On The Mandalorian, Ahsoka Tano’s lightsabers were nowhere near as easy to use.
It seems on The Mandalorian, the props team couldn’t figure out how to power them.
What was that alternative, you ask?
They strapped the batteries to Dawson, herself.
While not exactly the most streamlined way to handle the problem, it worked.
That said, Dawson didn’t have to deal with that issue very long.
The change gave the actress more freedom in her movements and fight choreography.
And that wasn’t the only lightsaber change that was made for the series.
“Ray wanted to do something very special for this,” Roth said to the Destination D23 crowd.
“And he wanted to change the pommel.
Four episodes of Ahsoka remain, streaming Tuesdays on Disney+.
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