Aaah....Gonk droids, yees....
It's more of a threat to the owner than to the enemy, we've had decades of lightsaber development through the EU books and games and no one ever came up with a stupid idea like this.Why is the lightsaber getting all the hate? I agree it looks totally stupid, but...
That soccerball droid deserves at least as much rage. I hate that stupid thing...
The hilt has never been used for blocking like a traditional sword, if your letting the enemies blade make contact there you've lost the weapon, your hand and probably your life.
the FOOTBALL droid is silly aswell but then droid design has never been about practicality, gonk droids are awesome but hardly a super practical design with those stubby legs and no way to get up if it falls.
I like the claymore style sword. I would most certainly kill myself with those crossguards, but I'm certain the film baddie will be able to handle it just fine, and, thus, preserve my suspension of disbelief. In fact, once he's used it once or twice I'm sure noone will remember to think "hey, that's HUGELY impractical....".
What if he slices himself up with it his first fight? Id think that would do more to suspend disbelief
