Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[stilghar]

There are those who criticize Star Wars: The Force Awakens because Rey is more skilled in several ways than Luke was at roughly the same age

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[kyyanno]

People go "Oh how could Rey possibly know how to fight with a saber so quickly?"

Seriously? Did they not see her staff-wielding earlier in the film, and using one of those effectively is more difficult than a single ended weapon!

GAH! /rant :P

[stilghar]

Her staff looks like a remarkably heavy weapon, even if it is hollow-cored.

The bulk of a lightsaber has no mass...

Personally, I think she'd dispense all manner of whoop-ass with Darth Maul's doublesaber - or Exar Kun's.

Bastila Shan reincarnate?

^,^

[kyyanno]

The very fact that a lightsaber has all the weight in the hilt and none in the blade is what is meant to make it a difficult weapon to wield, but I'm sure anyone with sufficient skills (i.e. Reys) should have no trouble adapting.

[stilghar]

Finn doesn't do too badly with it the first time, but if Kylo Ren hadn't been toying with him, he'd have died on Starkiller Base.

Vader had a specific purpose for not killing Luke at Bespin; Ren was just a cat playing with a mouse before dinner until Rey took up the blade.

Happy Birthday!

[sunfire]

Happy birthday Stilghar! I hope you have an awesome birthday, and I wish you all the best in the year ahead! ^.^

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