With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker wrapping up the nine-movie Skywalker Saga, IGN is celebrating the occasion by looking back at one of our favorite parts of the franchise: the iconic lightsaber duels. Each episode of Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels will focus on one of the many lightsaber fights as we catch up with the cast and crew members that created them. They share behind-the-scenes stories, offer insightful commentary, and even toss in some trivia you might not have known.
In our third installment of Star Wars: Breaking Down the Duels, stunt coordinator Rob Inch runs us through the climactic lightsaber battle between Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) in The Force Awakens. This duel took place in a snow-covered forest, gave us our first look at the crossguard lightsaber in action, and showed Rey connecting with the Force for the first time, to astonishing results.
Source: IGN.com Star Wars Fight Choreographer on How Kylo Ren's Crossguard Changes a Lightsaber Duel