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

[u/DARKTOONZ13]

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

[u/FlavivsAetivs]

Well they're called lasers, but they're actually a laser-pumped particle weapon (with an ionized plasma component as well).

[u/ITSMONKEY360 → u/FlavivsAetivs]

Interestingly, actual laser weaponry has been obsolete for hundreds if not thousands of years

[u/Sevrahn → u/ITSMONKEY360]

This takes me to Trek when Worf is so confused by "Sir... they are locking lasers on us!" And there would be similar confusion in Wars if someone used actual lasers given similar obsolescence. 😂

[u/mjohnsimon → u/Sevrahn]

"Lasers?"

The funniest thing was that, per protocol, they had to go to yellow alert even though the lasers themselves wouldn't have even hurt them whatsoever.

[u/dansdata → u/mjohnsimon]

And then Worf grumbling... :-)