Yellow lightsabers have always been linked to the Jedi, whether you’re talking about accepted canon or about the non-canon Legends. It is true, however, that a yellow lightsaber has been occasionally seen in the hands of individuals outside the Jedi Order, specifically in the case of Asajj Ventress, the notorious bounty hunter. But it’s worth […]
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The blue lightsaber is easily one of the most common in the Star Wars universe. There is a simple reason for this: It is the standard color of the lightsabers used by the Jedi, the stalwart guardians of peace and order. Only the red lightsaber of the Sith—the Jedi Order’s eternal enemies—rivals the blue saber […]
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The white lightsaber has a singularly eye-catching look. That can be attributed partly to the dazzling effect produced by its glowing silvery blade, and partly to the scarcity of this specific lightsaber color. It appears rarely in the Star Wars universe—so rarely, in fact, that the current canon recognizes only one carrier of a white […]
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Among all the lightsaber colors in the known Star Wars universe, yellow is one of the most uncommon—but it recently became less uncommon with the release of The Rise of Skywalker. The ending of TROS features the first sighting of an actual yellow lightsaber in the entire nine-episode theatrical series that began back in 1977. […]
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Even casual fans realize that, in the Star Wars universe, the Jedi are more than just Good Guys with lightsabers. The Jedi are directed and informed by a profound moral worldview that is based on the Force and has relevance far beyond their perennial struggle against the partisans of the dark side. Beyond that, however, […]
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When we imagine certain personages in the Star Wars universe, it’s only natural to visualize them with their preferred style of the lightsaber. We think of Darth Maul and his double-bladed red lightsaber, or Mace Windu’s purple blade. With other individuals, this turns into a multiple-choice exercise due to the different sabers they wielded at […]
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To build your own lightsaber is a highly personal process that expresses and complements the individual’s deepest values, including the nature of their connection to the Force. They’re not randomly chosen components. When you’re assembling your lightsaber, there are multiple considerations to keep in mind, such as your combat style, your sensory preferences, and any […]
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The lightsaber is an undeniably impressive weapon, not only due to its imposing appearance but also its ability to cause major damage to foes on the battlefield. The prototypical lightsaber conforms to the single blade design, where a plasma blade protrudes from an emitter attached to one end of a hilt. But as every Star […]
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It’s no secret that there are a variety of lightsaber colors—and it’s likely that more will be revealed to us in the future—but it’s also true that the different shades do not occur in the same proportions. You tend to see a lot of blue (Jedi) and red (Sith) lightsabers. Green, the color of Luke […]
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In the Star Wars universe, as it was revealed in A New Hope, lightsabers came in one of two colors: blue (wielded by the Jedi) or red (wielded by the Sith). Later additions to the canon expanded the palette of Star Wars lightsaber colors. What didn’t change, however, was the significance of lightsaber coloration—it always […]
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