00:00Welcome back everyone it is Amelia I hope you are fine.
00:10The Sith Lord of the Acolyte decimated the Jedi and he used a devastating new type of
00:14lightsaber to do it.
00:16The Acolyte Episode 5 finally revealed the long-awaited identity of the show's Sith Lord
00:21and it was none other than Kimmel, Mace's trusty helper.
00:25It wasn't the only surprise the episode had in store, though, as Kimmel also had a very
00:30unusual and surprising lightsaber at his disposal.
00:33He used it to rip through a big chunk of the Acolyte's cast of characters, which gave his
00:38lightsaber a devastating first appearance.
00:41There are several types of lightsabers in Star Wars canon, from the standard single
00:45blade used by most Jedi and Sith to more unique types like double-bladed and the lightspear.
00:51Some types of lightsabers are significantly more common than others and the Sith Lord
00:55of the Acolyte has a particularly unique one.
00:58This type of lightsaber has never been seen in any Star Wars movie or show and its first
01:03live-action appearance caught all the Jedi by surprise.
01:07Though Kimmel's blade was surprisingly game-changing and rule-breaking, there is a bit of information
01:12about it that can be passed from the Acolyte.
01:14In a particularly high-adrenaline moment, Kimmel separated his lightsaber at the hilt
01:19and turned it into two smaller blades.
01:21In the heat of battle, this helped him surprise Jackie Lone and kill her before she could
01:26react to the new configuration.
01:28This type of dual-wield lightsaber has been used in Star Wars canon before by Karl Kestis
01:34in the Star Wars JD games.
01:36There are a few key differences between Karl's and Kimmel's lightsabers, though, and it seems
01:40Kimmel's was specifically designed to deceive his opponents, among other things.
01:45A very important part of Kimmel's lightsaber is the fact that he needed to twist the second
01:50blade off the handle of his main weapon to separate them.
01:53This seems like a small feature meant to keep the lightsabers together, but it also connects
01:57Kimmel to a different character from the Acolyte, Vanessa Roach.
02:01Vanessa famously wielded the Light Whip, a type of lightsaber that could lose its rigid
02:06blade-like shape and act more like a rope or whip.
02:09She could cycle between both forms, and the way she did so was by twisting part of the
02:14handle.
02:15The Acolyte will almost certainly bring another new lightsaber into live-action with the Light
02:19Whip, but its connection to Kimmel's dual-wield blades could run even deeper.
02:23A major goal of the Acolyte has been to examine and critique the JD, especially as they relate
02:29to the Sith.
02:30The fact that Kimmel uses a trick lightsaber seems like a dirty way to fight, but Vanestra's
02:35lightsaber may be similarly deceptive.
02:37It seems the Acolyte could be setting itself up to assert that the JD aren't as different
02:42from the Sith as they seem.
02:44Do you think Kimmel's lightsaber could be the first sign?
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