The lightsaber is the weapon of a Jedi, who uses it to protect the weak of the Galaxy
from evil…
It’s color comes from the force affinity of a user at the moment they harvest their
kyber crystal, but the design of the hilt is an expression of the Order’s creativity,
needs and requirements of the time.
This led to a huge variety of hilt designs across the years, each serving specific purposes.
So let’s break down every single lightsaber type in Star Wars Canon, and what they mean!
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**Number 1.
The Standard Single Bladed Lightsaber.** This lightsaber was the most common across the
Jedi Order and although was less common among Dark Side Orders, it was still widely used.
The sabers produce a single blade of plasma, in the color of the kyber crystal inserted
inside of it.
Importantly though, these sabers can only operate at a single length, which is determined
when it is constructed by it’s user…
This will be important in some later variants.
**At number 2.
we have the Standard Double Bladed Lightsaber**.
This was a variant enjoyed mostly by Dark Side orders like the Sith, and they contained
two kyber crystals inside.
Both sides of the blade could emit two different colours, although this was pretty difficult
to achieve because of how kyber crystal color is determined, through the traits and personality
of the user when collecting it.
The reason these blades were preferred by Dark Side orders were not only because they
were more offensive in style, but also because they required two kyber crystals.
This inherently requires greed when collecting your crystals, forcing more than one to align
to you at once…
**For number 3.
there is the flickerphase lightsaber.** This is an incredibly rare form of lightsaber which
has been modified to allow it’s blade to ignite and extinguish at random times during
a battle.
As you can imagine, this makes using it extremely difficult, even for the most skilled of Jedi,
but if it was mastered, it was one of the most deadly.
Now in the Jedi order, turning off your saber in the middle of battle is considered extremely
dishonorable, and for that reason, this saber was generally frowned up and you’d probably
be bullied for crafting it as a young Padawan…
**Number 4.
we have the lava crystal Lightsaber.
These** sabers were created by inserting a type of Lava crystal into a regular lightsaber.
These crystals were extremely rare, and only found on the hellish world of Mustafar, meaning
nearly no Jedi used them.
When ignited, it’s blade would become thick and generate extreme heat.
Not to mention it would spew out huge chunks of flame and lava, sometimes hitting its user…
Because of this, they were very rarely used.
**At number 5.
is the Sickle-Bladed lightsaber.** This blade was used in ancient times by an extreme sect
of the Sith, including Darth Noctyss, and was curved at it’s end.
Over the years, no Jedi historian was ever able to figure out how this blade was crafted,
but it was believed to be incredibly effective at taking the heads of opponents off due to
it’s shape.
**Moving to number 6.
we have the hinged double bladed lightsaber.** This variant is based off the standard double
bladed weapon preferred by the Sith, but featured a hinge in the centre of the hilt.
Both blades could be activated while the weapon was collapsed, which allowed it to trap the
blade of an emey.
The most prominent user of this weapon was Jedi General Pong Krell, which makes a ton
of sense because of both his size and tendency towards the Dark Side.
A white variant was also used by an Umbaran Jedi named Orla Jareni during the high republic,
and Dark Rey used one too.
**After that at Number 7.
is the Double Bladed Spinning Lightsaber used by the Inquisitors.** This weapon was crafted
by Members of Darth Vader’s inquisitorious and it allowed the user to spin both blades
at incredibly high speeds.
It could also be used with only one blade, and could even detach if necessary, allowing
it’s wielder to use Jar Kai, the Double bladed form.
Finally, this blade could also be utilized as a helicopter, making it a great method
of escape for Inqusitors…
Although that is very controversial, so let me know in the comments, saber copters or
no saber copters…
Just don’t get too heated down there.
**Next up at Number 8, is the Bifurcating Cyclical-Ignition pulse saber.** In short,
this saber allowed it’s wilder to ignite it under water.
The technology was discovered by Kit Fisto, who of course comes from the water world of
Glee Anselm, and it basically made the saber operate on two ignition sources, alternating
and preventing it from shorting out.
Soon after this discovery, Kit Fisto recorded the knowledge in the Great Jedi Holocron and
many other Jedi added it to their own blades, including Anakin Skywalker.
**At number 9.
there is the elegant, Curved-Hilt Lightsaber.** This was the style used by Count Dooku, and
his underling Asajj Ventress.
The reason Dooku cited for using a curved blade was because it changed the trajectory
of his swings, and allowed him to make more precise strikes.
Most opponents who faced this curved hilt would be caught off guard by the precise changes
in trajectory, making them extremely vulnerable.
On top of this, two curved blades could be connected into one, turning into an extremely
deadly, uneven double bladed lightsaber.
**Coming in at number 10.
we have the Broadsaber.** This was a type of weapon that was highly frowned upon by
the Jedi order because it was considered barbaric and weak.
Due to specialized focusing lenses inside, it produces a broader and flatter blade, kinda
like a traditional metal sword or the Darksaber.
Many masters believed that it was less elegant that typical round blades, but acknowledged
that it was great for Form 1 Lightsaber combat.
**At number 11.
is the Saber Cane.** This was a weapon that combined a lightsaber with a walking cane,
and was primarily used by Older Force users.
The two examples we have in Canon are Terra Sinube who used a sabercane to conceal his
weapon when travelling, and Darth Maul, who did the same on Malachor, combing it with
the hilt of an inquistior that he killed.
Sadly, Terra Sinube was captured and put into Amber, so the location of his saber cane in
currently unknown.
**Next up at number 12 is the is the Light Club, also known as the Great Lightsaber.**
Not much is known about this type in Canon, but we do know that they were incredibly oversized
lightsabers built for huge bodies alien species.
They were very heavy and awkward to use, and often featured heavy duty power cells, along
with hard reinforcement.
They were also far longer than two meters in length, allowing the alien user to keep
his distance in any combat situation.
**At number 13.
Is the Lightfoil.** The Lightfoil is a very interesting type of saber that was primarily
designed for 1 handed use, almost like a fencing sword.
This weapon was developed by ancient Sith Lords, and produced a much weaker and smaller
blade, and it’s hilt was so small that two handed use was impossible.
The Light Foil was also the most popular type of lightsaber to use among non force users,
since it was significantly easier to wield than a normal blade.
**At Number 14.
is the Lightsaber Rifle.** Instead of using the lightsaber as a weapon itself, this weapon
was a blaster that literally used that as ammunition.
After the weapon was loaded up with a lightsaber, it’s user only had a few shots before it
would completely overheat and melt on them.
This was used by Jedi Librarian Jocasta Nu when she returned to the Jedi temple After
Order 66, in order to rescue a Holocron of force sensitive younglings across the Galaxy
so that Darth Vader could not get it.
**Number 15.
is the Guard Shoto or the Lightsaber Tonfa.** This is not to be confused with a regular
Lightsaber Shoto.
The Lightsaber Tonfa was a unique weapon which hard a perpendicular grip, and a second blade
extruding at 90 degrees.
Using this perpendicular handle, the saber could be rapidly rotated, making it extremely
effective at blocking blaster bolts and other sabers.
Although because of it’s complexity, it was very dangerous to use, especially when
one was untrained in it’s usage.
In Canon we don’t know of anyone brave enough to use it, but in Legends, Marriss Brood was
a user of two Tonfas in the Force Unleashed.
**After this is Number 16.
The Lightsaber Pike.** This is the weapon of the Jedi Temple guards, and was similar
to the hinged double bladed lightsaber, but they contained a shroud to protect it’s
emitter.
Other than that, they were usually yellow in nature, but these lightsabers were passed
down to every new temple guard, so they were all very ancient…
**Number 17.
Crossguard Lightsabers.** Crossguard sabers were pretty much regular sabers, except their
hilts had a vent to allow excess energy out through the sides.
They were primarily created so that opponents couldn’t slide their blade down the saber
during blade locks, but they also turned into a fashion piece during the Jedi’s most oppulent
era, the High Republic.
When a force user used a cracked saber to craft his blade, making a crossguard was pretty
much a must, because the excess energy had to be released somewhere, or the blade would
explode…
This is why Kylo Ren has a crossguard.
There were also variants that used a single vent, but these were much rarer.
**Number 18.** T**he Lightwhip.** Lightwhips had similar hilts to regular lightsabers,
but the blades they produces were extremely flexible, and resembled a real whip.
They were extremely long and instead of using a single crystal, they contained multiple
smaller crystals.
Not to mention, they could also produce a whip from both sides, making them incredibly
hard to avoid, and literally impossible to use for a non force user.
In Canon, they were used by Padawans during the high republic, including Vernestra Rwoh,
who had a purple one.
**Number 19.
The Farkiller.** The Farkiller was very similar to the lightsaber rifle, but had a much, much
longer range, even able to hit a target 100 kilomtres away.
This weapon was used by a Jedi Apostate named Oo’ob, who was kicked out of the order in
part for creating this weapon, which was considered a dark act.
**Number 20.
The Dual Phase Lightsaber.** This lightsaber is literally the same as a standard lightsaber,
but had the ability to change it’s length at will.
This was used by Kanan Jarrus when teaching Ezra Bridger, as well as notably Darth Vader,
who used it in his fight against Luke Skywalker…
This is also known as a VFX limitation being explained in Canon…
**Number 21.
The Darksaber.** The Darksaber was the symbol of Mandalorian leadership, and was created
by the first ever Mandalorian accepted into the Jedi Order.
This was momentous because the Jedi Order had been at war with the Mandalorians for
centuries, but were able to put aside their differences in the case of Tarre Vizsla.
As a member of the Order, he crafted the Darksaber as homage to his Mandalorian culture, but
also his new found Family in the Jedi Order.
After his death it was stored deep in the Jedi archives, but was later stolen by Mandalorians
of House Vizsla during the sacking of Coruscant.
From then on, the person who held the Darksaber was considered the head of House Vizsla and
the leader of all Mandalore.
It could only be passed by being won in a traditional Mandalorian battle.
Over time it passed through the hands of people including Pre Vizsla, Darth Maul, Sabine Wren,
Bo Katan Kryze, Moff Gideon and Din Djarin, who is the current holder.
**Number 22.
The Shotosaber or Light Dagger.** The shoto saber was pretty much just a standard lightsaber,
execpet with a much smaller hilt and way shorter blade.
It was used by Jedi who wanted who use Jar Kai and wield two blades, but didn’t want
a full sized off-hand.
It was also used by alien Jedi who were physically smalled than humans and couldn’t wield a
regular blade, like Master Yoda.
Some force users however chose to use two Shoto’s, making them extremely fast in close
quarters combat, but also making them more vulnerable from that close range.
**Number 23.
The Lightsaber Blaster.** This was the lightsaber created by Ezra Bridger, and it combined a
traditional Jedi Lightsaber, but turned it’s hilt into a projectile thrower.
He did this because he wasn’t confident in his lightsaber combat skills, and wanted
a backup option that he was more familliar with.
**Number 24.
The Tagge Protoblade.** The tagge protoblade was a unique plasma weapon created by Silas
and Domina Tagge, the Sister of Cassio Tagge from A New Hope.
It functioned very similarly to a lightsaber and when powered up, was able to cut through
walls and enemies.
It took the form of a gauntlet with a yellow glow, and emanated energized plasma all around
it.
Despite this, it wasn’t actually powered by a Kyber crystal and instead, was a pale
immitation by a group of non force users.
**Finally at Number 25, we have Exar Kun’s Lightsaber.** Not much is known about this
saber in Canon, but it was believed to be a proto-double bladed saber, which inspired
the modern double bladed sabers used by people like Darth Maul.
Hopefully this legendary weapon will be covered more in Canon in the future.
But those are all known lightsaber types in the Current Canon.
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