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Sure, Mr. Jackson. Just give us a moment to retcon some stuff. (europe.pub)
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[–] 43 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Wait, why do people actually believe that you need to be Force sensitive to activate a lightsaber?

You're telling me Luke, who would not even begin asking questions about what the Force was for several more scenes, was handed a lightsaber from Ben Kenobi - a device he has never seen in person before, and activated it?

When Han solo cut open the belly of Luke's tauntaun, was he using the Force to activate his lightsaber? Or was a delirious Luke on the brink of death helping him so that they both didn't freeze to death?

The on/off switch is the only thing that actually makes any sense.

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  • [–] 21 points 4 days ago

    Other examples include:

    General Grievous stealing lightsabers from Jedi he kills, and being able to wield them despite having zero force powers and being a full body cyborg.

    Cad Bane stealing... I think Obi Wan Kenobi's lightsaber, and using it to fight both him and Quinlan Vos off.

    Ahsoka Tano's lightsaber getting stolen by a thief and igniting it in a crowded train to try and fight her off.

    Shape shifter (Zam Wessel or someone like her) stealing the librarian's lightsaber and using it to defend herself from Ahsoka.

    Multiple Mandalorians making effective use of the Darksaber without force powers, with John Deathwatch being able to go toe to toe with Jedi.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (1 child)

    One thing that puzzles me a bit if lightsabers just have a switch, is that they often times deactivate themselves when it falls out of the wielders' hand (or if the wielder loses their hand entirely lmao)

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    I was thinking more along the lines of the wielder acting like a battery. No midichlorians, no saber.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    The original intent was for lightsabers to be stronger the more you could use the force. There was even going to be a training scene between Luke and Yoda explaining that.

    It was kind of shown in the prequels when Qui Gonn Jinn was burning through a blast door in the beginning of Phantom Menace.

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