Inspired by pirate films and romantic films of the 1940s, George Lucas was infatuated with the romantic side of fighting, and wanted to create an "elegant weapon, from a more civilized age." On the Star Wars Youtube page, Lucas explains the reasoning behind the weapon's creation. "There was chivalry, and honor, that sort of thing," Lucas said. "In developing a group of peacekeepers I needed a weapon that was appropriate... It was more a symbol of a simpler time, of a time before the Empire had taken over a time when honor ruled. So it was more a symbol than it was an actual weapon in the movie." Wanting to stick with his original idea of having the Jedi fight with swords, Lucas created lightsabers to give the weapons a futuristic, technological edge, while making Jedi defensive, rather than offensive fighters.

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