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lightsaber

Type of fictional weapon in the Star Wars franchise

Entityclass of fictional entitiesQ19873

Also known as lightsabers · lightsabre · laser sword

Instance of: class of fictional entities
Subclass of: fictional sword
, fictional device

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A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured in the Star Wars franchise. A typical lightsaber is shown as a luminous laser sword about 3 feet (0.91 m) in length emitted from a metal hilt around 10.5 inches (27 cm) in length. Introduced in the original Star Wars film, it has since appeared in 12 of the 13 theatrical Star Wars films, with at least one lightsaber duel occurring in each installment of the "Skywalker Saga". The lightsaber's distinct appearance was created using rotoscoping for the original films, and with digital effects for the prequel and sequel trilogies.

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