Star Wars Fan Realizes That One Part of the Franchise Is Totally Meaningless

While Star Wars is arguably in a new golden age for lore-building content, one fan has some really strong words concerning one part of the franchise that was formerly steeped in lore but seems to have lost a lot of significance in more recent media.

Star Warshas been at the pinnacle of science fiction for decades, and no single item from the hi-tech galaxy far, far away embodies its appeal more so than the lightsaber. The chosen weapon of the franchise’s Force-sensitive warriors has been a massive draw for fans and a central part of the franchise’s lore, from Jedi having to build their own lightsabers to what the visuals of each saber represent about the character wielding it. The colors carried special significance, often denoting the wielder’s relation to the Force.

Since the acquisition of the Star Wars IP by Disney, there has been a widening gap between lightsaber portrayal onscreen and their expanded Star Wars universe lore, most of which was removed from official canon and committed to the Legends continuity. According to Reddit user WillNatic, however, this diversion is a non-issue, as they believe that the deep and important matter of lightsaber colors has always been entirely meaningless. Taking to r/StarWars on the site, the user uploaded a picture with the caption “Lightsaber colors have no meaning” alongside an apology for the perfectly adequate graphic design. The image highlights multiple instances of lightsaber colors being entirely arbitrary, lending credence to the claim.

The instances include Ahsoka Tano wielding green lightsabers in her early years while completely lacking the lore-stated prerequisite patience and diplomacy (traits that she never quite masters onscreen), as well as Asajj Ventress being seen wielding a yellow blade despite not even being trained as a Jedi at all. More to the point are two instances of the same arbitrary selection by George Lucas himself, someone partly famous for fans constantly digging up his Star Wars plans and