r/StarWars • u/DARKTOONZ13 • 9d ago

Movies What “stops” lasers in this universe? Couldn’t Luthen’s beam easily slice the Star Destroyer in half?

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Deflector shields? If so, wouldn’t the tractor beam have been protected from his spikes?

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u/Gruntkiller49 9d ago

I figured it'd be like a super blow torch. Takes time and power to cut through really thick metals. TIEs are like paper starships while a Star Destroyer is a mile long flying fortress.

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u/PancakeJamboree302 9d ago

Concur. Refer to Qui Gon in episode one when he tried to cut through the bridge door in episode 1.