The Book of Boba Fett

[janglesworthy]

That's would be even less helpful to my literal brain!

It seems like they are making a play off the George's original concept for lightsabers. I think he talked about how regular people wouldn't be able to use them because they would be too heavy or something. That they would require the force to use, it's in an old interview somewhere.

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

Go back and watch the episode of Rebels where Kanan is teaching Sabine how to wield it. What makes lightsabers -- and the darksaber -- effective or ineffective is if the person stops trying to wield it and "lets go" -- letting it become an extension of them rather than a separate thing. The problem is it can't be explained -- it's experiential. Like how you wobble along on a bike with your dad holding the seat until your brain gets "balance" and you've got it from there.

 

[Wolfsburg]

It seems like they are making a play off the George's original concept for lightsabers. I think he talked about how regular people wouldn't be able to use them because they would be too heavy or something. That they would require the force to use, it's in an old interview somewhere.

I thought that exact thing. I seem to remember that at least in the OT, George wanted the lightsabers to be treated as if they had some heft to them and were more akin to claymores or other large medieval European blades. The PT seemed to poop on that, with the greater emphasis on faster, more flowery, Kendo-influenced dueling.

With this latest episode, I wondered if that original concept was what they had in mind. Only thing is, Gideon and others prior didn't seem to have much difficulty handling it, so I'm not sure how they reconcile that. Personally, I liked seeing Mando struggling with it a bit rather than magically being a master of it.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

 

[Treadwell]

It's great that they finally showed a self-injury, because you know if someone ever invented one, we'd all Anakin ourselves almost immediately.

 

[Mottrex]

That's would be even less helpful to my literal brain!

I thought that exact thing. I seem to remember that at least in the OT, George wanted the lightsabers to be treated as if they had some heft to them and were more akin to claymores or other large medieval European blades. The PT seemed to poop on that, with the greater emphasis on faster, more flowery, Kendo-influenced dueling.

With this latest episode, I wondered if that original concept was what they had in mind. Only thing is, Gideon and others prior didn't seem to have much difficulty handling it, so I'm not sure how they reconcile that. Personally, I liked seeing Mando struggling with it a bit rather than magically being a master of it.

Maybe a bit like Thors Hammer too and being worthy and righteous enough to weald it..

 

[Eruonen]

Was gonna mention the self injury as well. A cool thing to see, and I’m glad that Mando isn’t immediately good at fighting with the Darksaber.
Though I am definitely wondering if the justification is in-universe (along the lines of how Sabine had to learn in Rebels, more of a mental thing) or out-of-universe (reference to Lucas mentioning the weight in the OT).

 

[Treadwell]

Forget the weight, I'd find it unwieldy just from the hilt design. Ergonomic it ain't. I'd be wrapping it in duct tape just to have something round to grip, and the sight would give Mandalorian purists the vapors.

 

[Eruonen]

Forget the weight, I'd find it unwieldy just from the hilt design. Ergonomic it ain't. I'd be wrapping it in duct tape just to have something round to hold on, and the sight would give Mandalorian purists the vapors.

Dude honestly I’d be wrapping it in that sticky hockey tape.

 

[JoeG]

Forget the weight, I'd find it unwieldy just from the hilt design. Ergonomic it ain't. I'd be wrapping it in duct tape just to have something round to grip, and the sight would give Mandalorian purists the vapors.

I just got one of Malibu139 Darksaber replicas and it actually feels really comfortable in my hands. Definitely not hard to grip at all. Reminds me of some of the katanas I own.

 

[Halliwax]

It's still vague instruction. Tell me how to hold it, how to position my arms, what direction to lean and when, how to use its weight as leverage, etc.

It's small wonder I don't go to yoga class. Find my center? (pokes at chest) somewhere in here, I guess?

I’ve been kicked out of every yoga class in a 30 mile radius…

Let’s not go there

 

[Halliwax]

I just got one of Malibu139 Darksaber replicas and it actually feels really comfortable in my hands. Definitely not hard to grip at all. Reminds me of some of the katanas I own.

Lucky!

 

[Halliwax]

It seems like they are making a play off the George's original concept for lightsabers. I think he talked about how regular people wouldn't be able to use them because they would be too heavy or something. That they would require the force to use, it's in an old interview somewhere.

They held a lot of energy and you needed two hands to hold them

That all changed in ESB lol “faster more intense”

 

[Halliwax]

Go back and watch the episode of Rebels where Kanan is teaching Sabine how to wield it. What makes lightsabers -- and the darksaber -- effective or ineffective is if the person stops trying to wield it and "let's go" -- letting it become an extension of them rather than a separate thing. The problem is it can't be explained -- it's experiential. Like how you wobble along on a bike with your dad holding the seat until your brain gets "balance" and you've got it from there.

Excellent freakn explanation!! Prefect!

 

[Halliwax]

Maybe a bit like Thors Hammer too and being worthy and righteous enough to weald it..

See this is what I don’t want. When she was explaining I was afraid we were going to get something like “the crystal is a living thing, it’s rejecting you, you need to connect with it”

 

[Malibu139]

I just got one of Malibu139 Darksaber replicas and it actually feels really comfortable in my hands. Definitely not hard to grip at all. Reminds me of some of the katanas I own.

Agreed. Can’t wait to feel one with a blade in it . No greebles/levers to have to work around. Plenty of room for 2 hands if needed. The katana is a good analogy just maybe with a slanted hand guard.

 

[Halliwax]

Agreed. Can’t wait to feel one with a blade in it . No greebles/levers to have to work around. Plenty of room for 2 hands if needed. The katana is a good analogy just maybe with a slanted hand guard.

Please share videos when done!

 

[Malibu139]

Please share videos when done!

Will do! My personal one will be a while. However the TheSaberTrade has a hilt and is wiring one up now. Should be able to post his soon , I can’t wait.

 

[Wolfsburg]

One thing that really bugs me about the darksaber is how the blade is literally shaped like a material, curved katana blade, not to mention that little stepdown near the emitter. How does that work? Now, I know lightsabers could never exist but I have a harder time understanding how an energy beam could look like the darksabers blade. It almost looks more like a retractable, solid blade than some sort of energy beam. The hilt also being shaped like a real world katana hilt also seems a little on the nose but it certainly gets credit for being sleek and unique looking.

 

[blewis17]

I remember reading his belts are flipped or something in that scene..

After he had the Fett suit on, Mark told the crew that the shoulder bells were on wrong side, but they didn't change them for the Jabba scene.