Remember that part in Revenge of the Sith when Anakin kills the Jedi younglings? That scene might not have been as horrific if we saw him air juggling the children with his lightsaber. Or at least, that’s the impression we get after seeing what Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga players are doing.
The game’s barely been out a couple of days and players have discovered that children characters, or at the very least young Anakin, don’t take friendly fire damage and therefore can’t be killed. While this was likely intentional on developer Traveller’s Tales’ part, the devs probably weren’t planning for players to use them as objects that can be juggled in mid-air with lightsaber combos for a really, really long time.
As demonstrated on Twitter, aside from it being really funny to look at and almost resembling a Devil May Cry game, this technique can be used to cross large pits and effectively skip portions of a level. Depending on which Jedi you play, you can even ascend vertically and reach areas you’re not supposed to.
It wouldn’t be surprising if this technique becomes adopted by speedrunners in the future. Although it’s entirely possible that Traveller’s Tales will patch this exploit out in an update, alongside the other bugs and glitches that unfortunately plague the game. For the time being at least, anyone who doesn’t like Anakin can enjoy endlessly smacking him around.
