By now you've seen the teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and this mysterious cloaked figure's lightsaber with its fancy crossguard.
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This is a handy guide to how the new lightsaber works.
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The lightsaber has created an EPIC amount of internet chatter – much of it asking if it's such a good idea – and also many, many parodies.
1. This Swiss army knife version.
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2. There was a Star of David version.
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3. And a menorah to match.
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4. What looks like a TV aerial.
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5. A tennis racket.
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6. This balloon dog variety.
7. This multi-multi-crossguard version.
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8. One took it way too far.
9. This spinning, whirly version.
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10. This one makes its creator's feelings on the matter very clear
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11. This festive version.
12. And this penis.
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13. People are even making them out of balloons.
14. This person imagined what it would be like if IKEA offered three-way lightsaber extensions.
15. Artist Jollyjack summed up his thoughts.
Sums up how I feel about the stupidity of the new lightsaber for new @starwars #StarWarsEpisodeVII Art by jollyjack
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Sums up how I feel about the stupidity of the new lightsaber for new @starwars #StarWarsEpisodeVII Art by jollyjack
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And just a thought on why the crossguard might be a good idea, based on previous lightsaber injuries.
Only another 12 months of this kind of thing before the film actually comes out.
