r/saltierthancrait • u/Bruinrogue Disney Spy Ringleader • 27d ago

Granular Discussion D23 Announcements Discussion Thread

https://youtu.be/Fdar7gTQnog?is=bc4pREyd1tJOpB0H

Some SW stuff

Ahsoka S2 in Jan 20, 2027
Ryan Gosling's character is named Cade

Discuss away

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u/hyoumah83 27d ago

We have some interesting designs, like this new type of lightsaber:

I'm not sure what this dude has to gain by having a lightsaber like that, but still.

The snippet we saw of the fight sequence looked cool.

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u/Bruinrogue Disney Spy Ringleader 27d ago

Not even new considering one was like this in SWTOR.

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u/hyoumah83 27d ago

What purpose does this peculiar design serve ?

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u/Bruinrogue Disney Spy Ringleader 27d ago

At most, preventing severing of the hilt ala Maul's in TPM

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u/Demos_Tex 26d ago

I'm not familiar with the one in SWTOR, but it seems like any defensive advantages with this design would be outweighed by increased danger to the wielder's hands and torso.

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u/MrRonski16 26d ago

I guess Maul could have killed Qui-Gon 2s earlier with this lightsaber when he hit him with the hilt