How to Write Lightsabers for Disney Star Wars

[@ThrashicPark]

This video made my hilt curve and now it won't go back to normal.

[@MaxofZorroReviews]

😈

[@kenrupert9983]

Peyronie's Saber, it's treatable

[@internetuser320]

​@@kenrupert9983well, the cost is so expensive......we should skipped to the prostethic

[@Forestdude9000]

Are you sure you just didn't notice it for the first time? I know it was shocking for me the first time I noticed I had a dent in my lightsaber hilt.

[@pgkr62pljks1]

Ask your doctor about XIAFLEX to see if it may be the right treatment for your curve!

[@teamataraxia6244]

Saw a section of this on a KZbin short, immediately came and watched the whole video, I am VERY impressed

[@GDouble3K]

Same here. Finally the algorithm got something right. Fantastic video and editing was perfect

[@grapenova1155]

Yo same

[@tujgamelol2657]

Same glad I did

[@karlgregormartihhin]

Same

[@maxtryx8323]

Same

[@popej611]

The satire was *Chef's kiss*

[@loganmitchell4945]

When you were describing how each Lightsaber fight in the first six movies built up from one to the next gave me the chills

[@unprofesinalidiot3388]

What satire this is clearly a disny taining video

[@ItisWhatItWas]

Nah he hit me with the emotional part and then back handed me with the "How lame is that" That got me dead XD.

[@hellothere4574]

I was genuinely invested in that part until tension was completely broken

[@blackjay4596]

Sounds just like Disney writing to me :V​@@hellothere4574

[@andreweppling2333]

This video did something dangerous. It revived a long dead love for Star Wars, it’s been gone since episode 8, and I dropped off from watching any Star Wars stuff at Book of Boba fett. But this…. This makes me want to watch I-VI and then read old EU novels. Well done

[@mistermarkham101]

Working on buying up all the Canon novels (they’re not EU, Disney is just bad fanfiction) for myself because I never got to read them pre-Disney, now I’m sad I never did.

[@ebirdo5547]

If you don't like the Disney machine and want some good Star Wars that (to my knowledge) doesn't trample on any pre-established canon, watch Rogue One and Andor. They're fantastic additions to the overall story of the prequels and original trilogy, fleshing out the rebellion (and their struggle) and the empire.

[@Forestdude9000]

​@@ebirdo5547I will say I don't like the plot of Rogue One, but I have heard great things about some of the characters and fights!

[@Michael-dj6pd]

@@Forestdude9000 Andor is very good as well

[@Ziamangry]

@@ebirdo5547i hate it when people bring up rogue one as a highlight. it’s absolute dogshit until the last 10 minutes, and 90% of the reason why those 10 minutes are cool are because of vader. the plot was shit, the characters were shit, and the acting and script was also shit. It’s just less offensive to the entire franchise because it’s the most disconnected.

[@IronMandrill-Mark44]

Excellent video. But why did you try so hard with writing a script and having matching visuals? You could have flashed colors at us whille riffing using almost solely Gen Alpha Slang Words with a remix of a Tik Tok Song in the background! It would have totally conveyed the same experience and you wouldn’t have to spend as much time or effort!

[@63topher02]

Don’t forget the subway surfers in a corner

[@cujero]

That’s true, the only people that would appreciate that level of effort are hateful, racist and toxic men.

[@Toffee-kta]

Excellent comment. But why did you try so hard eloquently making your point I stead of using an acronym and 3-5 emojis? It would've conveyed just as much depth and meaning. Seems like a waste of effort.

[@IronMandrill-Mark44]

@@Toffee-kta Haha Nice one

[@archelon2959]

@@Toffee-ktawhy try explain? Meaning would same if not

[@TheFlyingSuperpig]

I hope Disney doesn't copyright Strike this channel to Oblivion because This is some great A content

[@MaxofZorroReviews]

Let us hope they never find us

[@whatwouldivedone9659]

Please i want a show that explores the lightsaber combat training and forms ​@MaxofZorroReviews

[@YourFuneralBit]

@@MaxofZorroReviewsgreat vid but the lightsaber actually has a bit of weight because if only the hilt had weight you can just flick it around like a tv remote and flick around a tv remote, see how it would make no sense for the blade itself to be weightless, the blade actually has weight but just not that much weight

[@StarlasAiko]

And that is why Disney will copyright strike it as soon as they find it. Anything that maintains people's love for StarWars )or any fanbase, really) is scheduled for corruption and destruction.

[@_Zaira]

Turns out George Lucas himself stated that the lightsabers were supposed to be held as if they were heavy because of the amount of energy in the blades. That why in episode IV, they only held them with two hands, but as they progressed, he wanted more intense battles, so he incorporated the one-handed techniques as Luke became more skilled! It was said in an interview.

[@Forestdude9000]

Yeah, my headcanon is the hilts are heavy, and the blade is *almost* weightless, which makes it even more difficult to wield. It is light enough you can't rely on gravity, but heavy enough that maneuvering the dense hilt is made awkward, and wrist movements alone won't do it. That's why non-force users and those untrained in the Jedi arts struggle so much.

[@3sellers3ful]

​@Forestdude9000 you can literally use the force to move faster and lift heavy objects, something that weighs 30ish pounds would be trivial for almost every jedi.

[@Forestdude9000]

@@3sellers3ful Reread my last sentence.

[@Roboticslife9524]

In the lore I believe that the more in tune with the force you are the lighter your weapon is. Which is why he see Luke swinging it like a baseball bat in episode 5 but then have the masters in the prequels putting on a show

[@3sellers3ful]

@@Forestdude9000 I think anybody who has a physical labor job could probably use one no problem

[@thegangstachimp]

the sarcasm and satire directed towards Disney by real fans is always great

[@gunnerfiner8361]

The curved hilt is so you can more easily point the tip of the lightsaber forwards, instead of it naturally sitting at an angle. This gives you more reach, and better tip control, making it more nimble and thrusts more effective.

[@MaxofZorroReviews]

That's what I keep telling her 😔

[@crocidile90]

​@@MaxofZorroReviews XD IRL reason for the hilt angle was that Christopher Lee who played Count Dooku was a master fencer AND he had a injury from ww2 that made holding a straight hilt very difficult.

[@andrewmahony1734]

My friend sent me this video, and after watching it, I HAD to check the channel, only to watch the other two videos imidiately. Please keep making such well written, thought out, and heartfelt content. We will watch your career with great interest...

[@Lego-rx9cd]

This is more emotional than the last few Star Wars projects save the mandalorian

[@mistermarkham101]

And Andor

[@BubbleOfDoom22]

7:23 That kick! Oh my goodness your editing and clip selection is so on point. This entire video is a master class on using clips and timing. Subscribed already!

[@zinogre6225]

Excellent video, definitely subbing. Though one minor nit-pick is that at 11:18 Cal isn’t getting stabbed, he catches the lightsaber right as the tip touches his armor which hurts because it’s melting the armor and burning him but it’s not touching him at all, just the outermost part of his chest piece.

[@jojajoja]

No, i think it actually did stab him. But how much damage would it actually do? It wouldn't have gone deep at all and is totally realistically recoverable.

[@zinogre6225]

@@jojajoja I think if it did it basically just touched the surface of his skin

[@projectfallenvr]

@@zinogre6225 Which still hurts like a bitch.

[@toptiergaming6900]

It also is off tward the side so if it did penatrate the chances of organ dammage would be lower

[@macmadness5932]

im pretty sure that was just breaking the skin, which would definitely hurt a TON any further that wouldve killed, for sure

[@MOsesIcan]

Just when I was considering wether my past love for the the depth of the franchise was even worth it and considering walking away, this video reminded me that there are people who hold a deep sacred place for truth and the relevance for proper story telling beyond the “key jangling” that make well crafted video essays that hit right home. Thank you And may the force be with you.

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

Considering you spoke about teaching other Disney Star Wars writing lessons… I can’t wait to be taught by you in the ways of Mary Sue, breaking canon, inconsistent character motivations, copying what came before and so, so much more!

[@mandoc6249]

Some may say there’s no hope for Star Wars but this video (if seen by the right people) could help turn that around and maybe give us the hope we all need a better hope, a fresher hope … a new hope

[@nerium1440]

4:40 Small correction, Qui Gon used form IV, although in his older age he did modify it. It’s not specified how he modified it, but it’s implied he took elements from form II, since he learned from Count Duku, while keeping the core elements of form IV

[@S_VC]

I saw a short about the lightsaber segment, this video is hilarious!!

[@WILLYINTHEREEDS]

I LITERALLY JUST WANT ANDOR SEASON 2 WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING 😭😭😭

[@Michael-dj6pd]

But doesn't it directly transition into rogue one? I guess we could follow a different part of the story line, but it felt finished to me.

[@aaronh.1315]

@@Michael-dj6pd No Andor ended well before Rogue One. I think there's about 10 years of wiggle room (MAYBE 5) between the end of Andor and Rogue One. The Empire lasted for about 20 years and it seems like Andor takes place about 10 years before the end of the empire.

[@tajagi2496]

2:24 I literally just watched the brief analysis of TPM like yesterday and here it is again. Great video love the sarcasm

[@kurtwagner350]

Excellent video. I know I for one expected a show called the acolyte, featuring a bunch of young Jedi to have some semblance of connection to what it is to be a Jedi, and have great lightsaber choreography. Silly me, It’s just a terrible sci-fi mystery that both didn’t make sense, and didn’t really even need to be a Star Wars project.

[@Iggystardust20]

Saw a short from this video and came to watch the full thing and happy I did. Hope you keep it up and the channel grows

[@sixsio4531]

This is genuinely one of the best videos/video essays i've ever watched and definitely the best star wars themed one. I hope this blows up it really deserves more views. Great video

[@FeedMeSalt]

I was rather surprised to see you only have three videos. This is definitely something you should keep at.

[@garlicbread5643]

Amazing work cant believe the polish from a channel with only 11 videos we will watch your career with great interest

[@PJKP82]

When freedom is a memory and justice is outlawed, the just must become outlaws. And subscribers.

[@plagueoperator7438]

Thats why Andor was good, the Characters had reasons to be doing things. Like the attack on the imperials on Cassains Adoptive mothers planet, had an Emotional reason, they weren’t letting them carry out their traditions so the populists got angry, and then a fight ensued. The Officer that betrayed the empire lost the love of his life because of the Empire. The kid had a view and an ideal, that the Empire was trying to stamp out. They all had reasons to side against the Empire and fight with what would become the Rebellion.

[@ThatOneKnight07]

Funny to see armchair warrior Shad here. Definitely wasn’t expecting to see his incompetence in such a masterpiece of a video.

[@MaxofZorroReviews]

Shad's mind is akin to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place. But you must admit, he's brought a lot of awareness to the HEMA space and I think that’s a good thing. And besides, the royal palace that is swordsmanship YT would be a bit duller without its court jester 🤡

[@roughrambo1000000]

So fun meta fact on why Count Dooku's lightsaber was shaped like that. It's because they wanted a more sophisticated look and there's a rumor that they made it look like that because Christopher Lee was a descendant of Charlemagne, the guy who founded the Holy Roman Empire.

[@QkayDG]

Can confirm advertising it with the shorts is working, 🔥 video

[@tacobellxboxgiveaway]

Thanks for the lore of lightsabers as well as a funny video actually a well put together one at that.

[@thebobbierbob]

One the best videos I've seen in a while. Keep up the good work!

[@Anihi1ator]

Good content and the video clips are on point. Well done.

[@medical-cyanide1526]

Vaguely reminds me of some made up head cannon I spouted on a starwars RP Gmod server when I was younger. I made a comment that the most dangerous part of blasters was the heat it would transfer to the target. That even without a full hit or a lot of visual damage the heat was boiling blood and rupturing internals as well as charing the immediate flesh. To the point that if it didn’t hit armor the bolt just getting to close to bare skin could actually cause some burns. Sometimes ponder trying to join one of those servers again.

[@dyln2000]

SWRP was awesome. I used to play a character who would call everyone by the wrong rank and tell people to "step into my office" when in random places like the medbay or engine room. And telling the shock troopers to schedule random people for execution. "Private , escort this Clone to the gallows at once. Captain's orders."

[@nikitashutkov1804]

Never have I seen a more beautiful expression of anger. This piece of sarcastic narrative is very relevant, especially in our world under Moloch’s shade.

[@JezzaE2003]

This is my new favorite star wars channel, hope you stick with it

[@dunerider88]

Saw this video on a short and just finished it and your lightspeed video and my word! Brilliant writing. Disney better make sure to NEVER hire you or those "toxic fans" will be back in full force with their money!

[@spider59er35]

9:27 I just realized something in this section, I think Kylo’s lightsaber was the only one with such a violet looking blade, looked like the flames out of a rocket whenever he ignited it…. Random thought, maybe that’s why he wields it like a heavy blade, because the energy release is _actually a jet_ , forcing the blade back into his hand He. Hates. Igniting it, and the Kyber crystal is so turbulent because it knows Kylo came from pure people, and it itself Hates being ignited in this way. So much so that the crystal tries to pull its energy back into itself, trying to resist any swing kylo might make, resulting in Kylo muscling and even using the force to push the blade along where he swings at🤔 (This has been a crackpot headcanon by a fan, I hope y’all enjoy your days🤘)

[@Reubentheimitator6572]

makes sense to me

[@atreyucinema93]

Bro, incredible. On the nose. Glad to see you get it and showing the new writers how to do it. 😅 For real though, so good. Everything I felt and thought summed up. Thank you.

[@gentleseal1778]

Got recommended on shorts, can’t turn down a good bit of satire/sarcasm. Keep up the good work!

[@josiah3337]

Thanks to this video i got hired at Disney im gonna make yoda black this is gonna be good

[@phoster3322]

Like many others, Im here for a very comedic youtube short. Hilarious video, subscribed 🙏

[@Callifix]

this is hillarius. Would love more like this!

[@zacharymyers5322]

This video absolutely slaps. I'm a huge prequel apologist, and the rocks in your head roll downhill to fill the holes in my own mind.

[@Blazing_Hyperion]

13:56 “They want Marvel jokes and slapstick humor” I groaned when you said this.

[@sourswift]

God this video is amazing, keep making more like it because I was laughing my ass off with every sentence you said It almost feels like this is the mentality of Disney writers

[@haydenfada3630]

Might be the greatest KZbin video I’ve ever watched unironically

[@vivektiwary-m5s]

Just subscribed, I was expecting someone with like million subs , this channel is underrated af..

[@ConstantinIorga-r4d]

If there was a book about lightsbaer combat Disney would have burned it while playing the "let the past burn" line on repeat

[@JackEverton101]

I’m sorry, how does this video not have over 1 million views? It’s absolutely a banger my man !

[@JoshuaWood-f2r]

This is such a great video. You are so underrated. Genuinely hit me in the feels. Some of the new stuff is okay, but I miss old Star Wars.

[@LeeJackson-v1l]

Dude your editing and writing, you’re a great videoographer! Brought me to higher consciousness and a subscribe 🎉

[@HowlingWolf324]

Saw a clip of this from a short and immediately watched the whole thing, definitely earned the like and subscribe

[@Newnight2023]

This. Watching this in my Ahsoka sweatshirt, next to my Rebels blanket (Disney made it but I think it was before Disney ruined things), near my mom who likes the sequels (which we have gotten in multiple fights over) Is the best thing I have ever seen.

[@woodenturnip6092]

FANTASTIC video. Bravo!

[@stillbuyvhs]

6:00 A space sword training show sounds awesome. Why can't we have that again?

[@zinden11]

Started watching because I saw some random Disney star wars fan complain on twitter, about your force is female joke in the hyperspace video and thought it was funny, now I've watched all your videos and subscribed lol.

[@alaskadrifter]

Gotta say I wasn’t expecting Psych references, you earned my upvote!

[@Connor_Conntroller]

Most Genius Video i have Seen in a while, Bad to Watch it After the Short i saw

[@vivektiwary-m5s]

Truly impressive, and perfectly spot on...

[@cheebamonkey4073]

First video of yours ive seen. Although im tired of all the talk about the new star wars movies I enjoyed the video. Good luck.

[@j.guenette8413]

Very good video. It really shows that you did a lot of research and the quality of your analysis is S tier.

[@ethereal_samurai4297]

Holy shit, this is the best Star Wars video I have seen in my life, perfectly sums up everything RIGHT about the sequel trilogy and the new shows LMAO 😂

[@danieltsiprun8080]

Saw the shirt you made for this video at first i thought it was ai, what convinced me this was real is the sarcasam. And i got to say this is a masterpiece.

[@andrewtlockemanch]

This was so good. Bravo!👏🏻

[@eitanamir7918]

Love the delivery, no notes. Subscribed

[@theswarmsquad3606]

Thank you so much Andor, for being a good goddamn show.

[@Handler_One]

Investing early, i see this channel going big

[@brucemagladry5292]

I needed this, this is amazing and I love it

[@M4rkk20]

9:25 was just so beautiful to hear

[@muigokublack6487]

This satire made me appreciate just how fleshed out and care was put into Star Wars before the dark times. Before the mouse.

[@averywilson6879]

Didn't make it to class on time. But I'll be here for the next lesson. Great video!

[@Kryptomine]

This video is excellent, the satire is amazing. Subbed for future content similar to this :D

[@MyNameIsYahweh]

You have earned a sub today, great video

[@Taudstein]

Well that was art. Subscribed!

[@LouiseBelcher69]

Does anyone remember when a lightsaber actually cut people in half instead of giving a glowing burn streak across the body? Lightsabers only work when the writers want them to work.

[@TheMandaloreFett]

This video was brilliant. Jolly good show.

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

Lightsabers aren’t made of light actually. They’re more akin to a beam of plasma generated from the sword. This is also how all lasers in Star Wars are generated. They’re all just bolts of plasma whose colors are dictated by the quality of the tibana gas used to generate them. Lower quality and cheaper tibana gas used by the Rebels, Separatists, and space pirates are red. Whereas the higher quality tibana gas used by the Galactic Empire is green. The blue plasma bolts the Republic uses are sort of a balance between the two. Lightsabers though are different. It’s the will of the user and the power of the kyber crystal personified. The color of a lightsaber is determined by the personality of the wielder and what sort of Jedi they are. Blue are Jedi Guardians who specialize mostly in the art of lightsaber wielding, green are Jedi Councilors who mainly specialize in the Force and only use their lightsaber for defense or as a secondary weapon. Jedi Sentinels, although almost entirely extinct by the Clone Wars, were a balance between the two and used yellow lightsabers. A Sith’s red lightsaber is based on their hate, fears and suffering. It’s a Sith tradition to bleed your kyber crystals once you have fallen to the dark side: to imbue your hatred into your kyber crystal and literally bleed it red. So yes, lightsabers do have a bit of weight to them, but nowhere near as much as Disney thinks. A meter long by 3 centimeter wide beam of plasma won’t weigh much, but for some reason Disney just thinks lightsabers are just glowing baseball bats, or those lightsaber toys we all used to play with, and that’s probably what first comes to mind when Disney writers make the stories. Write what you know after all.

[@IronMandrill-Mark44]

Is that a wild Ghoulif I see!

[@eclipse6703]

PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS SATIRE

[@kingdorm2001]

Just wait until Disney releases a prequel to episode 5 in which half the screen is taken up by a mobile game ad

[@MaxofZorroReviews]

Star Wars 1½: Simba's Pride ft. Subway Surfers

[@dallasbarnes5107]

This video is gunna blow up out of nowhere this is great lmaoo

[@WulfieZi]

How am i supposed to spend 20 minutes paying attention to this video? Where's my Subway surfers?

[@shaggy1628]

This might be your best video yet. Expert levels of taking the piss out of Disney just by showing how inferior (most of) their stuff is compared to actual Star Wars.

[@tinytrtle5681]

The best part of this video is how well it portrays that THEY KNOW! Maybe I'm wrong to some extent, but with the level of subversion there is, it can't just be ignorance, these people have to have done some research into this stuff to more efficiently remove everything that made it good

[@Ghosty09]

I love how you can hear him start to leak out the Star Wars fan but then pulls in the “man that shits lame let’s just throw in another worthless lightsaber battle!”

[@josiahbrosnan973]

This was beautiful 👏

[@sheper00]

This is BRILLIANT

[@cone885]

Let it be known this man is the next eckharts ladder and I am excited to see what else he produces

[@TheGalacticNerd19]

Such a underrated video 😂😂

[@Br0Dud3]

15:20 Honestly could’ve made it work if they just gave Rey a blaster and had her straight up shoot Kylo several times as he was about to kill Finn. Mortally wounding him to give her and Finn space to escape. Allows her to still save him while also making it clear they only survived because of Kylo’s bloodlust distracting him from countering and running through them both.

[@Hello-bi1pm]

Doesn't SHE HAVE a blaster???

[@johnisaac1599]

Good short it was interesting and got me here.

[@xavierelmhorst145]

Ya know, all ya gotta do is expand the scope on that idea, and that is our modern society.

[@khathaway414]

How come I think this is a real Disney instaurational video?

[@ghost12785]

This video is amazing I’m glad I came from the short

[@tova9814]

I want to see Cobra Kai in space so bad now

[@maxtryx8323]

This needs to be heard

[@Sanic3750]

My fav droid sidekick was K2SO

[@ahmedthegreat3973]

The guy literally must be a disney writer to give us all this inside information.