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From: knudsen@ihnss.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies.sw
Subject: Question: Powers of Lite Sabres
Message-ID: <1835@ihnss.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 18:47:50 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 13 18:47:50 1983
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I too wondered about the lightsabre colors.  Probably the main motivation
for different colors is visual:  nobody's blade should be same hue as that
of someone he's going to fight in that movie, else the action is more difficult
and less aesthetic to follow.
	Now, what about varying POWERS of these eveready switchblades?
Luke's new one clanged and recoiled off the railings in Deat Star II,
but Darth's sliced right thru them.  Both these guys were slicing up the
pipes and cables in Bespin's basement with each missed swing; note Luke
had his old (father's -- hey Darth, ehn/where"d you lose it?) sabre.
Also Luke started off TESB by slicing the belly of an ATAT open.
SO--either these gadgets have different settings (like Star Trek phasers),
or Luke's handmade replacement in ROTJ wasn't quite up to Radio Shack
standards.    mike k