Durty D Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 This is just my own speculation but it's based on persistent rumours so if you're not doing spoilers look away now. The crossguard, is it really for battle or is it for something else entirely. We've heard rumours of an ancient Sith tomb. That Luke may be guarding it. We've also heard of scavengers looking for artefacts like Luke's hand or Vader's lightsaber. What if it's neither. What if the crossguard lightsaber is the literal key to opening this tomb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 All the rumors seem to indicate it's Anakin/Luke's old lightsaber that is the key to the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durty D Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 That's what I've been reading too...in fact the very first rumour I heard about Ep7 was that Luke's detached hand (from cloud city) was still clutching Anakin's hand-me-down saber from Obi-wan and that it was simply floating through space. Seems like a weird McGuffin. Outside of hardcore star wars fans, how iconic is this particular lightsaber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Outside of hardcore star wars fans, how iconic is this particular lightsaber? I would guess not very iconic; despite plastic roleplay lightsabers hanging on retailer pegs for 20 years (meaning high visibility), only the serious SW fan (AKA not the millions of average moviegoers) recognize the individual lightsaber hilt designs, or know who they belong to. All most know is that a 12-inch tube shoots out a glow stick making strange / cool noises in the movies. Some might know the difference between the good guys with lightsabers and the bad, but the design would draw a "huh?" to the average person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I don't think I'd recognize the light saber, but I'd think pretty much everyone would know which saber they meant with one line of dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doze Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 See the new light saber is not clean but looks wild and the two off shoots look like vents to tame it, to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Ooh it's like a visual metaphor for the state of the character wielding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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