EVERY SINGLE Lightsaber Type/Variant Explained!

Today we will examine every lightsaber type and variant throughout Star Wars Canon and Legends. Grab some popcorn and get comfortable, because there are roughly forty to get into!
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[@yourmom8845]

Lightsabers and their variants have to be some of the coolest fictional weapons imaginable

[@Cheesy_towel]

You’re right👌🏻💯

[@BlueVoid476]

of course

[@The_Blue_MenaceMC]

I think bro forgot about the hacksmith

[@blckdrag0n784]

Yeah I love how they’re so simple but amazing as f

[@antoninreymond8220]

true

[@Dazzle_Novak_]

Dual-phase Splitsaber with Shoto and Crossguard modes. Cal got himself one of the most practical sabers in Star Wars.

[@CloneVPN134]

5 likes and No replies? Let's get this to 66k likes!

[@originzz]

He is fairly practical in general

[@baki484]

His crossguard blade is also longer than the standard which is 1 meter the crossguard is 1.5 meters long. It's like a dual phase. It could also be heavy because of excess energy coming from one end being circumvented by 2 small emitters.

[@Dazzle_Novak_]

@@baki484 His emitters are also tuned for different length in different modes: his dual wielding has one small and one normal blade, but when he switches to double blade they both are standard length. And yes, It seems most logical that length and weight of his crossguard stance is of two emitters converging into a single powerful blade, with stabilizing side vents.

[@starbird22]

Yah cal imo has the best saber

[@sspectre8217]

Crossguard lightsabers would be functionally better if the cross guard was made of a lightsaber resistant material instead of plasma. That way it can protect the user's hand without endangering further hence defeating its purpose Edit: *sigh*… yes like beskar. You don’t need to mention it

[@wintertrooper7918]

It's a very dumb design that's only made to look unique

[@sspectre8217]

@@wintertrooper7918 it is, that's why I suggested an improvement to the idea

[@caseyynelmss]

You make a lot of sense. Similar to like a great sword, maybe they could use Beskar guards since cross guards are as uncommon as beskar. Obviously, as shown in The Mandalorian, beskar is lightsaber resistant. Now we need to get a character using this.

[@sspectre8217]

@@caseyynelmss tbh my dream lightsaber design would be a double bladed lightsaber with cross guard on one side. I’d use it like a Zweihänder in duels or very close quarters and double bladed when outnumbered

[@Raptorpack-ks4pe]

Fr

[@AMoistEggroll]

One variant wasn't mentioned: the Long-handle Lightsaber. Meant to resemble long-handle swords like the nagamaki, pudao, and the swordstaff of different ancient cultures, this lightsaber variant provides more leverage and handling than standards lightsaber. It can be used both as a sword and staff during combat. Darth Chratis, Darth Nihl, and Zao are among those who have used this variant. Hell, I have mine in a yellow blade made by Ultrasabers and brought it to a ComiCon in Indy earlier this year, and I love it! The people at Ultrasabers were there and were kind enough to upgrade my baby with newer parts!

[@wintertrooper7918]

So like a lightsaber pike

[@AMoistEggroll]

@@wintertrooper7918 Negative. A lightsaber pike is a lightsaber with a long shaft, making it more like a glaive, naginata, or guandao. What I have has the blade and hilt of equally long lengths.

[@shinkenger2234]

Very cool as it gives more leverage than the double bladed lightsaber with one blade but less range than the pike. A nice even middle ground.

[@Atomsk2]

And now because of you I’ll be explaining to my wife why I just built two custom sabers and will be spending 2k. Luckily I chose heavy ultraedges so…we’ll probably end up battling it out

[@shaddowofthelost1750]

12:59 Golden rays of the glorious sunshine Sending down such a blood-red light

[@theinsurancestreams7933]

IM FUCKING INVINCIBLE!!!!

[@RadicalGarry]

"The empire's cruel, Jack. And let's just say _I'm very in touch with my inner Sith."_

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

"LIKE THE GOOD OL' DAYS AFTER ORDER 66!"

[@mimicray]

Forgot the ones only seen in the Phineas and Ferb star wars crossover episode

[@darthbane5357]

Very obscure

[@AverageKaijuGamer]

or the rick and morty one.

[@GunsAndAmmo3]

Smh how could he forget that! It's one of the most notable lightsaber types...

[@ComicBoy750]

13:12 Well, if we’re going there I’d say my favorite lightsaber is the one from the Phineas & Ferb Star Wars episode where they heavily mod their lightsabers to an entertaining degree.

[@vampboy89]

By far my favorite Saber design was Asajj Ventress' curved hilt that joined into a Saber staff

[@zachhecita]

I think the coolest lightsaber variant is the light saber nunchaku, which was wielded by Ventress in the DLC for the classic Star Wars: Battlefront 2. However, I would choose the hinged double-bladed lightsaber like the Temple Guards.

[@jayycanfukurwif3]

I was just about to say this

[@IsraTheBlack]

@@jayycanfukurwif3 Look up Bruce Lee lightsaber and you'll see him wield it. It looks sick as fuck.

[@ProtonXz]

I’d use a standard double blade lightsaber, with a yellow crystal. Simple, but effective

[@STR0ZZ]

I'd want my saber on my arms, extending past my hand, like the doomsayers built in knife. You could be aggressive defensive and use piercing moves like dooku. I'd love to see a starwars charicter use it, I've always invisioned myself using a saber that way.

[@STR0ZZ]

Google up the foundation's blade from fortnite it's the closest that I've ever seen to my child imagination of my sabers, I'd wield both arms, maybe with some mando' tech pure fucken chaos.

[@joshsmith469]

I'd dual wield green sabers

[@WerewolfMaster]

dual blade is much less effective than single blade - it was proven countless of times

[@andylastname566]

Jedi Knight Academy i always used Dual Standard Lightsabers.

[@SerathDarklands]

You forgot the war dragon rider lightsaber. It's a saberstaff, but has a small blade in between the ends, for a total of three blades.

[@darthbane5357]

Sounds impractical

[@SerathDarklands]

@@darthbane5357 It's beyond impractical, it's stupid. I mention it on my other channel in a video I did covering every single lightsaber type. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5zNoGWvgqyngassi=MJ-Xt5UUSaXjOxer

[@RadicalGarry]

​@@darthbane5357 hey, impracticality is the foundation sci-fi weapons stand upon!

[@somexnun]

I’m interested in hearing more about things such as vibroblades, in relation to how they differ & resemble a standard saber. Also, more about whips. This was interesting and at parts, funny. (That bit at the end with the Lego Maul octosaber!) Thank you

[@ironmaidenman77]

The telescoping lightsaber pike from the Knights of the Eternal Throne trailer is the variant that I'd love to see brought into canon. It can be used as a normal lightsaber, or you can extend the handle for extra reach.

[@skycastrum5803]

Crossguard lightsabers were a mistake, unless the emitters are made of something lightsaber resistant. It doesn't accomplish the function of a crossguard. In all other lightsabers, the emitter is a weakness. You slash it, the blade goes out. Kylo Ren's actually makes sense. It's making up for other faulty characteristics. Other than that, it comes off too much as someone just thinking it would look cool.

[@pancakes8670]

Considering Lightsaber blades also magnetically lock on to each other, a crossguard is basically useless.

[@joshuarobinson6011]

Most cross guard sabers are made because of cracked crystals just like kylo’s. The vents are to make it not blow up in their hands

[@skycastrum5803]

@@joshuarobinson6011 Most? When else are there crossguard lightsabers? Only other time I remember seeing a bunch was High Republic stuff when there were way too many for “faulty crystals” to make sense.

[@swampygaming2975]

I mean, it does look cool though (at least when Cal wielded it)

[@lordcooler1703]

(uses a Light Parasol) I'M MARY POPPINS, Y'ALL!!!😆😆😆

[@Saimeren]

I've got two that you missed. The Death Star could be seen as a sort of over powered Lightsaber Rifle as it used Kyber crystals to power it's laser. And the "Contained Energy Axe" was a lightsaber axe.

[@vipe650r]

Hmm. I’m not sure I’d consider that any sort of saber, so much as a Kyber-powered weapon, as it had no sword/sabre-like properties. Both of the rifles weren’t really variations of lightsabers either, so much as they employed or utilized existing sabers as fuel/ammo/etc. They were systems into which lightsabers were placed.

[@Saimeren]

@@vipe650r Semantics. You knew exactly what I meant. Don't be a troll.

[@SwedensMiner]

​@@SaimerenHows this trolling tho, Comment simply disagreed with putting rifles (and thus the death star) in the light sabre category.

[@devinfreebern8449]

What about the kyber daggrr in han solo movie

[@Saimeren]

@@devinfreebern8449 Daggers are just mini swords. In this case, small lightsabers.

[@Dilectrix]

I'd definitely use Cal Kestis's saber, its just got so many options

[@AverageKaijuGamer]

Unpopular opinion I love the Inquisitors lightsabers there just so cool looking intimidating and versatile. Its easily could be the best saber in star wars the inquisitors are just under trained and there made to be weaker then Vader and Sidious so they dont pose a threat. If a Fully trained Sith or Jedi wielded one of those bad boys ow it would be over for nearly any enemy that crossed their path

[@garyoak9649]

That doesn't count his one is the basic options the customizations don't count

[@AverageKaijuGamer]

@@garyoak9649 ahh who cares what counts its his opinion.

[@Harmonix05]

Split saber, green crystal. I love the idea of Jedi consulars and the split saber is just so efficient.

[@Dumbas649]

The gauntlet one that was gonna be wielded by plo would have been awesome to see

[@FFfanboyX]

Ezra should have kept the hybrid blaster-saber. Yes, he had grown as a Jedi and didn’t need the extra trick to keep up, but he was also not in a position where he should be turning down any advantage. Also, it lets him stun people, which frankly is a rare option for lightsabers to have.

[@Shadowkey392]

The Darksaber's creator wasn't the ONLY Mandalorian Jedi, he was the FIRST.

[@schizophreniagaming1187]

i was expecting a lightsaber bayonet attached to a laser musket rifle

[@MB2019]

I would use a double bladed lightsaber, with the bottom saber being a dual-phase shoto. It'd mainly be used single-bladed as a standard saber with a somewhat longer hilt as to keep the second hidden. The shoto would detach and as to be used as two separate sabers. Only reason I got this idea is due to a Darth Vader toy from when I was kid that featured a huge hilt with a small dagger like saber that could be removed or added to the bottom.

[@Sparten-177]

I fr loved the tonfa ligtsaber bc of how the design looked...then next is the dark saber. But I mean the other sabers are just insane and I never knew there was a lot of different designed lightsabers.

[@JKBisms]

This isn't necessarily about the video itself but I really really liked the art of Ezra on the cover, it looked really cool.

[@netimarneto6473]

Thank you so much for this!!!

[@koopatroopa7968]

What about the 5-bladed spinning lightsabers from the Phineas and Ferb Star Wars crossover thing?

[@tacticallytim9741]

Great content man! I was hooked after 1 video. Keep it up my force wielder brother

[@alessandrospaccini3798]

Lord Corvax’s lightsaber can be considered a single-blade saber or a new type ?

[@Trethar512]

I'd use a guard shoto, with reinforced areas of either vibroblade or beskar to assist in deflecting other sabers.

[@ML1800]

light pike all day, historically, long pointy stick win, and being able to mod the shaft so you can utelize the shorter blade for CQC would be an added bonus

[@abolgame5435]

I think it would be cool to see some of these as stances in jedi survivor sequel especially light saber pike

[@calebnewton1611]

So i kinda have an idea for a lightsaber. Similar to ezras and some inquisitors, it would have a hand guard like a regular saber, but instead of it being metal, it would have an electric current that could block other lightsabers and could be used as a stunning attack I also love the idea that a jedi or sith could replace a missing arm with a lighsaber. It wouldn't be good at blocking blasters, but it would be a suprise to anyone fighting them up close. Like an assassin but star wars.

[@rogueshadow66]

Love your videos

[@lawrence8871]

Wouldn't a light-pike using a magma kyber crystal retain all the advantages and minimal disadvantages? Greater reach Dangerous blade that spits lava is now near your enemy and not you Still heavier and slower Minimize the danger by using beskar for important parts of the hilt this is the weapon I'd want for a a duel I'd probably want a dual-phased saber with a longer beskar hilt to allow for more varied combat in general.

[@marshalllatta2073]

All of these lightsabers are so cool AM so excited to see more New lightsaber types in future of star wars

[@yourmom8845]

only if disney will give up star wars to lucasfilm again 🤷‍♂️

[@bensakschek615]

I have three things to say about this video. 1. You forgot to mention that in the Legends timeline, Luke Skywalker used a Shoto saber to counter lumia's lightwhip. 2. That parasol lightsaber and lightsaber gauntlet looks awesome. I wish they made a toy of those. 3. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi must have had waterproof lightsabers in Episode 1, seeing how they were able to go swimming on the way to the Gungan city and use them later to fight battle droids. Also, Luke must have waterproofed his lightsaber prior to Episode 5.

[@juliusveldman]

I really like the splitsaber!!

[@nobrainactivity5749]

I like the whip, scythe and the gauntlet they look fun to use ngl

[@erichmahnke5806]

Well. My main jedi in swtor uses a lightsaber hilt that has holes in it similar to heated exhaust tubes has yellowish orange crystal that looks exactly like a lava blade and also the incinerator tunning which makes the hilt look like it’s super heated at the emitter section and the blade looks like it produces a lot of heat. So out of all these I guess I’d use a lava crystal even though my jedi is light side. I rotate between that and a white cross guard lightsaber

[@HomebrewedViking]

Love watching you Vlad

[@johnmoody4474]

I’m sure yoda “hated” it 😂😂 considering his wise words of “fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to sufferingggg” 🤔

[@HarrisonBuck720]

Definitely would use a Splitsaber. The idea of having two lightsabers turn into a dual with out the clunkyness of a dual lightsaber sounds op

[@Meta-Potence]

That umbrella light saber will forever be my favorite.

[@Androcodar]

The Death Stars, Star Destroyers on the Exagol and Star Killer Base can also be seen as lightsabers. after all, they too are powered by Kyber Crystals.

[@NathanHoward-ts3bk]

Would love too see more green an purple in the future, i also didnt know there was orange lightsabers so that was cool

[@FaustofInsanity]

I like the second form of light saber pike and light foil.

[@Cheesy_towel]

I would wield a crossguard for sure. I just love its cool look.

[@wintertrooper7918]

So you want to cut off your hand in a fight

[@Cheesy_towel]

@@wintertrooper7918 😂

[@SciFiUncensored]

Bro. If you edited this yourself, good shit. I feel you. Trust me.

[@kryptkeeper8395]

I'm digging the flicker fase with red Crystal dishonorable saber maybe so but huge advantage

[@AverageKaijuGamer]

Id do the Inquisitors lightsaber. Its so versatile but Inquisitors ngl are just undertrained if a full sith or jedi was trained to use it boy they would be a menace to fight.

[@shada0]

I kind of think the standard lightsabers strength is in it's elegant simplicity, anything more only makes it gimmicky.

[@devindieckmann9202]

I'm curious, what about the force saber made it require use of the dark side? I love the thought of a light foil and force saber combo

[@gabrielanderson7636]

I’d love an axe or warhammer variant. Like a saber that could be supercharged from the force from a Jedi’s last stand. That’d be cool

[@deadinsidemcgee411]

If I had to choose a lightsaber I think I would want a Zweihandler styled cross guard saber in either black or white. Meaning a triple handed length handle with a blade between 5 and 5 and a half foot long similar to my family sword. We’re Poles and have a claymore styled great sword that was passed down our family line until it ended up in my father’s hands and finally me. It’s seen warlike and decorative purposes. It was even involved in the resistance of the nazis and survived the Warsaw insurrection. I think I would be trying to pay homage to it.

[@MxMe-su1ch]

I would wield curved, flicker phase split sabers. One purple, one orange.

[@dragonlord498]

Hard choice given their are multiple interesting ones but i think double bladed that can be split into two offers the most versatile option so csn use a double bladed, two sabers or a single one I also think should do a video on none saber melee weapons

[@searlas6721]

What lightsaber or lightsabers I would use has been an in-depth conversation I've had with a lot of my star wars fan friends, i personally would learn the trick Darth Treya used to have 3 lightsabers fight without me holding them, while I would personally be armed with a guard-shoto and a lightwhip.

[@Nate64Gaming]

There are so many lightsaber variants to choose from, but my favorites are the Dual Phase Lightsaber, Split Saber, the Standard Lightsaber, the Lightsaber-Blaster Hybrid, and the Saber Cane, but if i had to choose only one, it would be the Split Saber. I would be a Jedi wielding the Split Saber in combat against my enemies

[@Rouge_Gems]

My favorite types of Star wars sabers are Standard lightsaber, curved-hilt saber, Farkiller, & Saberstaff.

[@Abegilr_Dragonrider]

I would choose to wield a lava crystal broadsaber, and I would probably be a sith. Being able to use a fiery laser broadsword as the coolest and most badass faction in Star Wars, like seriously, why would I choose anything else?

[@IluminousOne-9.7.2]

Call me Gen. Grevious because I CHOOSE ALL OF 'EM

[@Subject-1314]

We can see in a new hope that luke's lightsaber has a flat side when he first switches it on, as it was originally designed to mimic a real life sword

[@harperdude1237]

I really liked the blade used by the guy in the star wars visions episode where he couldn't retract the blade

[@harrymillar4193]

I would personally use a double-bladed lightsaber but rarely ever use the second blade; meaning I could have the benefits of the longer hilt and keep a hidden blade to surprise unsuspecting enemies

[@meghathukral333]

That’s a good idea

[@ethanchenoweth9720]

I feel like cal kestus’s lightsaber should’ve been an honorary mention. I could change forms into single, staff, dual and cross gaurd. I don’t think any other lightsabers have EVER done that before.

[@ffm7982]

Jedi 1 : Aw man we got exiled Jedi 2 : Yeah real shame but hey at least the sniper that we designed was cool am I right

[@ronnielee8238]

The light halbert. Its a cross guard saber with a long grip and sabers out of both ends but one with an equidistant cross guard snd blade. Super impractical but pretty badass looking with the halbert blade end dragging behind you.

[@JackFrost008]

oo a flickerphase saber or foil sounds like quite a handy idea ;)

[@nicholashansen6347]

you forgot Boc Aseca parallel lightsabers from Darkforces 2. Still my favorite to this day

[@carsk6903]

I hope at some point they do another blaster hybrid saber in the style of the Gunblade from Final Fantasy.

[@iLikeP0tatoes000]

I think I'd probably wield a purple crossguard saber with a metal crossguard. That, or the lava saber, considering I've played the Vr Star Wars game, "Vader Immortal"

[@Snakehead-fy4sb]

If i could merge all of these lightsabers into one id be pretty happy

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

I have an idea for a better blaster-saber. A bayonet hand canon: get two kyber crystals, one for a shoto-saber bayonet, and the other for a kyber blaster. The hilt can adjust between straight or curved (though to do it mid combat would require special designs)

[@ShadowBoss99]

id choose the lightsaber pike or umbrella but if i could make my own it would be a trident design with the side blade being large vents that can spun like a shield O and an adjustable length hilt

[@iankrom510]

This seems really smart! Like a lightsaber with a hero's engine gaurd

[@spades952]

i remember laughing when i wached the "spoof" starwars with the darthmall that had 3 beams comeing out of each side

[@andrewdiestler884]

how do I get a poster of that photo (of a poster) of all the sabers together on a chart, I want one for my wall, so sick!

[@TheMrJJ1]

Sickle-bladed and a shoto dagger style both red

[@timperez4522]

You should have also mentioned Phinease and Ferbs rotating lightsabers from the special starwars movie

[@turtlebro0017]

I would definitely have a Broadsaber kitted with either a lava kyber crystal or the acidic kyber crystal and a scythe saber with either of those 2 kyber crystals as well.

[@DrukenReaps]

May be 40 of these things but you manage to cover them in a digestible time period!

[@TheTitanPrometheus]

I like the idea that all lightsabers have actual blades, like the dark saber, but the plasma glow is so much brighter that you cannot usually see the blade edge. This helps explain why, in the movies and such, some things would get hit by a light saber and not actually get cut, but still take some heat damage

[@xeinem2345]

also when they cut those thick steel walls with a lightsaber, theres a lot of resistance

[@Schustywithavengance]

I would kill for this to be a series. A lightsaber academy like cobra kai or something

[@venomizedtoothless474]

Lightsaber guns, ... take my FRICKIN money, I'm becoming a bounty hunter

[@Los_Lobos2]

I would most likely want the sickle bladed lightsaber or the great lightsaber which are both very different but I feel like I'd have fun and be good with both

[@Minos_PRIME-]

The unexpected transition to Lego darth maul killed me 💀

[@regalsamyt1849]

Cal kestis' lightsaber: i dont know what it is but it works

[@tyronorxy5646]

00:39 Sorry I didn't hear you there properly. The *what* consisted of a plasma blade...?

[@BigMustard2099]

What was the weapon used by Dryden Vos? How is that different from a light saber and what about the electrical looking staffs and tonfas used by imperial guards? Great content! Keep it up!

[@manray0703]

I choose the 8 bladed lightsaber. That thing is awesome ❤

[@kian-ganji]

A separable double bladed dark saber would be my dream

[@samhammy7028]

Ahh, you forgot the Phineas and Ferb special lightsabers

[@SYBEX21]

I always find myself falling in the gray Jedi zone. As such I would chose a Duel-Phase Light Saber, with a Terresta (dark core) orange Crystal modified with a red Bifurcating Cyclical-Ignition Pulse Lightsaber.

[@antoninreymond8220]

i would defenitely have the lightsaber pike. Its like the coolest lightsaber ive ever seen.

[@JasonSmith-wv5lz]

I'm definitely taking the armor

[@blackwerewolfvampireguy]

the spinning dual lightsaber has to be the goofiest, you can just... fly away from combat by spinning them fast enough, that's like saying if you held a helicopter propeller with a powerful enough motor to spin it, so you can fly away, it's just so disjointed from any practical dueling or combat techniques, that's why you HAVE to love it.

[@DF-vr5ou]

U forgot the 1 used before the energy blades, when they use sword with physical blade and a krystal in the hilt to add enrgy hilo

[@CC-ii1sy]

My chosen lightsaber type would be the Splitsaber due to it's multiple fighting methods to choose. Color: Purple one end Green on the other.

[@sam_bagging6028]

I'd use far killer for dealing with long range attacks and a broad saber and the technique trakata for up close and personal

[@stealth_meister4939]

Straight up calling it “laugha” 🤣

[@boilinglemon6702]

ima double-sided all day every day love darth maul and his saber but i find it to be useful as you get more control in defence and more attack in general btw i follow u on tt and on yt love ur stuff so much

[@clarencemcglynn114]

If you ever trained with staff or spear,a swordsman is at a huge disadvantage. Con= space permits movement. Staff lightsaber would be my first choice. Second choice would be split or folding. Never held a lightsaber, never comfortable with a sword. 15 years of experience practicing with a staff or spear. Was able to disarm/defeat 2 swordsman of similar skill. Wooden swords, wooden staff, had the swords been metal. I would be short 2 fingers.