Sunday, November 30, 2014

Why I'm bent out of shape about the lightsaber crossguard

It's not so much that it's just a stupid, transparent attempt to sell new toys (it is, though).

It's not because it Westernizes the Jedi, who have basically Eastern-exclusive influences up to this point (I really don't care, but some people do).

Rather...

Yes, logically, lightsabers should have crossguards. You know, just like, logically, there should be some explanation for how the Force actually works.

In other words, the last time somebody overthought something cool and iconic and StarWarsy, we got f*cking medichlorians.

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