Complete Buying Guide about Lightsabers and its Types

Let’s discuss the essential characteristics that authentic lightsabers must have to prevent you from being duped into purchasing a fake one. When compared to a high-quality replica saber that is readily accessible on the market, counterfeit lightsabers frequently have several problems. Many imitation lightsabers, particularly those of poor quality, cannot withstand repeated usage or severe impacts. They are readily broken or destroyed if they are utilized for fierce dueling. In addition, some lightsabers made of subpar materials may have fragile components or sharp edges, which could be dangerous. The closest emulation of the lightsabers seen in the Star Wars television series, films, or anime is what the real lightsabers are.

Lightsabers resemble swords because they have a hilt and a plasma beam when ready for combat. These hilts and blades are features of real lightsabers, which can light up when activated.

This color can be altered to suit your tastes or preferences. To guarantee the most accurate representation of lightsabers, the authentic ones will also have sound effects like humming and crackling as one lightsaber strikes another.

When looking for lightsabers, it’s essential to remember that nothing compares to the best lightsaber in the world. There is an optimum choice, which frequently depends on your preferences and financial situation. Thus, your lightsaber is already the greatest if it has the essential qualities!

Things you should consider when buying a lightsaber

In addition to being a unique creation in and of itself, these lightsabers were a signature weapon of several highly successful television shows and motion pictures, ensuring that all adored them. The use of these swords is an additional allure of lightsabers. The fact that they can effortlessly cut, melt, and burn a variety of materials. As a result, there is an infinite number of lightsabers available. We have enumerated the features you need to know before purchasing to make the process easier.

Blade Lights:

Visual effects must be incorporated into the lightsabers. Nonetheless, the lightsaber’s images are somewhat unsteady, giving the impression that the lightsaber blade is vibrating. The additional sound effects enhance these images and highlight the lightsabers’ realism. You can even alter the color of some of the blades. A high-quality blade will enable a seamless change from blue to red. Thus, lightsabers with various colors or features that allow the light to switch are better.

Sound Effects:

If you look at the fundamentals of lightsabers, you’ll see that they all need sound effects, such as a dazzling, buzzing sound that goes well with the projector motor’s humming. You must, however, choose the blade that provides the closest sound effects, hues, and, if at all feasible, motor sensor-controlled noises because each blade has various sound characteristics.

Power Options:

Batteries are typically used to power lightsabers; AA batteries are the most widely available type. You must purchase these, or they can be included in the package. With power, the sword can carry out even the most basic tasks. Therefore, it is crucial to consider the power-saving capabilities different lightsabers offer when examining the characteristics before making a purchase.

Design:

The design is yet another essential consideration when purchasing a lightsaber. We are discussing the characteristics and look of the hilt over here. You will typically find metallic or plastic hilts in the market. When searching for a lightsaber with a plastic handle, be sure it is strong enough to withstand fierce cosplay combat. You must also choose lightsabers to ensure the hilt feels and looks like a real weapon.

TYPES OF LIGHTSABERS- STAR WARS:

The following Star Wars lightsabers are among the best we have to offer our customers:

The Phantom Menace

Lightsabers are portrayed as being handcrafted throughout a Jedi or Sith’s training regimen. A dual-bladed lightsaber made its cinematic debut in The Phantom Menace, which was first portrayed in the Tales of the Jedi comic series. The blades of these swords, which were created by combining two ordinary swords, may be utilized independently of each other and can be split into two lightsabers.

Lightsaber Piker

Two further variations, known as a lightsaber piker (a lightsaber with a smaller blade but a wider handle that resembles a spear) and a Tonfa-style lightsaber with a right-angle hilt, were added in the video game “The Force Unleashed.” Count Dooku uses a standard lightsaber with a curved hilt.

Hybrid Lightsaber

Short lightsabers and dual-phase weapons—which can double in breadth or length—are among the various lightsabers in the Star Wars extended world. In the film Star Wars Rebels, Ezra Bridger’s lightsaber is a hybrid sword with a fully functional blaster pistol built into the handle.

Double bladed Saber

Kylo Ren then acquires and wields the lightsaber in The Force Awakens, which has two crosshill blades that highlight the distinctive and beautiful appearance of a great sword. The sword’s flaming and flickering aspect in canon reference books was described as “... stemming from a cracked kyber crystal.” The Galactic Empire’s inquisitors are shown with a unique double-bladed saber set atop a rotating ring. This gives the blades the capacity to rotate 360 degrees, giving them an advantage in short-term flying.

Lightwhip and its variations

There are more ambiguous lightsaber varieties, such as the “light whip,” a long, flexible blade used similarly to a whip. The “shot,” a drastically shorter version that frequently combines with a standard-sized saber and has been seen multiple times, comes last on the list. The “nightclub,” a more giant but regular lightsaber, comes next.

We’ll now examine the newest and most sophisticated lightsaber models that are on the market and that you can purchase:

Neopixel Lightsabers

They are sometimes called Plecter Pixel Sabers or just Pixel Sabers. They are the most realistic and technologically sophisticated lightsabers available on the market right now. The color of the Neopixel lightsabers is always brighter. They offer RGB colors, a wide range of customization options, and several effects that may be customized.

Profile NeoPixel

The neopixel lightsaber category includes the profi neopixel. These multicolored horses come with a configuration that emphasizes several professional qualities. It enables features like localized flare on collision, melting effect when the tip glows, etc. They can also be programmed and modified. The open-source software that runs them is very well-liked since it lets users change the sound effects and blade styles, creating many options.

Eco Sabers

The eco sabers are available in deep sleep and with a moderate charge. To bring the Saber out of deep sleep, you must hold down the activation switch for about 6 seconds for the audio cue to play. When it emerges from a deep sleep, the power LED will illuminate. Lastly, you must press the activation switch to turn on the blade. It is also a Neopixel subtype with sophisticated and lifelike qualities.

Below is a discussion of the lightsabers’ conventional classification and types.

COLORS:

The hues of the lightsabers, as well as their symbolic meaning and history, will now be discussed. The first two films, A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, featured blue and red blades. Blue was linked to Jedi and Sith referees.

Mace Windu’s purple-bladed lightsaber was displayed in Attack of the Clones. In addition to helping his character stand out, like Jedi’s lightsaber, the purple blade was chosen for his role since actor Samuel L. Jackson claimed that purple was his favorite color. Jackson is also known for regularly insisting that the characters he portrays use purple-colored objects. The guardians of the Jedi Temple were depicted in the film The Clone Wars with yellow-bladed lightsabers, while near the conclusion of The Rise of Skywalker, Rey is seen crafting a gold-bladed lightsaber out of a portion of her staff, such as the hilt.

The lightsaber maker chooses a kyber crystal and meditates inside it until the crystal takes on a particular color, as demonstrated in The Clone Wars and Rebels. When the crystal is put into the lightsaber hilt, its hue will match it. It is shown that dark side users remove the crystal from a defeated Jedi’s lightsaber and apply concrete force energy to it to break its connection to the light side in the books Star Wars: Ahsoka and the comic series Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. This process of creating a crimson crystal is called “bleeding.” In Ahsoka, the title character applies this procedure to a pair of crystals stolen from an Inquisitor, demonstrating how it can also operate in reverse. At the end of the book, she uses them in a pair of lightsabers with white blades that she makes herself.

With its distinctive black blade and white halo, the Darksaber is a remarkable lightsaber. It debuted in the 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars and appeared in Star Wars Rebels. Described as an ancient lightsaber created by the first Mandalorian to become a Jedi, it later served as a symbol of Mandalorian authority in the later film. Later, in the season one finale of The Mandalorian, it briefly appears in Moff Gideon’s hands.

Its ownership was then transferred to Din Djarin, the main character of the second series, who defeated Gideon for it but didn’t want it. As a result, he wants to give it to Bo-Katan, but Gideon clarifies that the Darksaber must be defeated in battle before it can be given to someone.

Additional colors have also been used in various media endeavors, such as video games and anime. Additionally, the decision of lightsaber color for the character or player was left up to the individual. Our platform offers lightsabers in all of these hues.

LIGHTSABER SPECIFICATIONS AND MECHANISM

Elements:

Huyang addresses the Jedi Younglings class, saying, “The lightsaber is a Jedi’s only true ally from the Battles of Rashfond to the Peacekeeping of Parliock to our very own Clone Wars.” However, how do they operate? What? Yes, you brought me crystals, but they are all worthless until you give them life. Similarly, we strive to provide our clients with vibrant lightsabers using top-notch production techniques.

The movie lightsabers were powered by a large enough power cell. The lightsaber’s components include modulation circuits and energy gates. Among the essential ones are the emitter matrix, particular types of activators to control the lightsaber, and the blade emitter shroud. Equipment for adjusting length and handgrip ridges are further components of the lightsaber creation.

Additionally, certain lightsabers have low power and non-lethal settings, which were necessary for training. When not in use, most single-bladed lightsabers had a wheel-shaped attachment that fit into a corresponding belt clip on the owner’s belt or a belt ring that allowed it to hang from a belt hook. Unstable crystals might even be used in specially made-lightsabers. For example, Kylo Ren’s lightsaber had two laterally facing vents that were intended to divert excess energy away from the broken crystal while preserving the stability of the lightsaber.

It was essential to avoid inverting the emitter matrix when connecting the components because this would cause the lightsaber’s power grid to malfunction when activated. In some situations, it might also cause the blade to short out rapidly, but if it were left on, the weapon’s flaw might force it to explode violently, killing anybody close.

Esthetics:

Lightsabers have outstanding aesthetics and are constructed with additional care. And we follow their lead to make them as similar to the original lightsabers seen in films and anime as feasible.

Hilts comprise several pieces that encase and protect the internal sections. Simple alloys to Haysian smelt were among the metals chosen for the hilt's production, and the Brylark tree was carved to create the casing. This tree's timber was as sturdy as metal, guaranteeing its complete protection. Some people’s hilts were even made from diamonds at times.

Materials such as postillion ore, black ore, or the bones of particular animals, such as the Cartesian whale, can create the inlay decoration for the hilt. Each hilt component is guaranteed to be beautifully produced per one of the several different design philosophies, all of which were influenced by the maker’s selection of components, materials, concepts, and the user’s preferences.

The late Galactic Republic had a Jedi Order. The four styles—fourth resolution, peace and justice, elemental nature, and, finally, heroism and wisdom—were employed. The first two were straight-for designs meant to symbolize the Jedi’s dedication to a life of service to the Force and the principles of the Order. Additionally, the other two invoked the living Force by using robust natural materials from animals.

The Sith order, the opposite Order, used two styles: Power and Control and Passion and Strength. Both styles had strong, pointed forms that emphasized the owner’s cruelty, unquenchable thirst for power, and unrelentingness.

The Protection and Defense style is another that merits discussion. In the past, the first Force users preferred this. Its inscriptions, designs, and meanings are now shrouded in mystery. Nonetheless, the style was believed to have been created to provide anonymity and symbolize the emotional distance of the holder who only uses the lightsaber for self-defense and refrains from assaulting others.

Cutting Power

“It is heavier than I thought.”

"The crystal is continuously filled with energy. You are guiding a power current rather than fighting with a bare blade.

Kanan Jarrus and Sabine Wren on the Darksaber

The energy blade’s power was one of its best features. It was so powerful that, with very few exceptions, it could hit through anything. Even if a limb has been severed, it will rarely bleed, which suggests that the wounds from the lightsaber barely bled. This is something to keep in mind. This is because the energy blade cauterizes the scars as the skin comes into contact with it, which stops even the most severe wounds from bleeding excessively. On the other hand, real-world lightsabers are designed to keep you as safe as possible.

Lightsaber ―Headstrong Materials

We provide potent lightsabers that can withstand damage if they encounter any obstruction, just as the mythical lightsabers. In addition, according to Star Wars, a few more unusual materials that can resist a lightsaber’s blade are as follows:

  • Beskar:  The creation of Beskar requires a scarce iron that can only be found on Mandalore and its moon, Concordia. This iron is needed to create specially constructed steel. Beskar is a rare substance that can withstand the blade of a lightsaber. Din Djarin’s armor could withstand Ahsoka Tano’s lightsaber’s blades. Additionally, the Beskar squad, led by Morgan Elsbeth, gave Din Djarin the Calodan magistrate, which allowed Din Djarin to repel Tano’s attack. Thus, Djarin could not be harmed by Ahsoka’s blades.
  • Cortosis Armor: CortosisCortosisCortosis fibers were uniquely woven under a secure matrix to create the armor to create the armor to create the armor. The energy received from a lightsaber was successfully redirected into itself by how it was made and built. When a lightsaber’s blade strikes the cortosis armor, the stored energy causes the blade to automatically cut itself off, allowing the stored energy to be used to withstand the onslaught.
  • Zillo Beast: The material, or zillo beast, is rigid to find because the species is extinct. But the zillo beast is one of those uncommon materials that can survive the blade of a lightsaber.
  • Personal energy shield: It is composed of a rare Kohlen crystal that may be resistant to the kyber crystal lightsaber. The orange blade, which has very little strength and could cut through the shields, would be created if the Kohlen crystal in a lightsaber were swapped out for the Kyber crystal.
  • The armor of the Elite Praetorian Guard: This specific armor could withstand lightsaber blows. The gauntlets were appropriate for directly avoiding the blows of a lightsaber; therefore, it was feasible. However, it might be able to penetrate the armor if the blow is simple and more of a stab or deep thrust. 

CLASSIFICATION:

We will now examine the several types of lightsabers seen in the anime and Star Wars series. Various kinds of lightsabers were constructed for the fanbase using these classifications. New innovative lightsabers that have distinctive features yet are modeled after the classic ones are also on the horizon.

  • Sith Lightsaber: The Sith were the owners of these lightsabers. Though they differ slightly depending on the user, these designs are identical to conventional lightsabers.
  • Double-bladed Lightsaber: A deadly staff-like weapon, the double-bladed lightsabers were made up of a hilt that projected a blade from both ends. The double-bladed lightsaber is further classified as follows:
  • Split Sabers: The two separate lightsabers that form double-bladed lightsabers are called split sabers.
  • Hinged double-bladed lightsaber: This particular kind of lightsaber has two blades and can bend in half, which facilitates storage when it is not in use.
  • Lightsaber pike: The Jedi Temple Guards were the primary users of lightsaber pikes, with two yellow plasma blades on either side of the staff.
  • Double-bladed spinning lightsaber: Every end of the hilt of a double-bladed spinning lightsaber has a blade. However, the hilt was about the same length as a single lightsaber and had a circular ring that, when used, made the blade spin down the track.
  • Lightwhip: As the name implies, a lightwhip possessed a multi-meter-long, flexible blade that could entangle the adversary in combat.
  • Darksaber: In place of the typical lightsaber’s circular beam, this unusual yet ancient lightsaber has a black blade flattened and shaped to resemble a conventional sword.
  • Broadsaber: It is a basic lightsaber that looks like a conventional sword and has a broad, flat blade.
  • Lightsaber Pistol: This is a contemporary variant of a lightsaber that could look like a standard lightsaber but has a feature that enables it to shoot blaster bolts.
  • Dual-Phase lightsaber: The dual-phase lightsaber consists of one or more focusing crystals that enable the blade length to be changed in the middle of a battle.
  • Cane lightsaber: This is a classic lightsaber disguised as a cane head. The handle can be extruded and utilized regularly during battle if the handle is separated from the cane’s body.
  • Great lightsaber: This enormous lightsaber was made especially for people with considerable status.
  • Training Lightsaber: The training lightsaber’s low-power setting was consistently maintained during its meticulous manufacturing. This is because they are not designed for actual battle but for the sole purpose of instructing, training, and guiding lightsaber use.
  • Curved Lightsaber: Curved-hilt lightsabers are unique designs with a built-in curvature in the hilt. This was primarily done to make the hilt fit more comfortably in the palm, enabling users to battle with just one hand, like in Form II.
  • Shoto Lightsaber: A photo is a short lightsaber. During dual-blade fighting, the users utilized this small-length blade as their backup blade.
  • Guard photo: A lightsaber with a hilt perpendicular to the blade, the guard shoto gives its wielder a unique method of attacking and blocking.
  • Crossguard Lightsaber: This design dates back to the Great Scourge of Malachor and is considered ancient. At the end of the hilt of this crossguard lightsaber are two little blades positioned perpendicular to the standard blade.

You might also encounter a kind of blaster called a lightsaber rifle, designed to be used with a lightsaber. To utilize this, the owner needs to fit a conventional lightsaber into a slot above the rifle. Once loaded, the weapon can shoot strong, extremely destructive energy beams.

THE LIGHTSABER COMBATS:

Lightsaber battle occurs when two or more opponents brandish lightsabers, or even when one is brandishing a lightsaber while the rest are dueling with another bladed weapon. In the Star Wars franchise, these adversaries were typically Jedi and Sith. There are seven main types of lightsaber battles in Star Wars, anime, and other films using lightsabers.

Form I: Shii-Cho is typically considered a more fundamental, conventional style. Although it may seem harsh and hostile, it works incredibly well.

Form II: Makashi is reserved for expert duelists and is an exquisite fighting style. Instead of using force and strength, deliberate and controlled strokes are used.

Form III: The third species, Soresu, is generally thought to have evolved due to the galaxy’s growing quantity of blasters.

Form IV: With its heavy reliance on Force-dependent acrobatics, Ataru is regarded as one of the most aggressive forms.

Form V: Form V is Anakin Skywalker’s preferred form. It was created by Soresu practitioners who believed a more potent offensive edge was necessary.

Form VI: Niman is typically seen as the culmination of the earlier types. It emphasizes the balance of forces and was the final shape to be accepted.

Form VII: Vaapad is the Force that enables Jedi to accept their feelings and use them to drive an unrelenting attack.

LIGHTSABER REPRESENTATION:

In the early iterations, lightsabers were used in conjunction with laser rifles as commonplace plasma weapons. Originally only depicted as swordsmen, the Jedi and Sith were revealed to be exceedingly skilled until the Force was established in a later altered form.

Later, though, the lightsaber evolved into a weapon used by force users, which Obi-Wan Kenobi characterized in A New Hope as “not as clumsy or random as a blaster." It was a sophisticated weapon for a more civilized era. The Kyber Crystal powers the lightsaber. Additionally, the Death Star’s super laser is powered by these crystals.

Lightsabers are redirected by melee weapons like the electrical staff and plasma-lined blades in films like The Last Jedi and Revenge of the Sith. Aside from the well-known Star Wars films, such as Star Crash, Clone Wars, Evolution: Lightsaber Duel, and others, you will see lightsabers in many other films.

Another realm where various types of lightsabers can be found is anime. The Gundam Franchise, Tenchi Muyo, Lost Universe, Yu Yu Hakusho, and other anime featured distinctive lightsabers. These events showcased even more lightsaber variety, which drew viewers in and increased the selection of lightsaber shopping.

Final Verdict-The lightsaber that should be yours!

Purchasing a lightsaber can be exciting and difficult, particularly for ardent fans. For a number of reasons, customers frequently select different lightsabers. Some choose based on functionality and build quality, some choose aesthetically beautiful options, and some choose precise reproductions to remain faithful to the original material.

You must be a Star Wars fan or any anime to obtain the lightsaber. Here is all the information you need to make sure you get the ideal lightsaber for yourself. You might be unsure about which lightsaber to buy due to the wide variety available, but if you follow the fundamentals, you can quickly locate the ideal one at the best price.