Editing Lightsaber (section)

== Basic fluff ==
The main components of your basic lightsaber are the outer shell, power cell, a focusing emitter, power switch, and a kyber crystal which powers and generates the blade. Everything is fairly common stuff except for the crystal, which is attuned to the Force. In Legends, kybers were both mined (Jedi Padawans of a sufficient age went to an icy planet to find one that would fit them the best) and could be made by Force users (Sith made theirs traditionally by forcing multiple kybers together using the Dark Side, back when they were at war with the jedi often crystals taken from fallen enemies, this also produces the red colour) while in the new Disney canon they are exclusively of natural origin. Blade length can usually be adjusted. The Jedi order made less powerful lightsabers for use during training for fairly obvious reasons. Likewise they're also rigged to turn off if dropped.

Non Force-users can use Lightsabers, but generally can't make the best of them. Of course, the same can be said about any untrained individual learning to use a certain weapon, but the gatekeeping isn't just about training. It's also about understanding how to use it and control the balance in minute ways (some sources even claiming the plasma blade produces a gyroscopic effect) without having to always switch your grip over such a small area. An affinity to the Force also gives a lightsaber user a measure of subconscious precognition, which lets them to predict where a blow will come from and let them effectively parry blaster fire. That said the real issue with non Force-users with light sabers is the expensive of the thing. Forget using it as a sword, giving every in your army a way to cut through any material would be very handy for urban warfare. But stories about how Combat Engineering division 532 used light sabers technology to improve there tank recovery rate by 42% is boring so we don't hear about it.

In legends early Lightsabers known as Protosabers were powered by a fanny pack sized power cell worn on the belt connected to them by a cable.

Contrary to what [[/d/|certain people]] would tell you or the hentai would lead you to believe, lightsabers do not vibrate in that way.