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I think you are right on that. Luke's RotJ saber looks more like Obi-Wan's ANH saber than it does Anakin's or Vader's.Robert Treder wrote:Could be either one, really. Luke's doesn't look like either one, and Palpatine isn't even looking at the sabre when he gives the line. I think he's just psyching Luke out, and the accuracy of what he says at that point isn't really important...he's just trying to draw parallels between father and son, to drive Luke to the Dark Side.
He's not physically comparing lightsabers, he's just stating that they both have lightsabers.Ted wrote:When Palpatine says: "Ah yes, a jedi's weapon, much like your fathers..."
When he says his fathers, does he mean the lightsaber that Obi-Wan Kenobi gave Luke on Tatooine, or the lightsaber that Darth Vader has?
I was thinking the former, but...?
Someone should do a list. It is bloody annoying.*(or so we thought before ten gillion dark jedi and token force users showed up in the EU all posessing knowledge of the Jedi/Sith Art)
Right on target.Tsyroc wrote:Robert Treder wrote:Could be either one, really. Luke's doesn't look like either one, and Palpatine isn't even looking at the sabre when he gives the line. I think he's just psyching Luke out, and the accuracy of what he says at that point isn't really important...he's just trying to draw parallels between father and son, to drive Luke to the Dark Side.
Doubtful, since he's barely even looking at the saber when he says it.Shadow WarChief wrote:Palpy might not be referring to the handle of the lightsaber, he might be referring to the crystal within the lightsaber.
Darth Fanboy wrote:I think Palpatine is commenting on the fact that Luke and Vader were the only two left in the galaxy using lightsabers* So i'll side with Slartibartfast on this one.
In the ANH novelization it is stated quite clearly by Obi-Wan that lightsabers are still in use in certain parts of the galaxy.
A lightsaber would make a great demolitions tool, function like today's reciprocating saw.
Another possibility would be use with counter-terrorism and HRT teams that need to penetrate a wall without all the noise of conventional explosives.
*(or so we thought before ten gillion dark jedi and token force users showed up in the EU all posessing knowledge of the Jedi/Sith Art)
That was just a spare that those Jedi in the arena gave Anakin. Also, at that point, Palpatine hasn't seen the blade ignited, so he probably doesn't know what color it is. And anyways, he isn't likely to be talking about the color, since that's not really important.Darth Pounder wrote:Could he have been refering to the Lightsaber Anakin used before he fell. Anakin did use a Green saber at one point.