Following the announcement of the LEGO Star Wars Spider Tank from Star Wars: The Mandalorian, there has been much discussion about the new Darksaber blade element, as opposed to the previously used black 4L bar, and if it should’ve included a new hilt.
With Brickset.com, we reached out to the LEGO Star Wars team to ask about their position on the hilt, and this is what they shared with us…
Since the Darksaber is a weapon, that can be turned on and off like a standard lightsaber, we from the beginning thought that the best way to replicate it in LEGO minifigure form was to use the LEGO Star Wars lightsaber hilt and a separate blade. It is not a set rule by default, but again it just works well here, because kids can “turn it off” by removing the blade.
What do you think of their statement and would you have preferred a black version of the hilt or something else altogether? Let us know…
