LeonShi500 155 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 I read a couple of star wars books and played some of the games when I was younger. Lightsabers were sometimes referred to as laser swords, sometimes as an insult, sometimes because of a lack of knowledge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion 20,277 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 Hell yeah! Light saber of course, cause, well, they are awesome! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Duderino 879 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 (edited) Well, there is nothing wrong with either, but I use light saber because I think it has a nicer ring to it. If it is called a laser sword, then I will call it that, but if it is not specified... ....then STAR WARS! PEW PEW PEW! Edited January 16, 2016 by El Duderino My ponysona/OC: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/treble-r8882 Check out my Soundcloud too: https://soundcloud.com/colton-paul-crawford DeviantArt: http://scottish-bastard.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtore 2,770 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 I was about to go with a light saber until I realized that I could have Zero's awesome Z-Saber instead. So yeah, laser sword! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountNoLongerUsed 741 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 Energy Sword/ Plasma Sword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubbed user 3,417 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 Light saber sounds much cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VengefulStrudel 1,495 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 If it's a Lightsaber, I call it a Lightsaber. If it's a laser weapon, be it sword, axe, mace, hammer or whatever, I call it a laser weapon. Same for things like energy, plasma, beam, magic weapons, etc. Though, calling a Lightsaber a laser sword, or a laser sword a Lightsaber, just feels and sounds really weird to me. Check out my art thread for some cute ponies, cookies and boops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,539 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 It doesn't really matter to me but wasn't Star Wars the first to have made laser swords and everything that came after is more or less inspired by Star Wars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight 0 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 You don't know power of the dark side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrierCosmique 146 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 (edited) In the Star Wars universe, theor official name (both in-universe and in the real world) is "lightsaber", but "laser sword" can be used also. In other franchises, these things are just "glowing swords", for example, Frodo's sword in LOTR. Edited January 16, 2016 by Space Warrior 1 Alex, Alex! You're walking away from history! History! Did Chris Columbus say he wanted to stay home? No! What if the Wright Brothers thought that only birds should fly? And did Galoka think that the Yulus were too ugly to save? -- Centauri to Alex Rogan; "The Last Starfighter" (1984) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,980 January 16, 2016 Share January 16, 2016 Light Saber all the way. :3 Light Sabers are badass and Light Swords sounds like a cheap knock off to me. XD Light Swords from the movie Space Wars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TePineer 82 January 19, 2016 Share January 19, 2016 Lightsaber. I'm a massive fan of star wars and lasersword just sounds like what a 5-year old kid here in sweden would call them. "Lasersvärd" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrified Airstream 18,552 January 19, 2016 Share January 19, 2016 I use Lightsaber for both lightsabers in Star Wars and anything else that looks like a lightsaber outside of Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Accord 6,660 January 19, 2016 Share January 19, 2016 (edited) Die hard Star Wars fan so lightsaber is what I think of but I make it a point to NOT refer to any similar weapon in another property simply because a lightsaber isn't just "a laser sword" it's a key part of the Jedi's identity. It's just as much a badge of office as a weapon, even Jedi who favor diplomacy and eschew combat altogether have them. Building one's lightsaber is a key part in becoming a Jedi. (Skip to 0:56) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR7C1VeGq-M It doesn't really matter to me but wasn't Star Wars the first to have made laser swords and everything that came after is more or less inspired by Star Wars? Well "laser swords" predated Star Wars but you are not entirely wrong. Star Wars was the "trope codifier" if not the "trope maker." @@Lithophila, believe it or not, they actually call a light saber a laser sword in the dreaded awful Phantom Menace Well because not everyone in the Galaxy was that intimately familiar with the Jedi even at their height, especially on a backwater like Tatooine. (Side note: ironic that Tatooine could be described in anyway associated with water.) It's like how if you see a Sikh with his dagger hanging from his belt, most would call it a dagger or knife where not as many would know it's actual name is a kirpan. I can only assume its a better term for it, considering lasers burn. And since there exists some powerful lasers that can have strong enough power to burn. Or in science fiction it slices off with one touch though. Well keep in mind, both blaster and lightsabers are not "lasers" they both work by superheated plasma. Consider that blaster bolts can be tracked by sight, if they were lasers, they would travel at light speed obviously. Hell yeah! Light saber of course, cause, well, they are awesome! Ugh I hate that video. They aren't Jedi anything, just douchebags with inexplicably powerful connections to the Force. Edited January 19, 2016 by Steel Accord 2 My ponysona: http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/steel-accord-r1970 My AMA thread: http://mlpforums.com/topic/76698-as-steel-me-andor-oc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampireponyprince 185 January 20, 2016 Share January 20, 2016 Light saber definitely grew up watching starwars so yeahhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invincible 2,092 January 20, 2016 Share January 20, 2016 Laser swords is the general term i'd use too. Light sabers is what i'd use for the star-wars type of laser swords. My OCs for Roleplay purposes: o Lit Fuse (http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/lit-fuse-r6608) o Dust Devil (http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/dust-devil-r7357) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermonuclear Kitten 70 January 21, 2016 Share January 21, 2016 I Like to call them "High-Density Light Emitting Diode Handles" 1 Are you not afraid of the darkness little ones? OC: https://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/elecktra-r9231 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilyGeny 369 January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 Weapon. boom end of the world xD. Nah I actually call them light sabers, because Star Wars. 1 graphic design is meh pession Twilight Sparkle Pinkie Pie Applejack Rainbow Dash Rarity Fluttershy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[NULL] 907 January 23, 2016 Share January 23, 2016 I'll usually call it a Lightsaber or sometimes a Not Lightsaber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telferi 6,909 January 25, 2016 Share January 25, 2016 Hmm, in hungarian, that's "lézerkard" and that means laser sword. But in english i usually say lightsaber. Signature by @Lord Valtasar Ask me here! My DeviantArt Find me on PokéHeroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,960 January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 Lightsaber when only specifically referring to Starwars and Laser Sword anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,539 January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 (edited) Light... saber.... aren't sabers swords that are curved? Lightrapier would of made more sense. Edited January 26, 2016 by cider float Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponies4Bronies 394 January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 I say light saber because if I say lazer sword people would look at me like I have 7 heads. Honey Wings, my love, my life, together forever. This picture is 20% cooler thanks to Twisted Cyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best poni 1,521 January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 Light saber because laser sword is just sad... Signature by Laika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim&Venöm 19,755 January 27, 2016 Share January 27, 2016 (edited) Beam Sabers, bruh. Sounds more technical. Cause it technically is a beam of energy. And cause of this: Edited January 27, 2016 by Denim&Venom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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