Deflecting a Lightsaber

As the power of the lightsaber blade can be too intensive for any material to resist, this does not mean that there are no other material out there besides another lightsaber blade that can resist it. It has been noted that there are some metals and other species of creatures that can actually fend off the lightsaber. Cortosis is one such metal. This metal was once commonly used during the Sith Wars as a form of defense against lightsabers and simultaneously introduced Cortosis Allow swords into the scene. Just a touch of its blade will mean a certain death for anyone that is unlucky enough to have touched it.

A Cortosis Battle Droid

This rare metal are being forged in its raw state and then ionized to give this added effect. The effectiveness of this metal against lightsaber was so great that a certain droid model by the same name, Cortosis Battle Droids, were used by the separatist Army in their attack on the Jedi Temple during the clone wars. Besides its use in weapons and droids against lightsabers, the cortosis metals are also known to have been used in the fabrication of the armor. These cortosis weave of an armor will cause a surge that shorted out the energy blade of the lightsaber when in contact. This does not permanently damage the lightsaber in question as it can be reactivated instantly but it does give the wearer of the armor a split second advantage in reaction time during duel.

Cutting Power of the lightsaber

Mace Windu during the final duel with Darth Sidious

Contrary to popular beliefs, a light saber is actually a massless body. With the exception of air, it does not radiates heat nor expended energy until it came into contact with any material. The vast electromagnetic field produced by the energy arc of the blade causes resistance instead of allowing solid matter to enter and interrupt the arc. The intensity of the energy enables the lightsaber to slice through just about anything with ease. But this also depends greatly on what kind of material it cuts. A blast door for example will take so much longer than a limb. A wound created by the lightsaber is a very neat clean cut one. This is the result of the blade having a high energy arc that simulates heat radiation to the extend that all wounds will be sealed up by this.

Blade Colors

The Jedi masters with the different colors used in Jedi lightsaber construction.

The different colors of the lightsabers are mainly the result of the focusing crystal in it's hilt. Traditionally, the siths' used red blade colors. This is due largely to them using fabricated synth-crystals which was usually designed to give out shades of red. The Jedis on the other hand, used different type of natural crystals. This has given rise to the different blade colors variant. Some of the more commonly used colors were blue (Obi-wan's), green (like Skywalker's), violet (Mace Windu's), orange, yellow, cyan, silver and gold.

Though it was typically avoided by the Jedi's' order to avoid association with the Siths, there were still some ancient Jedi that uses red. One of whom is Sylvar. Other colors known to exist but are extremely rare are bronze, brown and black. Colors of the blades were also once used to symbolized the path the Jedi chose in his duties during the Jedi Civil War era. Although not a mandatory guideline, the colors of the blades used and its owner's Post are as follows:

1. Green: Jedi Consular (Generally they are a class of scholarly diplomats and negotiators.)
2. Blue: Jedi Guardians (As the name suggests, they are the physical defneders within the order for the Galaxy.)
3. Yellow: Jedi Sentinels (The balanced of the first two posts.)

Blade Variants

There are several types of blades being used with different models. Namely they are:


Training lightasabers

Younglings in practice at the Jei Temple

Used by jedi younglings for duel training, it is not lethal but can cause light burn and bruises upon contact. The blades are much shorter in length in comparison to the actual one.

Dual-Phase

Darth Vader with the Dual-Phase Blade.Note the unusually longer blade than Obi-wan's

Its a rare type. This model can extend its blade much longer than the standard ones (up to 3 metres as compared to the standard 1.3 metres). This can be achieved by using a combination of focusing crystals. Adjustments thru a manual adjuster is not neede as the length can be triggered instantly. The blade's width can also be adjusted.


Shoto

Yoda in action with his shoto against Dooku

Also known as Short Lightsaber has a much shorter blade than the standard lightsaber. Commmonly utilized by smaller size users, these types are also known to be used by the normal sized knights to be applied in the Niman (Jar'Kai) combat style. One of whom is Luke Skywalker. He was known to have constructed a Shoto after the Battle of Endor which he used against Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya. It can also be used as an assault knife.


Underwater Lightsabers

Kit Fisto with his underwater Lightsaber

Designed and constructed to be water proof, these lightsabers are rare models. Constructed with a modification by using two crystals applying a bifurcating cyclical-ignition pulse. Other well known users are: Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade, Kit Fisto, Jacen Solo, Qu Rahn, Yun