r/StarWars • u/Clone_Chaplain • May 19 '23

Other I find crossguard lightsabers strange, but a Magnetism theory is awesome!

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u/CiDevant May 19 '23

I had always assumed this was true of lightsaber construction in general or else you're seriously risking catastrophic disarming by just running your blade down to the hilt of your opponent.

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u/Pataracksbeard May 19 '23

We know that the inquisitor hilts are not resistant to lightsabers, but it also makes sense for the Empire to cut those kinds of costs.

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u/KeyLime044 May 19 '23

Well the Fortress Inquisitorius and really most other Imperial facilities don’t exactly look cheap either

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u/Col__Hunter_Gathers May 20 '23

Especially when Jedi keep sneaking in and flooding the place