AMCO
I'm Sorry Dave
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Despite having previously given up on lightsabers as 'unmarketable', the Globex Corporation was encouraged to revive old projects after the Golden Order made it known that some of their members were struggling to acquire lightsabers, despite plentiful funding. Having deemed the Jedi method of lightsaber construction 'far too working class' and the Sith habit of tomb-robbing 'boorish', they turned to Globex for a white-collar alternative.
Inspired by the hefty bank accounts of the Golden Order's mystical dilettantes, Globex created a sleek, functional, and aesthetically-pleasing design that ticked all the prerequisite boxes. The standardised design had the added benefit of making maintenance easier than usual.
Not that most Knights of the Golden Order perform maintenance themselves, that's what droids and servants are for.
Some more conventional Force Users have complained that the generic design of the SL-1 makes bonding to one's crystal harder - especially if one combines an SL-1 with a Globex-brand synthetic crystal - to which Globex responded by adding a 'track your lightsaber' function and a slew of new and exciting aesthetic options. Now anyone can get Electrum Detailing irrespective of skill if they are willing to splurge!
- Intent: The Galaxy's first (?) standardised, wholly for-profit lightsaber design.
- Perfect for lazy Padawans and Force Sensitive Corpos!
- Image Source: Lightsaber Arctic by Matthieu Gouault
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: XA-4 'Sliverslash' Galvanic Whipblade
- Manufacturer: The Globex Corporation
- Affiliation: The Golden Order
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: SL-1 (Standardised Lightsaber 1), aka the Corposaber.
- Modularity: Limited, mostly visual; each lightsaber is ergonomically-fitted to the purchaser.
- Purchaser beware - personal modifications void the warranty.
- Production: Limited
- Material: Duranium-Hexaplast
- Classification: Lightsaber
- Size: Average
- Weight: Light
- SL-1s are created from a standardised template by General Manufacturing Constructs. They can be manufactured to fit unique biologies and to fit mildly nonstandard niches such as lightsaber pikes and double-bladed lightsabers; lightwhips and such are too nonstandard to work.
- SL-1s come equipped with a number of convenient functions, such as an inbuilt tracer (you don't have to worry about 'meditating on your link with your lightsaber crystal' and similar nonsense should you lose your lightsaber!) and a hand-warmer for cold environments. Some are built with harsher heat or electricity-based anti-theft contingencies - these are often activated through the owner's comlink.
- Adding anti-theft contingencies is a bad idea if you lack the ability to counter Mechu-Deru.
- Optional biometric verification can less violently prevent misuse, but see the above.
- SL-1s require one (or more, in the case of some double-bladed lightsabers) crystals to function; any can conceivably be used, though Globex warns that certain unstable types - typically ones favoured by the Sith for their raw power - may void the warranty.
- Entropite crystals are an excellent choice for those seeking a nonlethal resolution, whether out of beneficence or a need for prisoners.
- Astracite's numerous variants are all compatible with SL-1s - better yet, many can be purchased with (a small fortune of) credits.
- Kyber crystals are a traditional, functional alternative; Globex recommends 'spiritual quests' if you can't afford store-bought.
- Generic Globex-brand synthetic crystals are a functional but so-so alternative that 'costs less than a repulsorlimo'.
- Functional: SL-1s are sleek, functional, and work just fine underwater. Maintenance is easy and replacement parts plentiful.
- Incomplete: Due to supply issues, Globex is unable to provide lightsaber crystals; they must be sourced/bought separately.
- Generic: For whatever reason, many Force Sensitives think they know better than Globex's automated manufacturing systems. Apparently, some subscribe to the superstitious belief that a homemade lightsaber is easier to 'connect to'. Such nonsense is bad for business.
Despite having previously given up on lightsabers as 'unmarketable', the Globex Corporation was encouraged to revive old projects after the Golden Order made it known that some of their members were struggling to acquire lightsabers, despite plentiful funding. Having deemed the Jedi method of lightsaber construction 'far too working class' and the Sith habit of tomb-robbing 'boorish', they turned to Globex for a white-collar alternative.
Inspired by the hefty bank accounts of the Golden Order's mystical dilettantes, Globex created a sleek, functional, and aesthetically-pleasing design that ticked all the prerequisite boxes. The standardised design had the added benefit of making maintenance easier than usual.
Not that most Knights of the Golden Order perform maintenance themselves, that's what droids and servants are for.
Some more conventional Force Users have complained that the generic design of the SL-1 makes bonding to one's crystal harder - especially if one combines an SL-1 with a Globex-brand synthetic crystal - to which Globex responded by adding a 'track your lightsaber' function and a slew of new and exciting aesthetic options. Now anyone can get Electrum Detailing irrespective of skill if they are willing to splurge!
