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Rainer - Student |
This has been bothering me since I first saw the original trilogy. How do you turn on or off a lightsaber? Do you hold down the button? This would explain why sabers that are knocked out of peoples hands turn off, but then you have a problem. If you have to always hold down the button then how do you throw it? It would be very difficult to flip your saber considering your thumb would have to be at the same spot. If its just a click on, click off kind of thing, then why don't they stay on when the jedi gets the saber knocked out of his or her hand? _______________ The Jedi formally known as Ranja. ---------------------- "I can list among my experience and skills: leadership, extensive travel, logistical organization, intimate understanding of firearms, and a knowledge of security measures at numerous banks." - Jesse James |
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Claudite - Ex-Student |
Well... that kinda nailed it. _______________ Yeah, so I have a lot of eggs.- Strong Bad |
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Vladarion - Ex-Student 
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I think the saber is after proper training like an extension of the jedi wielding it. And through the force hes able to control its functions. Since only Jedi use lightsabers I believe its force attunded. If you look at the sabers even the props they have buttons , which suppose to adjust the beam that is refelcted through the crystals in the hilt. Since they can be broken like Anakin seems to have a problem doing heheh they have to be some mechanics to them. _______________ Padawan of Mace Windu, Brother to All. "Remeber, the Force will be with you always." - ObiWan Kenobi |
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Daidalus[JAP] Fisto - Student ![Daidalus[JAP] Fisto](/image_thumbnail.php?f_type=users&f_width=49&f_height=70&f_image=3482.jpg){kind=small}
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in my oppinion, the lightsaber is intelligent. its a kind of a druid, made for the jedis. it knows by it self when is should be on or off. maybe the jedi can controll it, but how could Han open Lukes saber in Ep 5 if force is needed to open it? greetings, daid _______________ Founder of the Fisto Family -|- Member of the mighty FiZZsters!! -|- Owner of the second Bail prize for "BAIL RULES!!" -|- I'll never forget you Jaina! -|- Owner of the one and only autograph of Smily -|- SMILY RULES  -|- Owner of the 1000th Comment of the great Kueller -|- Big brother to NarCosT Fisto, and ShadowFax . -|- Proud Padawan of Kueller -|-Sir Daidalus Fisto. Official Historian of Nippledom and server to Menaxia, Queen of Nippledom Quote: fiZZe: "gdamubububugmgmgububugrrrrrdsa?"
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Kyle Sieran - Student 
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wolf ur thought may have some sense, the jedi could turn it off with the a brief second using the force to turn it off. Maybe they develop some sort of impulse after years that if u lose ur saber (knocked outta your hand) its instantaneous to turn it off cause it could spin and hit urself! _______________ -If a Jedi ignites his lightsaber, he must be ready to take a life. If he is not so prepared, he must keep his weapon at his side.- ~Odan Urr Keeper Of Antiquities~ [Brother to Shadow(JAP), Kyle Katarn(JAS),Medlar,The White Wizard, D@RtHM@UL, and ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY!!!! (ROBIN)/(ROBIN HOOD)]/ NOW KNOWN AS Sednox (if he changes his name one more time...POW!)  Which is bigger? A mole of NaCl? or a mole of Pb?
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Wolfwood - Student 
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nooo you have it all wrong, its an invisble switch that the jedi controls with his mind :p ok, now to serious thoughts, I have no idea _______________ ~ Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead ~ |
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Newtius Slasher - Ex-Student 
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hey some saber has one press buttons or switches but when it gets nocked outta somones it turns off because it is also force activated |
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Garos - Student 
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IT'S JUST A MOVIE!!! besides... It's an internal switch |
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Daidalus[JAP] Fisto - Student ![Daidalus[JAP] Fisto](/image_thumbnail.php?f_type=users&f_width=49&f_height=70&f_image=3482.jpg&f_odd=1){kind=small}
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hmm, i dont know whats right... but i think i dont car... in the StarWars movies the sabers just switch on when ever Lukas whants they switch on. _______________ Founder of the Fisto Family -|- Member of the mighty FiZZsters!! -|- Owner of the second Bail prize for "BAIL RULES!!" -|- I'll never forget you Jaina! -|- Owner of the one and only autograph of Smily -|- SMILY RULES -|- Owner of the 1000th Comment of the great Kueller -|- Big brother to NarCosT Fisto, and ShadowFax . -|- Proud Padawan of Kueller -|-Sir Daidalus Fisto. Official Historian of Nippledom and server to Menaxia, Queen of Nippledom Quote: fiZZe: "gdamubububugmgmgububugrrrrrdsa?"
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Kueller - Student 
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As I read it in the book there are 2 kinds of activation. 1. A switch that must be constantly pushed, if you want to throw it you use your force powers to keepn it activated. 2. A flip-switch, this allows for better maneuvrability, but is more dangerous because it can be used against you by an opposing force specialist. _______________ Personal sleepness-nights-supporter of Virtue. Owner of the 1000th comment of Daidalus and 1943th comment of Gradius! Owner of the 300th comment of Carda! -Taught Gradius all his laming skills 
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Zoro Kakashi - Ex-Student
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turned on by their force powers? buttonless? _______________ "When did Noah built the Arc, before the rain, before the rain." |
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O2B-1Dai - Ex-Student 
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Right click to throw, left click to swing, 1 to deactivate Simple, eh? _______________ A true friend isn't the one bailing you out of jail, he's the one sitting next to you saying, "Man, that was cool!"
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Plo Koon - Student 
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i bet there al customized to there personal needs _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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dose - Ex-Student 
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Well, Kyoshiro, I'm not making anything up, nor am I expressing an opinion. That is how it works. I don't just post things that aren't true. That the one thing I don't like about this forum. People just say stuff and swear by it, even though they can't back it up. _______________ "If you hold back anything, I'll kill you. If you bend the truth or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill you. If you forget anything , I'll kill you. In fact, you're going to have to try very hard to stay alive Nick. Now do you understand everything that I have said? Because if you don't, I'll kill you!" |
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Xavier - Student 
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lots of good points in there... frankly i dont know =D _______________ ~Xavier |
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Sease Yakcm - Ex-Student 
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Wow, this is a fun topic for speculation isn't it. You know, the ealry theories on how lightsabers worked didn't even involve crystals or technology but a channeling of one's force through a handle? Anyhow, I definetely think its completely based on the user's design for the saber. A user more in touch with the force probably could maintain focus enough to maintain saber ignition with their powers. on the other hand, take a look at Darth Maul's saber. I think this case makes it evident that he wanted to think about other things in battle than saber ignition. It had four buttons! Probably one for ignition one for locking. and then there were those other grey button looking things on it too. But, obviously each Jedi or Sith knows how he or she is going to fight and what he or she can do. Thats why custom sabers are built methinks. _______________ "I came here to do two things, kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum." |
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Flamori Athena - Student 
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Corran Horn's lightsaber: Push once: the saber ignites Push and hold: the saber ignites Depress: the saber stays ignited Push the button again: the saber stays ignited (this was a safety feature) Push again twice: the saber is turned off But each to his own... _______________ «±» 21st on the Midbie Council, Profile ID: 2027 «±» True wisdom is the knowledge that you know nothing. |
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Vicious - Student 
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i dont believe that at all. Keeping pressure with the force on a button would be too much to concentrate on during a battle. And even if they used their hands to hold down the button it wouldnt explain when Obi-Wan whirls his lightsaber in his hand, he wouldnt do it if it required him to either hold down the button manualy or with the force. _______________ I do not ask for your poor, or your hungry, I do not want your tired and sick, It is your corrupt I claim, It is your evil that will be sought by me, With every breath, I shall hunt them down, Each day, I will spill their blood, till it rains down from the skies. Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace, These are not polite suggestions, these are cores of behavior, And those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost. There are varying degrees of evil, I am a due lesser form of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain, For if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see me, And on that day, you will reap it, And I will send you to whatever god you wish. |
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dose - Ex-Student 
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Actually, all lightsabers activators used by Jedi need to be held down. When one uses a lightsaber, one uses the force to keep the button held down. That's why in the movies (and in the games), your saber turns off when you die, and not when thrown. Some Jedi in the time of the Old Republic (roughly 4000 years before the Galactic Civil War) didn't have external activator switches on their lightsabers and used the force to activate them from inside. This prevented any non-forceuser from using it. Exar Kun had a lightsaber button that would make the blade become etherial, allowing the blade to drift through other blades. Count Dooku has a switch toward the top of his saber that makes reduces the blade lenght by 40% to surprise people. _______________ "If you hold back anything, I'll kill you. If you bend the truth or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill you. If you forget anything , I'll kill you. In fact, you're going to have to try very hard to stay alive Nick. Now do you understand everything that I have said? Because if you don't, I'll kill you!" This comment was edited by dose on Oct 21 2003 02:04am. |
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Vicious - Student
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My theory is that the Prequel buttons are single click to turn on, and a double click to turn off, but they also have a killswitch, where if the vital signs of the user spike or cut off completely, the lightsaber extinquishes. While this wouldn't explain how they throw lightsabers, I don't recall anyone throwing their lightsaber in the prequels. _______________ I do not ask for your poor, or your hungry, I do not want your tired and sick, It is your corrupt I claim, It is your evil that will be sought by me, With every breath, I shall hunt them down, Each day, I will spill their blood, till it rains down from the skies. Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace, These are not polite suggestions, these are cores of behavior, And those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost. There are varying degrees of evil, I am a due lesser form of filth, not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain, For if you do, one day you will look behind you and you will see me, And on that day, you will reap it, And I will send you to whatever god you wish. |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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Argh Virtue, your not gonna start as Aratan and copy/paste everything now are you ? |
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FRG_ObiWannaChewu - Ex-Student 
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Well how about this. Theresa n on off switch and for the twirling bits from EP I & II they could have the hilts be pressure sensative. The deadmans switch theory would apply here. Turn saber on fight fight fight.....get saber knocked out of hand and the lack of pressure turns it off automaticly. As for the Saber Throw...thats all Force use to keep it going. Its like a form of Force Grip and Force Grip uses the Force to apply pressure to organs and the throat. |
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Virtue - Jedi Council 
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It depends on how they are built. Specific Jedi/Dark Jedi/Sith build specific types of Lightsabers for specific things. Some Lightsabers have a switch whereby you flip it and it activates, flip it again and it deactivates. Same goes for Buttons. Others have pressure sensors on them so that if a Saber is knocked out of someones hand, it deactivates for safety reasons. Some have switches that lock the saber when it is activated so that it may be thrown. Some Lightsabers even have Force Activation, whereby only the Jedi who constructed it can activate it. Look for "Lightsabers" in the http://www.starwars.com databank for more detailed information that I have just given. Thats where I got most of it from. - Virtue. _______________ Academy Architect |
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Lagrith - Ex-Student 
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I think that when a jedi throws a lightsaber, he uses the force to keep it on. When the lightsaber is knocked out of his hand, he cant focus on it so it turns off. Oh yea, in game if you throw your lightsaber then you switch weapons, it will turn off and fall. Not helpful but cool. _______________ The evil start out running, the good must walk before they can run, so even if they can run faster, they've still lost the race. |
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3th - Retired 
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it's kind of like when you fill up your gas tank. you can hold the handle or flick that switch down and lock it in place. and the saber turning off when knocked to the ground is just like the gas nossle switching off when the tank is full! i just wanted to say this so everyone will think of lightsabers when they're getting gas now _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! |
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aph3x - Retired 
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WEELLL according to my official Star Wars Technical Journal.....each saber was differeent. the green bladed one lukem ade had like a little switch plate type deal, where his fathers had a lever. i belive obi wan's had a button, as well as darth vader's. i could go look this up if you guys really intrested. the bottom line is that there were physically switches on them. there were probably also locking mechanisms on there to keep them on, so you could hold the saber how you wanted during a fight, and not have to worry about keeping the button pushed. |
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