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io9MoviesStar WarsThis Video Explains the Story Behind Every Lightsaber Luke Skywalker Ever Wielded
In the movies, Luke Skywalker has only ever had the two lightsabers. In other canon materials, it’s a bit more complicated. Star Wars Explained can, uh, explain. In a new video done in collaboration with Mr Sunday Movies, Alex from Star Wars Explained look into Luke’s laser sword past, which is more complicated than I … Continued
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io9Toys and CollectiblesIt May Be Christmas, But There’s More Mandalorian Toys to Put On Your 2021 Lists
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest new merch on the internet. While today you might be celebrating some new toys under your Christmas trees, the tie-in train doesn’t stop—this week we’ve got even more Mandalorian goodness, McFarlane taking on the DC gaming world of Injustice, and an ambling Mario. … Continued
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io9Sci-FiThe Weapon of a Jedi Knight
Despite the fact that we live in a world with more Star Wars than ever, and even more to come, there is still power in the image of a Jedi. A flowing, hooded cloak, the snap-hiss and surreal glow as their lightsaber pierces our field of view—in spite of decades of familiarity, it’s an image … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsThis Video Nails What Makes the Original Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader Duel So Special
A New Hope had the first lightsaber duel, and it was the foundation for everything that followed. Full Fat Videos is a YouTuber with a lot of interest in fight scenes. Star Wars fight scenes, in particular. For his latest video essay, he tackles the originator of the form: the fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and … Continued
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io9Sci-FiThe Mandalorian Just Opened Up a Galaxy of New Possibilities
In terms of pure revelations, Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian may be the show’s most significant episode yet. Short of introducing the Child in the first episode, the characters and ideas introduced this week have the potential to shake the world of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to the core. They might just change the galaxy … Continued
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io9BooksStar WarsThe Map to a Perfect Star Wars Blanket Is Hidden Inside This BB-U-Knit
While 2020 hasn’t been a great year for travel, gatherings, or general overall happiness, it has given many of us the chance to work on new hobbies. Maybe one of those hobbies is knitting—and if you did pick up that skill, a new Star Wars book is going to be your new favorite thing in … Continued
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io9Toys and CollectiblesCal’s Jedi: Fallen Order Lightsaber Is Coming Soon to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
The fans voted and it was never in doubt. Cal Kestis’ lightsaber reigns supreme and now it’ll travel to the planet Batuu. After a multi-week voting period where fans were able to weigh in on the next legacy lightsaber that would be made available through Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme parks, the main character … Continued
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io9BooksStar WarsThe Story Behind the Ultimate Star Wars Lightsaber Book
Star Wars fans are about to get a book all about lightsabers and they have Harry Potter to thank. It’s called Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection, a slick, wide-format, hardcover book that features exclusive images and information on almost 60 different lightsabers in the Star Wars universe. None of which would’ve happened if not for … Continued
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io9Toys and CollectiblesOld Friends, Old Foes, and Old Ghost Blasters Return as the Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet over the past seven days. This week we’re rounding up some of the best stuff from Hasbro’s recent PulseCon virtual event, as well as the return of a classic ‘80s Ghostbusters toy and the re-appearance of a Star … Continued
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io9BooksStar WarsStar Wars: The High Republic‘s Answer to Excalibur Is Exquisite
The books that compose the first phase of Star Wars: The High Republic are set to introduce readers to the deep, rich histories that defined the Jedi Order long before the events of The Phantom Menace. They’ll also provide more information about the interstellar wars that have defined the galaxy for countless generations. Because the … Continued
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io9Toys and CollectiblesSome of the Coolest Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Merch Will Soon Be Available to Everyone
Part of the allure of Disney parks’ Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge has been that you could only get Galaxy’s Edge merch at Galaxy’s Edge. Soon, that’ll no longer be the case. io9 and Gizmodo can exclusively reveal that starting September 28, Disney will put select Galaxy’s Edge merchandise, including those amazing Legacy Lightsabers, on their … Continued
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io9Toys and CollectiblesThis Video Shows You How to Make Brilliant Fluorescent Lightsabers for Your Star Wars Action Figures
2020 seems like a good year to take up new hobbies. Let’s take that nice, collectible action figure collection you might have. Why not make it a bit more impressive? That’s the goal of a video recently released by the people at Adam Savage’s Tested (not Adam, today, but Norman Chan does a fantastic job … Continued
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io9BooksStar WarsSee Leia’s Rise of Skywalker Lightsaber in All Its Glory
Star Wars without lightsabers is like life without sun. The Jedi weapon is one of the most recognizable pieces of one of the world’s most popular franchises and a truly elegant feat of design. Later this year, these key pieces of Star Wars are getting their own book and, to celebrate, io9 is excited to … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsThis Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Concept Art Shows the Inner Workings of Rey’s Cool Lightsaber
Rey is talented at lightsaber building. Matthew Savage, a concept artist who worked on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, shared some interesting images recently. The set, featuring 3D models of Rey’s lightsaber, included some background on the design of Rey’s ‘saber, the one she builds during the course of the film, as well as … Continued
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io9Sci-FiThat Incredible Clone Wars Fight Is Even Better When It’s Synced Up With Revenge of the Sith
Clone Wars’ endgame has inextricably entangled itself in the events of the Star Wars prequel trilogy’s own endgame in a way that makes for some truly incredible drama (and lightsaber fights; it’s Star Wars, after all). So it does stand to reason that weaving them side-by-side makes everything that much more exciting. Last week’s episode—the … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s Lightsabers Are Holding Some Incredible Design Secrets
A lightsaber is a part of a Jedi, a defining tool that reflects their personality, their goals, their needs. It turns out, this is just as true of the prop lightsabers designed by Lucasfilm as it is for their in-universe depictions. Recently, StarWars.com posted an article about the behind-the-scenes details of some of the lightsaber … Continued
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io9ComicsMarvelThis Weapon Is Not Your Life
Thanks to The Force Awakens, we know that after The Empire Strikes Back, the Skywalker family lightsaber made its way from the bowels of Cloud City into the collection of Maz Kanata. We still don’t know the details of that journey—for all its pre-release bluster, Marvel’s new Star Wars ongoing series has yet to reveal … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsLightsabers From Star Wars Still Aren’t Real, But This Guy Made a Protosaber, Kind Of
In the old Star Wars expanded universe, lightsabers weren’t the first laser-sword weapons wielded by Jedi and the Sith. No, that honor went to the protosaber, the hilariously clunky version of the lightsaber that, instead of using an internal power cell, had an external wearable power supply. Like a wearable vacuum cleaner, but for cutting … Continued
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io9MoviesStar WarsThe Future Is Force Sensitive in This Adorable Star Wars Fan Video
Rivalries between family members, or those like family, are not unusual in the Star Wars universe. Father against son, Master versus Padawan; that’s normal stuff. So brother versus sister, yeah, that tracks. But those rivalries are rarely this cute. In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sis, created by director Matt Silverman, two young siblings use … Continued
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