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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 16:54:13 GMT -5
This is something we got into on the characters thread and got a little too carried away with. It all started with what I thought was a mistake on Nazroth's Char info..
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 16:54:34 GMT -5
Uhh.....Sith Sword, Nazroth? You mean lightsaber? and please post what color it is.
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 16:56:08 GMT -5
Sith Sword
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sith Sword is a fictional weapon in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
"An alchemically-altered blade attached to an ordinary sword hilt, the Sith Sword was a match for a lightsaber when wielded by a trained Sith warrior. The alterations allow the blade to deflect blaster bolts and lightsabers, just as lightsabers themselves do. The blade also focuses the Force-energy of the user, giving the edge an unnatural sharpness. As the wielder grows more proficient in the power of the dark side, the blade becomes more deadly.
In addition, Sith Swords are effective against lightsabers because of the way their alchemically altered metal refracts a lightsaber’s energy. Sith Swords do not require power cells, as lightsabers do."
-From the Star Wars Dark Side Sourcebook.
The Dark Jedi that preceded the Sith had been exiled before lightsaber technology had been developed. As the first Jedi had used traditional swords to defend themselves and others, the new Sith used the Dark Side of the Force to alter the blades of their swords into something more deadly. The resultant Sith Sword was thus created as a product of this Sith Alchemy.
The Sith Sword consists of an alchemically altered blade attached to an ordinary sword hilt. Though the blades looked almost 'glass-like', they were incredibly strong and could even resist strikes from a Lightsaber wielded by an opponent. As the Sith wielding the weapon grew more powerful in the Dark side of the Force, the blade became even more dangerous as it could focus the Force energies of the user making it unnaturally sharp.
The Sith Sword is an archaic weapon and modern Sith preferred using the lighter and more easily wielded lightsaber, though some Sith still keep these weapons. Technically Tavion did so in the game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, however she was being possessed by Marka Ragnos at the time, and in the fight immedietly proceeding this she had used a red lightsaber instead of a Sith Sword. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that Tavion's preferred weapon was a lightsaber, while Marka Ragnos preferred his Sith Sword.
A Sith Sword is used just as a lightsaber, only it requires less use of the Force to use due to the weight of the blade (And thus not needing the Force to sense the blade position in relation to the user’s body). However, a wielder uses the Force to augment the speed of his blade, which normally would be slower than a lightsaber due to its mass. With the use of emotions, a Sith Sword can be augmented to travel through the air just as fast, if not faster, than a lightsaber beam.
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 16:58:44 GMT -5
Sith sword
From Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki.
Sith swords were weapons used by the Sith during the Sith Empire. Developed by the ancient Sith, it was adopted by the Dark Jedi when they arrived on Korriban. Sith swords were altered by Sith Alchemy to be harder and sharper. They were never dulled, could block blaster fire, and were even able to resist lightsabers. Quite a few Sith Lords, including the Dark Lords Ajunta Pall, Marka Ragnos and Naga Sadow used Sith swords rather than lightsabers—either for tradition, or because they preferred the more visceral feeling of sword cutting through flesh.
Another pair of Sith swords was a legacy passed to King Ommin of Onderon from his family, which could possibly trace back to Freedon Nadd himself. The pair was later passed to Satal Keto and his cousin Aleema.
After the fall of the Sith Empire, the majority of the Sith abandoned Sith swords in favor of the more effective lightsabers. Under Darth Revan and Darth Malak's rule, the Sith developed the Sith Tremor Sword. The Dark Underlord, a Dark Lord of the New Sith Empire, wielded a pair of Sith swords.
Appearances
* Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
* Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
* Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising (First appearance)
* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
* Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Sources
* The Dark Side Sourcebook
* The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 17:01:01 GMT -5
And finally, a picture of a sith sword.  Posted by: Lord Darksaber |
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 17:02:42 GMT -5
Got it....NEAT!
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 17:04:59 GMT -5
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 13, 2006 17:07:43 GMT -5
Cool. I think thats from KOTOR. Has this become the official sith sword discussion thread?
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Post by Lord Darksaber on Jul 13, 2006 18:18:42 GMT -5
btw i would have put this in Expanded Universe discussion.
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 19, 2006 10:29:48 GMT -5
Why?
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Post by Anakin Skywalker on Jul 19, 2006 10:37:56 GMT -5
OK, I've finally cleaned up the characters thread. And, darksaber, You've never had more posts OR Karma than me. I mean, I'm admin! That's impossible!! Especially on your forums, where you ALWAYS have 9, 999, 999, 999!!
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