Darth Vader's Lightsaber

Darth Vader's Lightsaber was a Melee Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 3: Season 3.
== Functionality ==
Darth Vader's Lightsaber functions identically to other Lightsabers, with the only difference being it can be thrown by the player to deal ranged damage.
Darth Vader's Lightsaber primarily act as a Melee Weapon, meaning it can be swung at players in close range to deal damage to them. The weapon does damage in different intervals and does not have a consistent damage per second. When using it, the player will swing twice for 40 damage each, do a spin attack for 20 damage three times, and then overhead slam for 150 damage.
Darth Vader's Lightsaber will also block damage. Holding the aim down sight button will negate all types of damage except explosive towards the player. This will negate roughly 30 shots, before being put on a three second cooldown. Attempting to Jump whilst blocking will make the player dodge roll. This can be used to avoid incoming fire. Unlike the regular Lightsabers however, you cannot dodge in midair.
Starting from Find the Force event, Darth Vader’s Lightsaber allows the player to double jump while holding it and increases sprint speed at the cost of higher Energy consumption, but only if the player has trained in the Force.
== Stats ==
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Darth Vader's Lightsaber deals different damage depending on consecutive strikes. As such, they will deal 45, 45, 25, 25, 25, 150 damage.
Darth Vader's Lightsaber
DPS: 25, 45, 150
Damage: 25, 45 or 150
Ranged Attack: 60
|-|Boss Weapon = 
The unobtainable Darth Vader's Lightsaber used by the Darth Vader Boss has a few additional properties not present in the version he drops. These attributes include:
*Significantly slower movement speed.
*Different blocking animation.
*Less throw damage.
*Two attack animations that the user has a chance of dishing out.
**Light Swings - Swings quickly three times, dealing 15, 15, and 20 damage.
**Heavy Swings - Swings slightly slower three times, dealing 15, 15, and 20 damage.
Darth Vader's Lightsaber
DPS: 30
Damage: 15, 20
Ranged Attack: 20
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Darth Vader's Lightsaber is a Melee weapon, so in order to damage opponents, it must be used within a certain radius of the user, when they attack. When thrown it is a slow moving projectile.
== Obtained ==
Darth Vader's Lightsaber could only be obtained by eliminating the Darth Vader boss at Piney Lane. 
== Strategy Guide ==
* Darth Vader's Lightsaber can be used to block fire while you move from one piece of cover to another.
** Don't expect the block of Darth Vader's Lightsaber to protect you from everything, though; the block will break against fast-firing weapons and will not deflect explosives.
* After throwing Darth Vader's Lightsaber, swap to and use a different weapon while you wait for it to return to you.
* In building playlists, you can weaken an opponent's walls and throw Darth Vader's Lightsaber. This will damage the opponent heavily as it enters and exits their box.
* Hitting an opponent with Darth Vader's Lightsaber can knock them off of high places, potentially eliminating them with fall damage.
* The melee attacks from Darth Vader's Lightsaber can be effective against opponents in Zero Build since they cannot build to block the weapon's attacks.
* Try not to use the melee attacks of Darth Vader's Lightsaber against opponents using fast-firing shotguns (ex. the Maven Auto Shotgun or Frenzy Auto Shotgun) since they can easily land multiple consecutive shots and eliminate you.
==Weapon ID==
Darth Vader's Lightsaber is referred to as Galileo Lobster Realm in the files.
*: WID_Athena_Galileo_Lobster_Realm
Darth Vader's Lightsaber used by the Darth Vader Boss has two versions:
* : WID_Athena_AI_Lobster_Realm
* : WID_Athena_Galileo_Lobster_Realm_NPC
== History ==
=== Chapter 3: Season 3 ===
* Update v21.10: Introduced Darth Vader's Lightsaber alongside the Darth Vader Boss and Imperial Docking Bays.
**It is not present in Competitive Modes.
* Update v21.40: Increased swing speed.
* Update v21.50: Decreased throw speed.
=== Chapter 3: Season 4 ===
* Update v22.00: Vaulted Darth Vader's Lightsaber, along with the Darth Vader Boss and Imperial Docking Bays.
*Update v22.30: Reintroduced Darth Vader's Lightsaber, along with the Darth Vader Boss and Imperial Docking Bay Eclipse.
**It has the same method of obtaining. But now uses the proper picture.
*Content Update v22.30: Revaulted the weapon as Darth Vader has been removed again.
===Chapter 4: Season 2===
* Update v24.30 hotfix 3: Unvaulted Darth Vader's Lightsaber, along with the Darth Vader Boss.
* Update v24.40 hotfix: Revaulted the weapon as Darth Vader has been removed again.
=== Unknown Update ===
* Removed Darth Vader's Lightsaber.
=== Chapter 5: Season 2 ===
* Update v29.40: Re-added and unvaulted Darth Vader's Lightsaber, along with the Darth Vader Boss.
** The Boss version now lacks the unique walk animation.
=== Chapter 5: Season 3 ===
* Update v30.00: Vaulted and removed Darth Vader's Lightsaber, along with the Darth Vader Boss.
== Trivia==
*The ability for Darth Vader's Lightsaber to be thrown is likely inspired by a similar one seen in many Star Wars games such as Jedi Fallen Order and the Battlefront series.
*Darth Vader's Lightsaber will be taken from Darth Vader's belt if both are equipped.
*The icon for the Darth Vader's Lightsaber used by the Darth Vader Boss during Chapter 3: Season 3 had a different picture from the version the player can use. Though this was later changed to use the same picture.
**The item picture itself is a poorly edited and low quality version of Kylo Ren's Lightsaber with a large red layered onto it.
==Gallery==
Darth Vader's Lightsaber - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|Promotional Image
Saber Throw - Boss Ability - Fortnite.gif|Throw
Darth Vader's Lightsaber (Unreleased) - Weapon - Fortnite.png|Boss Weapon's Icon during Chapter 3: Season 3
==External Links==
* Darth Vader's Lightsaber on the Wookieepedia.
Category:Collaboration Items
Category:Melee Weapons (Battle Royale)