knudsen@ihnss.UUCP (12/14/83)
I too wondered about the lightsabre colors. Probably the main motivation for different colors is visual: nobody's blade should be same hue as that of someone he's going to fight in that movie, else the action is more difficult and less aesthetic to follow. Now, what about varying POWERS of these eveready switchblades? Luke's new one clanged and recoiled off the railings in Deat Star II, but Darth's sliced right thru them. Both these guys were slicing up the pipes and cables in Bespin's basement with each missed swing; note Luke had his old (father's -- hey Darth, ehn/where"d you lose it?) sabre. Also Luke started off TESB by slicing the belly of an ATAT open. SO--either these gadgets have different settings (like Star Trek phasers), or Luke's handmade replacement in ROTJ wasn't quite up to Radio Shack standards. mike k
gam@proper.UUCP (Gordon Moffett) (12/15/83)
Lite Sabers, of course, use less energy than Light Sabers ...
rigney@uokvax.UUCP (12/19/83)
#R:ihnss:-183500:uokvax:12300008:000:363 uokvax!rigney Dec 16 14:47:00 1983 Apparantly Darth discarded his old light saber when he changed allegience, as a symbol of his rebirth. Likewise Luke's building his own light saber in a different color is a reflection of his changing relation with the force. I'd certainly like to know what Yoda's light saber was like, or did he even have one? He'd certainly be at a handicap in reach. Carl
okie@ihuxs.UUCP (B.K. Cobb) (01/10/84)
Is it possible that, as someone suggested earlier (a few months back, actually), a Jedi can or must construct his/her own lightsaber? If so, perhaps Anakin/Darth constructed another, more powerful saber some time after being seduced by the dark side. The abandoned saber could have fallen into Ben's hands and, to perpetuate the "point of view" of Luke's father's death, he presented it to Luke on Tatooine. If you really want to be picky, you could say that Ben's thoughtful attitude when telling Luke about his father for the first time is actually hesitation and the act of fabricating the "point of view" (I hate to say that a Jedi can lie). Not that I'm taking all of this seriously, but it's fun playing head games with it... B.K. Cobb AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL ihuxs!okie
Morrill.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA (01/12/84)
"But did Anakin/Darth actually want Obi-Wan to give Luke his (old?) flashlight? . . . Did Obi-Wan screw up *again*? These and other questions.... -- Allan Pratt" It is my theory that Obi-Wan and Anakin had long ago developed a long term plan to destroy the Emperor. This plan involved Anakin volintarily going over to the dark side of the force to become the Emperor's right hand man in hopes that a generation later young Skywalker would come to the rescue of his father and destroy the Big E. This might explain why Obi-Wan let himself be destroyed by Darth, since Anakin gave his life to the cause Obi-Wan gave his. Toward the end of RotJ, while Darth and Luke were engaged in sabre to sabre combat, Darth says, "Obi-Wan has taught you well." We all assume he was talking to Luke, but he could have been talking to himself as he stuggled within, trying to grasp hold of his original commitment. After all, Obi-Wan didn't teach Luke, Yoda did. Will we ever find out the rest of the story? Possibly not, but its still fun to theorize just to keep the Star Wars magic alive. Toby p.s. the biggest money maker of 83 was, of course, Return of the Jedi with $260 million. the next biggest was Flash Dance with $85 million. quite a staggering difference.
saj@iuvax.UUCP (02/15/84)
#R:ihnss:-183500:iuvax:5800001:000:402 iuvax!apratt Jan 8 01:40:00 1984 But did Anakin/Darth actually want Obi-Wan to give Luke his (old?) flashlight? That's what Ben said. Anakin knew he had a son; who figured what out? Did Ben know that Luke could only destroy his father as a Jedi, or did Anakin know that Luke would find him if he got hold of a Light Saber, or both? Did Obi-Wan screw up *again*? These and other questions.... -- Allan Pratt ihnp4!iuvax!apratt