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This is based off the controversy behind the lightsaber held by the hooded figure in the newly released Star Wars teaser trailer. The first mention of the lightsaber is in a website article by Voc[1].
“While we don’t get to see series newcomer Lupita Nyong’o or the series’ legendary stars like Harrison Ford, we do get to see
quick shots of spacecraft zipping around the galaxy, John Boyega in a storm trooper uniform, a cute robot, and this take-your-breath-away moment of a broadsword-like lightsaber.”
T.C. Sottek, an editor of ‘the Verge’, has criticised the lightsaber in his twitter page, going as far as suggesting his own designs to JJ Abrams.
I designed a better lightsaber than J.J. Abrams while I was in line for coffee http://t.co/93eWXcxKb5pic.twitter.com/DsSy6wRWPr
— tc (@chillmage) November 28, 2014
1/ simple solution to this design would be to add some hand guards under the crossguard that would bounce off you pic.twitter.com/tLO4DGB981
— tc (@chillmage) November 28, 2014
2/ better solution would be to offset + angle the crossguard so the energy blades sit flush in a "V" shape. pic.twitter.com/F1k9QK8JlE
— tc (@chillmage) November 28, 2014
3/ check this shit out pic.twitter.com/ShZIxaKdZX
— tc (@chillmage) November 28, 2014
Despite controversy, the Cross Guard lightsaber has appeared in the Star Wars franchise before[2].
tl;dr pic.twitter.com/NnqU3bsj5J
— tc (@chillmage) November 28, 2014
A meme awakens. #TheForceAwakenspic.twitter.com/qZMCzd5HeT
— Dustin Sandoval (@DustinMSandoval) November 28, 2014
Well-played RT @doingitwrong: pic.twitter.com/hFIeJO3taY
— Tim Carmody (@tcarmody) November 28, 2014
External References:
[1] Vox – Star Wars: The Force Awakens has a trailer and a new lightsaber
[2] Wookieepedia – Crossguard lightsaber
TechCrunch – Here, Star Wars, I Fixed Your ‘Force Awakens’ Lightsaber Crossguard For You
The Verge – I designed a better lightsaber than J.J. Abrams while I was in line for coffee this morning
The Verge – Let’s talk about the new ‘Star Wars’ lightsaber
the Washington Post – Lightsaber critics say the one in the Star Wars teaser could never work. They’re wrong.
the Daily Dot – Internet freaks out about new lightsaber in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ trailer