The lightsaber. The iconic weapon of the Jedi and the Sith. Its blade was so immensely hot it could cut through most materials with ease. As we discussed in a recent video over on my shorts channel, lightsaber blades burned with the heat of a star. Or around 25,000 degrees Celsius. However, despite this, there were many materials that were completely, or at least partially resistant to the blade of a lightsaber. In today's video, we will discuss every single material that was lightsaber resistant in the whole of star Wars, drawing both from legends and canon.
We'll roughly be going from the least effective to the most effective material. So make sure to stick to the end to find out the best defense against a Jedi or a Sith Lord.
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First off we have armour weave. The most flexible of all the materials discussed in this video. This cloth like material dissipates energy across its surface, allowing it a degree of protection against blaster bolts and even Lightsabers, although it wasn't particularly effective. Count Dooku and Vader both used it in their capes while Mandalorians often made their under armour out of this stuff.
Although Armourweave was rather limited in protecting against lightsaber strikes, it's flexibility made it very useful. As was the case with Vader, the Armourweave cloak simply added an additional layer of defence, while also giving the dark lord his signature dapper appearance.
Another cloth-like lightsaber-resistant material was Noris Root. Noris Root was a rare and beautiful plant native to the planet of Almar. During The days of the Jedi Civil War, a highly sophisticated method of crushing up the root into red dye existed. This dye could then be applied to clothing, creating energy resistant robes that could resist lightsaber blades and blaster bolts.
Orbalisks were another biological lightsaber resistant material. Orbalisks were essentially parasites that fed off of the dark side of the force. Once attached to the host, they would grow and multiply until eventually the host had been completely consumed. However, Freedon Nad discovered how to prevent the parasites from covering ones face, hands and feet, creating a biological suit of lightsaber-resistant armor. However, although highly lightsaber resistant, it did have some drawbacks. Unsurprisingly, a suit of armor made of dark side parasites was very painful, meaning it could only be used by the greatest of all dark siders such as Darth Bane. However, it's use was even limited for the Sith as these creatures were not lightning resistant. In fact, Darth Bane was eventually forced to remove his Orbalisk armour as he ended up killing much of it accidentally with his own force lightning.
Another whole catagory of lightsaber resistant materials is those used by the Yuuzhan Vong.
These genetically engineered biological monstrosities were designed for a whole range of different tasks, from defense to offense.
The most notable example of this was Vondun Crab Armour. Similar to the Orbalisk armour, it would engulf the user entirely. This armour was almost completely resistant to blaster fire and lightsabers. However, this did have it's weaknesses. Because it was biological armour, it could suffer from biological issues. For example, the armour was allergic to some kinds of pollen. Like the Orbalisk armour, it was also highly vulnerable to force lightning, making this ability the Yuuzhan Vongs greatest weakness.
The Yuuzhan Vongs main weapon was also highly lightsaber resistant. The Amphistaff was a genetically engineered snake like creature that doubled up as both a melee and a ranged weapon. The sides of the Amphistaff were razor thin, measuring in the atoms, meaning that it could cut through objects as easily as a lightsaber. Like Vondun Crab Armour, it was almost completely impervious to lightsaber attacks. The only reason this isn't futher down the list is because of its major weaknesses. Like most Yuuzhan Vong bio tech, It was suspectable to allergies, viruses and electrical currents, which dramatically decreased it's effectiveness.
A lightsaber resistant material from the force unleashed games was Felician skull blades. Using the bones of an unknown creature native to their planet, the Felicians were able to create immensely strong blades that could resist the immense heat of a lightsaber. It is believed that the creatures bones contained many micro crystals with similar properties to kyber crystals. Once they were imbued with the force, it allowed for an extremely deadly and almost indestructible blade.
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