Lightsaber

The lightsaber is the weapon used by the Jedi. It can be used to not only kill the opponent, but to also cut through doors and deflect blaster bolts. It's an elegant piece of weaponry.

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From the StarWars.com Databank

Lightsaber
Affiliation
Jedi

The Movies

The lightsaber is the weapon of a Jedi, an elegant armament of a more civilized time. In comparison, blasters are crude, inaccurate and loud affairs.

Expanded Universe

Lightsabers have changed little in the thousands of years of their employ by the Jedi Knights.

Behind the Scenes

In the early incarnations of the Star Wars story, lightsabers were not weapons exclusive to the Jedi order. In fact, they were quite mundane, being used by Rebel and Imperial troopers alike. George Lucas then limited the weapon only to the Jedi Knights, to give the order a unique feel and an arcane quality

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