20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

20. Luke Never Fires His Blaster

When you can rely on something as unquestionably cool and effective as a damn laser sword, opting for a generic blaster can best be described as a somewhat "uncivilised" alternative.

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And that's an opinion Luke Skywalker seemingly shared with his one-time master Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the son of Anakin never actually firing off a blaster shot at any stage in The Empire Strikes Back.

That's right. Despite wandering the halls of Cloud City with his weapon ready to fire, and regularly being spotted with it on his person, not once does the Jedi-in-training choose to pull the trigger.

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