Cortosis has been a part of the Star Wars lore for some time, known for its ability to make lightsabers short-circuit and become temporarily useless. This makes Cortosis armor a prized possession ...

Cortosis is also far less practical than any other source of armor. While its unique fibrous structure allows it to disperse energy, cortosis is extremely brittle when it comes to physical force.

a flowing draped robe and just two pieces of armor, a helmet and gauntlet made of lightsaber-killing Cortosis, now made canon, pulled from the EU. Headland talks about her theory for designing ...