Real lightsabers become a pop culture icon associated with this trilogy of films as replicas were demanded by the fans of the series. The first movie began with Episode IV: A New Hope and was divided into a trilogy based upon the adventures of Luke Skywalker as he and his friends fought the Empire and Darth Vader to bring peace again to the galaxy.Įpisode V, The Empire Strikes back was released in 1980 and the third installment, Return of the Jedi, were released three years apart with Episode VI being released in 1983. Real lightsabers were made popular by the movie Star Wars which was released in 1977 and since then has evolved to include an entire universe surrounding the science fiction series including six movies, television specials, animated features and comic books. Lightsaber replicas have authentic hilts and blades which light up when activated in several different colors and may include sound effects, such as the humming and crackle sounds when hitting another lightsaber or object. Lightsabers are a sword like weapon which consists of a hilt and plasma beam when activated for battle.
Real lightsabers are replicas which mimic every detail of the versions of lightsabers used in the Star Wars universe.
