Probe Droid
Master Member
The Qui-Gon is pretty smooth in the hands, which is why Neesan picked it when offered his choice. He knew he was going to be handling it along, so went with the one easiest on the hands.
Which saber is most comfortable to you?
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KnightAsylum
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Asajj Ventress sabers with the Qui-gon saber being a close second would be my choice for comfort in terms of real world fighting as a handle, but just comfort alone, I would have to go with the Darth Sidious saber:thumbsup
Zombie_61
Master Member
Prequel Trilogy: Qui-Gon. Without all the knobs and such that the other sabers have, it's essentially a simple cylinder.
Original Trilogy: Obi-Wan Kenobi. I actually find this saber quite comfortable to hold. I place my left hand at the pommel end with my index and middle fingers over the activator box/Graflex clamp (I hold it with the activator box down) and my other two fingers wrapped around the booster/hindgrip; my right hand goes around the grenade/foregrip. In a real-world sense, holding it this way would probably result in me turning it on and off the whole time I'm using it, but, hey, it's only a prop.
Original Trilogy: Obi-Wan Kenobi. I actually find this saber quite comfortable to hold. I place my left hand at the pommel end with my index and middle fingers over the activator box/Graflex clamp (I hold it with the activator box down) and my other two fingers wrapped around the booster/hindgrip; my right hand goes around the grenade/foregrip. In a real-world sense, holding it this way would probably result in me turning it on and off the whole time I'm using it, but, hey, it's only a prop.
Son of Skywalker
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Sidious
Reason: It's so incredibly smooth because all the differences in the hilt are slopes and curves instead of protruding or cut-out grips.
Reason: It's so incredibly smooth because all the differences in the hilt are slopes and curves instead of protruding or cut-out grips.
Djinn
Sr Member
I would have to vote Obi-Wan ep1 saber. It would be even better if it did not have the red button and small brass knob, but other than that it fits perfectly in my hands.
Even though we are not talking about it, I think the Vader ROTJ has the be the Least comfortable in my hands. There is just no good place to hold the thing. There are boxes, huge grips and that little cabinet door latch in the way everywhere.
Even though we are not talking about it, I think the Vader ROTJ has the be the Least comfortable in my hands. There is just no good place to hold the thing. There are boxes, huge grips and that little cabinet door latch in the way everywhere.
Master Boda
Sr Member
I like the Leia last command saber the weight and feel is just awesome, same with Ki-Adi and Qui-Gon saber's.Oh and the Mara EH saber is nice as well.
Darth Lars
Master Member
The Obi-Wan TPM/AOTC saber has a comfortable "choke point" right below the emitter shroud, with thumb access to the activator button, but it loses on the pommel cubes being so large.
The Qui-Gon loses because the activation button is practically in the handgrip.
My vote goes to the Luke ROTJ saber, "Hero" version. It is like the Obi-Wan ANH saber, except that the diameter is smaller, it has a smooth tube instead of radiator and no buttons on the clamp. There is a choke point just above the handgrip and the controls are all on the control box - in-between the two hand positions, but reachable from the lower hand.
Luke was not a Jedi -- He did not know how to properly hold the saber!
On the Luke ANH saber, you can find a comfortable hand position just above/over the clamp, with your thumb having access to the red button and the control box being on the opposite side on the tube from your hand. That hand position is not available on the Luke ESB saber, because the control box is rotated ... or is that why there is a second red button also on the underside?
The Qui-Gon loses because the activation button is practically in the handgrip.
My vote goes to the Luke ROTJ saber, "Hero" version. It is like the Obi-Wan ANH saber, except that the diameter is smaller, it has a smooth tube instead of radiator and no buttons on the clamp. There is a choke point just above the handgrip and the controls are all on the control box - in-between the two hand positions, but reachable from the lower hand.
I refuse to call the T-tracks on Luke's ANH saber "grips". We don't call the fins on the ANM2 booster on Obi-Wan's ANH saber "grips" -- the purpose of those fins on the original machine gun was as radiator fins. Therefore, I believe that the T-tracks on Luke's and Vader's lightsabers were supposed to resemble radiator fins, even though they were made of plastic.
Luke was not a Jedi -- He did not know how to properly hold the saber!
On the Luke ANH saber, you can find a comfortable hand position just above/over the clamp, with your thumb having access to the red button and the control box being on the opposite side on the tube from your hand. That hand position is not available on the Luke ESB saber, because the control box is rotated ... or is that why there is a second red button also on the underside?
Sumatra
Sr Member
I refuse to call the T-tracks on Luke's ANH saber "grips". We don't call the fins on the ANM2 booster on Obi-Wan's ANH saber "grips" -- the purpose of those fins on the original machine gun was as radiator fins. Therefore, I believe that the T-tracks on Luke's and Vader's lightsabers were supposed to resemble radiator fins, even though they were made of plastic.
Luke was not a Jedi -- He did not know how to properly hold the saber!
On the Luke ANH saber, you can find a comfortable hand position just above/over the clamp, with your thumb having access to the red button and the control box being on the opposite side on the tube from your hand. That hand position is not available on the Luke ESB saber, because the control box is rotated ... or is that why there is a second red button also on the underside?
I don't think I would call either the booster or the grips radiators, simply because if this thing was generating so much heat that it needed a radiator, wouldn't that get a bit hot? Having that anywhere near your hand seems stupid in that it's a perfect place to grab on the saber. Also, you need to hands when blocking with a sword. While you can make one handed blocks, you are much more effective with two hands. There's no where on the ANH/ESB Luke saber to put your second hand without touching the grips/radiator.
Also, I always thought that lightsabers were supposed to be efficient in their energy consumption. If it was losing so much energy to heat, the power cell would run down in no time. Granted they may have some Super Energizer Max Ultra™ batteries in there.
Zombie_61
Master Member
At least he knew enough to point the business end away from him before he turned it on.Luke was not a Jedi -- He did not know how to properly hold the saber!
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