How heavy is a lightsaber?

George Lucas says lightsabers are heavy
“That we couldn't take a hand off [the hilt]. We always had to have two. It was like Excalibur, 40 to 50 pounds of weight.” Lucas doubled down too, saying “They're very powerful and have a lot of energy in them... so you worked with them as if they were heavy.”
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Does a lightsaber have any weight?

Judging by the fact that lightsaber blades are solid, we can say that they do have some weight on them. Remember, lightsaber blades are not made of light which is weightless, they are made of plasma. That said, plasma is also very lightweight.
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How heavy is Anakin's lightsaber?

At 1.5” across, having a wall thickness of about 1.24 mm, and a total length of about 10 ½ inches, it would roughly equal 3 lbs, give or take a few ounces.
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How heavy is a lightsaber handle?

I weighed the main hilt and it turned out to be about 1 lb (0.45 kg).
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How heavy is the Darksaber?

“George was adamant that these things were really, really heavy,” Mark Hamill said in the same video. “That we couldn't take a hand off [the hilt]. We always had to have two. It was like Excalibur, 40 to 50 pounds of weight.”
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Are Lightsabers HEAVY or LIGHT?



Why is Darksaber so heavy?

It's actually Wren who explains why, exactly, the Darksaber is so heavy. In an episode of Star Wars: Rebels, she remarks, "Energy constantly flows through the crystal. You're not fighting with a simple blade as much as you are directing a current of power. Your thoughts, your actions, they become energy.
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Who has a white lightsaber?

Ahsoka Tano, the former Jedi Padawan who aided in the rebellion against the Galactic Empire, is acknowledged as the sole possessor of the white lightsaber.
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Why is Rey's lightsaber yellow?

The official reason for Rey's lightsaber color is to project a feeling of hope and optimism. No matter which method Rey used, there is a clear answer to what color her lightsaber is: yellow! With yellow representing balance in the Force, there is great hope for Rey to go on and bring peace across the galaxy.
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What color is Leia's lightsaber?

Leia Organa's lightsaber was a blue-bladed lightsaber powered by a kyber crystal in the core of the hilt. It was silver and copper in color and featured mother-of-pearl inlays.
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Does Luke have Yoda's lightsaber?

Yoda kept a second lightsaber on Dagobah inside his hut after his previous one was lost during a duel in the Galactic Senate and then incinerated during a celebration of the Jedi Order's eradication. After Yoda's death, Luke Skywalker had the lightsaber in his possession.
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Do lightsabers run out of power?

Though the lightsaber can charge itself, it does lose tiny traces of power with each exchange. They can eventually run out of power and need recharging. This happens in the Legends novel Shatterpoint, when Mace Windu's lightsaber powers down in the middle of battle.
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Are lightsabers hot or cold?

Pretty much anything that a lightsaber touches is immediately converted to a molten liquid or a charred crisp, and when one lightsaber clashes with another, a flash ensues that is so bright that it momentarily saturates one's entire field of vision. So yes, in addendum, lightsabers are really, really hot!
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How strong is the Darksaber?

it was able to cut through the hull of a tie fighter that can pass through a planet's atmosphere. I wouldn't be surprised if it can penetrate Beskar. Same, if it shows Moff Gideon fighting Din and he penetrates his Beskar armor then it is more powerful than the everyday Jedi/Sith lightsaber.
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Is Rey a GREY Jedi?

Rey could actually be the first Gray Jedi, which might finally explain the meaning of Star Wars Episode VIII's title. This isn't the first time Star Wars has teased the presence of Gray Jedi in the galaxy.
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What are white lightsabers?

A white lightsaber is an uncommon, neutral lightsaber blade color. In Star Wars Canon, Ahsoka Tano first wields a pair of curved-hilt lightsabers with white blades in the animated series Star Wars Rebels. In Star Wars Legends, a group of Force-users called the Imperial Knights wield white-bladed lightsabers as well.
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Is Qui-Gon a GREY Jedi?

Relationship with the Council

Some members of the Jedi Order considered Qui-Gon Jinn to be a Gray Jedi.
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How many GREY Jedi are there?

14 Gray Jedi in the Star Wars Universe.
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Can a lightsaber break?

Lightsaber blades or beams are essentially plasma, a form of matter, so the blade can't be broken at all because it's not solid enough to break; instead, the beam itself would distort or short out if something were to disrupt it.
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Is the Darksaber a lightsaber?

An ancient lightsaber that serves as a powerful symbol of leadership to the Mandalorians, the Darksaber is a unique weapon with a black-energy blade lined with a crackling white edge.
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Can the Darksaber cut through Beskar?

Like other typical lightsabers, the Darksaber could not cut through pure beskar, however, it was capable of heating it to the point of turning red.
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Will Boba Fett wield the Darksaber?

Warning: There are SPOILERS ahead for The Book of Boba Fett.

When Din returned in The Book of Boba Fett, he continued to wield the Darksaber and maintained his claim over it, even when challenged in combat by fellow Mandalorian Paz Vizsla.
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Why is it hard to wield the Darksaber?

According to the runaway Jedi, the Darksaber is considerably harder to wield than your average lightsaber. Jarrus says, "Energy constantly flows through the crystal. You're not fighting with a simple blade as much as you are directing a current of power. Your thoughts, your actions, they become energy.
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