“Everyone Was Losing Their Hands”: How Luke and Darth Vader’s Severed Limbs Directly Inspired the Design of Kylo Ren's Iconic Crossguard Lightsaber

Nearly 12 years ago, we got our very first glimpse at the new big Star Wars villain — Kylo Ren, aka Ben Solo, the grandson of Darth Vader — in what would become one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.