Dooku's Lightsaber

Every time I watch the duel between Anakin and Dooku, I've found myself obsessing over what happens to Dooku's saber once he is killed. We don't see the weapon left anywhere aboard the Invisible Hand, nor do we see it clipped to Anakin's belt. So the question is, where did it go?

 

I've wondered about that myself. It seems like Anakin carried it until he checked to see if Obi-Wan was alright. When he realized Obi-Wan was alright, just unconscious, he put it down. I don't think it had a lot of sentimental value to him.

 

Scanned the databank over at SW.com... couldn't find anything.
But I googled it and came across thelightsaber.com
which has some interesting info about the fates
of various lightsabers.
Don't know how valid any of it is, some
of it is blantant from the films, but
it is interesting reading.
According to this site, Dooku's saber was
destroyed when the IH was destroyed.

 

Yeah I think it went down with the ship..

 

Yeah, thats a puzzler what happened to it. I just replayed the scene a few times. Anakin had in his left hand one minute and the next minute its just gone. Inspecting the foreground of the area shows no sign of it. Anakin must have put in his coat. Also we dont see him picking up unconscious Obi-Wans saber that is lying next to him in the next scene, but he must have and stuck it in Obi-Wan saber holster.

 

Anyone have the novel handy?
Any insight in there?

 

Regardless of where exactly Anakin put the lightsaber down, I'm sure he left it on the Invisible Hand.

But while we're here, let's say Palpatine took it, hid it in his robes, and kept it in a glass case in his apartment, along with half of Maul's lightsaber. Sometimes, he'd take them out, dressed up as Tyranus or Maul, and re-enact famous duels with imaginary foes. Then Mas Amedda found a videotape Palpatine made of himself doing this. Palpatine has never recovered and to this day hates lightsabers.

So there. I've explained Palpatine's disdain for lightsabers in ROTJ (perceived by the fans at large for some reason), the fate of both Tyranus and Maul's lightsabers, and the reason Mas Amedda "mysteriously" died in one paragraph. Someone give me some kind of cheese-flavored award.

 

Regardless of where exactly Anakin put the lightsaber down, I'm sure he left it on the Invisible Hand.

But while we're here, let's say Palpatine took it, hid it in his robes, and kept it in a glass case in his apartment, along with half of Maul's lightsaber.

Nope, watch and listen to the scene closely again. I know youre kidding, but Palps couldnt have possibly gotten the saber (using the force) without Anakin seeing it. And we never hear the saber drop to the floor or do we see it on the floor. Maybe in Dooku case when he dies, his saber disappears instead of his body.

 

IIRC, the novel has Anakin tossing it away. However, that's no fun.

(Sort of like the arguments about whether Dooku took Anakin's hand with him when he fled in AOTC. Implausible, but funny as heck )

 

Down and destroyed along with the ship. But yes, I agree with you. I got ticked off when we weren't able to see what "happens" with the lightsaber.

 

I remeber those some of those suggestions about what he did with it, one of some of my faves were used it to scratch that spot on his back he just couldn't reach and Slaping Nute Gunray with it every time he gets insolent.

 

I'm sure after he decapitated Dooku he just left it on the ground.

 

Anakin drops it after Dooku's dead and before freeing Palpatine. You just don't see it due to where he dropped it. Plus, it's dark in the General's quarters.

 

It would have been cool to see Anakin use it for the rest of the film (until it is destroyed on Mustafer) and have him give his old saber to Obi Wan.

 

Anakin drops it after Dooku's dead and before freeing Palpatine. You just don't see it due to where he dropped it. Plus, it's dark in the General's quarters.

Then the sound editor Ben missed a cue, theres no thud or anything that sounds like a lightsaber dropping. Are we to assume Anakin threw it on dead Dookus body. ?

 

Maybe he stuck it in dookus ......pocket? Right before he said a quick prayer for him or something.

 

This is discussed here already.


It's locked but maybe it'll give you some info.

 

It's locked but maybe it'll give you some info.

Yes, I wonder why it was locked ? Now that the dvd is out, we can clearly NOT see the saber on the floor and clearly NOT hear it drop. The original poster of that thread did have a good point in that any normal person would have wanted to keep Dookus saber.

 

I don't believe I'd keep the lightsaber used to cut off my right arm.

 

Off topic... But I also wonder if yoda picked up his light saber... Because it sure looks like his on his belt after he jumps into bail's speeder.

 

Off topic... But I also wonder if yoda picked up his light saber... Because it sure looks like his on his belt after he jumps into bail's speeder

Not sure what youre looking at. Before jumping, thats the communicator/homing beacon on his belt I believe. In Bails speeder, what looks like a saber handle is part of Bail steering wheel with Bails hand on it.

 

You can only see it for a second.. it's on his left side near the back.. look right after he lands in the speeder.

 

so you mean that Obi Wan had a concieled weapon all this time with him, crazy obi wan he could've taken it out and used it.I betcha once he got to tattoine he probably found out that he had it and said to himself "****!! and all that time on Utapau i worried my self about confronting Greivous with out one"

 

Yoda has his comlink on him. Only in the novelization does he keep his Lightsaber, but this is different as he never lost his robe in the book, like he does in the film. Lucas added the shot of it falling away to show why he's not using it in TESB.

 

when anakin goes to free palps from the cuffs the saber is gone. we can assume he dropped it by the body.

another funny thing like that is in the movie jurassic park 3, when ben is parasailing and puts away his camera by touching it to his butt and it disappears.