Star Wars: 10 Best Lightsaber Memes To Have You Cry Laughing

Yes, sure the Force is cool and all and even its Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural… but no matter how proficient you are with it, you’ll only be half as awesome as someone who wields a glowing death stick called the lightsaber. Even Jedi or Sith with no discernible force powers but wield lightsabers look more menacing and powerful.

As a result, the lightsaber has become the de facto trademark or symbol for pretty much anything Star Wars-related. You just can’t separate the two and each and every appearance they have is impactful and significant. Of course, that doesn’t prevent the fandom from making fun of them. So here are 10 lightsaber memes that shed new light on these elegant killing weapons.

10 I DON’T REMEMBER ASKING YOU A GODDAMN THING!

At the beginning of time or the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas envisioned only three lightsaber colors: blue, green, and red. The first two were for the Jedi and it was a simpler time back then during the original trilogy. Then, Lucas had the brilliant idea of bringing along Samuel L. Jackson, and from that point on, significant lightsaber canon changes were introduced in the form of a purple lightsaber.

Jackson didn’t even have to hold Lucas hostage at gunpoint in order to add that purple lightsaber, it was his condition for being part of the Star Wars universe. As a result, Jackson rightfully stands out as the most unique Jedi in the prequels. Nothing definitely stands out better in the Jedi Council than a bald black badass who wields a purple lightsaber and refuses to grant Anakin the rank of Master.

9 THEY’RE NOT TOYS, ALRIGHT

The first time the lightsaber was introduced in Star Wars was quite the hook. It’s likely what sold many fans to the franchise since having a sword that looks stylish and can slice everything in the known universe is something novel and unique to science fiction. As such, we can all probably relate to Luke Skywalker when he first gets a hold of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber.

That’s where the meme came from, Luke could have easily killed himself with the lightsaber while Obi-Wan nonchalantly watches him play with it while explaining whom the lightsaber belonged to in the past. He probably should have explained first that it could effortlessly put a hole in Luke’s head.

8 DIDN’T IT BELONG IN HIS BELLY INSTEAD?

See that picture above at the top portion? That’s Kylo Ren asking Finn to politely hand over Anakin Skywalker’s original lightsaber. You can’t deny how cheesy that line is as it only serves as a backdrop for Finn to have a sassy comeback. However, the meme makes it more meaningful in a way.

Harrison Ford also plays as Indiana Jones which is not that far off from his Han Solo role. It just so happens that Han is Kylo’s father and this would have been something that the two would argue about. Father and son dynamics aside, Kylo did his dad dirty, sadly and we never got to see more of Han Solo and his relationship with Ben.

7 THERE WAS NO COPYRIGHT SO…

One of the highlights of the trailers for Star Wars Episode IX: Rise of the Skywalker is Rey seemingly appearing as a turncoat to the Dark Side wielding her one-of-a-kind folding lightsaber. Needless to say, it drove fans of the franchise wild because of Rey in Sith apparel and because the lightsaber is satisfyingly peculiar.

Oh, and it also resembled another lightsaber from the prequels, namely Darth Maul’s which was a double-bladed beauty that ended Qui-Gon Jinn’s life. That was probably enough to trigger some Darth Maul loyalists and call out the design though. After all, he’s the one who started that dual-blade fad.

6 ASSUMING THE SITH ARE GOING TO DO MORE THAN JUST KILLING…

In a similar story to Rey’s folding lightsaber, Kylo Ren’s strange lightsaber with a crossguard also caused a massive buzz and wave in the Star Wars community. It was first shown in the trailers for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Not only was it odd but also meme-worthy! Heck, there were even some analysts who argued that the crossguard was worthless because you can cut the crossguard handle.

Some did argue that the beams were independent and didn’t need the crossguard handles, but that only opened a new can of worms, like that meme above. There are many like that but that one pretty much summed-up the exaggeration for Kylo Ren’s lightsaber. If the beams can be anything, then why not go ham, right?

5 LOTS OF HISTORY, THAT LIGHTSABER HAS

Now we’re back to Anakin’s original lightsaber which was a rather important artifact in The Force Awakens and beyond that. For some reason, whoever the lightsaber belonged to actually mattered? Perhaps Anakin’s force powers got transferred to it in the process– that’s probably why Obi-Wan took it.

Anyway, by that logic, it pretty much also meant that the lightsaber’s murder and usage history is also intact. So, basically, Anakin’s lightsaber is witness to its master’s horrific slaughter of the Jedi younglings during the execution of Order 66. It seems Maz Kanata failed to feel that history for the lightsaber, probably for the best.

4 TWICE THE SIDE, DOUBLE THE FUN

Now we move back to the most polarizing film of the prequels, The Phantom Menace. It had its ups and downs (looking at you, Jar Jar), but you can’t deny that the lightsaber fights were phenomenal. Part of why that is is due to John Williams and his tendency to go dramatic with the Star Wars score or music.

As a result, how Darth Maul introduced his double-bladed lightsaber which has twice the reach of a regular one is nothing short of breathtaking. You simply can’t put that scene into words so the best way to react how John Williams built that up was with the meme above. That’s how you introduce the Sith.

3 WILL TAKE YOUR WHOLE HEAD OFF, NOT JUST THE BEARD, PROBLEM SOLVED

Speaking of dual-bladed lightsabers, Rey just can’t lose to Maul. Her folding dual-blade Sith lightsaber is something unforgettable for those who have seen the trailer prior to the full movie. Turns out the folding lightsaber was just a short-lived challenge.

As such, it was a bit underutilized so you can’t fault fans for wanting more of that folding lightsaber. So, they made some alternatives… generous alternatives similar to how shaving razors are made. As a result, we got this meme above; the more blades, the merrier though not really recommended for shaving.

2 TURNING JEDI ART INTO ABSTRACT ART, COURTESY OF COUNT DOOKU

General Grievous is one of the most over-the-top characters in the prequels. A cyborg with barely any human parts left intact who commands the droid army and likes to collect lightsabers from fallen Jedi. So far he has collected around four but it appears that he wants to use all of them simultaneously… so he had two more arms built for that purpose.

Even more bizarre is how Grievous claimed that it was Count Dooku himself who trained him. For some reason, that’s rather hard to believe given how Grievous showed his technique with the lightsaber against Obi-Wan. All he did was helicopter the two of them and got countered way too easily despite looking tough.

1 JOIN THE DARK SIDE, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE LIGHTSABERS!

Last but not least, we have a cross-fandom meme over here which you’ll surely appreciate if you’re a Lord of the Rings fan. We have General Grievous to thank again for making this meme possible. Of course, we also have Peregrine Took from Lord of the Rings to thank as well.

Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to poke fun at the Dark Side’s penchant to have as many lightsaber blades as they can during combat. They have as many lightsaber blades as the hobbits of LOTR have as many food sessions crammed throughout the day. Not that we’re complaining.

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