So these people have perhaps come the closest, so far, in building a real lightsaber. I posted this here rather than in the sword folder because this is a fantasy sword and what they built would probably not function that well as a real sword. Still, I must say they did a really good job.
A Real Lightsaber
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jobo
Grandmaster
very good, i always thought that besides having intresting fights in films, it a very flawed idea for a weapon, 1) why not just shoot them with your ray gun and two it appears to be as dangerous to you as them,
now a hover board, that i can see a use for
jobo
Grandmaster
very good, i always thought that besides having intresting fights in films, it a very flawed idea for a weapon, 1) why not just shoot them with your ray gun and two it appears to be as dangerous to you as them,
now a hover board, that i can see a use for
At least in the movies, they're able to use it to block the blasts from the ray guns.
Not in the right hands.
The trick is that you have to have the jedi's super powers basically. So to make a lightsaber better than a gun, you've got to have the ability to see slightly into the future, have superhuman reflexes and twitch speed. When you take those, you can combine it with a sword that can reflect bullets, and actually use that sword to be better than a gun. Without any of that, you're just getting shot a lot.
Meanwhile, if you know the other person has all of that, you'll want the same since just using a blaster isn't going to get the job done.
I've always wondered if they could turn their abilities into using a blaster and shooting plasma out of the air...but that seems like it would be a good deal tougher. Basically the difference between hitting or bunting a baseball pitch with a bat, vs. trying to hit the pitcher's ball with one you throw yourself.
It'll burn the mess out of you though.
jobo
Grandmaster
so its a force field, ? if you have a force feild you dont need a,weapon
Basically. It turns into a force field in the hands of jedi against non jedi.
jobo
Grandmaster
are there many of these jedi chaps about ? may make selling it difficult, if they are thin on the ground
Steve
Mostly Harmless
In the last episode of Iron Fist on Netflix, they explored this idea where Danny can actually channel his super powers into guns, and, IIRC, Colleen Wing into her swords. Don't know if he could block a bullet with a bullet, but I don't see why not.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Not to get super nerdy, but all of these people had specialized training or attributes that allowed them to use the light saber as a basic sword. For example, Finn was a trained stormtrooper, and presumably able to wield similar weapons (i.e., other kinds of swords). Also, he got his butt kicked and never tried to do anything with the saber outside of using it as a simple sword, like throwing it and bring it back, or deflecting shots from a blaster.
I think the key part is the end. Anyone can use a lightsaber like a sword if they want to, and trained/force sensitive people will probably do better (just like they'd do better with a knife than someone untrained/unenhanced). Just like we can go around and use a sword if we want in real life, and why there are still melee weapons in the army.
But to actual use it to the point where it's a better option than a blaster, that's something only people actually trained with the force can do.
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