Possible new lightsaber staff from Episode VII trailer + first continuity error

[Unforgiven]

So I'm watching the trailer for the zillioneth time, and I noticed strapped to Daisy Ridley's character's speeder what looks like a Maul saber re-purposed as a staff weapon. Opinions? And then, as she speeds away, the staff is absent from the frame - I may have discovered the first continuity error of the new trilogy! Let's hope they add it in post.

 

[Wolfsburg]

We shouldn't assume those two scenes are contiguous. Notice her goggles are also down in the second shot too.

 

[Unforgiven]

Hence use of the words "possible" and "may have." We have a year to speculate.

But let's discuss the saber staff - definitely has the Maul hilt-like fins. It would make sense that in addition to saber hilts, jedis and siths alike would also use standoff weapons like "light staffs."

 

[ARKM]

Well when comparing even the finned area to a Maul (which is easy to due to the millions of pics of the Maul lightsaber that are on the net), there are obvious differences. It's definitely NOT a repurposed Maul/Luminara saber. I also seriously doubt it is a part of a lightsaber at all. Who wants to start a pool?

 

[arkangel]

Well when comparing even the finned area to a Maul (which is easy to due to the millions of pics of the Maul lightsaber that are on the net), there are obvious differences. It's definitely NOT a repurposed Maul/Luminara saber. I also seriously doubt it is a part of a lightsaber at all. Who wants to start a pool?

Put me down for 10 Imperial credits that it's a long range rifle like Aurra Sing would use.

 

[Jodo]

I assumed it was some type of prod, or something. Like the staffs Sandtroopers use, etc.

 

[Prototypical]

So I'm watching the trailer for the zillioneth time, and I noticed strapped to Daisy Ridley's character's speeder what looks like a Maul saber re-purposed as a staff weapon. Opinions? And then, as she speeds away, the staff is absent from the frame - I may have discovered the first continuity error of the new trilogy! Let's hope they add it in post.

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To me, at least, it looks like a Clone Wars Era stun staff. Kind of like the Assassin Droids used.

We wont know for sure until we see it powered up.

 

[Unforgiven]

BTW, anyone else but me think that the "windshield" on that speeder is fracking useless?

 

[thd9791]

The idea or part of the mold could have come from those padawan sabers in Ep. 2 that looked like a chunk of Maul's

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

BTW, anyone else but me think that the "windshield" on that speeder is fracking useless?

Maybe .;-) Look at old racing cars and their tiny wind scrèens.

 

[grenater]

Has any seen starwars clone wars cartoon in 2002? On there speeders they have staffs that are beassicly like spears or jousting sticks, that's my guess on what it is. Prototypical said the same.

 

[Darth Lars]

The idea or part of the mold could have come from those padawan sabers in Ep. 2 that looked like a chunk of Maul's

That is possible. The youngling sabers were based on Darth Maul lightsaber toys.

My guess is that parts of a Darth Maul saber toy was put on the prop just to mess with us.
The prop could be just about anything.

 

[DarthGM]

Could be a lightsaber pike. That was my first thought when i saw it.

 

[OdiWan72]

Have you considered that the shot of the speeder flying away is simply FLIPPED?
I tried to compare the weathering in both pictures, but it doesn´t match.

So no continuity, but an editing error IMHO

Markus

 

[cayman shen]

Looks like a Hasbro DM saber was used on a prop. Doesn't mean it IS a lightsaber. They used a hairdryer on a weapon once too.

 

[Psicorp7]

Have you considered that the shot of the speeder flying away is simply FLIPPED?
I tried to compare the weathering in both pictures, but it doesn´t match.

So no continuity, but an editing error IMHO

Markus

I agree. I think the shot was flipped.