non-standard lightsaber

Saberforge Cyber Assassin Lightsaber (Flat, Curved-Hilt) | New Saber Alert

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Saberforge unveiled the Cyber Assassin lightsaber, a flat, curved-hilt lightsaber with a futuristic and sinister vibe. The unorthodox custom saber design features a sleek, minimalistic, utilitarian sensibility with dark side overtones. Saberforge founder Phil Isherwood describes the new Saberforge Cyber Assassin, as a “futuristic mass produced sidearm for warriors of the far future…or the distant … Read more

‘Octo-Bladed’ Lightsaber: LEGO Darth Maul Wields Bizarre Eight-Bladed Lightsaber

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Darth Maul octo-blade lightsaber

In a galaxy of MANY unusual lightsaber designs, LEGO Darth Maul’s crazy eight-bladed lightsaber is arguably one of strangest. The Sith Lord gleefully wields the excessively-bladed lightsaber in a scene in LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, a 22-minute television special that originally aired on Cartoon Network in 2012. Darth Maul normally wields a … Read more

What is a lightsaber tonfa? | Lightsaber Terminology

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lightsaber tonfa

A lightsaber tonfa, sometimes referred to as a guard shoto, is a perpendicular-gripped variation of a shoto lightsaber. A lightsaber tonfa uses a shorter-than-standard blade and a hilt comprised a long, main hilt section coupled with a short, perpendicular hilt extension. A lightsaber tonfa can be gripped on the main hilt section or on the smaller, perpendicular … Read more

Most Overrated Lightsabers: Top 3 Reasons Behind the Hype

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Three lightsabers

A lightsaber could be considered overrated for many reasons. Three common signs of an overrated lightsaber are: the lightsaber is too famous, uses an impractical design or is trying too hard to be different from other lightsabers. All three signs could be combined as well. Let’s take a closer look at the the signs, along … Read more

Ultrasabers Brood Guard Lightsaber (Tonfa Style) | New Saber Alert

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Ultrasabers Brood Guard lightsaber

Ultrasabers released the Brood Guard lightsaber today. The custom lightsaber hilt features an unorthodox tonfa design, inspired by Maris Brood’s shoto guard lightsabers in Legends. The Brood Guard lightsaber, a non-standard lightsaber with nightstick or baton shape, uses a perpendicular grip section that extends out of the main body of the hilt. The grooved perpendicular … Read more