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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Oct 8, 2005 21:36:21 GMT -5
So, Luke constructs his own lightsaber by ROTJ. One supposes that Yoda tells him about how important that is to a Jedi's training. And Luke obviously has the simple technical skill to build things a lot more complicated than a saber. So, what did he use for a crystal? Did he go to Illum as is traditional for Old Republic Jedi? Obviously he didn't HAVE to have a crystal from Illum for the lightsaber to work. But from the Clone Wars cartoon, Illum wasn't the sacred sanctuary it used to be with the Empire in charge. He may not have been able to get there....unless they'd changed the name to Hoth.
I think the special thing about Illum was that it had usable, natural crystals AND they were in a Force-significant location. Would the New Repulic Jedi pick a new Force-significant location (like maybe on Dagobah) for the lightsaber construction and they would just bring their own crystal along with the other lightsaber parts?
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Post by Mon-Jas Charan on Oct 8, 2005 21:57:23 GMT -5
I'm mot sure, maybe Luke found the crystal in Ben's hut. From reading the 1st 4 paragraphs of Chapter one of RotJ, it seems like he built it on Tatooine.
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Post by Solinbeb Newau on Oct 9, 2005 8:16:30 GMT -5
I was still thinking that Luke's crystal was made in a fusion furnace that Ben had in his hut.
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Post by Seda Navilli on Oct 9, 2005 13:51:29 GMT -5
Well he definitely made it on Tatooine in Ben's hut (thats why it looks so much like Ben's), but I don't know where he got the crystal. I've heard that it was forged in Ben's hut as Solinbeb said, but I can't remember reading that anywhere but on the internet. Its been a long time since I read Shadows of the Empire! It seems to me that a more plausible solution would be that Ben had a small supply of crystals in his hut. After all, he had the plans to build a saber and the materials for a hilt, sorta makes sense that he'd have the crystals as well. As for finding a new location to build sabers... I don't think Luke would have gone to the effort frankly. The new order of Jedi are like hippies compared to the old breed - they wore what they wanted to, used the force as they wished, and lived and loved and got attatched to whatever they wanted to. That's why I don't like the new Jedi order; it doesnt have any order to it! Luke was like the P.E. teacher you always wanted to have as a substitute in high school; nice enough and means well, but a bit lax ;D EDIT: heres an interesting thought; maybe Luke took the crystal out of Qui-Gon Jinn's saber! I dont know what happened to that one I think I like that idea
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Post by kivaanzion on Oct 9, 2005 17:32:54 GMT -5
... heres an interesting thought; maybe Luke took the crystal out of Qui-Gon Jinn's saber! I dont know what happened to that one I think I like that idea I like that idea too! It certainly would explain why Luke's saber is green. ;D I also agree with Luke finding all the materials he would need in Ben's hut. Perhaps Ben had planned on teaching Luke to be a Jedi all along and kept the lightsaber crystal and parts for when it was time for Luke to build his own saber. Sacrificing himself on the Death Star altered the plan which is why he ordered Luke to go to Dagobah and be instructed by Yoda instead.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Oct 9, 2005 21:01:34 GMT -5
The problem I have with Luke using things from Ben's hut is that it's hard for me to believe that the Sandpeople or Jawas wouldn't have looted it once they figured out that no one was living there anymore. It's possible that Ben had some things hidden away and he told Luke where they were, but that's just speculation. Actually, the parts for a lightsaber would be simple to come by; the technology apparently isn't very difficult in the SW univers, so the parts wouldn't have to be from Ben's things at all.
Hmmm, I have trouble imagining that the crystals came from Qui-Gon's saber. Obi-Wan got out of the purge with just the clothes on his back and Luke. I don't know if Jedi carry extra crystals with them for walking around.
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Post by Starkindler (The Naked Jedi) on Oct 10, 2005 19:57:39 GMT -5
I haven't read some of the EU novels that discuss it, but is the color of the blade directly linked to the color of the crystal or does it have more to do with the Jedi's need to use the Force to merge/meld the crystals to fully activate the saber? If so then the blade color has more in tune with the maker than just choice of crystal. ALSO if that is true then Luke could have used a Krayat Dragon Pearl (found on Tatooine) for his saber.
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Post by Jaren Valnor on Oct 10, 2005 20:09:45 GMT -5
The color comes directly from the crystals, although it would be cool if there was a transparent crystal, and the color of the blade sprouted from your personality/favorite color, kind of like a mood ring.
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Post by Cha-Al Pesan on Oct 11, 2005 11:18:13 GMT -5
I was thinking that Luke went to Ben's place and built his saber with the parts he had there.
I also have heard that the crystals come from Qui-Gon's saber, but now that Ani-Chay Pinn said: Hmmm, I have trouble imagining that the crystals came from Qui-Gon's saber. Obi-Wan got out of the purge with just the clothes on his back and Luke. I don't know if Jedi carry extra crystals with them for walking around.
I dont know. Maybe Ben did have a few extra parts around his place and left them there if he need them or for Luke to use one day.
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Post by Don Solo on Oct 11, 2005 11:55:27 GMT -5
It's all in Shadows of the Empire... Luke went back to Ben's hut and from books and other things there he figured out how to make one, and actual forged his own synthetic crystal. He was there with R2 and thought it might blow up when he first turned it on.
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Post by Cha-Al Pesan on Oct 11, 2005 16:47:53 GMT -5
ah, thanks alot for that info helps alot.
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Post by Solinbeb Newau on Oct 12, 2005 7:35:03 GMT -5
If I could find the Star Wars Galaxy card that shows an artists rendering of Luke making his saber, I'd post it...I wish I knew which box all my cards went into...
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Post by Shatir Lavan on Oct 12, 2005 19:52:13 GMT -5
Jawas couldnt have looted the Jedi stuff in Ben's hut because it was all in a treasure chest that could only have been opened by Ben himself or a Skywalker (because of a DNA reader or something) or maybe just Force activation. If it was broken open by someone else it would blow up
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Post by Don Solo on Oct 12, 2005 21:08:17 GMT -5
I always just figured they stayed away from Bens place because he probably drove them off plenty of times prior to his ...departure... so they'd kinda fear it.
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Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Oct 13, 2005 21:56:42 GMT -5
I think the local predators stayed away from Ben's place. I don't think he could have lasted long unless he had a good way to run them off. But eventually, a sandstorm might knock something over, or small vermin might get into the hut indicating to onlookers that no one was home. How long of a gap was there between ANH and ROTJ. Months? Years? That's never been clear to me. If it were only a year, then maybe the hut could have been intact. But if it were longer than that, it's hard for me to image that nothing got in.
I don't believe that the lock has been invented that could keep out Tatooine thieves. If they couldn't open something, they'd just just cart it away to try better hardware on it lataer.
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