superbug Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Is the lightsaber color an indication of a Jedi's rank? Do all Sith Lords use a red coloured lightsaber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxWinnaRxX Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 This has been done to DEATH. For the last danged time: Good guys get blue or green, bad guys get red. It's not their rank or morality that determines color, it's the type of crystal. When a jedi goes dark, his saber doesn't change color. Sometimes exceptions are made allowing different colored sabers, like Mace Windu's purple saber. D13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbas WhOr3 Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Originally posted by XxWinnaRxX This has been done to DEATH. For the last danged time: Good guys get blue or green, bad guys get red. It's not their rank or morality that determines color, it's the type of crystal. When a jedi goes dark, his saber doesn't change color. Sometimes exceptions are made allowing different colored sabers, like Mace Windu's purple saber. D13 Las time? Iver never seen It Siths have red ones due to the process that makes theirs, they use synthetic crystals (sometimes they concentrate on the crystal while its being made to enhance its powers) Jedis use natural ones hence the Ghey colours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbug Posted June 6, 2002 Author Share Posted June 6, 2002 Are there any yellow/orange lightsabers in the real Starwars or only in Jedi Outcast? I've seen the normal Jedi use yellow/orange lightsabers while the Jeditrainer use purple lightsabers in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Burner Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Actually there exists Jedi's with a RED lightsaber... and for a fact one of them is sitting on the Jedi Council in TPM & AOTC... Adi Gallia is her name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda_623 Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Really never knew that. COOL!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Burner Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 yup look at Jedi Powerbattles to Playstation you will see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acdcfanbill Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 not quite cannon of course, did anyone see her in Eps2 with her red sabre?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Burner Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 just saw the jedi battle on geonosis (downloaded a crappy version of AOTC) didn't see her or anyone that uses a red saber (except Dooku ofcourse)... but i just remembered that the lightsaber Leia builds for herself is red... (you can see it @ http://members.tripod.com/MousieDroid/Hilt/Leia.html ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbug Posted June 7, 2002 Author Share Posted June 7, 2002 as far as i remember, Mace Windu is the only Jedi with a lightsaber of different colour from the usual blue/green. I'm not sure whether other Jedis use different colors, if anyone can remember the scene where many Jedis were fighting in the EPII. In Jedi Outcast however, there are yellow/orange lightsabers which I don't know are real in Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techsurfer Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 The reason why Mace Windu's lightsaber is purple is because he is using a Form VII lightsaber - the only one to use it. This allows for the most deadly and powerful attacks from his saber. Most Jedi use the generic Form III but Mace is special due to his great saber technique! All other Jedi in the films have had blue or green sabers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguelmay Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 I think they're only using Blue/Green sabers cuz the cinematography looked bad with multiple colours (i saw a preview once with a bunch of guys in jedi robes and multicoloured sabers charging... it looked dumb)... Sith sabers are not red because they are synthetic.... though it is possible they all use synthetic crystals.... Luke's RotJ saber uses a Synthetic crystal (read Shadows of the Empire) and we all know it turns out green. In the EU, several of the jedi use different color sabers, because makes the author's character more defined, and the strange colours don't look as bad in your mind's eye. e.g. Tionne (a jedi teacher) uses Silver Lowbacca (some wookie) uses bronze etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throno-Denkai Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Jedis dont just get blue or green, there are more colors. Blue is the most popular color and Green is the final battles color. Also there are some purple, yellow, oranga, dark blue and pink colors but i dont know that did you pleased to pay attention and see it on the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Windu the only one to use purple saber, he is not. Mara Jade a purple saber uses she, also hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 good sabers are green or blue bad are red ...... thios is prolly cos it looks good on film and makes every1 easy to tell the difference mace windu got a purple sabre cos samuel l jackson is a bigtime actor and asked 4 1 EU says its determined by the crystal put in the sabre and is therefore the choice of the jedi in question .... i prefer this idea personally orange sabres :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 in the words of the immortal Yoda, "Crazy, j00 are" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 cheers .... but not crazy just tired ... i just read that and it makes no sense whatsoeva! thats ma job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 We all know Lucas doesn't give a crap about EU and what they say about saber colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallacy Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Yeah well none of us give a crap about Lucas, EU is part of star wars wether he likes it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalVapor Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Let us all keep in mind that it is Lucas who calls the shots, NOT the EU. If he contradicts somthing in the EU, then that somthing becomes a bunch of crap. And any of us who has a problem with this can go to hell because if Lucas says "The books are F**KING up my story, have the EU license revoked, and pull all remaining copies off the shelves" That is it. so do not try to say the books are right and he is wrong. If he says theres only the 4 colors, then there are only 4 colors. In closing, the only reason the EU allows for more colors is because its not 100% cannon. What the movies say is whats real. everything else is just somthing other people are making up. basicaly the EU is all lies with a few hints of truth. And by the way...In case you didnt figure it out, what I am also saying is..."Whether he likes it or not"???? Keep in mind Star Wars BELONGS TO LUCAS YOU MORON!!!!! What he says goes whether YOU like it or not!!! P.S. I am not always happy with Lucas's decisions either. I wanted my character to have a sky blue saber instead of the typical blue that is used in the movies but I just gotta deal with the fact that its not cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 I don't like that outlook. EU is one of the best parts of the Star Wars Universe. Why do you think SW is so popular? Multiple viewings of the Original Trilogy? Nah. The EU gives SW depth and insight. To say that most of EU are lies is to go against almost everything that is Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exar Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 I can accept it to some degree when lucas totally blows off all UE material, but what really gets me is that he cant even keep his own story straight most of the time. there is so much about the canon material that contradicts itself or doesnt make sense, it seems like he didnt he even cross reference his own scripts to make sure it all came together more cohesively. I trhink he doesnt even really care about star wars for that matter but is just in it for the money. We all know he never inteded to make any more after rotj, but then he saw how strong its following was after 20 years and realised the opportunity. including EU material, star wars has so many contributors that as far as consistancy it is nightmare. I dont accept lucas's word over anyone elses as far as the story or technical details. I give each thier place and just try to enjoy star wars for what it is. it is simply impossible to nitpick over whos right between lucas and EU authors, because then you'd have to go in and argue about who was technically right among the couple of dozen EU authors, and that would be sheer madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lime-Light Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 George Lucas is a bastard. All Star Wars liscences should be given to Timothy Zahn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 No, they should be given to Kevin J. Anderson (j/k! don't kill me...) From the movies, all we can gather is that the blue/green and sometimes purple is just a "Jedi Tradition" and the red is a "Sith tradition." There would be nothing stopping a "real" Jedi/Sith or a rogue force adept from making a lightsaber of some other color, etc. The way it is in the movies is just like the old "Good guys wear white hats, bad guys wear black hats" in old Westerns. Just so it's obvious to everyone who's on which side. ; ) Hate to burst anyone's bubble, but regardless of what you personally choose to "accept" George Lucas and his companies own the rights to Star Wars and the entire franchise. It's his intellectual property, so he has EVERY RIGHT to define what is "canon" and what isn't, and he has. Obviously the official stuff makes money, and so it's sold too, even if the stories go off in different directions and aren't always consistent. In fact, I took it that the "consistency policy" between EU authors was done voluntarily, as a courtesy to each other and marketing strategy (which they adopted in the late 1990's), not because they were forced to be Lucas (somebody correct me if I'm wrong). So for all we know, some authors don't give a crap about consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalVapor Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 Yeah well I do believe that George has lost it. His movies while still incredibly good, have lost some of the quality the originals had. The lines are getting worse and worse, and he isn't focusing on the important things that have always been the selling point of Star Wars. Its true that many of us are crying like little b**ches for the star wars we grew up with, longing to relive our youth for a couple hours, and be taken back to that mysticism that made us love star wars in the first place....WELL TOO BAD! Lets face it, These new films are NOT the original trilogy. They are NOT the same movies we grew up with. If we wanna relive our youth through that galaxy far far away, get out the Original Trilogy video collection and WATCH IT. Besides, we are not kids anymore so give up on that youth kick, it aint happening. And lastly, if you wanna go back to the mysticism, there are two ways of looking at things. 1. learn to accept that the movies are not the ones we grew up with and accept them as they are. (You might learn to like them if you stop complaining long enough to really watch them) and 2. If you still cant get back to that mysticism, then you have to accept that you are grown up now and that mystical movie magic you fell in love with is only magical to the mind of a child. I had to use both methods myself because, while #1 generaly worked for me, I became so hell-bent on making a fan-film that I ripped the magic apart until I knew every technical detail. Then when I went to see Episode 2 for the first time, I found myself paying more attention to the technical details, and effects techniques and almost missed the movie itself until I came to my senses and payed attention. Lets face it. Star Wars has always been and will always remain a special effects extraveganza. Its too hard to notice now, but the Original Trilogy was on the cutting edge of special effects technology for its time just as The Prequel Trilogy is now. Had the current digital technology existed in 1977, there would be no complaints about the new trilogy. We as fans simply have to learn that change is inevitable, we cant always have our way, and its George's sandbox, everyone else is just playing in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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