In an era that outdates the last practical use of a bladed weapon by several millennia, you’d have thought that even a melee weapon formed out of a loop of folded plasma energy would be obsolete on a futuristic battlefield. But just as the Katana is every bit as effective in the hands of a skilled Samurai today, the Lightsaber is lethal when wielded by a Jedi or Dark Knight. Projectiles are deflected effortlessly when combined with Jedi reflexes and the searing edge of the beam can slice through solid metal and armour plating.