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In this video we will take a look at the history of the lightsaber, along with other interesting facts about them...

The are few weapons in science fiction cooler than the lightsaber. A sword made of plasma that can cut through almost anything and makes a cool sound when you swing it around is probably the best thing Star Wars has ever given the imagination of kids all over the world. We’ve all grabbed flashlights or toy lightsabers and acted out pivotal fights from the movies or made up fights of our own. But behind all that cool factor is a fascinating history of the weapon that defines the Star Wars universe.

Since most everything not shown in the movies is now considered “Legends,” much of the information about lightsabers is now non-canon, instead coming from the former Expanded Universe. Still, as the canonical universe fills out, there’s a good chance that Lucasfilm and Disney will cull some of the background of lightsabers from the EU. There’s a lot of interesting history to the weapon and how it evolved over time.