Long-handle lightsaber

The long-handle lightsaber, also known as a lightsaber staff and lightsaber cane, was a variation of the traditional lightsaber used by the Jedi with a handle several times longer than that of a standard lightsaber. Requiring a particular fighting style from the wielder, this weapon was easy to swing around the body, using joints of the body as fulcrums upon which the lightsaber could be levered.

However, like most double-bladed lightsabers, the long handle presumably meant that opposing duelists could target the handle itself to great effect.

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