Star Wars headcanon’s part 7
i think we can all agree that in a no order 66 universe, ezra bridger would still invent the gunsaber as his first lightsaber.
but honestly, the funniest part isn't even ezra making it. it's imagining how the jedi order reacts when this 14-year-old proudly walks into the temple carrying... that.
first is knight caleb dume/kanan jarrus, ezra’s master, who's the first person ezra shows.
caleb is trying so hard to be supportive because, hey, it's his padawan's first lightsaber. this is supposed to be a proud moment, except he also knows exactly what every master on the council is about to say when ezra shows up carrying this absolute monstrosity.
it's also his first padawan, so he has absolutely no clue how he's supposed to react, and trying to be supportive so he settles for a slow "...i'm proud of you?” and just accepts his fate.
and then we get everyone else's reactions:
master yoda: "mmmhhh... a choice, that is, padawan ezra."
obi-wan kenobi: completely speechless. just slowly turning to side-eye mace windu like, "please don't let this happen."
mace windu: eyes closed. refusing to make eye contact with anyone, thinking, "after all my years serving the jedi order... my lineage is going to be remembered as the one that produced the inventor of the gunsaber."
anakin skywalker: "F*ck, that's genius. why didn't i think of that?!"*
and then somehow...it starts a trend.
all the younglings think the gunsaber is the coolest thing they've ever seen. new padawans start modifying their lightsabers too.
like how older jedi have elegant high republic-inspired hilts, or clone wars-era padawans tend toward more practical, utilitarian designs...
the generation of post-clone wars? gunsabers.
it's basically the jedi equivalent of every fashion trend adults absolutely hate but teenagers think is the coolest thing ever.
the council is horrified. the padawans are obsessed.
and then you just have Obi-Wan in the background, watching this all happen, losing his mind like “NOOOOO!!!”
