User blog comment:Ramikad Galaxywave/The Force Awakens: Issues/@comment-5237688-20141220231642

Oh my gosh. Does no one look at the saber closely?

Okay, first of all, if every lightsaber was exactly the same it would be /boring/

In real life with swords, you CAN out equal enemies depending on what your blade is made of. If one enemy has a copper blade and you have a steel one; you'll win. If you have a rapier, and they have a broadsword, there is atleast some difference based on weaponry. Plus it depends some on your strength. If a super strong guy throws all his weight behind a swing whereas someone else just throws a little; who do you think will win?

The lightsaber can basically cut through every darn thing besides lightsaber blades themselves, and I guess apparently zillo beast scales.

It comes down basically purely to skill.

That's honestly unfair.

If a highly trained Jedi goes up against a newly trained sith; who do you think will win? (Going purely by lightsaber, force I understand can make the battles a bit more fair but even then, it goes down to who by nature is stronger in the force and who knows how to use their powers best. Still unfair to newbies.)

Let me take two prequel battles for example.

What was better, Darth Maul's fight with Obi-wan and whatever his name was, or Anakin and Obi-wan's fight?

For me, Darth Maul's.

Anakin and Obi-wan were basically equally matched in every way with lightsaber only. The only reason Anakin really lost was because he got cocky and did move that let him unguarded.

Darth Maul's fight he had the dual lightsaber, and that evened it out a lot more; making it a lot more interesting because you see one Sith taking on two fairly trained Jedi.

Now, onto what I said in the first sentence.

Look at the dang lightsaber, people. What do you see? Probably lightsabers coming out from the sides in a crossguard-y way.

What else?

THE METAL.

THE

METAL.

Do you people not see how there is some metal coming out of the lightsaber, where the crossguard saber blades come out of? THAT would protect him from cutting his hand. And as shown with how Darth Maul easily moved around his lightsaber; if you are trained, you sure aren't gonna go around cutting yourself with them.

Heck, all lightsabers have the threat of cutting yourself, because unlike where dropping a knife slowly won't cut a finger off, dropping a lightsaber would litterally cut you in half with ease.

The crossguard blades allow him to defend against saber blocks; and actually still fight even then. Because if two lightsabers are locked, and suddenly a third tiny saber comes out and cuts your arm off; that's gonna mess up a lot of fights.

In the end, I really like the change, it changes up how fights will go; and looks pretty coo' too.