Did you know? Obi-Wan’s original lightsaber was constructed from pieces of a Rolls-Royce jet engine, a World War I-era British rifle grenade, a flash camera battery pack, and a faucet handle.
they really released a whole new metal into minecraft and then just didn’t really do anything with it outside of aesthetics. not even dignified with armor or tools made out of it. no copper or gold chainmail. no “for the aesthetic” copper or gold-coated shield, etc.
