The only clue we have is from series creator George Lucas who, when asked about the trend in an interview with Vanity Fair, simply commented “That’s what happens when you play with swords.”Īn elegant weapon for a more civilized age, indeed. But the vast majority of games in the franchise - including the popular Battlefront shooters and the acclaimed Knights of the Old Republic RPGs - haven’t let players hack off hundreds of body parts.Īs to why Star Wars films focus so much on dismemberment for iconic plot and character moments, we may never really know. Older games like Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and Jedi Academy had dismemberment mods, and 2010’s The Force Unleashed II intentionally added back the mechanic (in a more limited fashion) following complaints about the first game in that series.
Video games have been less consistent when it comes to lightsabers. Snoke’s sudden, surprising death in The Last Jedi, on the other hand, sees him cut through on his throne to help underline the moment. Rey similarly doesn’t slice Kylo in half at the conclusion of that duel, but leaves him with an edgy scar. In The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren stabs Han Solo through the heart (for thematic reasons), but his later duel with Finn only leaves the former stormtrooper with superficial injuries. The newer films have followed this trend, too. Dismemberment in the films tends to be saved for more dramatic moments
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