Why Luke's Green Lightsaber SHOCKED Vader & Drew Him Towards the Light Side - Star Wars Explained
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Vader hadn't seen a green lightsaber in a long, long time. I think its impossible for Vader not to make the connection between Qui-Gon and Luke in that moment: the two individuals that never, ever gave up on him.
3 individuals. You forgot Padme.
@@tigerlord9302 true
Ahsoka also had green sabers at one point.
@@Techno-The-Blade Pls don't mention that woke sith
Yeah, Dont Mention Darth Jar Jar@@fu6817
I like the idea that seeing Luke's green lightsaber reminded Darth Vader of Qui-Gon and brought him back to when he was a child and met Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, when he still believed no one could kill a Jedi. he was able to connect with his child self briefly and see himself in Luke.
It probably reminded him of Ahsoka too
Agreed said it myself
and maybe hears a quick Qui-Gon in back ground.
That’s a Shitty idea lmao this movie came way before the prequels
@@daniell5740 the movie also came out way before the Legends novel/comic - these are all post-movie theories. I also prefer the idea of it somehow being linked to Qui-Gon, as he was Anakin's first real father figure. It would be a nice to come full circle.
To add to their meeting in Return of The Jedi Luke kept on saying "father" in an endearing way letting him know that he feels his conflict within himself. Its a very powerful weapon as a son to call on your father and you could see Darth Vader was immediately affected by it as all fathers are. Luke turned his back on him with no fear even after Vader ignited his light saber and then Vader turned his back on Luke also showing a measure of trust. A very powerful scene.
I also like that during that exchange, Vader says "It is...too late for me, son."
There's a reservation and softness in his voice that isn't in any other line during the exchange in that scene.
I've also liked how people think Luke defeated Vader in the throne room, but the actuality is....Luke lost the duel by stepping into the dark side. His victory is stepping to the precipice of the dark side, leaning over it, and then stepping back and turning way when he throws his lightsaber aside.
I feel like the EU did a tremendous job with the concept of Luke's Jedi Order being different without the strict control of feelings. Luke never seemed to disconnect from his feelings and let his heart guide him through the trilogy, so it was a natural extension for his Jedi Order to evolve in a similar fashion. The EU then went a step further in revealing the original Jedi actually didn't close themselves off from their emotions and even drew on the dark side in combat for strength, but had to meditate and center themselves back into balance afterwards, never leaning fully light or dark. I always thought that fit the "warrior poet" romanticism of the samurai films that inspired Lucas' imagination for the Jedi.
I was actually expecting this to be what Luke was supposed to find on Ach-To in the sequel trilogy and train Rey in this new philosophy to make her the first of a new Order he trained, but, well....newp.
@@ninjafoxgamesgeekery Exactly. The Jedi weren't about suppressing emotion: They were about *controlling* emotion, not letting their emotions in a given moment dictate their actions as that is what leads to the dark side and is what allows people to rationalize doing abhorrent things (case in point, Anakin rationalizing his betrayal of the Order because he believed it was the only way to save his wife). That's what I also loved about the EU New Jedi Order; Luke didn't forbid attachments. He was married to a fellow Jedi, others in the Order were married to Jedi and non-Jedi, Jedi were allowed to have families. But he taught them to stay in control of their emotions, to not let their attachments distract them from their duties and their responsibilities to the greater galaxy.
Also, re: the throne room scene, I love the idea that Vader intercepted Luke's attempt to strike Sidious down not to protect Sidious, but to stop Luke from killing Sidious in anger and falling to the dark side as a result. To your point, Luke defeated Vader during that conversation after Luke turned himself in, but Luke also defeated Sidious (and saved himself) at the same time because by getting through Vader to what was left of Anakin, he prompted Vader to block that fatal swing of a lightsaber in order to save his son from making the same mistake he once did.
Luke's lightsaber to me is the best of them all. The mere fact he was able to construct it with very limited resources speaks volumes. Vader was indeed right when he told Luke his skills were complete.
My personal favourite is Obi-Wan's Master saber, which greatly inspired Luke's.
I think it’s a recall to when in the clone wars show, the 15 min ones, Jedi knew how to replace the lightsabers they lost in battles with the materials around them.
Yeah fun fact Star Wars was always woke and awesome lol. George Lucas based the rebel alliance on the Vietcong communist party lol. And the empire as the United States lol. So if you like the rebels you are very progressive and are an awesome based intelligent leftist lol.
@@Golems_victory what lmao lol
Me thinks had Yoda not had the necessary materials on Dagobah Luke would have been sol.
In this scene Vader realized Luke was different as a Jedi and as a man. Maybe he knew he was destined to lose his son. I think he understood unselfish love was the only way to save Luke, as opposed to the selfish way he tried to keep Padme and power. The brilliance of Darth Vader is that we can all see ourselves in him. imo
I think that the Jedi read the prophecy wrong I think ani brought balance by destroying the Jedi who had moved to far from the will of the force by cutting themselves off of love and attachment based off of fear that it would lead to the dark side. Plus they became political and war generals and then he destroyed the sith bringing balance
@@jimbowlan5804 Never heard it like that but you just blew my mind! I always thought the Jedi were too strict on love.
@@jimbowlan5804so we can assume that fear was already there in the way of thinking, Jedi can't love because we fear that love can bring fear at our knights so we won't face the new reality. We won't change our strict teachings and open for understanding so we forbid something. It reminds me of some education systems today irl.
@@jimbowlan5804 Jesus said my kingdom is no part of this world. They got involved with the things of the world and lost sight of the things unseen
Don’t tell your school that
This video makes a lot of sense it proves that Vader isn’t like Sidious whereas Sidious doesn’t really care about his apprentices but Vader always cared about Luke even as a dark side user(in my opinion)which I also think is why Vader wanted luke to turn to the dark side because he really did want to rule the galaxy with Luke as father and son instead of just the rule of two
And turning Luke to the DS was Vader's twisted way of saving him.
@@TheGoodLuc yes
Vader did start all his dark side actions from love.. and the fear to lose it.
The selfish side of love really. Possessive, and controlling.
When he fully turned, he stopped wanting to be with Padmé, but just wanted HER, deleting her personality, and imposing his own.
The love of himself became stronger. And Luke made Vader realize, that was the wrong way to do it, and that he was, again just wanting to impose his own will onto Luke.
The Emperor, only wanted power, and never cared for anyone at all. Ever.
@Jaeger19Ultima he always cared about Luke that’s why he wanted him to turn to the dark side at first but in the end decided instead that he could turn back to the light because of Luke
Loved this scene. Even with the mask, you could tell how impressed he was with his son.
#ProudPapa 🤣
Even when Luke told him that his father is truly dead, you can see in Vader how much it hurt him.
@@ronaldnelson6692 you can’t see his face, so no.
@@havok2111 Body language.
I remember an original ROTJ movie trailer when I was a kid that showed Vader and Luke together in the elevator, and Luke is all calm. I thought “WHAT!?!?”
Vader was surprised Luke built a lightsaber.
Surprised not because Vader thought Luke couldn’t create a lightsaber; but that a lightsaber was built.
The Emperor and Vader spent decades erasing Jedi from existence. A lightsaber takes unique skill and connection with the Force to construct; skill and connection Vader thought only the Sith retained.
"You're coming with me. I'll not leave you here, I've got to save you!"
"You already have, Luke. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your sister... you were right."
It's amazing how great this scene was back when it originally came out, and how much better it is now thanks to the extended universe.
So..just hearing all this and watching Obi-Wan. The scene when Vader says "it's too late for me, son" officially makes me tear up
This is why Star Wars is soo great. These stories have infinite layers and backstories..
You can find new deeper meanings in stories everytime you think about them
its fun to consider
Luke: Why'd you turn to the light?
Vader: Green
Got the green light.
By far the greatest story breakdown, I've ever heard. On any level of fiction. Awesome stuff.
That vision you described of Vader and Luke being engulfed in flame puts Vader's warning to Luke on Endor into perspective.
"You don't know the power of the dark side."
Another thing to add is that Sidious could always sense when Vader was going to betray him since he could sense how his hate would act. However Vader killed Sidious out of love. An emotion Sidious could not sense coming. Because of this Vader's vision was truer then ever had he killed Sidious with the dark side. Sidious would've defeated them both. Meaning the selfless act was actually necessary for Sidious defeat.
Disney needs to just make it canon that Luke is using Qui-Gon's kyber crystal. It's the easiest fan service win since bringing Boba Fett back.
My thoughts exactly!
It’s the same kind of crystal anyway and yoda has a green saber
It's not even a natural crystal though, it's a synthetic crystal made the way darksiders do only luke poured his light into it to make it green
In legends, yes. The Mouse could fix this. (In Legends, Synthetic crystals could overload natural crystals and shut off the opponent's saber, or even destroy the crystal entirely).
@@patrickeasterling1781 that's not canon anymore unfortunately
If you think about it, the lightsabers of both father and son had both Jedi and Sith influences. Vader’s Sith saber powered by a Adegan crystal favored by the Jedi while Luke’s Jedi saber powered by a synthetic crystal favored by the Sith.
Legend was so great for those neat details.
@@jawstrock2215 yeah but now it’s just vader made a kyber crystal “bleed” and Luke just had a generic kyber crystal. Thanks disney
Man I really hate Disney's revamp of wands, I mean Lightsabers.
@@Goremejy Wasn't the kyber crystal bleeding a thing from before Disney? The jedi no longer acting according to the will of the force but making the force serve them, and by proxy, forcing their will on the crystal inside their lightsaber causing them to change color?
For some reason I remembered that disney just made every sith use a synthetic crystal or something akin to that.
@@TheBadDesperado you have it completely backwards. The old lore was that Jedi used natural crystals that they found, there were many different types. Because the Jedi pretty much had all the locations where the crystals could be found, it made it much harder for a sith to gain a crystal. To counter this they came up with a method to create synthetic crystals that they typically embued with the dark side while forging them. This resulted in a blade that was actually stronger than Jedi sabers and could on rare occasions overpower a Jedis blade. But the crystal was much more unstable and thus more dangerous to use. Originally after Luke lost his first lightsaber he went back to Obi wan’s hut, he used materials there to make his new saber and to make a new green synthetic crystal somehow.
Love that KOTOR explored the Jedi guardian, sentinel and counsellor roles.
We will never know it's like again. :'c
Yeah and the MMO SWTOR goes even deeper into that lore
Well, this definiely gives more insight into why Vader did what he did in Episode VI. So many decisions to make with the most crucial being whether to save his son from Sidious or not, whether to turn him or not, whether he'll survive or not; there was a lot going through his head and I see that now.
Holy crap that edit job that had shots of Anakin's saber style from different movie scenes gave me chills that was so well done.
It wasn't Vader that saved Luke, it was Anakin. An Anakin that had finally learned the error of his ways and most importantly, learned about how much he cared about and loved his son. The mentality of Vader may have dominated his life for over 20 years but Anakin was still in there somewhere with his big heart that cared very deeply about others. especially his family.
And that's actually the reason Episode 6 was rightfully titled Return Of The Jedi. Initially it sounds like Luke returns as a Jedi master. But no. It was almost comparable to George Lucas throwing the fans a curve ball. Every initially seeing the movie the title refers to Luke. But it doesn't. It was the return of Jedi Master Anakin Skywalker. Brilliant.
@@stanleybroniszewsky8538 I like this interpretation! Does Lucas ever say this in a interview?
@@zacherybutter7349 - I really can't say. But knowing George Lucas, he'd likely agree. But yes, Anakin the Jedi Master returned bringing the balance that the Force desperately needed.
@@stanleybroniszewsky8538 Considering how well made those first movies are, I would honestly take this conclusion over any other, thematically speaking. It's just good storytelling.
@@stanleybroniszewsky8538in the German translation it's return of the (plural) Jedi, so it could be both of them... or the Jedi Order
I suspect that Qui Gon Jinn reached out to Vader at some point after the events of The Empire Strikes Back - at the peak of his power, leading him on the path to redemption. If you look at everything Vader did in Return of the Jedi, it's almost as if he feigned being Darth Vader and everything he said just made Luke more determined to resist the emperor. It's like he knew the Emperor would lower his guard while trying to kill Luke and not see him as a threat - until taking him out with just one arm lol - it does make one wonder if it was planned,
I think Vader is put in the same situation as when he was Anakin. The emperor was laying on the ground pleading with Anakin to help him and Anakin turned on his master. The next time, his son Luke is on the ground pleading with Vader (his father) to help him, and Anakin turns on his master.
Anakin's reoccuring purpose has been to save the one he loves. It started with his mother and he failed (turned a little to the dark side) and again when he couldn't save Padme (turned a lot to the dark side). This time, he wanted to save his son, and this time, he did.
Dude, I have been watching your videos here literally for years. What you just presented just might be the best take you've ever had. WOW! keep doing what you're doing bro! Mad respect. 👍😎
Now this makes Vader's final moments even more emotive. T-T Damn ninjas cutting onions.
Fergie might think big girls don't cry but real men do.
I find the vision bit sort of lame.
But I find myself more and more appreciating the implications of Luke's green lightsaber.
Luke was fascinated by the mysteries of the force, he never strived to be a front line war hero even though he was willing to do so when he had to.
He wanted to convert his father, and generally negotiate with his opponents.
In legends Luke literally had to rebuild the Jedi order from scratch, and founded his own temple. He would have spent a ton of time meditating on the secrets of the force, studying all he could about the old order and do all of this basically by himself.
It makes more and more sense that Luke was a learned, enlightened master of the force.
More like Qui Gon letting the force guide him at all times, even sometimes to go against the strict Jedi order itself.
Luke represents what Anakin should have been.
If Only Disney learned from it
That is why I consider EU Luke to be the real Luke Skywalker not the hermit because it makes send that Luke learned about what caused the Jedi’s downfall, he learned about the archives from the old republic and he also mastered the light and the dark side of the force he also do d succeed at building a new and improved Jedi order while the hermit made the same order that obi wan , Qui Gon and Yoda warned him not to create , he had few students while Luke had hundreds of thousands that succeeded and became Jedi masters while he himself became a grandmaster.
This is a great scene. But my all time favorite scene in the Star Wars saga is Luke's triumphant declaration "you have failed your highness. I will never turn to the dark side. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
Vader became Anakin again in that moment. He saw that someone could stand up the the Emperor, and more importantly that it was his Son. He felt love and pride more than pain. He was a father. Luke's pleas and cries of pain sealed it all. No one, not even his Master, was going to harm his Son. Love conquered the Sith.
Another great thing about this is an Emperor would generally be referred to as your Majesty, Luke is blatantly disrespecting Palpatine by referring to him as lower than he is.
It means so much to me personally that ...originally, "Vader" always was shown "this is the worst you will cause, the worst you can do." All of his visions, at least in the movies (even more in the novels) are showing him the worst case scenarios, but often OF HIS OWN ACTIONS. The only one that I recall that was otherwise was his mother in the hands of the raiders, but the tragedy there wasn't her horrible treatment and demise but the consequence that he chose. These visions were born of his fears, showing him the consequences of his actions, and he misinterpreted that MASSIVELY (YODA! DUDE! "much fear in you" THEN HELP THE BROTHER OUT!)
For some reason, the Force was showing him "DUDE. DON'T DO THIS or X" but because of the tragic Jedi "sequence of events," where they've become so devoted to their "cause" they've become entirely divorced FROM the Light Side.... that.... this.... I'm ellipses-ing because ....
.....I'm..... drunk? *Shakes her head clear*
But truly.... despite what we all think as a whole regarding the "prequels," Lucas' vision of the Vader tragedy and the Skywalker legacy is pretty damn sincere. If you're a philosophy student (first of all.... I'm so sorry) you see these progressions throughout the whole of Star Wars where the human story persists.... and oddly where it doesn't heh we all seem to innately hate it....
...but the point is "overcoming self" is the hardest thing you can ever do. Spiritually. The entire universe will seduce you into believing that the ends entirely justify the means, because the end goal is survival right? The Dark and the Light are both omnipresent, and they are NATURAL, very real. The more you turn towards the Light the brighter everything else seems, the more you look behind the greater the Shadow....
...but the more YOU look at the Light of what you think is good, the more likely you are to be blinded against your own sins' actions and fail to see the harm you may be doing....
...while the Shadow is always like "Nope, that was the goal in the first place, nothing wrong here."
That's the point, if you're on the side of the "Shadow" it's never wrong. On the Light? The Light is asking you to do a LOT, to think of consequences, balance, hope.... The Jedi as a religion removed themselves morally from the universe and the Force because they felt it made them more efficient, thus effective... because they "missed the point."
The Light is patient, and ever-loving. Not a "love" that requests something, but a love that is sure and steadfast. The *ENTIRETY* of Star Wars to me is summed simply in Luke's willingness to die for believing his father was once good. It wasn't a gamble he hoped would pay off (it was, of course it was....but he KNEW he would die for playing it) it was a sincere hope in what he believed was good, what he believed was Light. Obi-wan had seen so much he'd forgotten, and it took this ignorant child of a Jedi to place EVERYTHING in the hand of hope because he loved his father....
....not to save the universe or destroy the Sith. But simply to do what was right, a principle the Jedi had forgotten in their rules.
And thus "accidentally" to the outside observer, the "Prophecy" of the Chosen One was fulfilled. By simply reminding everything what love really was and meant.
Wow. That was beautiful. I dare say that was also sexy. >_< Sorry, I like girls who are good with words.... and use ellipses.... O_O
What do you mean by "the Jedi were so focused on their duty that they lost sight of the light?" Their duty being protection of the Republic? Or to their seeming obsession with removing themselves from conflicts of interest like love and personal affection?
Anyway, keep up the good work... and stay focused on the Light... **force cloaks into the Shadow and vanishes**
@@Tatefootball83I think the line “Dogmatic Views of the Jedi” is was she was referring I think
You're giving faaaaaar more thought to this story and arc than lucas ever did or anyone involved in the newer movies.
Luke was always Vader source of redemption and returned to the lightside of force
It was one of my all time favorite movie moments when Darth Vader with one arm sacrifice himself to kill the strongest Sith to have ever lived. There were multiple things to love about it, father protecting his Son etc. But for me it showed at the end it doesn’t matter how strong you are it’s how much will power and sacrifice you are willing to make to protect the ones you love.
The best villains are never solely evil. Love or fear usually drives them into darkness. In the case of Ani... it was both. This story only makes Vader a stronger character. It always broke my heart when he died. Even as a very young child, I seemed to see something more in him. That speaks to the depth of the acting and the concept itself. That it informed the expansion of his lore so much is just another testament to the genius of the work. George knew what he was doing when he made a father the villain.
I thought he was dissapointed cause he noticed the new lighrsaber was built from Obi Wan Kenobi's spare lightsaber parts. Looks like the lightsaber that amputated his leftover limbs too.
This is Palpatine messing with him. We know from the comics that Vader discovered Luke's identity before Palpatine did, and was looking to recruit him and overthrow the Emperor long before Empire Strikes Back. The truth is, he had to recruit and train Luke completely in-secret before Palpatine found out about him, because he knew that once Palpatine was aware of Luke, one way or another, his days were numbered. Either he would use Luke to replace him, or that he would order him to kill Luke.
In Episode 5, when Palpatine confirms what he suspects about Luke, Vader low-key panics. And I think Palpatine always knew that - based on the rule of two - Vader would want to overthrow him. But lets not forget, Anakin's Force Visions of Padme were no accident; they were a trick set by Palpatine to further Anakin's fall to the darkside. He sent those visions to make him worry and to further isolate him from the Council and therefore have no one else to turn to.
So therefore, I can't help but feel like a Vision of the Future, where Luke and Vader _win_ against Palpatine, that only ends with Palpatine's ghost destroying them _both?_ - Yeah, that's pretty sus to me.
A bit late, but after rewatching Clone Wars, I wanna know Anakin's thoughts once Sidious revealed himself and executed Order 66. The knowledge that everything that had happened to draw suspicion towards the Chancellor was correct, especially with the fact that Fives told him this and up until Ep 3, he didn't believe it, but then to have everything shatter before his eyes, I'd love to see his internal monologue of that
"Beep Boop" - Vader's inner monologue
I think once he killed those younglings he realized he kinda has his foot in the door already
In my headcanon - Luke found Qui Gon's lightsaber in Obi Wan's hut on Tatooine and used the green crystal for his own saber.
Only in that moment Vader and Anakin decided to join forces to save the only important thing for both of them that they have in common, at least that's how i like to think it
Wasn’t ready to cry first thing this morning. Well put sir
Well said my friend. Every time you watch Starwars you can find something new, more depth because of its layers and layers of great and meaningful stories that'll lead you to another. If you observe, you'd know that Starwars is all about Anakin, from his prime to his fall and then back into light. I've always adored and loved Starwars for its beautiful story and characters so complex that can never be imitated and Anakin for who he was and what his life made him into. I love Anakin and always will he remain in my heart♡
You know after watching Star Wars for 46 years, I can't help but think that if I was a Jedi or a Sith, I would simply use the force to switch off my opponents Lightsaber as I deliver the killing stroke.
idk, you can lift things with the force but I don't know if you can use it to push buttons 🤷♀
There are whisperes that Luke’s green blade is from Qui-Gon’s kyber Crystal, so my thought is on top of this vision, Anakin hears Qui-Gon’s voice again once the emerald blade jumps from Luke’s handle, and that’s what first called to him, deep in the shell of Vader
I think this also shows that Vader was not a Sith, but merely a Dark Jedi who used a Sith title. True Sith, like Palpatine, are incapable of love and would never sacrifice themselves. Vader did both, which means that even at his darkest moments, he was still more Jedi than Sith whether he wanted to be or not.
You make some very good points.
I recall Tarkin speaking to Vader about the Jedi and referring to Vader as one.
Jedi are not supposed to kill their opponent. Anakin came out of vader and and threw old palpy down a shaft in his own thrown room
@@DaKaNgZ6 which is why he referred to him as a DARK jedi, reading comprehension is key my sexy lad 👍🏿
@Soldat Intelectual correct...Malgus was married before he eventually killed her lol.
Sith are capable of love. I believe that love is why Palpatine could heal himself with the Dark Side and live for as long as he did. Vader couldn't.
Who did Palpatine love? Himself. Think back to the prequels. Who is the happiest person throughout Episodes 1-3. Palpatine. He's almost gleeful at times.
Contrast that with Vader who hated himself. That's why Vader couldn't do the self healing magic that Palpy could.
This was beautiful. You’re deep dives like this are very insightful and always make me think. Thank you!
Awesome video, nice explanation and it really fits in well and makes ROTJ make even more sense. Love your videos mate, the fact you do so much Legends is great.
Vader is the ultimate Sith imo. "Through power, I gain victory." If nothing else can be said about Vader, dude wins above all else. Even if victory meant his death, as well
Vader was a powerful sith but had many flaws. He was more of a slave to the dark side. His feelings for his son and padme held him back. Plus he never took a apprentice and killed his master, thus taking over as the sith emperor. He never really seemed to study the darkside of the force and expand his knowledge.
I feel like Vader WOULD'VE been the ultimate Sith but the fact that he was a Jedi for many years held him back imo. Not to mention, he was still attached to Padme and what could've been instead of purely being consumed with power. Yes Vader wanted power, but it came at a great price, he lost his wife and pretty much most of his body. Once Vader had the power of the Dark Side under his control, he spent most of his time using the Dark Side as a way to bring back the dead to life, mainly Padme. He did whatever Sidious asked of him, but I think he mainly was obsessed with the promise Sidious made to him in Revenge of the Sith. Sidious was obsessed purely with power. He didn't care for anyone or anything. He craved only power, and he understood that having connections on an emotional level would limit him from doing what he did in the galaxy. I mean we even see in Legends that Palps killed his family in cold blood and never ever seems to regret that decision. Vader always regretted what he did. That was the main thing that stopped Vader from truly being an ultimate Lord of the Sith. He couldn't ever truly let go of his past. That's always been what held Vader/Anakin back.
The best way to look at something like this is in terms of duality. The darkness was always present in Anakin but it never had a name until Sidious named it Darth Vader. In a way, saving Luke in the end was the death of both Vader and Anakin but also the redemption of Anakin Skywalker
George Lucas has stated that Star Wars is about the tragedy and redemption of Anakin Skywalker. The Return of the Jedi is an excellent culmination of this story.
That transition from ep5 to ep6 was smooth as butter.
i dont think he was shocked. I think he was amused, impressed even.
I believe maybe it’s could be taken as a dejafu moment with everything collimating in that time!!!
Luke was something new. He really had taken Yoda's description to heart. "...life creates it, makes it grow." Luke served the Force and the life and beings within it -- not the Republic, not a Sith lord.
I think Vader was stunned by the difference between the jedi he knew, and his son's caring and compassion. You can bet that if a jedi came to Luke about losing someone he loved, Luke would not have blown him off by telling the jedi to "Rejoice." Yoda was seriously out of touch by the end. So was Sidious. Everyone kept telling Luke that his emotions would bring him down. Instead it saved Anakin, helped destroy the Emperor, and freed the galaxy.
A green lightsaber is a beautiful, brilliant reminder of the life that creates the Force. Very appropriate for Luke.
........Until he tried to use it against his nephew due to the mere fear that he might turn, went into exile, tossed aside any relic, weapon or sign of the Jedi presented to him and drowned his sorrows in green cowfish milk........
It's truly sad to see that happen to him.......I mean.......What could've happened to drown out the hopeful side and nature he had? What destroyed that innate ability to see the best in people, even at their absolute worst, and that drive to bring them back out of their darkest state and into the light? What made Luke change into someone who would strike at someone if there was even a chance that they were a threat, almost like the Sith he, and his father, were meant to destroy?
@@19TheFallenDisney trash isn't canon. Mark Hamill himself said that the Luke portrayed in the " Sequels " was a stupid idea, he wasn't happy at all. It's not canon.
@@squirrel4788 I agree that they're stupid, and I don't truly accept it as canon. It's why I question them so severely, like I did above. You don't take a story and the characters in it that were created by someone else, flip them on their heads and get off question or scorn free.....I really, and truly was left thinking "That's not Luke......" when I saw him in _The Last Jedi._ The same way I thought "That's not Leia....." when I saw her in it......They took two characters and made them the opposite of what they were. Two characters full of hope in the face of adversity and turned them into hopeless grumps....And they have the gall to wonder why people think "Well, this sucks!"
I don't consider anything in the sequels as "canon." George Lucas took the stories we had been telling around campfires for half a million years, and put them in a new setting. That's why they touch the heart. Disney had great actors, wonderful settings, and then went the company route. If they killed off the "older" characters, Disney would own Star Wars' new characters, Characters they could market endlessly. They never had any idea of why we're still talking about the OT almost 50 years later. Disney only saw dollar signs, that's why they failed.
Vader, perhaps in his last moments thought to himself what the jaffa seeking freedom spoke aloud as a battle cry, "I will Die, But I Will Die Free"
I'm sure most of us know the real reason his lightsaber was green. Lucas said that in the outside Jabba the hutt scenes at the Sarlacc pit, he had to change the lightsaber color to something other than blue because it would be harder to see with the blue sky background
Maybe the green lightsaber reminded Vader to stop cooping indoors and go outside and touch some grass... bringing him back to the light side...😊
@@finding_aether haha or maybe it should have been yellow to remind Vader of sand that he hates so much ;)
@@frankanon4450 lmao. He would have won the duel and defeat Palpatine.
this is also why I love the idea of jedi loving, being able to use that love to escape the grasp of the dark side
Just remember, Luke dies force thinking too hard and Palpatine’s descendant kill his nephew, takes his light sabre, name and legacy as her own. In short, Palpatine destroyed skywalker completely. Hurray for Disney!
Soon as I heard legends I was done lol. Luke had taken a bled soth kynlee crystal and turned it into his green lightsaber. He used an old sith technique as a Jedi to do this. I imagine that's what scared Vader the most.
Just as Jolee Bindo said "Love will save you, not condemn you!"
I never got the force power = saber construction when I was a kid. I had no knowledge of the Force Meditation and the Khyber Crystal components, so I thought saber construction to be purely mechanical talent. I had family members that were machinists, and I could recognized turned/milled metal even at 8yo. When Vader was remarking about Luke's power via his saber build, I was like: "Big deal, so he can run a lathe, my Uncle Claude has been doing that for years."
It hit when you said “unlike Anakin, Vader will save his family.”
When I was building my own lightsaber at Disneyland, I was gonna go for green, but I decided to go with blue
Are they as junk as I have heard? Reports that I have read say that the lightsabers crap out in maybe three months time, and Disney will not repair or replace them.
No. Their really cool. Because I’ve had mine for five months now and it’s still in perfect condition
@@djnavarro3212 OK good to know. Thanks for letting me know.
Yeah no problem. And all of those reports are just people not knowing how to take care of their lightsabers
I like in the deleted scenes when Luke is building his lightsaber on Tatooine, the controller alternates between red (Sith) and green (Jedi) lights, and he chooses green.
Before all the lightsaber lore came about, my headcannon was blue is jedi/jedi knight and green meant that you were actually a master.
In episode 6 we see a green lightsaber with no explanation, and Yoda says a master you've become. And Darth Vader realizes that Luke is more powerful upon seeing it is green.
This video is amazing- well done - fantastic work 😊
Nice video, but here is the real reason his light saber is green. After filming, when they went to color it in post, it was going to be blue, but when they were on Jabba's ship, they couldn't distinguish between the blue of the saber and the sky, so the easiest fix was to make it appear green.
Very true. But you know how Star Wars fans love to draw shapes in clouds and make things up. Lol
I mean, I’m one of them.
Damm, this video hit on all kinds of levels. So good.
Luke following in Qui Gon's footsteps.
Not dictated by Jedi rules and laws and fully immersing himself and trust into the Force.
This would've been awesome in the movies. This could have been a scene that made me teary-eyed.
what if the green blade reminded Vader of Qui Gon.😐😐
I feel like at the end of return of the jedi, padme should have had a cameo as a force ghost because she was so pure, and she could look at her son who had followed in her footsteps more than his fathers
What I find amazing also is that Anakin (powerful as he was) had to do his best to hide all this and bury it from the emperor. Beautiful to see how strong a love is between a father and son.
I see you have constructed a new lightsaber, your skills are complete.
Indeed you Are Powerful, as the Emperor has Foreseen.
I love the fact there's two people in one body in star wars Darth Vader and Aiken
Shakespeare.. the rise and and fall of a great hero, and his ultimate redemption through his son.
In addition to containing Qui-Gons crystal, it’s worth mentioning that Luke followed Jedi tradition by modeling the hilt after that of his first master Obi-Wan (something Anakin broke with).
Dude, that was beautiful
"I see you've constructed a new lightsaber'
Many people have this relationship with their own fathers. So many relate their lives to this story.
“Someone here once told me the _Darth_ title was no longer used because it promoted rivalry among the Sith. It gave the Jedi an easy target. It was easier just to abandon the custom. To have all the Sith Masters use the same title of _Dark Lord._ But I know the truth, Qordis. I know why none of you claims that name for yourself. Fear. You're cowards. None of the Brotherhood is worthy of the _Darth_ title. Least of all you.”
-Darth Bane
Do you have a video where you talk about just the books and you give advice on which books to read first and which ones explain the most in etc?
Good explanations, considering the original reason they made his lightsaber green, was so it would show up better against the background of the blue sky in the opening rescue of Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt. (did a paper on Star Wars for my color theory class)
I'm just here for the art. No disrespect, the art you added into the video are just that good!
You opened my eyes to concepts I hadn't thought of before. Great video.
Vader sees that Luke constructed a new lightsaber.......His skills are complete.
To me, both green and purple lightsabers are the best kind there are given what they both symbolize and represent. I'd like to see a Jedi dual-wield both.
I posted something similar recently on a channel that was saying Anakin never reached his full potential, but he did. The love of his son brought balance to the force. Neither light nor dark consuming the galaxy. Neither must be completely dominant else the galaxy be destroyed.
Beautiful analysis. So powerful. Thank you.
It’s almost like Obi-Won and Yoda knew that if Luke fights and confronts Darth Vader again this would happen, almost as if they were keeping secrets from audience that they still believed in Vader being saved through Luke’s actions as the chosen one, Vader kept much to himself over the years
Redemption... Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude...
It's crazy how Sidius could not do anything about being picked up, walked over to the reactor, and then thrown in.
For 3.87 seconds, Vader felt pride in someone else, his son… that is an eternity for someone who is consumed in hate. That’s all Luke needed to save Darth Daddums
“I see you have constructed a new lightsabahh”
Felt like this was the first moment Anakin was able to summon himself through the Vader persona. Obviously a lot of canon as happened between now and when Return of the Jedi came out. I had felt like the vader/anakin character was akin to multiple personality disorder. Vader kept Anakin overwhelmed. Then the lackey hands Vader Luke's new lightsaber and Anakin summons himself for a few moments to take in the handi-work of his Jedi son. Lasted maybe 5 seconds, but it was a foot in the door that Anakin forced open a little later. "Father, please!" Anakin couldn't stay on the sidelines while his pson was killed. Once the Emperor died, the Vader persona could no longer summon himself over Anakin. And that's how a saw it back in the 80s. The green Jedi blade woke up what was left of Anakin.
Excellent video man! Great job finding all the lore
My headcanon was that Luke's green crystal was a direct manifestation of his own force potency. In Shadows of the Empire he had to make a synthetic kyber crystal. And so I always thought that it was through the force he made it and thats why it was truly his own
Love made him be like this, a terrify tyrant man who deep inside heart and soul broken, but love also bought him back as well.
Endless beautiful. Best Video i ve seen from you. Thank you!!!!!!!!!
That's the lightsaber that I wanted as a youth; The Green One.
Great video. Your editing was outstanding.
As a huge fan of the series! This was some awesome insight! Nice video man!
Dressed in black, carrying a green lightsaber, matching will of force, and questioning Vaders mind may have also unsettled the grip the dark side had on him.