‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ is a brand new Disney+ series based on the franchise George Lucas made. It is set about centuries before the incident of ‘Phantom Menace’ and will explore the Jed-Sith conflict in a new way.
In the latest clip of ‘The Acolyte’, a Jedi can be seen wielding a lightsaber with a quite unfamiliar design, a lightsaber whip. Fans have not seen any weapon like this in the ‘Star Wars’ universe. Thus social media is exactly what everyone expected, chaos.
Star Wars Live-Action Fans Outrage On Addition Of Lightsaber Whip In ‘The Acolyte’
The lightsaber is one of the iconic weapons in the sci-fi genre. With the combats and cool duels, everyone just respects lightsabers. Thus when they saw a lightsaber whip in the new clip of ‘The Acolyte’, it just put them off.
Many claimed Disney is at it again to ruin the ‘Star Wars’ universe. They said a lightsaber whip doesn’t even make sense. Here are some comments,
It’s incredibly how little I care about star wars since Disney took over.
— Prime (@johanxprime) May 18, 2024
So they had more technology in the past?
— Scott (@CoachScott619) May 18, 2024
Wait hold on….there is only one person who has had the purple lightsaber
— James Farmer 🧃🐧🃏 (@EastStar_blue42) May 18, 2024
This should not be a thing
— BigJuicyBootay (@BootayJuicy) May 18, 2024
I actually object to the fact that the lightsaber is able to change form
— isi ọkpụkpụ (@uchedible) May 18, 2024
Damn man I really hate how long it took for Star Wars to be more creative with its weaponry but finally
— The Princess Favorite Toy (@GUXSquallNoctis) May 18, 2024
Don't like it
— Lucha Dad (@LuchaFamily) May 18, 2024
What the hell is this. Do not turn Star Wars into this. You’ll ruin Star Wars with this nonsense.
— 𝕏 (@tsunamiXay) May 18, 2024
Please retire this IP😔It’s over💔
— Playhouse-X🏡 (@Playhousefans) May 18, 2024
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Sensible Star Wars Stans Fights Live Action Fans And Reveals Existence Of Lightsaber Whip
Lightsaber Whips which are referred to as Lightwhips already exist in the ‘Star Wars’ universe and aren’t being introduced for the first time by Disney. It first appeared in the ‘Legends Marvel Star Wars’ comics. In light whips, the plasma blades in flexible containment shields. Thus, it requires more skills to master this weapon.
Hardcore ‘Star Wars’ fans then replied to the people outraging at ‘The Acolyte’ about the new weapon with proper proof about lightwhips existence and said stop blaming Disney for this. One fan posted the poster of the ‘Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: Deadly Hunter’ comic which featured the lightwhip. Many called all the outraging fans “crybabies” for just commenting without researching before.
Since the idiots making Star Wars don’t know I’ll clue you in: The lightsaber whip is a Sith weapon most popularly used by Darth Bane’s lover Githany. pic.twitter.com/JaWHLHzGjN
— thatstarwarsgirl (@thatstarwarsgrl) May 18, 2024
May 16th, 2001 pic.twitter.com/GdV2P8XuOD
— Dan StarWarsCentralized (@SCentralized) May 18, 2024
Lightwhips have literally been in Star Wars for decades. They were in the old EU before Disney bought the IP. Lumiya, who was Vader's apprentice used one against Luke Skywalker many times, and he constructed a shoto blade to counter it.
— Riley Serrano-Amare (@Amber_Amaterasu) May 18, 2024
Could you specify what you actually mean by this? What's "this nonsense", aside from "I don't like a thing that's existed for decades"?
— Star Wars Chronology (@StarWarsChron) May 18, 2024
Turn Star Wars into what? Something cool because that is what the Lightwhip is and it's been a thing for years.
— Henry – (He/Him) – Professional TF:One Hater (@HenryLouis21) May 18, 2024
Niggas in the comments not aware that this isn’t new is wild.
— SD | Ben Hooks (@TheBenHooks) May 18, 2024
Straight off the cover of Jude Watson’s Jedi Apprentice: The Deadly Hunter pic.twitter.com/faCp1edLvM
— Paul DeMiere (@PaulDeMiere) May 18, 2024
For every crybaby mad about this, know that Lightwhips have been a part of Star Wars since the 70’s. pic.twitter.com/UpLBJOywgO
— Retney's Holocron (@retneysholocron) May 18, 2024
Lightwhips will finally make its live-action debut with ‘The Acolyte’. It will be yet another different variant of lightsaber after Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber, Mandalorian’s Darksaber, Kylo Ren’s different red lightsaber, etc.
However, lightwhips will be the unique weapon to be wielded by Jedis. It will be interesting to see how the combat scenes will look with lightwhips. ‘The Acolyte’ will hit Disney+ on June 4.
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