IINM, Mandalorian suggested the Darksaber felt heavier to people with zero talent in the Force, so minimal training is required, I think. IIRC there were discussions on whether this applied to all lightsabers, and I vaguely recall Rebels hinting at the same idea, I don’t remember much but I think Kanan was already training Sabine in regard to the Darksabers for the same reason, and Ahsoka simply continued that plotline even though it got busted in Mando. But I don’t know where that went or if that was really ironed out and standardized or if people kept writing whatever they wanted.
It’s not that the Darksaber felt heaver to non-Force-sensitives, it’s that it felt heavier because Din, and Sabine, to a lesser extent, didn’t feel worthy of the blade and was subconsciously rejecting it. It’s a general property of lightsabers rather than a specific property of the Darksaber, but other blades don’t have so much meaning and cultural importance making that kind of psychological block likely to happen.
IINM, Mandalorian suggested the Darksaber felt heavier to people with zero talent in the Force, so minimal training is required, I think. IIRC there were discussions on whether this applied to all lightsabers, and I vaguely recall Rebels hinting at the same idea, I don’t remember much but I think Kanan was already training Sabine in regard to the Darksabers for the same reason, and Ahsoka simply continued that plotline even though it got busted in Mando. But I don’t know where that went or if that was really ironed out and standardized or if people kept writing whatever they wanted.
It’s not that the Darksaber felt heaver to non-Force-sensitives, it’s that it felt heavier because Din, and Sabine, to a lesser extent, didn’t feel worthy of the blade and was subconsciously rejecting it. It’s a general property of lightsabers rather than a specific property of the Darksaber, but other blades don’t have so much meaning and cultural importance making that kind of psychological block likely to happen.