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FighterTundra wrote:Well, i just saw a very nice color; Turquoise Green, so it would be nice if that would be in the game.
I agree that it would be a nice colour. Something different for a change. I also wish that there would be a gold lightsaber but come to think of it, it will look almost similar to yellow, unless the developers find a way to make the colour look different to the regular yellow colour.
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Hot pink.

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Hot Pink?? :confused: Gosh, I really hate that colour. In my opinion, that colour will suit a female character fine but not a male. But point taken nonetheless since its a welcome change to see different colours once in a while. :)
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Okay I have been reading this thread and I finally decided to join the community to put in my 2 cents. I have heard a lot of really cool ideas and some not so great ones. IMO. I wanted to give some input on some of the major issues in this thread. Firstly, Black lightsabers. Some have said that it isn't possible because it is the absence of light. Well if you play Star Wars RPG there are a lot of books about saber crystals and I have read a lot of articles about saber construction. Black is definitely an option listed in Star Wars RPG. The crystals are very rare but definitely possible. Also, most shades of standard colors (Light or Dark Blue, Dark Crimson Red, Dark or Light Green, Etc.) are very possible as long as you have a crystal that emits those colors. For a blue lightsaber, a light colored crystal will emit a light blue beam. A dark colored crystal will emit a dark blue beam. Now I don't pretend to be an expert on this. It is very possible that I have mixed up my facts, expecially since I haven't played Star Wars RPG in a while. Another thing that I know was mentioned briefly earlier although no one seemed to take notice, was that the Sith using red was not exactly a statement of evil. If i'm not mistaken, almost all of the focusing crystals on the Sith homeworld tended to make a red blade. So even though the red tends to fit their personalities it was less of an asthetic choice and more a strategic choice. They used what they had in surplus. Okay one more thing. As far as multicolored light sabers and different styles of saber go, just remember that even though the force is mystical in nature the Star Wars Universe is built around technology. A saber can't have more than one color because there is only one color crystal, and you can't have a lightsaber design unless Lucas' team can figure out a way to explain how it would work. Now don't think i don't agree with all of you... I would like nothing better than for Lucas to create a really cool design that is brand new, I just want to point out that if you are looking for really nifty new designs, they are probably going to have to be explained technologically.

As I said, I don't pretend to be an expert, these are just things that I have picked up over the years. I could be very mistaken and if I am, please correct me. I am not above being criticized or told that I am wrong. :)
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A black lightsaber wouldn't be feasible. It'd be possible in a game, surely, but black is the absence of color; therefore, it wouldn't be much of a lightsaber if a "black" light can't exist. Originally posted by Chimaera182
White is the absence of color. Black is the composite of all color. It could be feasible, it would look totally badass, and with what someone else said about adding some intertwining red into it. That as well would be quite exceptional.
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Olin Vaars wrote:White is the absence of color. Black is the composite of all color. It could be feasible, it would look totally badass, and with what someone else said about adding some intertwining red into it. That as well would be quite exceptional.
How would you add the intertwining color? There is only 1 color crystal in the hilt. I agree that it would look awesome, but they would have to explain how that could be and make it believable.
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Black and thats all i have to say on it

for those who like other colours i think you should be able to have a double bladed saber and be able to have to different colours.
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Actually, black and white are both non-colours. I think that's the first thing I learned at drawing classes. :D
As for a lightsaber colour, it would have to be cyan. I had one in KotOR 1, by getting an extra rare crystal from the merchant in Yavin space station. It would be nice to have it again. :)
@Ender04 It's a game. I'm sure they could put 2 slots for colour crystals. Yes, I think that would be a nice touch. :)
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Daianara wrote: @Ender04 It's a game. I'm sure they could put 2 slots for colour crystals. Yes, I think that would be a nice touch. :)
While I agree with your sentiments and it is a game, it also has the Lucas Arts brand. They are going to try to make sense of it technologically. They have released a bunch of books that go over saber construction and how everything works, and my point was, if they can't figure out a scientific explanation for how you can fit 2 color crystals in the hilt and still keep the same intensity of the beam, then they won't put it in the game. I honestly don't care, but some people are picky and want it to be realistic (or as realistic as a Star Wars game can be).
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Ender04 wrote:While I agree with your sentiments and it is a game, it also has the Lucas Arts brand. They are going to try to make sense of it technologically. They have released a bunch of books that go over saber construction and how everything works, and my point was, if they can't figure out a scientific explanation for how you can fit 2 color crystals in the hilt and still keep the same intensity of the beam, then they won't put it in the game. I honestly don't care, but some people are picky and want it to be realistic (or as realistic as a Star Wars game can be).

Thats strange i was thinking cannon
In episode 1 when Mauls saber is broken in half it seems clear to me that it is simply to single bladed sabers that are connected through the Hilt
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User45701 wrote:Thats strange i was thinking cannon
In episode 1 when Mauls saber is broken in half it seems clear to me that it is simply to single bladed sabers that are connected through the Hilt
I was more referring to the idea of having 2 colors in a single blade. Not the double bladed lightsaber.
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Ender04 wrote:I was more referring to the idea of having 2 colors in a single blade. Not the double bladed lightsaber.
Sry my mistake i suppose they could just make up a sort of prysim cystel that changes the color of the blade evey 1/2 a second just a glowey/floresent crystal/saber
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User45701 wrote:Sry my mistake i suppose they could just make up a sort of prysim cystel that changes the color of the blade evey 1/2 a second just a glowey/floresent crystal/saber
That would be interesting but wouldn't that look odd on a lightsaber? Changing colours every 2 seconds for a lightsaber does look strange to me.
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I kind of like the original colours..red, blue, green, and yellow. The variations in tint introduced in KOTOR II was enough to add variety, but not get rediculous.
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Thran Baill wrote:I kind of like the original colours..red, blue, green, and yellow. The variations in tint introduced in KOTOR II was enough to add variety, but not get rediculous.
I'm right with you. I like Violet and Green. And if I'm dark side, maybe red. I used silver briefly, but it got kind of boring. I hope they don't go over the top with new saber colors. I hope they add a few new ones and then keep it at that.
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How about a black blade for a Master Sith Lord?
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A black lightsaber would be hard to see.
I like the idea of two colour double bladed lightsabers. :eek:
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Ender04 wrote:I'm right with you. I like Violet and Green. And if I'm dark side, maybe red. I used silver briefly, but it got kind of boring. I hope they don't go over the top with new saber colors. I hope they add a few new ones and then keep it at that.
I agree. The range of lightsaber colours introduced in KOTOR 2 is very wide and I don't see the need to add any more colours. A few different colours would be nice but that's it.
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YEAH!!! How abour split( a lightsaber half blue half green)!!! Straight down the middle of the lightsaber!!!



That isn't really possible. There is ONE crystal in the saber that focuses the colour. Even though i would like that, it can't happen


I would like to see more variant, e.g. a dark green, and customizable hilts.
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NO more colors, we already have many! Red, orange, yellow, viridian, silver, green, violet, blue, cyan..etc...
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