Friday, December 7, 2007

Telekinetic Lightsaber Combats

Telekinetic lightsaber combat techniques made use of telekinesis in lightsaber combat. Some telekinetic lightsaber combat techniques, like the Saber throw, were offensive, while others were defensive. A defensive technique, called the Saber barrier, was used by practitioners of dual saber combat. It consisted in having the lightsabers whirl in a circle around the Jedi, thus creating a defensive, but deadly, wall.

An example of telekinetic lightsaber combat.
An example of telekinetic lightsaber combat.

Kreia displayed the most remarkable form of telekinetic lightsaber combat—having the ability to wield three or more lightsabers in combat, holding each of them aloft with the Force, and having them fight with a will of their own.

Millennia later, Mace Windu would use this exact same ability during the Battle of Coruscant, igniting his lightsaber telekinetically. While brief, his use of the Force allowed him to unclip and activate his weapon, destroying a Super battle droid with one swift stroke.

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