"The Gathering (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) ""The Gathering"" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series """". It aired in the United States on November 3, 2012. The episode marks the first in the series' Young Jedi arc, the entirety of which was screened at the ""Star Wars"" Celebration VI convention on August 25, 2012. The episode follows six Jedi Younglings, guided by Ahsoka and Yoda, as they fulfill their rite of passage in constructing their own lightsabers, the main weapon used by the mystical Jedi. The episode also discusses the lightsaber's power"
"damage. In some fictions, like Star Wars, plasma is highly effective against mechanical targets such as droids. The ionized gas disrupts their systems. Fictional plasma weapons are often visually analogous to real-life plasma torches that cut into materials for industrial use purposes; however, said torches currently only produce a plasma jet of several inches at most. Plasma weapons are often, especially in video games, depicted as very powerful, but short-ranged and/or less energy-efficient than other weapon types. Currently, there are several real tools that are somewhat related to fictional plasma weapons: Plasma weapon When discussing weapons in science fiction, a"
"by the Machiavellian methods and dark arts they practice, they are not portrayed as necessarily irredeemable: Some Sith, most famously Darth Vader in the final moments of his life, have renounced the Order and the Dark Side of the Force. Martial arts are a core part of the Sith tradition, and Sith featured in the ""Star Wars"" film series have all been highly trained warriors who further augment their abilities with the Force. Like the Jedi, the Sith's signature armament is an extremely lethal focused energy melee weapon known as a lightsaber, which (generally) only those trained in the ways"
"fear, anger and love cause sentient beings to lash out in conflict and impede rational action to do what is right. Their traditional weapon is the lightsaber, a device which generates a blade-like plasma powered by a kyber crystal. The fictional organization has inspired a real-world new religious movement, Jediism. The word ""Jedi"" is said to have been adapted by George Lucas from Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki) (meaning ""period drama"" motion pictures about samurai), or perhaps inspired by the words ""Jed"" (King) and ""Jeddak"" (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a series that Lucas considered adapting to film."
"Plasma weapon When discussing weapons in science fiction, a plasma weapon is a type of raygun that fires a stream, bolt(s), pulse or toroid of plasma (i.e. very hot, very energetic excited matter). The primary damage mechanism of these fictional weapons is usually thermal transfer; it typically causes serious burns, and often immediate death of living creatures, and melts or evaporates other materials. In certain fiction, plasma weapons may also have a significant kinetic energy component, that is to say the ionized material is projected with sufficient momentum to cause some secondary impact damage in addition to causing high thermal"
"of a ""lightwhip"", which consists of energized tendrils that can slice or grip. Lightsabers depicted in the first two released films, ""A New Hope"" and ""The Empire Strikes Back"", had blades that were colored either blue (for the Jedi) or red (for the Sith). Luke Skywalker's new lightsaber in ""Return of the Jedi"" was colored blue during the initial editing of the film, and appears so in both an early movie trailer and the official theatrical posters, but it was ultimately colored green in the film. This was done so it would better stand out against the blue sky of"
"of the Sentinel. In addition to their specialization, in times of war the High Council could demand that the members of the Order assume military ranks in order to defend the Republic. Within the ""Star Wars"" universe, the Jedi are usually portrayed wearing simple robes and carrying specialized field gear for their missions. Their philosophical lifestyles mirror those of real-world religious vows and evangelical counsels, as their personal possessions are provided exclusively by the Jedi Order, and are only meant to allow self-sufficiency. The most notable instrument wielded by a Jedi is the Lightsaber. Both Jedi and Sith use lightsabers,"
"having stated just before this that his hand-to-hand combat expertise is in fencing. The Jem'Hadar often have bayonets attached to their plasma (AKA polaron-pulse) rifles. They employ these in close combat, or to execute prisoners. Often Jem'Hadar bayonets are chemically-enhanced, releasing a lethal nerve-agent on contact. These straight-bladed polearms are used by the Jem'Hadar in close combat. They were used by both Starfleet officers and Jem'Hadar in the """" episode ""To the Death"". The Kar'takin bear a resemblance to the Bardiche axe. This weapon delivers a taser-like jolt to whatever it strikes in combat. Holding the shock blade's trigger discharges"
"has since appeared in every ""Star Wars"" movie, with at least one lightsaber duel occurring in each main film installments. In 2008, a survey of approximately 2,000 film fans found it to be the most popular weapon in film history. In its most prominent showing, the lightsaber's energy blade can cut, burn, and melt through most substances with little resistance. It leaves cauterized wounds in flesh, but can be deflected by another lightsaber blade, or by energy shields. The blade has even been used as a tool to weld metal substances. Other times, the lightsaber has been shown to cause"
"gas into a ""gas conversion enabler"" (or XCiter). The XCiter excites the gas particles with energy from a power-pack, which attaches to the weapon much like a magazine does to real world weapons. Afterwards, the excited gas is compressed into a beam in the actuating blaster module before being focused by first a prismatic crystal and then the galven circuitry in the barrel of the weapon. One prop of Han Solo's blaster was expected to sell at auction for US $200,000-300,000, and another for $500,000. Blaster (Star Wars) A blaster is a fictional gun that appears in the ""Star Wars"""
"Weapons in Star Trek The ""Star Trek"" fictional universe contains a variety of weapons, ranging from missiles (the classic photon torpedo) to melee (primarily used by the Klingons, a race of aliens in the ""Star Trek"" universe). The ""Star Trek"" franchise consists primarily of several multi-season television shows and a dozen movies, as well as various video games and inspired merchandise. Many aspects of the fictional universe impact modern popular culture, especially the lingo and the idea of a spacecraft launching space torpedoes and firing lasers, and have had a wide influence in the late 20th to early 21st century."
"Sith"" is a cross between the previous film's vessel and the Empire's TIE fighters from the original trilogy. Hasbro's expanding wings in the ""Attack of the Clones"" Jedi starfighter toy inspired the opening wings in the ""Revenge of the Sith"" vessel. The starfighter in the ""Revenge of the Sith"" is called a Jedi Interceptor Starfighter. The Jedi Archives, known as The Great Library of Ossus or The Great Library of the Jedi, contained the galaxy's most priceless and ancient of texts sacred to Jedi scholars and archaeologists. Among these were Sith artifacts, considered by the Jedi Order to be the"
"Blaster (Star Wars) A blaster is a fictional gun that appears in the ""Star Wars"" universe. Lucasfilm defines the blaster as ""ranged energized particle weaponry"". Many blasters mirror the appearance, functions, components, operation, and usage of real life firearms. They are also said to be able to be modified with certain add-ons and attachments, with Han Solo's blaster being said to be illegally modified to provide greater damage without increasing power consumption. The design of the traditional stormtrooper blaster is based on the real-life Sterling sub-machine gun used by the armed forces of the United Kingdom over the second half"
"Bat'leth The bat'leth (Klingon: ""betleH,"" rough pronunciation: ) is a double-sided scimitar/hook sword/deer horn knives hybrid-edged weapon with a curved blade, four points, and three handholds on the back. It was designed and created by """" visual effects producer Dan Curry for the ""Star Trek"" franchise, where it is the characteristic melee weapon of Klingons. Curry has called the bat'leth ""one of the iconic images associated with the show."" It has spawned a smaller version, which became known as the “mek'leth;” in Klingon, this is written ""meqleH."" Bat'leths have become an enduring symbol of the franchise among fans, and they"
"plasma (high-energy ionized gas) have been featured in a number of fictional universes, such as ""Transformers"", the ""Halo"" franchise, ""Star Wars"", ""Babylon 5"" and the Sci-Fi miniature game"" Warhammer 40,000. Nuclear weapons are a staple element in science fiction novels. The phrase ""atomic bomb"" predates their existence, and dates back to H. G. Wells' ""The World Set Free"" (1914) when scientists had discovered that radioactive decay implied potentially limitless energy locked inside of atomic particles (Wells' atomic bombs were only as powerful as conventional explosives, but would continue exploding for days on end). Cleve Cartmill predicted a chain-reaction-type nuclear bomb"
"presence in popular culture. The iconic weapon of choice of the Jedi, the lightsaber, was voted as the most popular weapon in film history in a survey of approximately 2,000 film fans. Characters such as Darth Vader, Han Solo, and Yoda have become iconic, and all three were named in the top twenty of the British Film Institute's ""Best Sci-Fi Characters of All-Time"" list. The expressions ""Evil empire"" and ""May the Force be with you"" have become part of the popular lexicon. A pun on the latter phrase has led to May 4 being regarded by many fans of the"
"by incorporating the 501st Legion Elite Stormtrooper Unit into his ""Star Wars"" novel ""Survivor's Quest"". Several other authors have since followed suit and solidified the Legion’s name in the official ""Star Wars"" universe. In 2005, the 501st Legion finally hit “mainstream” ""Star Wars"" canon with its inclusion in the novelization of """". The blue clone troopers led into the Jedi Temple by Darth Vader in are officially designated as the 501st Legion, with the nickname ""Vader's Fist"" because of his exclusive use of the unit. Although not mentioned in the film itself, all of the licensed support material and merchandising"
"though the former regards one as a tool, the latter, a weapon. The Jedi's lightsabers emit cool colors, usually blue or green blades (sometimes yellow, or purple, as seen in the case of Mace Windu), while the Sith emit warm colors (red). Lightsabers can be of many different colors depending on the crystal fixture. Most Jedi use naturally formed crystals, whereas Sith tend to use synthetic crystals, which are usually red in color. Eta-2 Actis Jedi Interceptors first appeared in ""Revenge of the Sith"". Delta-7B Aethersprite Jedi starfighters appear in ""Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones"" and"
"other fictional material in the franchise. Their background has varied among depictions, but the Sith have always been insidious archenemies of the Jedi leveraging dark arts in pursuit of power and revenge. The Sith were first mentioned in A New Hope in a scene ultimately cut from the film. They were expanded upon heavily in the following years in books, comics, games and other multimedia. The Sith were formally introduced on-screen with the release of """" in 1999 as a shadowy martial order manipulating the movie's political factions into a galaxy-spanning civil war. The ""Star Wars"" saga began with the"
"bleeding wounds in the flesh, sometimes accompanied by burns. Some exotic saber-proof materials have been introduced in the ""Expanded Universe"". An active lightsaber gives off a distinctive hum, which rises in pitch and volume as the blade is moved rapidly through the air. Bringing the blade into contact with another lightsaber's blade produces a loud crackle. There are several literary precedents in science fiction for a ""sword"" of pure energy that can cut through anything, notably: For the original ""Star Wars"" film, the film prop hilts were constructed by John Stears from old Graflex press camera flash battery packs and"
"hybrid. In ""War Without End"", Zathras appears to bring at least one Triluminary to Sinclair from Epsilon III, to facilitate his transformation into Minbari. The Phased Plasma Gun (or PPG) is a fictional weapon from the television series ""Babylon 5"". It is most commonly seen as a sidearm, but the presence of rifle-sized weapons is also noted. A slightly different sidearm version was seen in ""Bayblon 5""'s spin-off ""Crusade"". Normally created with serial numbers that cannot be removed without destroying the weapon, a non-serialized PPG discovered in a late first season episode alerts Babylon 5 Security Chief Michael Garibaldi that"
"wielded by Darth Maul. The video game """" introduced two other variants: a lightsaber pike (a lightsaber with a shorter blade but a long handle, resembling a spear) and a Tonfa-style lightsaber with right-angle hilt. The ""Star Wars"" expanded universe adds several lightsaber types, including short and dual-phase (adjustable length) weapons. In ""Star Wars Rebels"", Ezra Bridger's original lightsaber is a hybrid that features a fully functional blaster pistol built into the handle. Kylo Ren, from """", uses a lightsaber that features two crosshilt blades, giving it the appearance of a greatsword. Some parts of the expanded universe contain depictions"
"stylized double edge sword as one of his main offense and defense tools. Although not much detail is specified in the comics about the composition of the sword, in the films, it is equipped with an acid-etched titanium blade that has a security feature that will release blades into the wielder's hand after a set time. This is aborted by Blade or others who know of the system by pushing a hidden switch in the sword's hilt. The movies also depict him wielding varieties of throwable ""glaives"" (boomerang- or chakram-like weapons which return when thrown), different knives, silver stakes, and"
"with a longsword, two-handed sword, or Zweihänder, which were always intended to be used with two hands. In fantasy, magic swords often appear, based on their use in myth and legend. The science fiction counterpart to these is known as an energy sword (sometimes also referred to as a ""beam sword"" or ""laser sword""), a sword whose blade consists of, or is augmented by, concentrated energy. A well known example of this type of sword is the lightsaber, shown in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. Sword A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than"
"and 1970s, as the laser's limits as a weapon became evident, the ray gun began to be replaced by similar weapons with names that better reflected the destructive capabilities of the device. These names ranged from the generic ""pulse rifle"" to series-specific weapons, such as the phasers from ""Star Trek"". In the ""Warhammer 40,000"" franchise, a faction known as the Imperial Guard has a ""lasgun"" as their main weapon, and larger cannon versions being mounted onto tanks and being carried around by Space Marines. The Eldar has a special unit called the Swooping Hawks equipped with a ""lasblaster"". Weapons using"
"projector when first seen is shaped like a cobra's head and has a single, red pulsing ""eye"", which likely acts like a targeting telescope for the Martians inside their manta ray-like war machine. The novel describes another weapon, the ""black smoke"" used to kill all life; the war machines fire canisters containing a black smoke-powder through a bazooka-like tube accessory. When dispersed, this black powder is lethal to all life forms who breathe it. This weapon is replaced in the film by a Martian ""skeleton beam"", green pulsing bursts fired from the wingtips of the manta-ray machines; these bursts break"
"""Pizza the Hutt"" from the ""Star Wars"" spoof film ""Spaceballs"". Hutt (Star Wars) The Hutts are a fictional alien species in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. Hutts are rotund, voracious and grotesque-looking slug-like creatures with a predisposition to being involved as leaders in organized crime. The most famous Hutt and the first to be depicted, from whose design template that later used for other members of the race is derived, is Jabba the Hutt, who appears in the films ""Return of the Jedi"", the Special Edition release of ""A New Hope"", and """". Both Jabba and numerous other Hutts additionally feature"
"Weapons in science fiction Strange and exotic weapons are a recurring feature or theme in science fiction. In some cases, weapons first introduced in science fiction have now been made a reality. Other science fiction weapons remain purely fictional, and are often beyond the realms of known physical possibility. At its most prosaic, science fiction features an endless variety of sidearms, mostly variations on real weapons such as guns and swords. Among the best-known of these are the phaser used in the ""Star Trek"" television series, films and novels and the lightsaber and blaster featured in the ""Star Wars"" movies,"
"input from director J. J. Abrams. The 501st Legion Elite Stormtrooper Unit, or ""Vader's Fist"", is a stormtrooper unit from the ""Star Wars"" movies and ""Star Wars Legends"" continuity. Commanded by the ruthlessly cunning General Maximilian Veers and composed of the best trained soldiers in the ""Star Wars"" galaxy, the legion earned a fierce reputation for completing missions considered unwinnable or suicidal. The 501st serves as Darth Vader personal death squadron, who leads the 501st in the Jedi extermination. The 501st spearhead the assault upon the Tantive IV consular ship, and capture Princess Leia. During the Battle of Hoth, the"
"Heat-Ray The Heat-Ray is the primary offensive weapon used by the Martians in H. G. Wells' classic science fiction novel ""The War of the Worlds"" and its offshoots. The Heat-Ray is essentially a directed-energy weapon, albeit that the name of ""Heat-Ray"" is more commonly applied to the destructive energy it projects than to the weapon itself; the latter described as a box-like or camera-like case mounted on larger machines, including Tripod fighting-machines, whereas the Ray was credited with striking targets at distances of at least two miles. The novel explains: ""in some way they are able to generate an intense"
"donating an arm to serve as the axe handle. Mjolnir (comics) Mjolnir () is a fictional mythical weapon appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as the principal weapon of the superheroes Thor and Jane Foster. Mjolnir, which first appears in ""Journey into Mystery"" #83 (August 1962), was created by writer Stan Lee and designed by artists Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott. Mjolnir was typically depicted as a large, square-headed gray sledgehammer. It has a short, round handle wrapped in brown leather, culminating in a looped lanyard. The object is based on Mjölnir, the weapon"
"extensive use of electromagnetic projectile weapons, variously referred to as ""mass drivers"" or ""gauss cannons"". These weapons range in size from infantry small arms to the main armament of starships. Military forces in the Renegade Legion setting also commonly use guided missiles of various types. Plasma and various variants of high energy weapons (Proton, electron, neutron particle guns, etc.) also exist with one of the best known types being the Thorium Plasma Projector. Various weapons of mass destruction also exist including the THOR satellite system (orbital kinetic-bombardment) and the HELL bomb, which instantaneously increases the local gravity to such an"
"""Star Wars"" universe, proton warheads are known for their ability to inflict heavy damage to both starfighters and capital ships. The use of force fields in the ""Star Wars"" universe is documented both in the main films of the Star Wars saga and in spin-off media, such as The Clone Wars, as well as other media adaptations. The usage of force fields in ""Star Wars"" serve different purposes, one main purpose being to deflect strikes by lasers, explosions, and similar attacks. Some examples of these in ""Star Wars"" films are the mention of force-field-based deflector shields on the ""Millennium Falcon"""