Why do lightsabers TURN OFF when dropped or when someone holding one dies?
And there are actually 2 answers to this question with the first one being explained in the design of the lightsaber!
You see, some lightsabers had a heat sensor built into the hilt so that when the user let go of the handle, the saber deactivated immediately!
Now some people didn’t like the sensor idea so instead, they designed their lightsabers with a safety switch that they could flip on or off.
This enabled the lightsaber to remain turned on even if the user wasn’t holding it!
And this allowed the user to throw the lightsaber like a boomerang like we see Darth Vader do in Return of the Jedi.
Sometimes, Jedi built their lightsabers with the activation button inside the hilt rather than the outside.
This made sure a person who had Force powers could turn on the lightsaber while non Force users couldn’t use the weapon.
But people who were really skilled in the Force could manipulate the Kyber Crystal of the Lightsaber, turning it on or off even if they weren’t physically holding it whenever they wanted!
6 сен 2024