Light Sabres and Death Star Weapon Question

[Robert Simmons]

Something just occurred to me that I am sure others may have thought of before me here. Question is what I hear light sabres are powered by the Khyber crystals and the same for the Death Star weapon. So my question is....is this a natural progression and a escalation of the technology? Or is the Empire trying to make a statement with using the same technology to cement control over the Empire that the Jedis used to protect the Republic? Is this not a irony here?

Thoughts?

 

[Reverend]

When used correctly, kyber crystals massively amplify and focus any power fed into them, so they make otherwise impossibly powerful weapons feasible. There's no statement here or really much of a technological progression since it's implied the Death Star is based on ancient Sith superweapons like the one on Malachor.

 

[Robert Simmons]

Thank you. It struck me odd the Empire with the Death Star was destroying planets with a light saber on steroids. It jumped out at me and I wondered if there was anything to it.

 

[Tuskin38]

I want to see a death star transformer with a lightsaber now.

 

[Unicron]

* whistles innocently *

 

[Ithekro]

There were more of those than I remembered.

 

[Tuskin38]

* whistles innocently *

I need it

 

[publiusr]

He was called Unicrom--then too--there were the War Planets.
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/warplanets/warplanets.html

Remember them?

I don't either.

 

[Ithekro]

Never heard of it. Transformers yes....War Planets, no.

 

[The Wormhole]

He was called Unicrom--then too--there were the War Planets.
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/warplanets/warplanets.html

Remember them?

I don't either.

I remember the TV show based on those toys called Shadow Raiders that aired 1998-1999. That was actually a pretty cool show, it still holds up today, IMO.