Ok, point. I should say that what I'm trying to say is current canon throws out the whole "LIGHTSABERS ARE SUPER HAAAARD" thing
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
That's a true point. I don't really see any reason why a lightsaber would be hard to use either way, aside from the balance being different.
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Replying to @chton @BootlegGirl
(physical balance, as in weight distribution, compared to a normal sword. Not force balance :p)
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I'm a trained fencer, and our foils could be weighted but usually weren't so that we could safely saber duel (saber means edge hits allowed)
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @chton
Even if a fencing foil cut like a lightsaber, the "you'd cut your own limbs off in seconds" thing is bullshit.
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I do kendo & I think lightsabers are closer to katana than foils; while we do have to careful about cutting ourselves...
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it's just a matter of proper sword technique. I've never understood the "only force users can control these!"
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Replying to @aproustian @chton
I have a katana, a gift from my father, as well. It's just a model/display item but it could be used for practice in a pinch
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And I've taken it out, swing it around, and even if the blade were sharpened I can't imagine how I could wound myself. Someone else, maybe
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @chton
it would have to move under its own control, which you override with the force, I think
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It's not super clear why lightsabers are supposed to be that dangerous and in his oldest scripts they were just regular cutting tools
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Replying to @arthur_affect @aproustian and
The stormtroopers have them for cutting through the hull of a ship to invade if
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They say it's because the blade has no weight but I don't know that that would make it harder rather than easier to use
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