lightsabers

Humming energy swords

Lightsabers are the signature weapons of the Star Wars universe—swords with blades made of plasma or focused energy that can cut through almost anything.

They're wielded by Jedi and Sith, humming and crackling distinctively in combat.

The term appears in discussions of science fiction weaponry and sometimes metaphorically for any elegant or powerful tool: They went at each other like they had lightsabers.

weapon

blade

Flat cutting edge

  • hiltWeapon's graspable portion
  • duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
  • combatArmed hostile engagement

slash · parry · strike · deflect · cut · swing · thrust · block · clash · wielder

starwars

Jedi

Force-wielding space monk

  • SithDark side practitioners
  • LukeMasculine biblical name
  • VaderFather, in Dutch

Obi-Wan · Anakin · Yoda · Palpatine · Mace Windu · Darth Maul · Master · dark side · youngling · temple

technology

plasma

Electrified matter state

  • beamStructural support member
  • energyPower to do work
  • igniteStart burning something

activate · hum · glow · power cell · emitter · focusing lens · construction · circuitry · schematics · frequency

culture

cosplay

Dressing as media characters

prop · merchandise · Halloween · convention · Hasbro · custom build · display · soundboard · collector · fan film

color

blue

Primary color; also sad

  • greenColor of vegetation
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • purpleHue between crimson and azure

white · yellow · orange · black · unstable · bleeding · purified · signature · hue

Categories
Opposites
weapon mechanism

lightsabersblasters

Fictional energy weapons

guns · projectile weapons · ranged weapons · rifles · firearms

technological advancement

lightsabersclubs

Heavy striking sticks

rocks · stone axes · wooden sticks · cudgels · blunt instruments

Force alignment (Star Wars universe)

lightsabersDeath Star

Fictional world-destroying space station

weapons of mass destruction

Family

lightsaber

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G