10 Recent Star Wars Truths We've Just Found Out

8. Praetorian Guard Weapons Are Stronger Than Lightsabers

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Keeping with the most recent slice of Mandalorian goodness, a set of Star Wars characters that did actually make their return to the screen came in the form of the effortlessly cool Praetorian Guards first seen taking it to Rey and Kylo Ren in The Last Jedi.

This Imperial variation of the red-armoured elite warriors also brought with them quite the revelation as they ultimately bested the valiant Paz Vizsla during Chapter 23: The Spies.

With the threesome being able to pierce through the powerhouse Mandalorian's beskar armour with absolute ease via their purple weapons, this ultimately highlighted a rather startling truth.

Lightsabers had been shown struggling to cut through the ridiculously durable alloy on a number of occasions in The Mandalorian alone, with Ahsoka Tano's blades clashing with the metal and Moff Gideon struggling to cut through Din Djarin's armour with the Darksaber in Season Two.

The Praetorian Guards seen in Episode VIII were known to possess weapons that contained lethal ultrasonic generators and plasma filaments designed to parry lightsabers. So, in other words, these Imperial protectors weren't to be messed with, and actually possessed melee tools more devastating than the ones sported by the Jedi and Sith.

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