Star Wars: Why Do the Jedi Dismember Opponents? The Answer May Surprise Fans

Lightsaber combat is one of the things that is unique to the Star Wars franchise, with no other weapon being as fondly looked at by fans. The many duels across the franchise are observed with intense scrutiny, as they are often the coolest part of the respective film or show they’re part of. These fights have amazing choreography to them, no matter if they’re animated or live-action. Though another part that also makes them memorable is how often someone usually ends up dismembered at the end of fights, or, even worse, killed.Jedi and Sith are trained in one of seven forms of lightsaber combat, choosing to specialize in one or another. Obi-Wan Kenobi focuses on Form III, otherwise known as Soresu. But what’s common across all the forms — especially the ones used by the Jedi — is the focus on dismemberment. There are reasons why they do this, and they go much deeper than just avoiding killing their opponent. In Legends, there are different maneuvers that wielders can pull off, all designed to defeat their foe without necessarily killing them.In both canon and Legends, Jedi and Sith used different forms of lightsaber combat to defeat foes. The most well-known techniques are the seven forms, which all have names: Form I Shii-Cho, Form II Makashi, Form III Soresu, Form IV Ataru, Form V Shien/Djem So, Form VI Niman, Form VII Juyo/Vaapad. There is also the variant of Jar’Kai, which is for those who use more than one lightsaber. In Legends, these lightsaber techniques went a lot deeper than this, establishing names for several other basic maneuvers that a lightsaber user should keep in mind when using their blade. There are six of these maneuvers in total, with the aforementioned lightsaber combat forms being one.RELATED: Vader’s ‘Adjustment’ of Luke’s Lightsaber Isn’t What You Think in Return of the JediRELATED:Star Wars Shows Princess Leia Affected Obi-Wan Kenobi Even After His Death

Lightsaber combat is one of the things that is unique to the Star Wars franchise, with no other weapon being as fondly looked at by fans. The many duels across the franchise are observed with intense scrutiny, as they are often the coolest part of the respective film or show they’re part of. These fights have amazing choreography to them, no matter if they’re animated or live-action. Though another part that also makes them memorable is how often someone usually ends up dismembered at the end of fights, or, even worse, killed.

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Jedi and Sith are trained in one of seven forms of lightsaber combat, choosing to specialize in one or another. Obi-Wan Kenobi focuses on Form III, otherwise known as Soresu. But what’s common across all the forms — especially the ones used by the Jedi — is the focus on dismemberment. There are reasons why they do this, and they go much deeper than just avoiding killing their opponent. In Legends, there are different maneuvers that wielders can pull off, all designed to defeat their foe without necessarily killing them.

RELATED:Star Wars Shows Princess Leia Affected Obi-Wan Kenobi Even After His Death

In both canon and Legends, Jedi and Sith used different forms of lightsaber combat to defeat foes. The most well-known techniques are the seven forms, which all have names: Form I Shii-Cho, Form II Makashi, Form III Soresu, Form IV Ataru, Form V Shien/Djem So, Form VI Niman, Form VII Juyo/Vaapad. There is also the variant of Jar’Kai, which is for those who use more than one lightsaber. In Legends, these lightsaber techniques went a lot deeper than this, establishing names for several other basic maneuvers that a lightsaber user should keep in mind when using their blade. There are six of these maneuvers in total, with the aforementioned lightsaber combat forms being one.

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