obijkenobi
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Not only is the light saber not that impressive, Lucas didn't really invent it. The idea had been around for a long time in science fiction.
It may seem cool, but I can think of dozens, maybe hundreds of more effective/cooler science fiction weapons, ranging from Hideo's monomolecular filament from Neuromancer to Outlaw Starr's black hole shooting magic pistol to Louis Wu's flashlight laser, which is a light saber without the range problem.
Forgot about the black hole magic bullets in Outlaw Star. Its hilarious to think how the villains see the shot coming at them in slow motion, basically lol at Gene and then are literally sucked into a black hole.