idea cortosis It’s the only thing that has roots Star Wars‘ The expanded universe that emerged acolyte this week? Turns out there’s another old concept hiding in plain sight… well, from a certain perspective.
looking at strangers, Mei’s evil masterAs he fights his way through Koffal’s Jedi in this week’s Night, you may have noticed that his unorthodox fighting style has him constantly disengaging and re-engaging enemies – a barrage of attacks , the deactivation of the lightsaber, just to repeat it again. It’s just one of the many duplicitous tools we see in the Stranger’s arsenal throughout the series, but not only is it a form of lightsaber combat largely unseen on screen to date, but its roots lies in the expanded universe. official Star Wars website “Night” details The Stranger is confirmed to use a form of lightsaber combat known as tràkata, which is defined by utilizing the unique properties of a lightsaber as a melee weapon that can be closed and opened during combat.
First appeared in John Whitman’s audio adaptation by Tom Veitch dark empire The comic series was launched in 1994 but was not officially named until the final Wizards of the Coast edition Star Wars RPG In 2007, tràkata was not yet a fully developed form Practice lightsaber combat, but is more of a philosophical technique that relies on using the ability to extinguish and reignite a lightsaber blade in combat to trick or execute your opponent. Practitioners of Trakata may briefly extinguish their swords, forcing opponents to over-attack, or become unbalanced by sudden changes in force applied to another weapon, opening up their defenses—or suddenly igniting their Sword to provide immediate, precise attack. Both Jedi and Sith were displeased with Trakata: for the Jedi, it was dishonorable to deceive an opponent in an honorable duel; for the Sith, there was no emphasis on a fighting style that inspired their strength and rage. The idea is cowardly.
although acolyte Marks the first time tràkata is explicitly named in the current version Star Wars Continuity, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen elements of this form in recent material. this Star Wars Vision In the Season 1 episode “The Elders,” the duel between the Jedi Master and the Sith reaches its climax when the Jedi Master briefly extinguishes his sword and moves the hilt to the Sith’s chest, igniting it and instantly fatally injuring him – it may be said that a similar move was employed in the last jedi, when Kylo Ren caught a lightsaber thrown to him by Rey, quickly igniting and extinguishing the blade while pointing the hilt at the head of a Praetorian restraining him. exist AhsokaThe fourth episode ofIn “Fallen Jedi,” Inquisitor Malok briefly loosened one of the saber’s blades, and Ahsoka clashed with it, forcing her to temporarily lose her balance.
The version of trakata used by the Stranger is slightly different than the previous example – choosing to disengage and re-engage in the fight for a longer period of time rather than just quickly extinguishing his lightsaber – but it’s still cool to see another way acolyte Weaving elements from all over the world Star Wars‘ history.
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