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<blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8666550" data-attributes="member: 6988941"><p>The Darth Maul double lightsaber is not actually as ridiculous as it might seem. The long handle makes it relatively viable for a skilled user to safely use. While the second blade introduces major limitations, there are also situations in which it would allow a very quick and difficult to block follow up strike with the opposite end from what they just blocked, and it also has some utility in occupying a larger space to offend multiple opponents. Key to the overall utility, however, is that when the second blade is not advantageous to have you <strong>turn it off</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Remember a key difference between a lightsaber and a real world sword is that the blade only appears when you are using it. Part of the reason it makes no sense for a real world sword is that most swords were sidearms and/or non-battlefield weapons, favored as versatile weapons that were much more convenient to carry. All that's out if you put a second blade on it.</p><p></p><p>When real people did want an impractical-for-regular-carry sword to offend multiple opponents on a battlefield they tended to go with very large single blades such as a greatsword, which also limits motion (the ground is in the way of a lot of moves you would use with a smaller two-handed sword) and requires a very-specific move set to use effectively, but which has advantages in reach and fighting multiple opponents. It's not clear why there are not "great-lightsabers", but maybe they are technologically impossible. If so the double-bladed saber fills some of the same niche.</p><p></p><p>The inquisitor blade, however, is just dumb. Even in non-spinning mode it lacks a long enough handle to use two-blades effectively even in many of the limited ways that you could. Then it has spinning mode, which basically makes it impossible to really aim the blade at your opponent at all. I can imagine spinning mode might have some utility to basically turn the whole thing into a shield against blaster fire, or generally as a defensive function, but it seems to be presented as some sort of super-offensive mode and I appreciated seeing Darth Vader defeat it effortlessly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Benjamin Olson, post: 8666550, member: 6988941"] The Darth Maul double lightsaber is not actually as ridiculous as it might seem. The long handle makes it relatively viable for a skilled user to safely use. While the second blade introduces major limitations, there are also situations in which it would allow a very quick and difficult to block follow up strike with the opposite end from what they just blocked, and it also has some utility in occupying a larger space to offend multiple opponents. Key to the overall utility, however, is that when the second blade is not advantageous to have you [B]turn it off[/B]. Remember a key difference between a lightsaber and a real world sword is that the blade only appears when you are using it. Part of the reason it makes no sense for a real world sword is that most swords were sidearms and/or non-battlefield weapons, favored as versatile weapons that were much more convenient to carry. All that's out if you put a second blade on it. When real people did want an impractical-for-regular-carry sword to offend multiple opponents on a battlefield they tended to go with very large single blades such as a greatsword, which also limits motion (the ground is in the way of a lot of moves you would use with a smaller two-handed sword) and requires a very-specific move set to use effectively, but which has advantages in reach and fighting multiple opponents. It's not clear why there are not "great-lightsabers", but maybe they are technologically impossible. If so the double-bladed saber fills some of the same niche. The inquisitor blade, however, is just dumb. Even in non-spinning mode it lacks a long enough handle to use two-blades effectively even in many of the limited ways that you could. Then it has spinning mode, which basically makes it impossible to really aim the blade at your opponent at all. I can imagine spinning mode might have some utility to basically turn the whole thing into a shield against blaster fire, or generally as a defensive function, but it seems to be presented as some sort of super-offensive mode and I appreciated seeing Darth Vader defeat it effortlessly. [/QUOTE]
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