Star Wars: The Real-World Story Behind The Creation Of Lightsabers
The Star Wars universe is now so heavily mired in franchise management, billion-dollar budgets, focus group testing, and countless sequels and spinoffs that it's hard to believe where it started. In the early days, a handful of filmmakers adapted some drawings with very little money and whatever they had to hand to create beloved and iconic pieces of film history.
The lightsaber was introduced in the first Star Wars film and has made an appearance in almost every other piece of media in the franchise. It is the weapon of choice for most of the biggest heroes and villains, and therefore the tool of the trade for the franchise's most iconic fight scenes.
Star Wars: Why Do Jedi Have To Build Their Own Lightsabers?
There are a few details of the lightsaber that are endemic and well-known to all fans of the franchise. The lightsaber is an energy sword that projects a glowing blade of plasma from a metal hilt and can be used to cut through almost anything. They're the standard issue weapon for Force-sensitive warriors, both good and evil, but anyone can pick one up and swing it. The Jedi prefer cooler colors like blue and green, but purple and yellow are occasional options. The Sith are restricted to red blades. The original designs have the same general build with many unique aesthetic details, but future iterations have introduced twin-blades or cross guards. There's a lightsaber duel or two in every film of the Skywalker Saga, but the idea didn't originate wholly with the iconic franchise.
The lightsaber likely took inspiration from multiple earlier sci-fi works which featured laser swords as a concept. A 1933 issue of The Magic Carpet Magazine featured Kaldar: World of Antares by Edmond Hamilton, which told the story of
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