Offtopic, but the mention of elegant lightsabers reminds me of a scene from one of my favourite TV series, StarGate SG-1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjlCVW_ouL8

Money quote at 02:25:

    [O'Neill demonstrating a staff weapon]
    This is a weapon of terror. It's made to... intimidate the enemy.
    THIS...
    [O'Neill shows a P-90]
    ... is a weapon of _war_. It's made to _kill_ your enemy.

I.e. effective beats elegant :).