Just a theory: Darth Vader's ANH lightsaber = Boba Fett's ESB blaster

[MCM]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed or not, but I tried searching to no avail.

It's been deduced to a reasonable amount of certainty that Vader's V2 hero saber wound up as the hero saber for ESB/ROTJ after a few modifications/repairs, but whatever happened to the V1? As far as I know, it's fate after post-production is unknown.

I'm thinking that the saber was parted out (possibly due to it's sad state after various repairs) and wound up as the barrel in Boba Fett's EE-3 for ESB. Maybe the clamp wound up on the Barbican saber (although the lever would have to have been repaired?).

I'm just spit-balling here. What do you think?

 

[thd9791]

That's a neat idea. There are also MPPs seen as stunt fencing sabers in later movies so there were quite a few MPPs on set. This theory is hard to prove, it could have easily been another piece.

 

[JaxAndTheMoon]

I don't like the ESB Fett blaster. I think the ESB barrel just looks odd compared to the ROTJ version. It just looks way more SW than the ESB, IMO

 

[Halliwax]

I don't like the ESB Fett blaster. I think the ESB barrel just looks odd compared to the ROTJ version. It just looks way more SW than the ESB, IMO

now see I'm the exact opposite i prefer the ESB blaster over the RoTJ :wacko

 

[kalkamel]

now see I'm the exact opposite i prefer the ESB blaster over the RoTJ :wacko

Amen to that, brother!

 

[JaxAndTheMoon]

Really? It just looks... I dunno, I guess boring is the correct word? The extra greeblies on the ROTJ just make it for me

 

[Jedi Reali]

Here is what lonepigeon had to say about it in 2009 (post #39 from this thread: http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=36797&page=2).

There were at least 3 MPPs used in the OT.
However I do believe one ANH Vader saber did become the ESB/ROTJ. I refer to this one as the Vader ANH v2 (black angled sidebars in clamp - same as ESB/ROTJ). I think the ESB/ROTJ saber uses the calc bubbles from the ANH v1.

1. Vader ANH (silver straight sidebars) seen in SW Chronicles
2. Vader ANH v2 (black angled sidebars), reused as ESB/ROTJ
3a. Vader Barbican/ROTJ (uses a real MPP clamp, black angled sidebars)
3b. Boba Fett ESB rifle barrel

As you can see we can account for at least 3 MPP clamps in the OT. and at least 2 MPP bodies. The original Vader ANH saber could have become the Fett rifle barrel, but that doesn't explain the 3rd clamp.

PS - MPP's are less rare in the UK and considering all the flashes were probably acquired from the same source, I don't think it's that odd they had several.