Hey everybody and welcome to Leia’s Lair. In today’s video, we will be going over 8
lightsabers in canon that were significantly different from the standard single bladed saber.
Since the beginning of the Star Wars saga, fans have been obsessed with the laser swords
carried by the Jedi and the Sith. The first couple of entries in the original
trilogy established that Jedi Knights use blue lightsabers and Sith Lords use red lightsabers,
which was simple enough. Luke Skywalker changed things when he lost his weapon on Cloud City
and replaced it with a green one. In the subsequent years, the Star Wars
canon has seen a bunch of characters carrying unconventional lightsabers.
Number 1: Darth Maul
The color of Maul’s lightsaber is typical for a sith lord, but it is the hilt that makes it
so unique. George Lucas saved the reveal of Maul’s second blade for the climactic duel.
He only uses one blade in his duel with Qui-Gon in the Tatooine desert
and doesn’t show off the second one until John Williams’ stirring “Duel of the Fates” kicks in
and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan prepare to fight him. The expanded canon later revealed that Maul
built his double-bladed lightsaber based on a design he found in Palpatine’s Sith holocron.
Number 2: Mace Windu
Contrastingly to Maul, Mace Windu’s lightsaber hilt was standard but it
was the blade that made it unique. Mace Windu carries a purple bladed lightsaber
and is the only canon character to do so. Apparently Samuel L. Jackson specifically
asked for Windu to have a purple lightsaber because purple is his favorite color.
Lucas was reluctant to grant this request because he’d never considered the Jedi using purple
lightsaber blades before, but when a legend like Jackson suggests an idea, it’s wise to take it.
Number 3: Kylo Ren
Kylo Ren carries a lightsaber like no other character in the Star Wars universe.
Similar to Maul, the color red signifies his dark sidedness. It also has an unusually blurry blade,
and a a crossguard on the hilt with two quillons emitting perpendicular to the main blade.
Kylo igniting his unconventional lightsaber in a snowy forest
was one of the moments from The Force Awakens teaser that sparked alot of discussion among fans.
Number 4: Ahsoka Tano
After being framed for treason by Barriss Offee,
Ahsoka Tano became disillusioned with the Jedi and ended up leaving the order. Once she was a ronin
wandering the galaxy with no particular allegiance to a Force-related religion,
she replaced her Jedi-standard blue lightsabers with neutral white ones, which came from healing
the kyber crystals from an Inquisitor’s lightsaber.Ahsoka’s white lightsabers – one
single-bladed lightsaber and one shoto lightsaber – also have curved hilts. These white lightsabers
hark back to the early concept art for the original Star Wars movie by Ralph McQuarrie.
Number 5: Rey
Throughout most of the sequel trilogy, Rey wielded the blue lightsaber that was passed
down from Anakin to Luke (via Obi-Wan), which somehow came into the possession
of Maz Kanata after being dropped down a bottomless pit on Cloud City. However,
at the end of The Rise of Skywalker, Rey finally built her own lightsaber. It has a yellow blade
and the hilt is made out of the staff she used to carry around as a scavenger on Jakku.
Number 6:
When Count Dooku left the Jedi Order and became Darth Sidious’ short-lived apprentice,
he opted for a curved hilt on his fancy new red lightsaber.
This non-traditional hilt allowed for sleeker swordplay by Dooku, who uses Form II
and can be seen when he took on legendary Jedi Knights like Obi-Wan and a prime-of-his-life Yoda.
Number 7: Ezra Bridger
The main protagonist of Rebels, Ezra Bridger, is a Force-sensitive orphan who gets picked up by the
Ghost crew and begins his journey to becoming a hero. His first lightsaber was actually a
lightsaber-blaster hybrid that he constructed out of spare parts that his crewmates on the
Ghost donated. In a time when being a Jedi was a crime, it helped Ezra hide his true identity.
This lightsaber is eventually destroyed by Darth Vader and replaced with a more
traditional lightsaber by the time Ezra has become more powerful with the Force in season 3.
Number 8: Din Djarin
The Darksaber is one of the most legendary weapons in the Star Wars
universe. It’s the polar opposite of a lightsaber, with a blade of pure black,
and the only substance it can’t cut through is pure beskar steel.
Following the shocking events of The Mandalorian’s second season finale, Din Djarin
is the latest in a long line of warriors to wield the Darksaber. It was previously
used by such iconic characters as Darth Maul, Sabine Wren, Moff Gideon, and Bo-Katan Kryze.
And there you have it! Thanks for watching everyone!
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