Aazealh said:
More likely that's the lightsaber version of the guard on a longsword.IncantatioN said:That light saber looks cool but wonder what the purpose of the two lateral beams are, maybe it has an advantage in close combat when both users are close to each other.
Yeah that sure sounds like Benedict.IncantatioN said:Sounds like Benedict Cumberbach's voice in the trailer. That light saber looks cool but wonder what the purpose of the two lateral beams are, maybe it has an advantage in close combat when both users are close to each other.
Ditto, i'm really excited for this movie.Johnstantine said:I thought it looked awesome. Can't wait!
JoeZeon said:Still, that x-wing shot though.....
IncantatioN said:Should we have a separate Star Wars topic, bet there'll be a lot to discuss in the months to come!
IncantatioN said:That light saber looks cool but wonder what the purpose of the two lateral beams are, maybe it has an advantage in close combat when both users are close to each other.
Joe Chip said:I'm sure that they wanted to add a new light saber design, so they came up with this variation. I don't really like it though.
bandofthehawk (Salem) said:That light saber has been in the star wars universe for a long time, just not in the movies.
asic said:the "LightZweihander" (that's what I'm gonna call it from now)
Griffith said:Anyway, there was an easy way to make this special, and that was to end it with old bearded Luke on screen, no fan could have resisted, but they went with a cgi B shot of the Millenium Falcon more reminiscent of the prequels than the flesh and blood they're supposedly trying to restore to the franchise.
Aazealh said:Yeah I'm not a fan of that design either. It might have been in the EU but it's still terrible (the EU was scrapped for a reason). A traditional guard is meant to protect the hands and to lock the opponent's sword, but here because of how a light saber works it has a big design flaw: the cross-section for the guard, the place the opposite blade naturally comes to rest in, is vulnerable...
Walter said:God, you're right... even my cold heart would have been swayed for that.
Griffith said:It's like they're trying to minimize the hype.
Aazealh said:Well it is still a year away, so I can see why they'd want to wait till, say, Q2 2015 before showing some of the real goodies.
buttonmasher said:I was reading another thread where they hypothesized a few reasons for that light saber. The first idea is that it is meant to be a guard but the emitter is inside and not in any danger of being damaged by an opposing saber. The protrusions on the sides of the saber are acting as protection for the wielder so as to not accidentally slice his hand in half. The other idea was perhaps this is an ancient, custom, or amateur job and the saber requires venting because it is over powered and the creator improvised this solution.
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buttonmasher said:I was reading another thread where they hypothesized a few reasons for that light saber. The first idea is that it is meant to be a guard but the emitter is inside and not in any danger of being damaged by an opposing saber. The protrusions on the sides of the saber are acting as protection for the wielder so as to not accidentally slice his hand in half.
Griffith said:Yeah, purely decorative, and it could have worked if it were just a regular lightsaber handle with two extra beam holes on the sides with little metal hand guards underneth, protecting the users hands and the handle from other lightsabers
Griffith said:I just don't know if they're aiming low to manage expectations like you say or if they really think this IS awesome. I think they think they can get away with anything marketing-wise and it'll work, and they're probably right (in any case it's unimpressive by today's standards, and I would have seized the moment).
IncantatioN said:Sounds like Benedict Cumberbach's voice in the trailer.