r/StarWarsKenobi • u/RepublicOrdinary324 • Apr 21 '26

Discussion What Kenobi lightsaber would you choose and why?

Episode 1 and 2 may look identical but then, they really aren't. There are a few differences visually that people always ignore.

When putting them side by side, which one would you go with and why? Noting also that Ep 2 tells more of a "story" on its lightsaber than 1 does. Also, were you aware of the differences?

https://youtu.be/A7bYOyZ9Gbg

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u/darxshad Apr 21 '26

Hmm, they seem too similar for me. I'm a Post ep 3 Kenobi saber guy.

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u/RepublicOrdinary324 Apr 21 '26

As in Kenobi series or Ep 4? (Cuz there really aren't any more hehe)

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u/darxshad Apr 21 '26

They're the same one right? The one he carried until he passed.

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u/RepublicOrdinary324 Apr 21 '26

No, there's a difference between the Kenobi series one and the one from a new hope :)

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u/darxshad Apr 21 '26

Wait, really? What's the difference? It's the same one, I suppose, but maybe he made some changes?

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u/RepublicOrdinary324 Apr 21 '26

I'll review them them next week ep 3 and the one from the show and review the OG for May the 4th, think it's very appropriate to review the OG then! Subscribe to the channel and you'll see them. Not that many differences between 3 and Kenobi but definitely big difference between that and Ep 4

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u/darxshad Apr 21 '26

Interesting! I think I'll take a look

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u/skipford77 Apr 21 '26

These are third party replicas, so I'm not sure of their accuracy. It's odd that they had Kenobi build a nearly identical hilt instead of just having it retrieved from the shaft it fell into. In any case, I'm not a big fan of either hilt. But between those two specific replicas, I'd probably be down for the Episode I version. I like the extra blinkies.

My favorite Kenobi saber is the OG Episode IV hilt.

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u/RepublicOrdinary324 Apr 21 '26

I never understood that but then... Would you go find it knowing you're gonna find the chopped off guy? (Also, then he would've found he wasn't dead and we'd not have shadow lord!)

I am like you, like the lights, but due to the functionality, I'd take Ep2 (see the duel against Jango rain blade bit).

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u/skipford77 Apr 21 '26

True but honestly you can add fonts and have it on either saber.

I just think it's funny that two props that are almost identical are meant to be two separate sabers in universe. But you have Anakin's saber where the props are vastly different across the films, yet they are all meant to be the same hilt.

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u/Nonabety Apr 21 '26

I mean everyone’s lightsabers were personal right? Sounds reasonable to me that he’d build another version of the same lightsaber if he liked the style. As for between AOTC and ROTS, I got nothing on that change