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[Ether_Snake]

Welp, that new lightsaber exists solely so that the Sith can block an attack from two Jedis at once.

I hate how every villain now needs his own unique version of a light saber. Light saber-whip in Ep VIII I bet.

 

[ElodieTicotoune]

That scene in the snow, am i the only one who was expecting to see a White Walker pop out of the woods? lol

 

[BattleMonkey]

You guys.. Its kind of thing that jedis/sith make their own lightsaber. It's fine if this guy wants a cross guard. Holy shit you guys are nit picky.

Yea pricks, gonna hurt his feeling. He made it himself guys!

 

[daveo42]

Here is some..

Spoiler

Luke is a crazy old hermit now who went into hiding not long after Return of the Jedi, he isn't on screen till the last act of the movie.
The Empire is still a major presence in the galaxy
Bad guy is obsessed with the Sith, collects sith artifacts
The movie focuses on Daisy Ridley and John Boyega's character
Han Solo no longer owns the Millenium Falcon, Oscar Isaac does

Spoiler

That's one hell of a long ass war they got going there if these details are spot on. Also, wonder if Luke still had struggles with the dark side after the end of Jedi and was the main reason why he went into hiding.

 

[OricWindstar]

Well, the effects look fucking great, which is what I was mainly interested in from this trailer. Didn't expect to see much as far as plot or anything. Curious to see the resigning behind the new lightsaber type, but man, consider me hyped!

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

That Millennium Falcon. That John Williams score. That TIE fighter roar. Hnnng!

 

[Cheebo]

Or a black character impersonating a stormtrooper.

He

Spoiler

is a stormtrooper, who is a deserter and abandons the Empire. The shot in the trailer is him after escaping his gunned down tie fighter.

 

[zruben]

What if whoever owns that lightsaber just added it because it looks cool.

you're making too much sense for Neogaf. Get out, take a breath and come back later.

 

[Stet]

Yes it does matter if you train with it

Star Wars already has some religious symbolism like Anakin's origin

Ha ha. I'm not going to point to those movies as an example of what to do either.

 

[SargerusBR]

VROOOOOOOM

You can see the replaced sensor dish thingy nicely.

Also, the TIES have been updated a bit.

My new wallapper, thank you good sir.

 

[bananafactory]

Anyone have a gif of that speeder? It looked so OG

 

[VeryGooster]

I want a hi-res still of that X-Wing shot.

I feel weird that I'm not "Star Wars hyped" for this. Like, yeah sure, looking good, see you next December. Although if the next trailer used "Battle for Endor I" I'd probably piss myself.

I definitely have to finish Clone Wars though.

 

[Vestal]

Just watched it with a few co-workers. As soon as the Williams score hit with the title theme and the falcon swooped in we all lost our shit.

SO FUCKING GOOD!

 

[GavinUK86]

I have no issue with the new ultra-saber design. Lightsabers are impractical to begin with since all you'd need to do is slide the blade down their blade and crisp their fingers.

Also I laughed at this:

lol that guy gets it

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Like someone said earlier, i hope they keep this shit in the EU. Don't explain anything.
Darth maul had a weird looking lightsaber, nobody gave a shit. And that was the best part of the prequels, somehow.

Yeah I mean honestly, the more impractical the weapon the more aluring it is, because it lets you realize that these warriors can safely use weapons that we deem impractical or dangerous.

So honestly fuck it. No reasons necessary.

Hating on the crossguard saber is pretty petty.

 

[Mahonay]

Those that are really bothered by the lightsaber looking different, stop and listen to yourselves for a second.

This movie will probably be a good bit better than the prequels. We have a chance at s a legitimately good Star Wars movie. That's enough for me.

 

[Northeastmonk]

The Dark Empire doesn't even exist considering what they said about the canon.

Episode VII executive producer Kathleen Kennedy explained that in order to give their upcoming films some freedom, they would not be following the future presented in the novels – thereby rendering the Expanded Universe non-canonical – fans were understandably upset.

http://screenrant.com/star-wars-extended-universe-explained/

That's just a studio wanting to call the shots.

 

[borghe]

Most weapons of choice don't have cross guards that can kill you.

umm.. if the weapon couldn't kill you (accidentally or otherwise) it wouldn't be much of a weapon.

your thread is running out.

weapons are dangerous. It is WHY they are weapons. You learn to use the weapon, it is now (hopefully) not dangerous to you while you use it.

I mean seriously, you stand a better chance of actually killing/maiming yourself with the sword blade than you do with the hilt.

Look up on weapon training sometime instead of making yourself look silly.

Woah there on actual swords the guard is blunt and designed to protect you unlike the actual blade. This lightsabre design is the equivilent of making the guard razor sharp on your side which makes a lot less sense than the real thing.

not at all 100% true. There are plenty of historical crossguard designs with actual blades instead of just hand guards. As such, almost ALL claymore designs are two handed use.. there is literally no way for you to impale yourself with the traditional cross guard as the sword is essentially extended from both arms.

 

[Salsa]

That lighstaber. Rocking it Henry style I see:

yeah, this came to mind

im in

 

[Lostconfused]

The claymore saber is the kind of stuff a Sith would use. Just to look cool.

Can I still think that it looks really dumb and laught at it?

 

[Tesseract]

You guys.. Its kind of thing that jedis/sith make their own lightsaber. It's fine if this guy wants a cross guard. Holy shit you guys are nit picky.

so if luke shows up with a silly straw saber, you ain't gonna think it's dumb?

 

[AdanVC]

Akira Toriyama must be REALLY hyped with this trailer as well. He is a huge Star Wars fans, most of their vehicle designs are based on vehicles from SW and stuff <3

 

[Hot Coldman]

Or a black character impersonating a stormtrooper.

Eh, I doubt it's that. They already did that in the first movie. I think it's more likely Stormtroopers aren't necessarily working for ostensibly evil folk.

 

[strafer]

so we dont know anything about the new cast, only the old ones?

 

[JDMC13]

Despite the... uhh... questionable... lightsaber design, I got a Revan kinda vibe from that guy.

This pleases me greatly.

 

[Can Crusher]

Damn that looks lame. JJ done goofed.

 

[Foggy]

Look up on weapon training sometime instead of making yourself look silly.

Thread keeps on delivering the goods!

 

[Sanjuro]

Does Jason Statham have rules for his X-Wing?

 

[Sorcerer]

Maybe that new saber is the Swiss Army Knife of Lightsabers.

Like say that dude needed to chop some wood, (I don't see an enemy there) or open a can of beans.

 

[A_Gorilla]

I have no issue with the new ultra-saber design. Lightsabers are impractical to begin with since all you'd need to do is slide the blade down their blade and crisp their fingers.

Also I laughed at this:

A thousands times this.

The lightsaber is possibly the most impractical weapon ever designed in cinema history.

Still fucking awesome though.

Can I still think that it looks really dumb and laught at it?

Only if your acknowledge that the entire lightsaber as a concept is dumb.

 

[Stet]

umm.. if the weapon couldn't kill you (accidentally or otherwise) it wouldn't be much of a weapon.

your thread is running out.

weapons are dangerous. It is WHY they are weapons. You learn to use the weapon, it is now (hopefully) not dangerous to you while you use it.

I mean seriously, you stand a better chance of actually killing/maiming yourself with the sword blade than you do with the hilt.

Look up on weapon training sometime instead of making yourself look silly.

In this case the weapon wouldn't be killing you, the safety feature would be.

 

[keltickennedy]

The falcon taking the sharp turn and banking at the speed, Han Solo would of past out from the G-force and crashed it instantly....

Am I doing it right?

 

[NekoFever]

All you bros who read spoilers for this film are crazy. Ruining a new Star Wars sequel for yourselves boggles my mind.

From my point of view the anti-spoiler bros are crazy.

Spoiler

I have the high ground!

 

[Patrick Bateman]

He

Spoiler

is a stormtrooper, who is a deserter and abandons the Empire. The shot in the trailer is him after escaping his gunned down tie fighter.

Stormtroopers were flying Tie Fighters?

 

[triplestation]

I have zero complaints

The cross saber is a distinguished rig for the villain just like mauls two sided one

This movie is gonna be based as hell

 

[Salsa]

when were lightsabers not incredibly dumb and unpractical with the only redeemable quality being that they looked futuristic and dope

 

[Isomac]

not if the guards rotate predictively (wut) :0

Hah ok. Maybe he uses his force powers to rotate it.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

so if luke shows up with a silly straw saber, you ain't gonna think it's dumb?

What? I don't live in a world of what if's we are talking about the cross saber from the trailer.

Like someone else already said, guaranteed he blocks to sabers at once with it. Luke and whoever his apprentice is.

 

[Fliesen]

to everyone going all "herp derp lol i'd just cut off your cross guard with my lightsaber"

what if it's not 2 additional little mini blades but the blade is emitted from a single crystal, splitting into the hilt parts on demand. ... if you cut into the hilt then, you might not be able to cut through the guard, but possibly just break it's ability to deactivate the crossguard

sorry for the badly iPad-drawn illustration

 

[Tesseract]

The falcon taking the sharp turn and banking at the speed, Han Solo would of past out from the G-force and crashed it instantly....

Am I doing it right?

c'mon tars !

kommon tarshz !

What? I don't live in a world of what if's we are talking about the cross saber from the trailer.

Like someone else already said, guaranteed he blocks to sabers at once with it. Luke and whoever his apprentice is.

just smashing yer ballz mate

 

[Auto-Reply]

I fear the damage that the prequels dealt to my fandom has made me numb. Sure it's the Millenium Falcon and X-Wings and all the familiar sounds.... but I don't trust that anymore, wait and see!

 

[Cheebo]

so we dont know anything about the new cast, only the old ones?

We know a lot more now. This teaser backs up everything MakingStarWars has been saying. They even had a dead on description of the trailer shot by shot weeks ago. Some about their characters:

Spoiler

Boyega is a ex-Stormtrooper who is shot down and abandons the Empire. He is rescued by Daisy Ridley. Ridley, Boyega, and Ridley's little circle droid find a lightsaber in the desert. It is Luke's. They decided to go track down whose saber it is and head out on their adventure.

 

[RubxQub]

The Dark Empire doesn't even exist considering what they said about the canon.



http://screenrant.com/star-wars-extended-universe-explained/

That's just a studio wanting to call the shots.

If I was put in charge of making a new Star Wars movie, I wouldn't want to be tied down to dozens of novels written by different people that pigeon hole what you can and can't do with the movie.

The movies stand on their own. It's better this way. Less than 1% of Star Wars fans even know the books exist, let alone have read them.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Damn right.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

I hope that the broadsword lightsaber actually functions like a broadsword in that it's really heavy and needs two hands to wield. Would be an interesting twist.

 

[SargerusBR]

c'mon tars !

kommon tarshz !

This is no time for caution.

 

[Dreamwriter]

Why is everyone saying the crossguards are lightsaber material? To me they look like flames, heat exhaust, not cutting lasers.

Also, lightsabers are not toys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CspZjHBt_TI

 

[Scoot2005]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD I WANT IT NOW

 

[GavinUK86]

The falcon taking the sharp turn and banking at the speed, Han Solo would of past out from the G-force and crashed it instantly....

Am I doing it right?

Not nitpicky enough. Try harder!

 

[Megalosaro]

He

Spoiler

is a stormtrooper, who is a deserter and abandons the Empire. The shot in the trailer is him after escaping his gunned down tie fighter.

Storm troopers don't pilot TIEs. Pilots have their own design