Why Ezra Refusing His Lightsaber is WAY More Important Than You Realize - Star Wars Explained

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Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau)
Year: 2017
Title: Eternity

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[judaslink]

Ezra being fearless to go up against someone with a lightsaber. With nothing but the force says a lot about his growth. Being alone that long had to take a toll on him. I’m sure the way he stayed sane is by concentrating on the force. He prolly saw way more through the force than the series showed us. I think while he still seems like his goofy self. He’s prolly super wise in the force. I hope he trains jayson

[mikechu]

I think he was trying to show off to Sabine, realized his mistake and then took up a blaster to get the job done. Classic Ezra

[DaNewWaveLee]

To me Ezra was using the force like he always has. He typically didn’t face lightsabers in rebels but his confidence to take out Shin without one says a lot.

[darylsdesigns]

As Kanan Jarrus and Cal Kestis said, having a lightsaber doesn’t make one a Jedi.

[cesarag]

Don’t forget he’s made contact with a Bendu, who has a much broader view of the force and has never needed a lightsaber. In fact the Bendu thought his attachment to the Jedi/sith cults and their trinkets was limiting to the force. He might have taken heed with his time without a lightsaber to take a much broader view and learn to survive with just the force. He might be a better force user than a lot of Jedis by now! 👍

[JohnBainbridge]

Wouldn't Ezra's focus on the spiritual make him more of a Consular than a Guardian? He's actually spent more time alone connecting with the Force than he did training as a Jedi. And as for the Lightsaber colours, Sabine is definitely not One with the Force.

[elenplays]

I love your channel but Ezra shows far more signs of being a consular given how much he connects with the Force and its mysteries in ways far more diverse than regular combatants (crossing between worlds to save Ahsoka; communing with animals; and as of just now using pure force power against a lightsaber wielder). His entire arc was literally taking Thrawn away not by brute-force but by connecting so deeply with the force in unorthodox ways he managed to get animals to take him to a whole different Galaxy.

[OneMikeREV]

Great breakdown. But I don't think Ezra refusing the lightsaber showed ignorance. If anything, it's really practical given the fact that he hasn't touched one in 10years and has had to survive on this world without. Over time, you get accustomed to what you have, which is the Force. And we can all surmise that he's done some sort of self training like going over old lessons him and Kanan use to do together. Kanan gave Ezra the tools to teach himself because that's how he had to learn after Order 66. In the same breath though, part of me believes that Ezra connection to the Force is stunted, whether by his own doing or something else causing it. And I also believe he has stopped relying on the Dark Side of the Force for aid because none of the attacks he did against the Night Troopers felt as dark as he was when he was using it, like how he controlled that AT-ST Pilot.

[samuelrobles]

I wholeheartedly disagree. Ezra has abandoned the way of a headstrong warrior-soldier and has become closer to a warrior monk, who has learned to bring forth the deepest power without the need of a weapon. A lightsaber can strengthen a person's connection to the force but it is not required to do so. Ezra has spent the last ten years learning to use the force as the old force users once did, deepening his bond to it and learning to use it more adeptly for hand to hand combat. This can ultimately be seen in a display of power that has only been seen by a handful of others including master yoda, vader, Kylo and rey and that is stopping a lightsaber with nothing but the force. Granted his required two hands but this is still impressive and demonstrates his growth despite lacking a fully trained master and being mostly self taught in this regard. His decision to forgo the lightsaber is a sound one that focuses more on trial by combat so that he can deepen his connection to the force to become a more well rounded warrior and not use the lightsaber as a crutch as most Jedi had in the clone wars and imperial eras. He let go of that weapon and gifted it to Sabine making it hers and solidifying the force as his true ally and weapon.

[gothamgoon]

I picture Ezra becoming more of a sentinel of the people therefore I think his colour will be eventually be bright yellow, not the blue of a knight and warrior (guardian). Who knows he might follow Ahsoka and eventually get a white one. Blue I think was his younger self, brash and willing to run into the fight to save his friends like Luke was. Yellow seems more his mature self.

[kronos]

Ezra is further along the way of being like Yoda or Palpatine, capable of using a saber but understanding the force is the wisest resource to depend on. Also I believe the intention of the show is to show Ezra is particularly powerful in the force since he has shown the most impressive force feats of anyone in the show and has obviously been able to survive and kill a small army of troopers without his saber. Even Ahsoka is using her sabers against opponents she could trivialize with the force and just doesn't. I disagree with the will of crystals theory just because the lore has been inconsistent about it.

[ansgarstonebreaker]

How long did Ezra fight without one? He might be a bit out of practice. But he was training with the force. He was fighting with what he knows useing a lightsaber might have slowed him down.

[deweyck]

“While we could do more, we purposefully do not”

Darth Revan :someone hold my lightsaber.

[jblaze]

The reason he didn't use the lightsaber is because he knew Sabine needed it, which she did. It's been a decade since he got to Peridia, so he's more than capable of fighting w/o the lightsaber. Plus he proved it by doing it! But Sabine got shot several times, lost both of her blasters, and nearly got killed by Shin of Ezra had not used the force to pull her away. Same thing happened when Sabine got attacked in the road to finding Ezra. He knew she needed all the help she could get. He didn't refuse the lightsaber, in a way, he gave it to her again.

[marjoe]

I loved that he knows Sabine needs to keep her conection with HER saber. Ezra had his saber and this isnt it, hed need a new one. I think he knows sabine bieng new to the jedi way needs someone to believe in her.

[ycvvxbs]

Well, I hope on the last episode that we see him at full power, including using a new light saber

[tiranito]

"Your lightsaber is an invaluable tool. Even when inactive, it can defuse a potentially volatile situation... trust me on that." - Kyle Katarn

[CarnivoreBryan]

Ezra is part of the Night Sisters, his robe color, the dog tag armor, the fact that he doesn’t use a light saber… he’s the one that will be left on Paridia

[calmaddox]

Ezra has been away for 10 whole years. At this point, he's probably just grown so accustomed to the using the force. I highly doubt that he has spent the last 10 years without any self training at all. His lack of a lightsaber could have just been one less distraction, allowing him to fully embrace and grow familiar with his force abilities.

Also, it could be possible that whatever Baylon is looking for has aided in the development of Ezra's abilities. If the planet is somehow connected to a force deity, it could be possible that Ezra would be affected, even without being in close proximity.

[christianlane-lqqv]

Ezra says in the next breath after telling Sabine that the llightaaber was hers, he says, " I don't need it anymore the force is my ally."