Did You Know the Darksaber Almost Didn't Exist - Star Wars Explained #Shorts

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Did you know the Darksaber was originally going to be a simple vibro-blade type weapon? Pre Vizsla was always meant to have a bladed weapon, but George Lucas was adamant that a blade couldn’t go up against a lightsaber, and so the animators had to completely change its appearance. Some design concepts were similar to Praetorian Guard weapons, with energy running along a physical blade, but George liked the alternate take on a classic lightsaber, and so the Darksaber was created late in the episode’s production. The weapon is now widely recognized and important to Mandalorian mythology, but it almost never existed!

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It would have been a crime for the Darksaber to not exist.

marinvracevic
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So cool to think what a difference it’s existence makes.

publiclyshamed
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I remember seeing the Darksaber when it debuted in TCW season 2 and how I initially made the comparison between it and a Vibro Blade and thinking there had to have been some inspiration/connection with the design

piercebuckley
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When Dave Filoni asked about electrostaffs in Episode III, George Lucas believed this to be a mistake he made in the film.

TheDavidiscoolified
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I guess George forgot that beskar was a thing. Well, at least we got something better out of it. And we ended up getting beskar weapons later anyway, so win-win.

Candlemancer
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The Darksaber will always be my 2nd favorite lightsaber in the Star Wars universe.

jediclonekag
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Hopefully it doesn't loose it's cool factor with how frequently it will be showing up. When ever the Darksaber was at play in Clone Wars and Rebels, something big was going down. In Mandalorian, its reveal was the moment where we knew something big was going to happen. Hopefully it stays that way.

MCLegoboy
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For once I actually didn't know this. Thanks for the triva!

benjamindrayton
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One of the best decisions in the entire franchise.

myriadmediamusings
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I have a Black Series Darksaber on my bookshelf now!

SKRicochet
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Just thinking how different the canon would be right now if they just said "nah, let's just cut the scene."

HoggleToggler
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Wasn't there a lightsaber resistant vibro blade in the videogame Obi-Wan.

DanBen
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I think it's DOPE the darksaber exists. But besker armor does kinda make sense, but also creates plot holes.

MinkMinkOW
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On the contrary, think of all the amazing and iconic things that still don't exist because George Lucas decided to look away for a moment...

TruthBehindFiction
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There's a sword that was used before the original lightsaber with the power source they had to carry around that could fight lightsabers. I don't remember what it's called

CommanderGreyFox
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It would’ve made perfect sense for a blade and a light saber to go against each other if they just somehow incorporated the fact it was made of light saber resistant metals like mandalorian iron

DarrowOfLykos
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Aren't vibroblades lined with a cortosis weave to resist lightsabers?

Mephiles
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The more different the clone wars is to the prequels, the better it is
(Akan the maul, Mandalorian, clone trooper, bounty hunter stuff)

axtagran
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Choose your side Lightsaber or Darksaber

mohdimansaifullizan
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The echani created swords to compete against lightsabers

WorldwarZombie