In the early stages of the Clone Wars, Ahsoka used a single green lightsaber
in her duties serving under Anakin Skywalker and on the front lines of the War. For her,
this was enough to get by and keep herself safe on the battlefield… This changed however later in the
war when the tide began shifting and Ahsoka was getting into more and more dangerous situations.
So how did Ahsoka get her second yellow-green lightsaber? Lets find out!
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As soon as Ahsoka was thrown out on the battlefield of the largest galactic conflict
in a very long time, she was forced to become proficient in form 4 lightsaber combat known as
Ataru with her single blade. This form was an extremely aggressive style for a Jedi,
and was filled with numerous elaborate and acrobatic moves.
Learning from her master Anakin, Ahsoka quickly became a very proficient fighter
in form 4 and proved effective against the droid armies of the Separatists…
Things did begin to change for Ahsoka however after she helped rescue Baron Papanoida daughters,
the chairman of Pantora during the Clone Wars. After these startling events,
she realized that she needed to improve her defensive ability and especially her
proficiency in blocking blaster bolts from droid enemies… As a result, her master Anakin
recommended that she take up the more defensive and thoughtful technique called Jar’Kai,
which involved using two blades. He knew that this would serve to both improve
her defensive skills in blocking blaster bolts but also to take her combat to the next level.
Ahsoka was initially hesitant to incorporate a new blade into her routine, but soon agreed,
knowing that it was for her own good. Some time after, Anakin gifted her a lightsaber shoto-hilt,
which is basically a shorter and more compact lightsaber hilt similar to the ones shorter Jedi
like Master Yoda use. They were also very common among dual wielding Jedi who embraced Jar'kai.
So now that Ahsoka had been given the shoto hilt by Anakin,
she knew she needed a kyber crystal to power her new blade. Knowing this,
she travelled to the icy world of Ilum and found a kyber crystal that sang to her in the force.
After collecting the crystal it took on a pretty unique and rare color. The crystal flickered and
faltered in the middle of green and yellow, giving it a distinctive middle color. The Jedi soon
dubbed this crystal the “yellow-green” lightsaber crystal and were impressed with its rarity.
The reason the crystal attuned to this color for Ahsoka was because it was a
direct reflection of her emotional state and connection to the force.
Green crystals were usually created when a Jedi Consular attuned his crystal,
and represented a strong connection to the cosmic force. Blue Crystals were usually created by Jedi
guardians who focused more on their lightsaber combat ability and using the force physically
to protect others. And Yellow crystals were usually created when the Jedi had a mix of both.
So as you can tell, Ahsoka was far closer to a Jedi consular but was even straying towards a
perfect balance, giving her blade that slight yellow tinge when she attuned her crystal.
And the reason she eventually switches to blue lightsabers for the siege of Mandalore is because
she gave up her lightsabers after leaving the Jedi Order, leaving them with Anakin for safekeeping…
Being the type of JEdi that Anakin is, he had some fun while she was gone and re-attuned her
crystals with his own connection to the force, of course turning them blue like his own blade…
Not long after taking up Jar’Kai she was forced to show off her new technique
to the grandmaster of the Order Yoda, which understandably made her nervous.
She tried to avoid displaying her Jar’Kai skill by only drawing one blade against Yoda,
but the grandmaster refused and forced her to use two. As you can imagine, Ahsoka was quickly
defeated and forced to block Yoda’s attack behind her back, using the exact same move that she would
eventually use against Darth Vader in their fight on Malachor during Star Wars rebels…
She then moved straight back onto the battlefield of the Clone Wars,
with her second blade vastly improving her defensive ability, as well as significantly
increasing her attack speed because her second blade allowed many more opportunities to strike.
As time went by, Anakin was very pleased that Ahsoka was able to improve her already
impressive skills with a second blade and finally patched up her very dodgy blaster bolt blocking.
Obviously later on she became proficient and even approaching mastery of her two blades,
and transitioning to two white blades after killing the Sixth
brother poster Order 66 and cleansing his crystals. She would then be forced
to face down her master who taught her to use two blades, with two blades…
But let me know down in the comments if you prefer Ahsoka using one lightsaber or two
and which you would use if you were a Jedi Knight.
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