LIGHTWHIPS Explained-Everything We Know About the RARE Lightsaber Type | Star Wars Canon Explained
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Date: 2021-04-29

Star Wars: The High Republic has arrived and with it the all new comic series from Cavan Scott-Star Wars: The High Republic! The long wait is finally over and Star Wars fans can now begin to dive head first into the brand new era of the Star Wars galaxy-The High Republic. Ushering in this new era of the Star Wars Galaxy, Star Wars fans can now experience The High Republic in Cavan Scott's Star Wars: The High Republic comic series, Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi, Claudia Gray's Into the Dark, Justina Ireland's A Test of Courage. 

With this new era in the Star Wars timeline, Star Wars fans get to explore the Star Wars galaxy, learn about the evil Nihil, and get a glimpse into the Jedi Order during this time period and what it's like to be a Jedi during the days of the High Republic. The recent High Republic novel, A Test of Courage, provided some insight and info on a rare lightsaber variant that we hadn’t seen previously in the current canon.  That lightsaber variant being none other than the Lightwhip. While Lightwhips appeared previously in legends, which saw several characters wield the wild lightsaber variant, such as Githany and Lumiya, they’ve only recently been reintroduced in the current canon. Though a rare and dangerous Lightsaber variant, Ligtsabers were used by ancient Jedi to defend against the forbidden forms of the Sith. Lightwhips were a heavily modified lightsaber variant with multiple plasma blades in flexible containment shields. And, during the High Republic Era, Lightwhips were known to be used by the Nightsisters, a clan of dark side-using witches from Dathomir.

As we move deeper into Star Wars: The High Republic, I'm excited to learn more about what The High Republic has in store for the Jedi Order and the Republic. Dan discusses everything we know about Lightwhips in the current Star Wars canon, and also shares some information about Lightwhips from Legends. When a transport ship is abruptly kicked out of hyperspace as part of a galaxy-wide disaster, newly-minted teen Jedi Vernestra Rwoh, a young Padawan, an audacious tech-kid, and the son of an ambassador are stranded on a jungle moon where they must work together to survive both the dangerous terrain & a hidden danger lurking in the shadows….

The golden age of the Jedi is upon us! The High Republic is set centuries prior to the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, during the prime of the Jedi Order. A multi-platform publishing initiative with books and comics for all ages, the story introduces new heroes to cheer on, new worlds to explore, and new threats to face. t’s a time of peace and prosperity in the galaxy far, far away. The Republic is thriving and the Jedi Order is at its zenith, with individual Force wielders and their students exploring the galactic frontier and keeping the peace. But the time is not without its conflicts.

Additionally, we're only a few weeks away from the premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! The series premiere will be 70 minutes long & drops on May 4th-Star Wars Day. The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill, which makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew. In the post-Clone War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.

The Bad Batch is one of the many series discussed  by Kathleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm at Disney Investor Day that I'm SUPER excited about, along with Star Wars: Ahsoka, Rangers of the New Republic, Lando, Cassian Andor and the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.  Fans are still waiting for more details to come regarding The Book of Boba Fett and season 3 of The Mandalorian. Hopefully, Star Wars fans can expect more news to come regarding Star Wars: Ahsoka and Star Wars: Visions. It'd be dope if we also got some info on what Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, and Robert Rodriguez are working on behind the scenes.
Production for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi has begun, so expect more news to drop for that series as well. The upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series is set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith and will reportedly feature the rematch of the century between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. 

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