And Force throws and Regular throws ARE 2 VERY DIFFERENT THINGS!!Lightsaber Blades are Light, Which mean they Have NO Mass what so ever. The heaviest part of the lightsaber is where the energy pack is.. in Vader's case the bottom. Now an object spinning in a circle with it's main Weight being in the middle makes no sense in physics. The heaviest part wants to be on the outside NOT in the middle. A force throw is the only way that is possible.
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thegame
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| Tue Dec 03, 2002 8:18 pm |
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So it's a throw. And I'll post wherever I like.
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Jeremy
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| Sat Dec 07, 2002 12:41 pm |
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Every person to their own views
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Link, the Hero of Time
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| Sun Dec 08, 2002 2:01 pm |
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*Buzzer goes off*
WRONG!
would you like another chance?
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chakotay1
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| Fri Dec 27, 2002 10:52 pm |
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don't start fighting
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