A weapon from a more civilized time. It is essentially a beam of light focused through a crystal so pure that it gives the beam mass and It is able to cut through solid objects. If 2 lightsabers connect in a duel they will repel each other because all crystals are of the same composition even if they come from different regions of the universe. It is contained in the hilt created by the user or padawan as they are called and they are usually patterned after the padawan's master's hilt to show respect.

Briefly, "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy.

The greatest weapon in the universe, search your feelings, you know it to be true.

The sophisticated weapon of the Jedi and the Sith, unlike the barbaric blaster guns.
You might call it a laser sword.
What makes Star Wars better than Star Trek

The high tech weapon of choice for both Jedi and Sith. It is focused through a crystal which in some writings is said to have given the lightsaber its color instead of the force of the person. It defelcts shit, it chops shit, and is quite possibly only second to the miracle blades that cut tomatoes really good.

The one thing keeping my nerdiness love of swords being better of guns alive.

A Jedi Knights weapon of choice the Light Saber is less clumbsy than a blaster, and is more of a symbol of honor, and wisdom than a weapon. A Light Saber\'s color depends upon the type of crystal put into the hilt during its building, and the crystal really depends on the Jedi\'s personality, and their particular alliance. Jedi\'s (the good guys) usually have stoic colors or softer colors which give off a prescence of being good such as blue, green, yellow, purple, etc. The Sith (the bad guys) more or less stick with one dominant color that gives off a presence of evil, red, dark red, crimson, take your pick. In closing Light Sabers kick ass, and I wish the government would go public with their mass production of the powerful sabers....Oh come on, we all know that its true...

The name for the like/dislike bar on a youtube video with only one colour showing due to an unrivalled amount of likes or dislikes.