Clansaber Study
Part 1, Clans.
Part 2, Lightsabers.
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Clansabers (or Clan Sabers) have an interesting place among lightsabers, especially because what constitutes a Clan hasn't been explored fully on-screen. The only canon clan I could find (per the Wiki) was the group of Younglings that travelled to Ilum (containing Byph, Ganodi, Gungi, Katooni, Petro, and Zatt), but the lightsabers they make for themselves are incredibly unique to them (Byph's saber might be considered most like a clan-saber, but even then there's not many similarities), there's no clear link between their clan (which is unnamed) and the appearance of their lightsabers.
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Even for the clans we are aware of, there is still no clear link between them and what their lightsabers look like. It seems to be the link between these lightsabers and clans was a fan-drawn line.
However, I do still feel they are worth looking into because lightsabers are sick and if there's one thing I like to do it's draw lightsabers over and over.
Having drawn out all the parts I could find that might remotely be considered a clan-saber piece, here are my notes. (it does include parts of sabers seen in Grogu's flashbacks).
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1, They follow a fairly simple formula. It's easy to identify an emitter, switch section, grip section, and pommel. There's times when the grip can blend into the pommel and visa versa, but by looking at other hilts it's fairly easy to find the separation point. I've noticed the switch sections are almost all different, but have the same sections/lines drawn
2, There are so many buttons or button-adjacent greebles on these hilts. Like way too many. I guess it do be the vibe though, especially since Anakin's seems to have two or three extra buttons depending on how you decide it's supposed to be activated. Some of these could have up to 6 buttons, which is wild. I remember drawing lightsabers when I was younger and managing to combine all the functions into one button that also spins like a wheel (to adjust blade length like Kanan's saber does in Rebels).
3, These parts feel so grounded in lightsaber aesthetics, like if you have a lightsaber you're worried feels too out-there, see if any of these parts could help, or even a new piece that uses elements from these pieces. I will say there are definitely well-established lightsaber parts that exist outside of these (activation boxes like for Obi-Wan and Luke, asymmetrical emitter shrouds like Yoda or Depa Billaba, or strips on the grips like Anakin or Mace Windu) which can also be incorporated. As example to illustrate point 3, if my OC (who originally made his lightsaber from a blaster scope he no longer uses) were to repair his lightsaber with clan-saber parts, he may have these options.
To me all of these new options feel a lot more like a lightsaber than what he had originally.
All in all, highly recommend going through and drawing some sabers with clansaber parts.
