Three Lightsaber Powered Blasters Built by Jedi

[@myriadmediamusings]

A lighthsaber blaster, a weapon used by the Star Wars equivalent of the Why Not Both girl.

[@bthsr7113]

Not really. That would be more along the lines of a lightsaber bayonet. This is going all in on a blaster to achieve maximum lethality.

[@neargaming2057]

What about a blaster with a light-bayonet

[@tabagathedestroyer9654]

¿Por que no los dos?

[@paulomr445]

Imagine a rogue Jedi faction that went full with kyber crystal tech development and has an entire arsenal of these plus vehicles and other utility tools. Boy would that be stupidly broken and awesome at the same time.

[@elijahwatson3474]

There something called Jedi crusaders, so kyber weapons made during that time?

[@paulomr445]

@@elijahwatson3474 maybe. It's certainly a possibility and with how big the galaxy is I wouldn't be surprised if there's a kyber powered fleet in some hidden stable.

[@elijahwatson3474]

Paulo Maurício Well it mention the thing Han went through in 5 and 6 was used for long space travel. So it seem there was advancement in technology compare to the stagnant legends suffering from.

[@lordnul1708]

Well according to an unused scene in TCW it's implied that the Death Star's primary laser is powered by a particularly massive Kyber crystal, although due to it's status of "unused" I'm not sure if it counts.

[@elijahwatson3474]

LordNul1 It still like that, but Krenic and Tarkin change it to multiple crystals for easier use.

[@talinpeacy7222]

So, in the video, you said that a sniper rifle is a weapon that goes against everything the jedi stands for, but taking into consideration the methods and tenants of the jedi, I feel sniper weapons are not so far off in mindset and intent of a jedi. Jedi doctrine uses emotional control and detatchment as a cornerstone of their beliefs and training. Things like patience, subtly, and self control are seen as positive traits in many cases, all of which are crucial elements for any sort of sniper. It should also be noted that precision distance weapons do not require a cold heart to wield effectively and that it is largely drawn from fiction and popular opinion that a person killing from far away through a scope is either cowardly or heartless and has no sense of honor since they don't really "fight fair". The reality is that a sniper can have a number of motives which tend to be more compassionate and less heartless than most other forms of combat. They are natural scouts, provide solid overwatch protection, and can limit death on both sides by clearing out key targets without wiping out all the defences around the target. They also would have the option of simply suppressing targets with the natural instincts people have of avoiding sniper fire by hunkering down behind cover while using less ammunition and with less danger to friendly forces. A sniper with the right mindset is a guardian angel, a low collateral damage dealing combatant, a good source of information, and an efficient and many times near painless death dealer. A jedi sniper would likely compliment the order well in warfare and would be the commander of choice for someone seeking to minimize casualties and win decisively.

[@jlokison]

Can't like more than once :(

[@roguecloud5674]

@@jlokison Since you can't like twice I added my like to it as well.

[@blackpowderkun]

That explains why Obi-Wan is a good snipper.

[@Seeriosa]

It's interesting that the first order also supposedly used kyber weapons, even if not necessarily lightsaber weapons specifically. I wonder if they based their designs on the farkiller, especially considering the name they used for their first base?

[@Curttehmurt]

That would be a great in-universe explanation

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

Seeriousness I mean, the battering ram in Last Jedi is just a giant lightsaber since they based it on the Death Star

[@Emerald_Fury375]

I thought they were so uncivilized as Obi-wan would say. Great video Alex 🙂

[@dendennis23]

Yet the irony is that if he didn’t use one he would be dead.

[@lordnul1708]

It should be noted that 1) Ezra's was made by someone who was being taught by a padawan and thus would be unfamiliar with Obi-Wan's view on blasters 2) the rifles sound like they were well before Obi-Wan's time and were somewhat implied to have been frowned upon due to their circumstances and design.

[@Tores444]

Obi-Wan had a certain point of view, we gotta remember that.

[@ilikepigeons6101]

Tores yeah xD

[@blueofthelightanddark6273]

Yeah, I wouldn’t use a lightsaber blaster.

[@metsfan7376]

The last time I was this early Darth Maul still had legs

[@karloss1ng21]

what kind of legs human legs or robotic legs

[@HaddaClu]

The Jedi having a rifle made and stamped with their logo makes sense when you remember that in both Disney Canon and Legends they have a history of adopting "heretical" ideas of either the sith or in this case an excommunicated jedi so that they can have weapons of last resorts.

[@andydoms2001]

I kinda wish Ezra’s blue lightsaber blaster wasn’t destroyed, it’s a cool and unique design.

[@KaiserAfini]

Its also useful. Lightsabers maim and leave very distinctive marks. Blasters can stun or KO a target at a distance, saving lives. When they have to kill, range allows you to end conflict quickly and limit potential damage.

[@Lerma0]

That thing looks like a actual staple gun

[@joda7697]

I wish he had rebuilt it, honestly. A stun blaster seems even more in line with jedi philosophy than a lightsaber even, strange as that may sound. Deadly weapon vs. weapon used to incapacitate, not kill. I think you see my point.

[@FerociousMit]

@@joda7697 having a lightsaber is good for people like sith, since sometimes you can't get by without killing. A lightsaber can also simply just incapacitate someone and not kill under skilled hands. Which is why Jedi used them, but as technology advanced, I do agree they should have all been like Ezra and build a stun blaster into their saber. That way they don't have to incapacitate certain enemies by cutting off their limbs, they can simply stun then and rehabilitate them that way. Use the lightsaber only when you really need to kill.

[@joda7697]

@@FerociousMit I agree completely. I wouldn't advocate to get rid of lightsabers entirely, but yeah they should all have a stun blaster function in there as technology progressed.

[@KamoseMills]

My favorite alternative lightsaber since the double blade. Who else wants to wield one in a Star Wars video game someday?

[@sonicguyver7445]

Do you mean like Darth Maul used? Because there is a game where you can use that. Look up Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. It's old so it's in the Legends universe and it takes a while before you can access it but it is cool. I sometimes choose to be a duel wielder too.

[@KamoseMills]

Sonic Guyver I meant that and haven’t played Jedi academy. But I do play SWTOR and my Jedi consular and Sith inquisitor use double bladed lightsabers.

[@stevenmike1878]

i always wondered why not a blaster with a light saber bayonet. have a dooku like rifle handle on a powerful pistol sized blaster with a light saber bayonet.

[@darkblood626]

So many lives could have been saved if jedi had gotten over themselves and also used blasters.

[@OliveGarden420]

Or more lives would have been taken by Jedi literally just shooting people. Especially padawan or younger more impulsive Jedi

[@darkblood626]

@@OliveGarden420 If a padawan can't be trusted with a blaster they can't be trusted with a lightsaber, or the force. If a jedi decideds to use lethal force with a lightsaber then he may as well use a blaster. It has longer range than a lightsaber and does not take nearly as much effort to use as the force.

[@OliveGarden420]

darkblood626 Jedi are peace keepers and don’t usually aim for lethal blows except in dire situations. Like a lightsaber is a defensive weapon, it’s used to parry and block, a blaster is used to kill and attack. A blaster just doesn’t fit a Jedi’s role, it might work with a grey Jedi but I don’t think the Jedi as a whole should go around shooting people. But that said you can believe what ya want, it is just a fantasy series.

[@darkblood626]

@@OliveGarden420 There are plenty of peace keeping factions in SW that use blasters. There is also the stun setting.

[@darkblood626]

@@OliveGarden420 furthermore there are plenty of examples where Jedi are fully content to deflect blaster bolts back at people with lethal intent. In these cases they may as well just shoot.

[@PsychoStreak]

I actually think that the Jedi rifles make sense, and are logical, albeit dangerous additions to the Jedi's arsenal. Consider that the Jedi were weakest when facing overwhelming odds at close to medium range, and that historically, their enemies would field large mechanical weapons - droids, walker, tanks etc against them. Using the force to scatter and disable these opponents once, maybe twice per battle is fine, but wave after wave leaves a Jedi vulnerable and tired - easy pickings for a lucky shot, or worse becoming frustrated, desperate and angry. A ranged weapon to keep enemies at bay saves the Jedi energy and buys them time, while requiring them to focus on the force and the target. I believe the rifle Jocasta Nu used was locked away because it was a faulty design, and that it used lightsabers as ammunition. That made the sacred weapon of a Jedi a commodity item. Had it been able to not melt the lightsaber placed in it, I think it would have been fine in times of war, or training. The long range rifle seems like something you'd either need a supercomputer or the Force to operate to be able to strike effectively 100KM away with a hand held weapon. That's heavy Turbolaser range. So a weapon only a Jedi could use, powered by something only a Jedi would have, is again, logical, though dangerous. Logical in that the Jedi could eliminate ships or other weapons from a 'safe' distance with minimal loss of life, or if needed take out large chunks of enemy forces at once without needing to engage in melee or large scale force pushes. In this case the danger is from having too powerful a weapon fielded by one person, and potentially the level of focus needed to aim it could leave the Jedi open to attack, or at risk of becoming connected to the target and having an episode like Obi-Wan had when Alderaan died, only far worse. Still, I find it odd that the Jedi excommunicated one of their own for creating a weapon that embodied what they preached so heavily - detachment and focus through the force, because it used tech from a weapon that required being in close contact with your enemy and look them in the eye and hear what they have to say and feel them in the force. But then the Jedi were often very hypocritical like that, so it's not surprising. I feel like the Sith wouldn't want a weapon that left them so vulnerable to attack while in use. Also, that much focus could very well like lighting a flare in the force, revealing your position.

[@thalmoragent9344]

I always wondered why more people didn’t just hypercharge their blasters with Kyber Crystals. I get that they’re rare and hard for non-force users to find, but still. Even then I’d imagine one or 2 people with a Jedi friend or force buddy or Sith leader would have had the idea of making a more stable and powerful blaster so they could house a kyber Crystal on there to demolish most armor and have somewhat of an explosive nature once it hit a wall or something.

[@Wintermute01001]

I think that Jedi can't just awaken the Force in any random crystal. They can only awaken the crystal that is specifically destined for them. Also, hello from 2 years into the future!

[@SoranoGuardias]

Ezra's first saber DID have a kill setting, as it was referenced in ep 207 when he was escaping the Imperial Interdictor and accidentally blasted Kanan and Rex. He commented that the weapon was on stun and Rex admonished him for not having the weapon on kill. This leads me to believe that Ezra preferred to not cause permanent harm and thus used the stun setting more often that the kill.

[@Moontrap]

I saw a picture someone made of an alternative Darth Vader with a drone, like the training sphere (but slightly smaller) hovering over his open hand...with a light saber blade coming out of it. Now imagine if you had a half dozen of these little babies on you that you could direct (through the force). Or imagine a hundred of these guys under your command. They wouldn't have needed to blow up the death star, you could saver chain saw it in half.

[@necromage843]

I really want to see a Sith minigun or a kyber missile

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

Sith juggernauts with kyber assault cannons lol

[@derpyvillager2606]

The first order finalzer (Kylo Ren’s ship) was enhanced by kyber crystals

[@Etaukan]

A minigun would be expensive, even for a Sith lord. That's one saber-grade kyber crystal per shot at a rate of what? Fifty rounds per second or so? OUCH.

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

@@Etaukan I don't think that's what they meant, I was thinking more using the kyber crystal to send far more powerful, faster and focused beams then a regular blaster out so only one crystal per barrel and as many shots as the power supply can...supply

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

@@Etaukan for farkiller yes but for the librarians rifle no

[@Cubs1719]

ezra's original lightsaber design is amazing

[@MrRobot-0]

Yeah but ppl seem to hate ezra for some reason so no one adimits

[@seanrea550]

There is the aspect of the kyber Crystals that make them particularly suited to blaster use and that is that they amplify the input energy and then release it as a much more powerful beam or bolt. So anything where tabana is used in blasters I could see Khyber Crystals either replacing or supplementing them based on the charge. Take a blaster bolt through a kyber crystal and it becomes like a blaster cannon and so on up the line. Imagine a jedi starfighter with kyber enhanced cannons.

[@wongsetsuna]

Imagine lightsaber blaster that literally shoots out lightsabers. Not the energy but the chamber itself

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

Rather shoot a Powerful plasma rail gun round than waste a Kyber crystal

[@elijahwatson3474]

Explained, remember there was a group called Jedi Crusaders in canon so making range weapons isn’t completely impossible.

[@elijahwatson3474]

Dan 23 Yes the crystal Luka founded, while not Revan’s group since canon hinted at the Jedi being more aggressive in the past.

[@battlesheep2552]

For dark side tech, wasn’t there a guy in legends who had armor with mini-lightsabers all over it?

[@acefreak9561]

Jedi council: you may now create your own lightsaber Knight: cool imma get on that now *A few days later* Jedi council: wait what is that knight? Knight: uhhh its my lightsaber Jedi council: thats not a lightsaber *ignites saber* this is a lightsaber Knight: no no wait it has a kyber crystal in it i built it myself and it can shoot people it can also ignite *ignites it* see a lightsaber blaster Jedi council: wait thats illegal!!!!

[@EnigmaReed]

Gives new meaning to Obi Wan's "So uncivilized"

[@ryansanico6539]

Hope we find more and see more these type of kyber Crystal blaster Rifles.

[@blademaster11121]

I know there are light whips in canon (that seem to be mostly non leathal) but I want to see an actual lightsaber whip (ones powered by kyber crystals) and also lightsaber nun chucks would be sweet and instead of a chain holding the nun chucks together it would be part light saber whip/tether.

[@certanmike]

I think light whips and stuff are no longer canon

[@blademaster11121]

@@certanmike Light whips are canon and were seen in Rebels briefly but they did not seem to be lethal or powered by kyber crystals

[@certanmike]

@@blademaster11121 oh so they are not like the light whips of EU aka lightsaber whips that made no sense

[@blademaster11121]

@@certanmike Right these light whips are used to stun, restrain, or cause pain. Used by slavers mostly.

[@firestorm2035]

RIP Lightsaber Pistol.

[@gameoflife9576]

A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

[@johnnyjoestar22]

I wonder if the lightsaber blaster was used when Anakin and clones attacked Jedi Temple would Jedi has chance of beating them

[@DeusExMcKenna]

Do we think the rebel alliance trying to upscale the farkiller to assassinate Palpatine is going to inadvertently lay the groundwork for the main weapon on starkiller base? Or will the similarity just be a coincidence?

[@brovusmarillian3303]

I think that if someone was to make parts specifically for rifle Assembly. You'd have a blaster rifle that can withstand the kyber crystals power aswell as a Blaster strong enough to punch through duranium armor like butter. With some tweaks I bet you can even modify Mod parts to make it even stronger to even go against Beskar armor or to have a rapid fire mode without melting. Some other weapons can be introduced too like heavy blasters or Beam launchers.

[@themarkktv]

A *G U N* That shoots *L I G H T S A B E R S*

[@bthsr7113]

No, a gun powered by lightsabers, though a railgun that shot lightsaber-tipped penetrators would be quite cool.

[@Etaukan]

Well, it shoots blaster bolts, but bolts with a density comparable to a lightsaber's beam, so yeah, pretty much the same effect.

[@leonardusrakapradayan2253]

How about a gun that shoots lightsaber pistols that shoots lightsabers

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Starfighter khyber crystal weapons . Probably something like the composite laser the prototype b-wing used.

[@StuartLugsden]

One of the best things added into canon.

[@solcorvinusoftiktok9907]

Farkiller.... Sounds like a grey Jedi/ sith / force-sensitive mandalorian weapon.... I want one 😭

[@a_literal_brick]

The first Kyber-powered blaster we saw was the Death Star super-weapon

[@michaelzajac5284]

Dear Star Wars Explained, Fortunately, I was never see that coming. It's Great Lightsaber. The Great Lightsaber was a type of oversized lightsaber built for use by large individuals, a blade that were longer than two meters in length! By Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. May the Force be with you.

[@edudrisdeatherage2895]

A heavy blaster pistol which uses the energy from a kyber crystal placed in the handle along with blaster ammo to fire different variations of lasers. Single fire shots fire at a similar strength as Wookie Bowcasters with a higher firing rate/longer heat up time. Full auto fires weaker shots though still much stronger then average blaster rifle. Focused beam shots obliterate anything in it's path with 1/10,000th of the strength of the first Death Star; single long range shot uses entire ammo magazine while still keeping crystal intact. Stun shots rarely used. Extendable stock and can be used as a lightsaber tonfa

[@sonicgen20]

There was a time where Ezra accidentally shot Kanan and Rex who were disguised as storm troopers and Ezra says he had it on stun. This likely means Ezra can turn the blaster function up to more lethal levels if need be but keeps it on stun by default. Maybe for armored enemies or stronger species that the regular stun setting would be too weak for?

[@Compucles]

While traditionalists like Obi-wan would never make them, you'd think that lightsabers that double as blasters would be more common among Force users just from a practical standpoint, even if they only fired stun bolts like Ezra's did. Why should Force users (even the Jedi) be limited to only using their weapon in close combat, aside from the very risky lightsaber throw technique?

[@bthsr7113]

My thoughts exactly. Mara and Legends Luke agree. Also a virbroblade for maximum versatility.

[@elijahwatson3474]

Bthsr71 Canon Luke haven’t shown any problems with that either. He shown to shoot stuff as well.

[@obsidianempire9636]

Ezra's lightsaber does have a stun and kill setting as seen in the toy version which I have and also seen in the episode that introduced the interdictors into Canon again. Just something you forgot to mention

[@makeshiftbuilder7018]

Here an lightsaber design for go the need to insert the light saber and make a blaster that shoot bolt blades ( not good at names) that been made by the Crystal of the light saber but have it where it can be straighten out and have a proper blade mode for more up close fights

[@tributehd1276]

Doesn't the death star use some kind of kyber crystal to generate it devastating blast that can obliterate a planet?

[@coleviloria3800]

I can see the Sith making a lightsaber powered shotgun. Imagine that for assassinations or flashy finishers for a Sith to use in one on one combat.

[@evrint]

Have shot gun blasters even been introduce in a star wars story? I know they appear in the battlefront games, but that's it.

[@AzayBae]

Evrant I know some slugthrower shotguns appeared in the Anakin & Obi-wan series for sure. Obi-wan destroys all the pellets fired super quick. They may have pulled the idea of shotgun slugthrowers for BF from that short series. They are also canon due to the Battlefront games.

[@bthsr7113]

There was also one that fired a furious fusilade of flechettes in legends. It was used in a failed attempt on Aura Sing.

[@yellongip879]

Wouldn’t it just be easier just to use a fuckin shotgun?

[@coleviloria3800]

Yellongi :P The point is style, slug weapons exist but since Jedi have a las cannon why can’t the sith have a short and to the point version?

[@Curttehmurt]

Hope they follow through with line of thinking when we get those old republic movies

[@Tyrone2714]

The reason why the farkiller was banned and he was exiled is because it is in and of itself a gun. The lightsabre rifle was merely a husk that had to have a lightsabre entered into it, and was harmless on it's own, which is why I believe it was kept within the temple and allowed the jedi symbol

[@kennyb.8098]

What about a Sith prosthetic, powered by consuming the force energy from red kyber crystals? Maybe it would amplify the welder’s force powers or be resistant to lightsaber strikes? My thought is that it would have to consume multiple crystals to justify that kind of power.

[@DanBen07]

Can you post a updated video on all canon tie variations. ✌

[@lilgnida]

Imagine a sith with a kyber crystal powered sniper rifle who tracks his targets by their hate and what not Man, this is edgy af

[@fluffypinkpandas]

So a sith hunting other sith? Since sith are good at hate. And they kill each other frequently. So your idea actually makes a ton of sense.

[@deathangellink]

easy, : a scatter gun, a gun that can make much more damage that it need to do with a 100% chance of hitting because of the large amount of blaster pellet it would make

[@capkhi5070]

1:47 The Jedi Council: Sorry bro, you're *Excommunicado*

[@jlokison]

John Wick, Fallen Jedi or full on Sith Assassin?

[@tianoc-g4811]

Speaking of Khyber: in Lego Star Wars they introduce the Kyber Saber, a lightsaber blade entirely made of focused kyber crystals created by a Jedi and was broken apart in several pieces in order to keep safe. At its full power it can destroy fleets, a moon, and even a planet; you have the power of a Planet-Buster within the palm of your hands with a single swing!

[@WandererCayne]

Now the big question- would it be possible to make a rifle and lightsaber for it out of Beskar?

[@jonathanmason642]

In rebels Ezra specifically says when he shot Rex and his master "I set it to stun" so it probably could kill

[@Klinker0913]

A death star-style mini gun would be cool in my opinion, powered by a bunch of Kyber crystals

[@jerrycorrea5974]

Death Star: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@andrewgadd3161]

Most Sith kill to gain power or to remove a problem. Most Sith prefer to see and feel their enemies and victims die in person. Some use the force to kill at a distance eg drain life, force choke, force lighting, etc. The superweapon thing is just a shortcut, to speed the killing up. I dont see the Sith using ranged weapons much, unless there was no better choice.

[@ArmorFrogEntertainment]

I would argue the the ripples in the Force caused by taking a life aren't really affected by distance, but okay

[@sonicgen20]

Basically the kyber rifles are like mini Death Stars converted to a hand held format.

[@OniLink147]

Where does the Lightbow used by Chirrut fall?

[@ArmorFrogEntertainment]

A blaster

[@ArmorFrogEntertainment]

I want to see something like Sith supersoldiers in the Old Republic era. We know that the Dark Side is about twisting the Force into unnatural forms. Wouldn't it make sense to apply that principle as altering lifeforms to make living weapons?

[@harryjackson2215]

I never thought about the rifle Jocasta had having the Jedi symbol on it 🤔

[@certanmike]

I bet it was from the old Jedi wars

[@afro4640]

I’ve yet to see a sort of “lightsaber shield”

[@walkinganimepedia]

The Farkiller is a suited weapon for Darkside user or a Dark Jedi who had to resort to Bounty Hunting in order to live

[@victorpeterson3502]

How many meters/feet is a click?

[@scottjones7058]

So my tin foil hat conspiracy theory for the rifle found in the temple was that it was used as an anti tank weapon. So instead of risking taking out a tank melee style which is incredibly risky, using that rifle you could easily take out a tank at a distance.

[@hadenmontgomery5888]

"some times the best way to stop the slaughter of Millions is with a single bolt of plasma."

[@dragonweyr44]

Sith build large Small Moon and planet sized superlasers that blow up planets again, and again, and again In a way, the Sith are like Adolf Hitler who kept wanting massive super weapons that just keep getting bigger and bigger and more complicated to build no matter how impossibly impractical they were He wanted to build a series of tanks called the land cruiser (like the ship class cruisers) that weighed something like 150 tons and fired battleship main guns

[@kauske]

What the sith are doing is more akin to nuclear weapons proliferation, the problem is strategic weapons are utterly worthless against a bunch of rebels hiding out in the boonies. You can't bring them in line by threatening to blow up a city or planet, because they don't hugely care about it like a bigger government would. A closer comparison would be the antipodal bomber that was proposed to Hitler and actually got funding, despite other scientists like Von Braun saying the technology of the time couldn't make it a reality. The antipodal bomber was basically a near orbital bomber that could have flown far above any AA defence at the time to drop a bomb (in the case of the plan, a dirty bomb) onto US cities with impunity. If it had been made to work (it wouldn't have, material science wasn't there yet) it could have been used to make the US back out of the war due to threat of rendering large cities unlivable, that's the power of a strategic weapon. Compare that to the French resistance, Russian resistance or other resistance groups, and no amount of irradiating cities will dissuade them. Strategic weapons just don't work on decentralized gorilla forces that have nothing to lose. The death star was probably the biggest, most stupidly terrible waste of resources Palpatine could have ever built. A fraction of the effort put into a propaganda cam pain would have done more. But then he wouldn't be a cartoonish villain. He's played off as a master strategist, but it's not really ever shown in the media.

[@dragonweyr44]

@@kauske So Palpatine is Hitler? Saddam Hussein tried to build a super gun to fire artillery shells into Israel as well

[@bthsr7113]

I wouldn't call it a projectile weapon class, but a directed energy weapon class. A class that I wholeheartedly welcome. I also like Ezra's original lightsaber, but I'm a sucker for combo weapons. A lightsaber derived anti-materiel rifle with an effective range of 100km? Oh HELL yes!! Sure it's kind of not for Jedi, but I love weapons tech, especially ones that innovate for practicallity. Shouldn't the light bow from Rogue one be listed here? I seem to recall it using a kyber crystal and it was for an order who guarded the Jedi tombs. According to the new vehicle book, some of the New Order's star destroyers use kyber crystals in their main cannons, and the new canon says the Death Star used kyber crystals in its construction (saying it's powered by them makes little to no sense), so apparently that's what the Sith decided to do.

[@kauske]

Just an FYI, a modern firearm is still directed energy, directed kinetic energy. If you're hurling a hunk of plasma, that's also still matter, and a projectile that obeys ballistics. The one exception is an actual real laser, witch is a directed ordered photon beam. As photons have no mass, they don't obey ballistics, however, they have their own set of governing factors that make them hard to use in atmosphere. You also don't have any significant travel time to the target if it's within eyesight, but you would need to keep extended contact to transfer energy into it. Even ruling out the curvature of a planet, there's no way you'd have an effective range of 100km in atmosphere, even with terrawatt lasers. The closest thing would be very, very powerful artillery guns using shells that burst in air, or guided missile weapons. Even out at one KM, most weapons are well past their effective range unless they are full on cannons. And those are usually not firing a small single projectile or stream of projectiles at a singe man-sized target. At 100 km, you'd actually have to compensate for the Coriolis effect too, the ballistics would be a nightmare for anything unguided.

[@bthsr7113]

@@kauske I suspect that the 100km range is for exo-atmospheric combat. Also, directed energy weapons pretty consistently mean weapons whose destructive energy is not, or only partly kinetic.

[@kauske]

Directed energy weapon is a real world term used fo lasers and other light-based weapons like microwave guns. Plasma is just physical matter, even if it's high energy. If you classify plasma as a DEW, that means the clearly conventional shape-charge, which uses hot metal to cut through a target is also a DEW. Same goes for HESH and about a dozen other conventional weapons that were invented during WWII. Also, 100 KM in space is a joke, that would be like bringing a butterknife to an ICBM fight. If you're fighting in vacuum, your range is infinite, no matter what you are slinging. There's nothing much to stop anything you shoot in space.

[@jameslomade7377]

Can you imagine a Jedi or Sith with a light saber blaster similar to DC villain dead shot’s wrist gun

[@M-L-kk8vf]

What about the deathstar?

[@livale8337]

Pitch: Multitools powered by kyber crystals. Not enough to make a full saber, just a knife, but also a stun blaster, a light source, a computer spike, etc.

[@Poke-ladd]

Are there any comics involving Ezra

[@Dave-bl2qq]

Nice.

[@nickknight6359]

You forgot the Teepo Paladin order of the jedi...the used blasters powered by lightsaber tech

[@TheTravis780]

Do you think that there might be a connection between the last 2?

[@n.k.warner2577]

I've always wondered if a Kyber Blaster we're a possibility

[@fluffypinkpandas]

I wonder if there was a kyber crystal powered shield

[@jlokison]

The way I see it I'd the rifle Jokasta used dated back to the old Republic or the Jedi war of extermination against the Sith. The question is did it melt the lightsaber in it because of a design flaw or because it was old and no one had done proper PMCS on it for thousands of years. Oo'ob's farkiller seems to be an improvement or further development of the above weapon, unfortunately for him it was at a point when the Jedi Order decided guns are bad. That said during the Sith/Jedi wars and the time of the Sith Empire such weapons were probably much more common on both sides. Jedi might have used stun weapons as well but cannon and legends both indicate that when fighting Sith they had no intention of taking prisoners a lot of the time. Precision weapons used by a calm, emotionally suppressed, shooter supporting close combat troops could be a nasty combination. As several others point out being a sniper requires a lot of the same traits Jedi are known for. Taking down a Sith Lord with a sniper makes.going in and cleaning up the Sith soldiers much easier. However being a sniper is not as detached as some might think, unlike most soldiers in fire fight dunking and dodging through cover and concealment against opponents doing the same, a sniper looks right at the person they intend to kill and often maintain eyes on target to confirm their kill. As a result a sniper has about as much personal connection to there target as a melee fighter... from a certain point of view. With the exception of Sith Assassins and rule of two secret masterminds, a Sith relays on channelling emotions in a fight. This is not conducive to sniper rifles. However room-brooms and other area effect and area effect medium ranged weapons amplified by kyber crystals and a Siths Rage and Hate make getting to close combat and face to face with your enemies much easier. To bad KOTOR and SW:TOR were created before these weapons were introduced and discussed, because that time period is perfect for them.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

They should canonize a bayonet blaster-saber made from a shoto-saber and a Clone Wars era side arm

[@Imghostie_ttv]

Wouldn't doubt it if they used this type of weapon for the Sith Troopers in episode 9

[@LuoSon312_G8]

So star wars got a miniature gundam beam rifle. That thing is essentially a infantry sized death star.

[@spencerpalmer4961]

In Secrets of the Jedi field guide book, Luke Skywalker was impressed by Ezra Bridger’s first and famous lightsaber/blaster tech he praised it for extreme versatility in combat!!! In Rise of Kylo Ren #2 Luke, Ben, and Lorr found a Lightsaber Rifle tech in an ancient Jedi archive cave. Even Ben Solo was impressed about this technology!!! I wonder if Luke Skywalker allowed his students to build Lightsaber gun technology hybrids before Ben Solo’s betrayal? And I wonder if Rey Skywalker, Luke’s successor will encourage her Jedi students to build Lightsaber blaster and rifle hybrid technology while she rebuilds the Jedi Order?

[@Alpha0727]

The only reason why I would foresee the Jedi creating and deploying a lightsaber sniper rifle to be used by specialized Jedi against the Sith armies and their commanders during the Sith Wars of the Old Republic era.

[@spartan6265]

Maybe we should see this more often blaster lightsaber

[@Dre12008]

Morning!

[@Centurian128]

I don't think the Sith would make any kind of lightsaber blaster per say but rather something that used "kyber tech" to amplify their own abilities. Sith were very focused on the self and power within the force fueled by their passions rather than weapons technology. Even their super weapons were essentially amplifying powers they already had and taking Force abilities to the absolute extreme. Perhaps something like Kyber crystal amplified Force abilities like Kyber Lightning or something to that effect.

[@nicolemellott1983]

kyber crystal infused turbo laser or cannon

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

What about a blaster with a bayonet-size lightsaber

[@chucklarry1726]

Its stated that ezra could set his lightsaber and blaster to kill mode to Fatally injured any opponent with the saber or blaster part he just chose not to because he is a hero and not some hired killer like Maul or 1st Inquisitor 🤔

[@andreashs909]

...what about the pulse cannon in Battlefront 1😂😂

[@ramonvillafane9442]

She was a better shot than a fighter

[@jackmorley6922]

My idea would be a bow and arrow system that uses lightsabers.

[@ol_YaK_lo]

"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." -Tolkien In this context. No matter what tool a jedi chooses to use, if it defends the innocent, the code, and galactic freedom and truth... i say, why not a saber rifle...

[@leonaluceid2388]

Light saber Gatling :) that sith will make that

[@darryldeese4744]

Uh the death star was projectile if not mistaken

[@joshuafogg6600]

Remember the Destroyer Gun? That would be a Sith weapon.

[@VestedUTuber]

Actually, a sniper rifle is the perfect ranged weapon for a Jedi. Sure, it's impersonal. But it's an efficient and precise weapon that takes skill to use, much like a Lightsaber, and by nature it doesn't have much risk of collateral damage or casualties. One shot, one kill, one war averted. It fits the real-life historical inspiration for the Jedi as well - Samurai weren't just swordsmen, they were also trained in archery, both on foot and from horseback.

[@IWillYeah]

Lightsaber minigun

[@phantom115cw]

Best lightsaber ever

[@NorybDrol82]

Sith would make light saber grenades or bombs with no consideration for collateral damage. The precision of a sniper rifle would almost make sense for a Jedi when contrasted with explosive tech.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

I’m willing to bet the Jedi Order used Lightsaber Rifles during the Sith Wars when they were more militaristic otherwise known as the Jedi Order’s heyday, seriously they wore protective armor and used actual tactics and strategies so that was easily them in their prime