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Post by Seda Navilli on May 22, 2005 5:29:43 GMT -5
I noticed in ROTS (tell me if I'm wrong..) that Obi-Wan and Anakin's sabers have the ANH activation Matrix... i.e. the calculator bubbles, and Anakin's hand grips don't have the screws near the bottom...
This has led me to think that, although I'm aware of the changes made to Anakin's saber pre ESB, I don't know why they were done... what was the reason for this? I always kind of thought that the changes were mostly cosmetic, and that Lucas was trying to ignore the original design, but the ROTS sabers now make me believe that maybe it was done on purpose, or that it was done logistically and he just blamed the changes on Luke modifying it or something?
Sorry if that sounds a bit jumbled, but my thoughts arent too centred right now lol.
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Post by kivaanzion on May 22, 2005 21:17:44 GMT -5
In ROTS both Anakin's and Obi-Wan's sabers have "computer grid" activation boxes:   Another difference is the Covertec clip attachments as opposed to D-rings in the original trilogy. The differences can be easily explained as improvements or repairs- I'm sure lightsabers take a lot of punishment.  Is there any "official" explanation? |
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Post by Seda Navilli on May 23, 2005 0:12:15 GMT -5
yeah, I saw the movie again tonight and realised they were different... but theres still the covertec clip and the handgrip screws... I wonder why they didnt use the bubble display in ROTS? Obi wan replaces the matrix with a bubble display, and then luke replaces that with another matrix?!?!? And how did Obi wan lose his covertec clip? I know that this is just nit-picking, but its still interesting  |
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Post by tanzanlinnear on May 24, 2005 6:00:45 GMT -5
From reading the Episode I visual dictionary, the covertec clips are identified as charging ports, so I've always figured the belt units could infact be some kind of storage cell, or (more complicated) that it could be the motion of the clipped saber on the belt unit that could provide the power, in a similar principle to self-winding watches. I think it's probably a case that Obi-Wan lost his belt unit (and obviously didn't have a spare for Anakin's saber) so he retrofitted the charging mechanisms. He may well have altered the activation matrixes at the same time or maybe following repairs to his own, he might just have decided to do Anakin's as well.
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Post by Primrodo on May 24, 2005 22:15:58 GMT -5
What the visual dictionary says is not always the true case nor shoudl it be taken with anymore than a grain of salt The covertec is a belt clip just like the D-rings. As for teh rivits on the grips, in ANH Lukes saber didn't have them, that was only in ESB, not to mention Luke had 7 grips. Lucas changing the designs has nothing to do with spitting on fans or teh original movies, he wanted to get away from the hardware look of the Graflex and cobbled together Obi ANH saber. I personally like them  |
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Post by Seda Navilli on May 25, 2005 0:06:24 GMT -5
Did they use a real Graflex to make Anakin's ROTS saber or just build their own?
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Post by Bel-Den Shaw on May 25, 2005 1:22:55 GMT -5
as far as making the lightsabers in ep3 watch the web doc on the offical site this weapin is your life they talk about the lightsabers a little more just by the look of them they are custom made by ILM.
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