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Luke Skywalker's lightsaber

In the second half of the seventies came the first film from the Star Wars epic and gave the whole world an amazing fantastic universe. It was inhabited by completely unusual creatures, evil rulers, dreaming to rule the whole world, and, of course, courageous Jedi Knights, possessing a strange weapon called a lightsaber.

The Order of the Jedi and their main weapon

The Jedi are powerful warriors from the "Star Wars" who, thanks to their high moral qualities, awaken in themselves superhuman abilities (the so-called "Force") and act as guardians of peace throughout the universe.

By themselves, the knights of this order did not seek power, although due to their abilities (incredible dexterity and other combat skills, the ability to see the future, reading other people's thoughts, telekinesis, hypnosis, the ability to heal the sick) could easily achieve it. Sometimes they supported certain rulers as long as their policies corresponded to the principles of the order.

All true Jedi live according to five principles: to protect the world in the universe, to respect life in any form of its manifestation, to serve others, to use their abilities to help the weak or just to protect and constantly develop themselves both physically and spiritually.

Despite the incredible power and dexterity of the Jedi, they also had to use weapons. And although in their time there were already blasters, their main weapon was a sword.

Light Sword

This weapon is an indispensable attribute of every representative of the Jedi Order, as well as their offshoot - the Sith. The homeland of this weapon is the distant planet Ossus. Most likely, the very idea of making such a sword was the fact that this planet was the richest deposit of Adegan crystals, capable of focusing the energy supplied into them, transforming it into a ray of light.

However, the first models of such swords required a large amount of energy. Therefore, the owner of the sword had to additionally carry a power source for his weapons, which was extremely impractical, because the lightsaber was a melee weapon.

Soon the sword became interested in the Jedi and began to work on improving his model. In particular, they began to use a diatium battery as an element of power, which was extremely small in size and allowed the sword to move freely. Unfortunately, such a battery was not cheap, which made him a weapon of wealthy creatures.

During the following centuries, there were no special changes in the construction of the light sword.

The device of light sword

Each lightsaber necessarily contains the following elements:

  • Crystals, to focus energy;
  • Lenses that allow you to direct energy;
  • A source of energy (most often a diatium battery);
  • Fuse and power unit;
  • Emitter matrix;
  • A recharging connector;
  • Button to turn on;
  • Handle.

In the inactive state, the sword is usually of a small size, consisting mainly of a handle. Most often, it is made on the basis of a metal cylinder long at twenty-five to thirty centimeters. However, each Jedi size of the sword hilt is individual, which is due to the physical characteristics of its owner and his preferences. Also, the handle of this weapon consists of other elements, which make it possible to create a razor blade from energy.

A true Jedi had to create his own weapon himself, and this was not a fast process, requiring concentration and skill in correctly managing his Force, thanks to which all the details of the device became a single mechanism capable for many years of faith and truth to serve its creator and owner. It is worth noting that the creation of the sword on its own was a serious claim for a knighthood for any Jedi.

In addition to the difference in the length of the handle, the panel or the control buttons on the weapon and other distinguishing elements of the sword, each Jedi had a distinctive color. So Luke Skywalker's sword is green, Darth Vader's red, Obi-Wan's blue. But the princess Leia's sword was blue.

Luke Skywalker's light sword and its features

As a true Jedi Luke Skywalker decided to create a weapon with his own hands, while using the Force. When Kenobi's drawings fell into his hands, he decided to use them in his work. However, he changed some elements at his discretion and opportunities.

Since it was very difficult to get crystals at that time (their importation was forbidden, so that the Jedi order could not reborn and create new weapons), the hero had to create a synthetic crystal himself. As a result, Luke Skywalker's sword had only one instead of the traditional three crystals.

Although Luke himself with the design of his sword tried to honor the memory of the deceased mentor, it later turned out that his design device was very much like his father's lightsaber.

During his long and eventful life, Skywalker made several more lightsabers. One of them was identical to the first creation and was given for the preservation of P2-D2. The other was called "shoto" and had a shorter blade. In addition, for his own sister, he created a light sword with a scarlet flame, although before that she used a sword with a blue glow. Despite all this, the very first sword of Luke Skywalker was for him the most expensive and beloved.

Why is the color of Luke Skywalker's sword green?

In the original trilogy, the color of the light sword was directly dependent on the side of the Force on which the Jedi resided. Red swords were in those who moved to the dark side, in particular with Dot Vader and the Sith. The inhabitants of the light side swords glowed in blue and green shades. A similar explanation was given by George Lucas himself. That's why Luke Skywalker's sword is green. However, with the growing popularity of the Star Wars universe, dozens of books, games and comics have appeared. In addition, with the advent of new films, the authors and fans began to look at the color of the sword differently and now there was a huge confusion.

Probably, there are few people who would not have heard of this fantastic saga. Perhaps not everyone likes them, but everyone knows about the series of films under the general title "Star Wars."

Luke Skywalker's sword, like the lightsabers of other characters, has become one of the brightest distinguishing features of this universe. Many shops have been thriving for decades, trading a copy of such weapons, and this proves that the "Star Wars" and everything associated with them for a long time will not go out of fashion.

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