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I mean Mace did.

Didn't he throw the lightsaber away? Anyway.. How the hell was he supposed to know he could defend that way?

I don't know but he could of used the force and use it?

No, wait, that would spoil the Vader thing.

um......maybe cuz he wasn't holding it....

he was still a nOOb jedi?
the really decent ones KEEP HOLD OF THEIR DAMN WEAPONS don't they?

sheesh

Why did he throw his lightsabre away anyway?
I don't think he could have called his lightsabre to him, but I think he could have called his fathers lightsabre to him cause I think that on one of the barrels, when luke goes over to his father I swear that u could see vaders decapitated hand on one of those barrel thing's so that could mean that his fathers lightsabre was near.

The main answer to this topic is: He couldn't have known what would happen or what to do.

"I will not fight you." - Ring any bells?

Jolly and Overlord are right. Not only had Luke decided not to fight any more, for fear of falling to the Dark Side and for wanting to defeat Palpatine's mission to turn him, but how was Luke supposed to know that Sidious could cook his goose with his bare hands? It is not as if Yoda warned him to look out for the lightning. Even if he had, he wouldn't know how to defend himself, and seeing as he does not have Master Windu's strength, he would probably be thrown back anyways.

In the novel, he tries to divert it with the Force but fails, I must note.

Ok, if you were a Jedi, and a Sith just suddenly shot Sith lightning at you, would you have the reflexes to Force pull a lightsaber, catch it, and turn it on before the arc of lightning hit you? Mace could do it because he was holding it, Luke didn't even pay attention to where either of the sabers were dropped. So a better question is:
Could you think of blocking lightning with your saber, decide that you could, remember where the saber was dropped, turn over, Force pull it, catch it, ignite it, and block lightning before it hit you?

Even if he had the Lightsabre, what might he have done unprepared? Didn't help Anakin, did it?

The 2 Jedi who deflected it both had their lightsabers drawn and ignited. And lets face it, i'm not a jedi but I reckon i could stand with a lightsaber in front of me and just let it soak up any lightning that any troublemaking sith who thought he was a bit of a hardman threw at me. It doesn't look too hard.

OMG!! Lucas! If you are watching! Please change ROTJ in Vader deflecting lightning and slaying Palpatine that way!! MUNDO COOL!!!!!

Damn.. Now xyz will probably create a thread of why Vader didn't deflect the lightning with Lukes lightsaber..

no I was just bored.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.. nono

Originally posted by overlord
Tsk, tsk, tsk.. nono ermm k

Originally posted by xyz jedi
ermm k Let's troll!

k

cool..

Originally posted by xyz jedi
no I was just bored.

You really have no life, do you.

Atleast I have a girl Phalluster Ballistard. And my Avator isn't sonic.

Dude, chill out. I was joking. What the hell's your problem? And Avator isn't a word.... and why'd you capitalize that anyways?

I like to make jokes. It's who I am. stupid

see. I'm actually a nice guy.

Alright then.

Originally posted by xyz jedi
I like to make jokes. It's who I am. stupid

see. I'm actually a nice guy. Well, you're not a nice guy.

To change the topic a little, do Jedi have to use the force to channel the Lightning to their lightsabers and the sabers absorb it. Because otherwise the sith would just be aiming their lightning at their saber.

I don't think so.

maybe the LS uses heat n energy to absorb the lightning and deflect it.

Originally posted by overlord
Well, you're not a nice guy. only if you can't take jokes, which I'm sure u can overlord.

xyz, it would help a bit if your jokes were actually funny.

Now, moving on, you'll notice Force Lightning isn't just a narrow stream of lightning, it arcs out. Obviously if someone held a lightsaber up, it wouldn't all just go straight into that, like, say, blocking a blaster bolt, because it spreads further than the lightsaber. So, I would say that it does look like they have to use the force to channel the lightning into their saber. Notice how blocking Palpatine's lightning was slowly draining Mace?

Also, it's quite possible that Yoda didn't teach Luke the Force Absorb technique, or that Luke wasn't powerful enough to use it anyway.

I don't get LS. What are they made of, how can they not pass through eachother?

Xyz, stfu.

Anyways, Obi-Wan and Mace seemed to have no trouble just holding their lightsabers out in front of them and blocking.

I think it was a matter of Mace being drained because of the amount of strength he is putting into his block, so that he doesn't go flying backwards. That's how I saw it.

Lol, telling the owner of the threaf to STFU and then answer this question? You guys rock!

I'm quite good at it. Xyz deserves it.

right, okay then, screw this thread.

luke didnt use vaders lightsabre because it had fallen down into the abyss and he didnt use his because if he had then he would have become angry and would have been one step closer to becoming the emporers agent of evil. we could say why didnt obi-wan show up in ghost form to 'scare' the emporer away but we wont will we.

then screw this topic.

Originally posted by steverules
Why did he throw his lightsabre away anyway?
I don't think he could have called his lightsabre to him, but I think he could have called his fathers lightsabre to him cause I think that on one of the barrels, when luke goes over to his father I swear that u could see vaders decapitated hand on one of those barrel thing's so that could mean that his fathers lightsabre was near.

Luke throws the lightsaber away to prove to Palp that he will not turn to the darkside and that he is a Jedi.

A. He threw it away down the shaft

B. Didn't know about sith lightning

C. probably did not have the technology back then to pull off a shot like that anyway

He threw his saber down in the exact same way he jumped to his death in Empire Strikes Back, he had to defy the emperor.

He did say he wanted to turn Vader back, and was trying hard. He still hung on to his hope that Anakin would return, even when he was dying, and his faith was rewarded.

It's a plot point to show that love and faith are ultimately more powerful than physicality and violence.

It's made even more clear in Episode III. Windu had no faith in Anakin, and his lack of compassion led to his downfall, as Anakin turns on him. Luke instead decides to rely on Anakin, which brings out the good in him.

The fight with the darkside could not be decided with a lightsaber. A lightsaber could not redeem his father, only trust and love could do that.

If he wasn't coming back with his father, he wasn't coming back at all.

That's the impression I got.

Originally posted by xyz jedi
then screw this topic.

Hey, shut up, no one cares what you say.

Wow, that's deep, Superfly. I concur.

It's obviosuly because GL hadnt had the idea that a Lightsaber could absorb it yet... But I'm sure GL has a quality answer lined up these days.

Originally posted by Red Superfly
He threw his saber down in the exact same way he jumped to his death in Empire Strikes Back, he had to defy the emperor.

He did say he wanted to turn Vader back, and was trying hard. He still hung on to his hope that Anakin would return, even when he was dying, and his faith was rewarded.

It's a plot point to show that love and faith are ultimately more powerful than physicality and violence.

It's made even more clear in Episode III. Windu had no faith in Anakin, and his lack of compassion led to his downfall, as Anakin turns on him. Luke instead decides to rely on Anakin, which brings out the good in him.

The fight with the darkside could not be decided with a lightsaber. A lightsaber could not redeem his father, only trust and love could do that.

If he wasn't coming back with his father, he wasn't coming back at all.

That's the impression I got.


And a good one 'tis.