10 Unbelievable Star Wars Facts That Are Somehow True

In case you didn't know, your average lightsaber is primarily powered by a diatium power cell.

And while these generally didn't need to be plugged into a power source to recharge due to their natural recharging abilities, according to Legends lore, some did actually come fitted with their own charging port for those rare occasions when they were running a little low on juice.

In fact, the legendary Qui-Gon Jinn's own laser sword actually boasted one of said ports towards the bottom of his Jedi weapon, as spotted by one eagle-eyed fan on Reddit.

It's also worth noting that the energy/magnetic field which held in the plasma beam being emitted from the lightsaber also helped recycle that energy back into the diatium power cell during those moments it wasn't clashing with another lightsaber or being used to cut through a solid object.

In other words, when it wasn't being used to fight on the regular, the diatium power cell was super efficient and wouldn't require any additional charging.

Battling through the Clone Wars or frequently cutting through giant metal doors, though? You're probably going to need a USB lead.