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The Lightsabers: What Is A Lightsaber?
The Lightsabers: What Is A Lightsaber?
The lightsabers
WHAT IS A LIGHTSABER?
The lightsaber, also known as a lightsaber by those
unfamiliar with it, was a distinctive weapon, the
image of which was inextricably linked to the myth of
the Jedi Order and its polar opposites, the Sith. The
lightsaber also became synonymous with the values
of the Jedi Order to uphold peace and justice across
the galaxy. This perception endured, despite the many
conflicts with the Sith and Dark Jedi that wielded
lightsabers.
LIGHTSABER COMBAT;
Lightsaber combat was the preferred fighting
method used by lightsaber wielders, many of the
shapes and styles designed to offset the
gyroscopic effect inherent in lightsabers, and
take advantage of the common Force sensitivity
in most carriers. Different styles of lightsaber
dueling were initially based on ancient sword
fighting techniques. Over the millennia, these
many combat styles were refined into the seven
"classic" forms that serve as the standard, and
in many other fighting methods that require
advanced levels of skill. Lightsaber combat was
difficult to master for several reasons, one of
which was that all the weight a lightsaber had
was on its grip, and the gyroscopic effect caused
resistance to changes in movement or increased
momentum so fast that an untrained carrier
could lose control of the weapon.The lightsaber
combat was divided into seven forms: Form I,
Lightsaber origins:
The first lightsabers arose when the forerunner
Je'daii Order combined advanced technology
outside the world with a forging ritual, learning to
"freeze" a laser beam. The oldest known functional
lightsaber was the First Blade, built on Tython
before the Force Wars by an unknown Master
Je'daii known only as the Master of Arms. With the
formation of the Jedi Order after the Force Wars,
ceremonial weapons were an integral part of their
order. For millennia later, the Jedi continued to use
sharp weapons as swords, as lightsabers had not yet
been refined for regular use.
Lightsabers were used thousands
of years before the Republic era,
on the Great Scourge of Malachor.
They were also used in the Battles
of Rashfond and the Peacekeeping
of Parliock. The proto-saber was
an ancient type of lightsaber
prototype.