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> Force-operated If it's force-operated, how did Han use Lukes's to slice open the tauntaun on Hoth?

by raldi 13y ago

jessaustin 13y ago
Does the Force require lucidity in order to operate?
- catshirt 13y ago
  no but Han does not use the force
  - lotsofmangos 13y ago
    Yes, but only out of choice. He is actually the most powerful Jedi in existence, which is how he managed to travel through time to fight the Nazis.
    - sitkack 13y ago
      You mean in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
      - lotsofmangos 13y ago
        Yeah, the Ark is actually a Sith relic containing the ash from Vader's cremation on Endor.
        sitkack 13y ago
        http://i.imgur.com/mJMj0.gif http://i.imgur.com/mJMj0.gif and now I know what's in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.
  - jessaustin 13y ago
    Han doesn't have to use the Force. Luke is present, though not lucid, and he uses the Force.
kevinmchugh 13y ago
I believe it started as a fan theory, but Han's incredible luck has been explained as latent Force-sensitivity. Appears to have made it into some expanded universe material. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Han_Solo#Personality_and_traits http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Han_Solo#Personality_and_trai...
- Crito 13y ago
  Seems like a fan 'solution' to a fan 'problem'. There isn't anything in the movies to suggest that Han using the lightsaber was problematic. There was nothing to explain until other fan theories were made despite being in conflict with that scene in the movie.
  - sb23 13y ago
    Which is why this universe is so damn awesome!
  - krapp 13y ago
    I was under the impression when I first saw that scene that lightsabers were just meant to be technology - the more "civilized" version of a blaster in the way swords were once seen as more civilized than guns, but still basically just a device. Han knew where the button was to turn it on, which was all he needed to know. In the same way you wouldn't have to be a samurai master to use a katana to cut a watermelon.
snowwrestler 13y ago
Making light saber technology somehow tied to the Force answers an obvious question from Star Wars: why do only Jedi have light sabers? There's a more mundane answer: they're just not very useful weapons for normal people. It's like the difference between a sword and a gun. Which would you rather have to defend yourself? The gun beats the sword every time. Unless--you're so super-humanly fast and accurate that you can use your sword to block every bullet fired at you. Or even better, bounce them back at the person who fired them. Light sabers are great weapons for Jedi because Jedi have the reflexes and skills to make them useful. This is not limited to light sabers--we've also seen Jedi be superior as pilots, pod race drivers, and blaster shots.
- sitkack 13y ago
  Why would Jedi not be master gun fighters then?
  - pavel_lishin 13y ago
    They probably would be, but presumably you'd run out of "bullets" pretty quickly if you were trying to block other bullets. Plus, a "blade" is probably more useful than a gun in most cases (e.g., breaking down a door.)
  - iamdave 13y ago
    Kyle Katarn would like a word with you ;)
  - Buge 13y ago
    I think in one of the movies one of the Jedis calls the blasters clumsy or ugly or something. They're looked down upon as too easy or low class. Also if you just have a blaster, then you can get shot. With a lightsaber you can block shots at you, and also block force lightning.
    - ColdHawaiian 13y ago
      Obi-Wan Kenobi calls a blaster "so uncivilized" as he throws one away, after using it to kill General Grievous in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[1] (see time mark 6:17). [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oGf-a1Dqlc&t=6m17s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oGf-a1Dqlc&t=6m17s
talmand 13y ago
I always thought one had to be a trained Force sensitive to construct one, which is among the final tests of becoming a Jedi. Apparently if you didn't build the device properly, it would blow up in your hand upon first activation. Which is also why they are not mass produced. Luke Skywalker's first lightsaber was his father's, it was blue. Luke built his second one, which was green. Vader later noted this as a sign his skills were "complete". EDIT: I'm now reading that at some point lightsabers were indeed mass produced. I think that ruins the fun of the mythology around the weapon. EDIT2: Now I'm reading that the crystal must be infused with the Force by the builder before construction. Fun mythology back on?

> Force-operated If it's force-operated, how did Han use Lukes's to slice open the tauntaun on Hoth?

by raldi 13y ago

> Force-operated If it's force-operated, how did Han use Lukes's to slice open the tauntaun on Hoth?

jessaustin 13y ago

Does the Force require lucidity in order to operate?

catshirt 13y ago
no but Han does not use the force
- lotsofmangos 13y ago
  Yes, but only out of choice. He is actually the most powerful Jedi in existence, which is how he managed to travel through time to fight the Nazis.
  - sitkack 13y ago
    You mean in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
    - lotsofmangos 13y ago
      Yeah, the Ark is actually a Sith relic containing the ash from Vader's cremation on Endor.
      - sitkack 13y ago
        http://i.imgur.com/mJMj0.gif http://i.imgur.com/mJMj0.gif and now I know what's in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction.
- jessaustin 13y ago
  Han doesn't have to use the Force. Luke is present, though not lucid, and he uses the Force.

kevinmchugh 13y ago

I believe it started as a fan theory, but Han's incredible luck has been explained as latent Force-sensitivity. Appears to have made it into some expanded universe material. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Han_Solo#Personality_and_traits http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Han_Solo#Personality_and_trai...

Crito 13y ago
Seems like a fan 'solution' to a fan 'problem'. There isn't anything in the movies to suggest that Han using the lightsaber was problematic. There was nothing to explain until other fan theories were made despite being in conflict with that scene in the movie.
- sb23 13y ago
  Which is why this universe is so damn awesome!
- krapp 13y ago
  I was under the impression when I first saw that scene that lightsabers were just meant to be technology - the more "civilized" version of a blaster in the way swords were once seen as more civilized than guns, but still basically just a device. Han knew where the button was to turn it on, which was all he needed to know. In the same way you wouldn't have to be a samurai master to use a katana to cut a watermelon.

snowwrestler 13y ago

Making light saber technology somehow tied to the Force answers an obvious question from Star Wars: why do only Jedi have light sabers? There's a more mundane answer: they're just not very useful weapons for normal people. It's like the difference between a sword and a gun. Which would you rather have to defend yourself? The gun beats the sword every time. Unless--you're so super-humanly fast and accurate that you can use your sword to block every bullet fired at you. Or even better, bounce them back at the person who fired them. Light sabers are great weapons for Jedi because Jedi have the reflexes and skills to make them useful. This is not limited to light sabers--we've also seen Jedi be superior as pilots, pod race drivers, and blaster shots.

sitkack 13y ago
Why would Jedi not be master gun fighters then?
- pavel_lishin 13y ago
  They probably would be, but presumably you'd run out of "bullets" pretty quickly if you were trying to block other bullets. Plus, a "blade" is probably more useful than a gun in most cases (e.g., breaking down a door.)
- iamdave 13y ago
  Kyle Katarn would like a word with you ;)
- Buge 13y ago
  I think in one of the movies one of the Jedis calls the blasters clumsy or ugly or something. They're looked down upon as too easy or low class. Also if you just have a blaster, then you can get shot. With a lightsaber you can block shots at you, and also block force lightning.
  - ColdHawaiian 13y ago
    Obi-Wan Kenobi calls a blaster "so uncivilized" as he throws one away, after using it to kill General Grievous in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[1] (see time mark 6:17). [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oGf-a1Dqlc&t=6m17s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oGf-a1Dqlc&t=6m17s

talmand 13y ago

I always thought one had to be a trained Force sensitive to construct one, which is among the final tests of becoming a Jedi. Apparently if you didn't build the device properly, it would blow up in your hand upon first activation. Which is also why they are not mass produced. Luke Skywalker's first lightsaber was his father's, it was blue. Luke built his second one, which was green. Vader later noted this as a sign his skills were "complete". EDIT: I'm now reading that at some point lightsabers were indeed mass produced. I think that ruins the fun of the mythology around the weapon. EDIT2: Now I'm reading that the crystal must be infused with the Force by the builder before construction. Fun mythology back on?