Board index › Topical Discussion › Television, Film, and Video

You know you're obsessed with Star Wars when...

Page 2 of 2 [ 21 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

Previous topic | Next topic

The_Blonde_Alien
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 6 Nov 2015
Gender: Female
Posts: 863
Location: Puerto Rico

26 Feb 2016, 10:17 am

Nist498 wrote:
The_Blonde_Alien wrote:
Nist498 wrote:
That's pretty much any lightsaber though. Ren's also has a bulkier hilt making it a bit unwieldy at times so a more conventional lightsaber would be easier to pull deft maneuvers with.


Then what are the advantages of Kylo Ren's Lightsaber? Is it like a medieval great-sword?


That's what many Star Wars nerds have been debating ever since the cross guard was shown in the first trailer. Many people think it's a stupid idea but when looking at it critically there are a few cases where you could stab someone with the cross guard or use it to push an opponent's blade away and then smash their face with the hilt. In fact given the heavy duty nature of Kylo Ren's hilt I suspect that's exactly what he uses it for. It's pretty much perfectly designed for pommel strikes.


Actually, here's a video I saw a while ago that explains all the advantages that Kylo's trisaber.



Also around 3:18 up until 3:37 it clearly explains that plasma (the material that comes out of the lightsaber) is basically weightless, making the argument about the weight of Kylo Ren's light saber pointless.


_________________
Quote:
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

-Thomas Jefferson


KyleTheGhost
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 29 Jul 2008
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Posts: 70,218
Location: Wisconsin

03 Mar 2016, 4:34 am

When you make a thread about how you're obsessed with it? :P

The Force Awakens sure revived the Star Wars craze!


_________________
I am Ashley. My pronouns are she/her.


SaxNerd
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 23 Aug 2010
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Posts: 156
Location: Melbourne, Australia

03 Mar 2016, 6:04 am

You try to use the force to summon the remote control to your hand.

You walk down the street humming the Imperial March.

You can quote the entire saga.

You buy Star Wars on DVD, and then promptly torrent it anyway when you realise you bought the special edition.

You are aware of and care about the difference between the original and special editions.

Whenever you say something you think is profound, you reverse your sentences Yoda-style.


_________________
Apologies for the excessive length of my posts.


Kuraudo777
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 20 Sep 2015
Posts: 14,743
Location: Seventh Heaven

03 Mar 2016, 2:29 pm

When you reach a movie's climax, you say to the hero: 'Use the Force, Luke.'


_________________
Quote:
A memory is something that has to be consciously recalled, right? That's why sometimes it can be mistaken and a different thing. But it's different from a memory locked deep within your heart. Words aren't the only way to tell someone how you feel.” Tifa Lockheart, Final Fantasy VII


mattarga
Sea Gull
Sea Gull

User avatar

Joined: 23 Jan 2012
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Posts: 211
Location: Covington, GA

29 Mar 2016, 8:54 pm

You start making the lightsaber ignition and hum sounds with your mouth (and who hasn't?). :D


_________________
"Wherever you go, there you are."