Someone else already mentioned Cortosis metal being an alloy resistant to light sabers. But I'll go one further. Cortosis was actually able to short out the blade of a lightsaber when coming into contact with the blade. In the darth krayt time period, the empire wasnt replaced by the first order and they had empire knights which were basically jedi who would use the dark side at times. Like they were encouraged to stay in balance and not fall too far to either side. Anyways, the empire knights wore cortosis weave gauntlets that covered their off hands up to the elbow and they would use them to block lightsaber attacks shorting out the blade and leaving the opposing sith or jedi near defenseless.
There is also mention of Cortosis in one of Timothy Zhan's Thrawn trilogy books. (the newer cannon ones) and without spoiling it also is shown to stop any energy weapon except a constant stream which can get through. I don't recall the title and I don't really feel like skimming through the books to find out which one it is but if I remember correctly most of these scenes occur as flashbacks for Thrawn (and maybe Vader?)
Lightsabers can be blocked by a variety of materials Amphistaff - "Snake skin" that resists Cortosis Ore - Corrosive/Toxic material used mainly for battle droids Felucian Skullblade - Creature bones resistance to lightsabers. Mandalorian Iron (Beskar) - Well Beskar Neuranium - Super dense material, Palpatine lightsaber constructed in this, can block lightsabers (somewhat) Orbalisk - Darkside creature skin, essentially "leather" armor resistant to Lightsabers but not elecriticty. Phrik - This is what electrostaffs are made out of and the Dark Troopers armor Songsteel - Super light shining material, blocks lightsabers. Ultrachrome - Superconductive material used during Great Sith Wars, can temporarily block lightsabers.
If you look up the original design for the Neimoidians you can see that the battle droids were designed to look like them - skinny limbs and long heads. When the decision was taken to not do the Neimoidians in CGI their look was redesigned so they could be played by actors in costumes and they no longer looked similar to their droids. Subsequently the idea of the BDs resembling their creators was resurrected with the similar looking Geonosians in Ep 2 - their look bears a resemblance to the original skinny Neimoidian concepts.
The REAL reason Mace Windu has a Purple Light Sabre is because Samuel L. Jackson is a Toronto Raptors Fan and has been since day one. In 1999 The Raptos wore Purple.
Quantum crystalline is also another . It was the metal used to make the sun crusher if it can handle a super nova I'm pretty sure its literally impervious to lightsabers.!!!!
@@danryder3865 I think Quandanium is the same thing. IIRC, Luke had a stolen prototype shuttle that he used as grandmaster of his Jedi Academy with a hull made of the same material that was virtually impervious to blaster fire and lightsabers.
9:50 Darth Rees-Mogg was outraged to hear that the Galactic Republic had passed a law forcing all light and dark sabre manufacturers to comply with the USB-C charging port standard. "Sith USBs for Sith lightsabres" he could be heard impotently wailing.
Projectile weapons exist in Star Wars, because it makes sense. And it’s been seen already. Republic Commando showed Transdosians use these weapons. And more famously, Mandalorians adopted projectile shotguns to answer the Jedi's lightsabers. Literally "deflect this".
Not only was the purple lightsaber Samuel L. Jackson's idea, but it was the first time the color was used for lightsabers as a whole, so he inadvertantly changed Star Wars history. Additionally, Tupac was originally cast to play Mace and not Jackson.
I bought the Ki Adi Mundi toy in 99 specifically because of the purple lightsaber included... almost had the Maul toy too, but some prick beat me to it and said Yoink as i was reaching for it.
Wow. How have I never noticed the droids looking like Geonosians? I mean it makes complete sense why they look like that. I love how, after all these years, I am still finding out about all these details.
Well, *cortosis* was, in a way, much better than beskar and this "frick" material. While more brittle, it would temporarily shortcut lightsabers upon contact.
I thought that was just in its raw 'ore' form, that when it was processed into metal or alloy it could just be normally resistant. (Maybe I'm wrong but I seem to recall this showing up in the original KOTOR games?)
It would have been so much more interesting if only (highly) force sensitives could operate lightsabers, that you would have to use the force to activate and operate the saber. Now any numbnuts can wield it.
Looks like B1 battles droids do look like Geonosians and I’m glad Mace isn’t Leila’s brother. Also I feel bad that Han has to share a bathroom with chewie 😂.
@@lookingforwookiecopilot The race exists before the movies in certain novels before the prequel trilogy. So while you didn’t see them before 2002, that doesn’t mean that they came out of nowhere.
I'm not sure if that's true. In the book adaption of Return of the Jedi it stated that Owen and Obi-Wan were brothers but it wasn't presented in the movie.
I'm pretty sure someone with telekinesis and reflexes that can block a blaster bolt also have the power to stop or deflect bullets. Mind you, that's one guy with an Uzi. Get a half dozen guys with Uzis, and you probably want to be somewhere else.
Not too sure the actual capabilities of a force user when it comes to speed of objects, but blaster fire always seemed slower to me, than the ballistic weapons. Not by *too* much, but prolly enough to make a difference? Though I'm also unsure how many a normal force user could actually stop if its being unloaded as full-automatic fire, compared to deflecting blaster fire repeatedly with their lightsaber least. But you're prolly right, its probably possible.
1. Holy damn. Now I see it… that’s deep. 2. Cool! 3. I have thought about it once or twice. 4. Hahaha what. 5. 4 throats?! Jeez. I have 4 fingers… + 6. 6. Ayo, kinda interesting. 7. YOOO WHAT?!! I need to look this up. I want see the story. 8. What? 😂 9. I knew this! 10. Hmmm nice
I mean, firearms would make more sense than lasers from a warfare perspective. Most firearm deaths are from bleeding out; lasers instantly cauterize wounds.
It’s simple. Mace WINDI was a completely different character that never came to fruition. Mace WINDU was a completely new character that simply recycled 88% of the name George thought of decades earlier. Had he and his writers explained it correctly then the thumbnail may have been justified. The whatculture crew tends to explain a lot incorrectly. They kinda suck.
There was absolutely NO material completely impervious to Lightsabers. different materials had different levels of resistance. I think Cortosis was the Best, as it would short the saber and turn off the blade. But it was stupid rare, and even it didnt last indefinitely. Even regular Durasteel had a lightsaber resistance. Which is why Qui-gon had trouble cutting through the blast doors. I seriously dislike how the Mandalorian series makes it seem like Beskar makes one immune to a lightsaber, as that wasnt the case. They HINTED at it being able to be overcome with the spear. But how many blows did Djinn take on his gauntlets from the Dark Saber (Which is unusually strong for a lightsaber) and had 0 ill effects?
@@chickenlittle2206 funny kid. Sorry a 40 year old has done things called read. But hey, its ok, i understand you youngons dont have the attention span for a comic book, let alone something with no pictures.
You lost me on the first point. B1's don't have wings, and they're taller than Geonosians. They also stand and hold their equipment like typical galactic bipeds. Trying to draw any line between their form and Geonosians is... a stretch longer than the average Geonosian's wingspan. And if you can't be trusted with the obvious details of your very first point... why should I even bother with the rest of the video?
Contrary to what this more on thinks, only 1 person on the planet can say something about Star Wars as a "fact". That is George Lucas who stated that Luke and Leia. End of discussion.
Here's one fans won't want to believe; IF you believe Palpatine manipulated the force to create Anikin then Rey is his sister and Luke's aunt giving her as much right to the name Skywalker. P.S. If Leia was an Organa why wasn't Luke a Lars instead of leaving him with the last name Skywalker?
1.MACE WINDU IS NOT LEIAS BROTHER GEORGE LUCAS HIMSELF SAID LUKE WAS HER BROTHER 2.anakin killed all the younglings 3.well no crap Sherlock the geonosians made them
Cortosis ore stops lightsabers cold. Too bad it's crap against everything else. And no, no, no the service corps are not cool. They basically got cheated. They got grabbed from their families, had their entire childhoods swept away into training only to be discarded and used as the equivalent of laborers. If it wasn't for their indoctrination, they might have risen up to rebel against their fate, and I can easily imagine the early Sith having come out of such a thing.
Pretty sure within Star Wars canon, the Jedi didn't kidnap any children, and almost exclusively it was only with parents' permission to take them to the Jedi Temple to become Jedi. Given the option to still help the Republic & Jedi Order over going back to a life you've never known sounds a lot more feasible to me, and easier than learning to become a farmer, or whatever on whatever planet you were born on. As for the early Sith...I think in like super early Legends Canon they were basically a splinter-group, deciding to use their powers and skill for themselves, and thus caused the Force Wars, but this like super early timeline stuff, and long before Service Corps would exist, as for actual Sith? They were a race of aliens from Korriban, where many of the most powerful of Sith were buried. Eventually some Jedi end up on the planet to memory, see the Sith ways, and decide that sounds good, and eventually that lead to the Sith we know now. 0 clue how Disney/Modern Canon tells it, but I don't think the Sith come from anything the Jedi Order specifically did. Could be wrong. But I don't know, to me personally Service Corps definitely sounds better than being kicked out to the curb, or outright leaving the JO entirely to me. Sure the Order has faults, but it is probably a better life than the homeworld & life I never knew and thus have no attachment to, least that's how I imagine it for most. Don't really see what's there to really rebel against. Is it amazing? No, but, better than nothing.
@@theschwabmob8363 The Jedi didn't really give the kids' parents much of a choice. There was even one comic story starring Mace about it, but it showed that Mace was a good guy deep down and he let the parents have the kid. Standard procedure though is to scare the parents into giving the kids up by telling them stories about how they can turn into monsters. Classic Gaslight tactics cults use. But my point was that these Jedi trainees were promised knighthood and they used up their childhood working to it, but got far less than that. I can easily some people resenting that kind of placement in life.
@@killingragethrowback Well fair enough then. The stories I always heard was the Jedi didn't strongarm, they did of course highly recommend the children be taken into the Order. Though yeah, I can see the fact they were training their whole life, to get this 2nd rate as a lot less ideal than the promises made growing up. And I can see some maybe having some resentment towards it, that's pretty fair assumption. Admtitedly, hearing some of the stories in Legends/New Canon about Jedi doing so, sort of reminds me of Dragon Age's Mages. But thanks for the learning experience, have a great day!
