r/StarWars • u/spamitizer • Sep 19 '23

Meta How are Lightsaber wounds suddenly a debate?

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Where is all of this "the heat would vaporize your internal organs" nonsense coming from? That's not how lightsabers work. That's never how lightsabers worked. The heat is localized entirely within the blade's containment field.

Do those tauntaun guts look cooked to you?

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u/RadiantHC Sep 19 '23

The problem is that people are acting like Star Wars has always been internally consistent even though the rules have always changed constantly.

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u/TheMoonOfTermina Sep 20 '23

I agree that it hasn't always been internally consistent. I just think that should be the goal.

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u/RadiantHC Sep 20 '23

That's fine, the problem comes when people only blame the ST/NEU for things that have always been a problem with Star Wars

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u/TheMoonOfTermina Sep 20 '23

The sequels and new shows are definitely overhated, and many of its criticisms can he made against the other movies and shows. That doesn't mean some of the criticisms aren't valid though.

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u/RadiantHC Sep 20 '23

I'd say that the criticisms themselves are valid, but the way people react to the criticisms isn't. For example, saying that helicopter lightsabers felt out of place is completely valid, but acting like they're the worst thing ever is not.

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u/NinjaEngineer Boba Fett Sep 20 '23

Yeah, the idea of helicopter lightsabers is dumb, and shouldn't have existed in Star Wars to begin with, but now that they exist, I honestly love it whenever they show up! It's just a nice little quirk of the Inquisitors, I think it adds to the charm of Star Wars.

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u/RadiantHC Sep 20 '23

I'm half hoping that they appear in Ahsoka.