[Kiwami]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

Then why make a lightsaber at all if there is enough materials that work well against lightsabers you could use to make a functional blade out of?

Because it is a part of their connection with the force. The earliest force-users had no laser, they channeled the force trough a special hilt that would create a blade. Later the Je'daii Order (precursor of the more modern Jedi Order) created the first lightsabers with a laser-blade, which had external power sources, these became their signature weapon and a symbol for their connection with the order.

The early Dark Jedi and later Sith actually used traditional blades for a very long time, these were usually enchanted trough Sith Alchemy which made them strong enough to even block lightsabers. Later on the Sith picked up lightsabers, simply to humiliate the Jedi through using their special weapon and showing them that they could wield it even better than they could. They later created their own varieties like the double bladed lightsaber.

Also I don't know if the materials that withstand lightsabers were actually around at that time, Cortosis is a very rare and hard to mine mineral, and Beskar is never easy to get since the Mandalorians produce it. And they are so rare anyways that a good blade would be rather hard to get.