Luke Skywalker: Lightsaber Lore & Info

An Obscure Weapon for Luke Skywalker: Yellow Lightsaber

Seen only in the canonical Star Wars comic book series (so far), Luke Skywalker has a yellow lightsaber between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He discovers it in an abandoned High-Republic-Era Jedi outpost located on Tempes in the Outer Rim. Luke uses this lightsaber to duel the spirit of the Grand Inquisitor and defend himself while hunting for Boba Fett, who had captured Han Solo.

The yellow-bladed lightsaber Luke uses belonged to the Jedi Temple Guard. While not many characters wield yellow lightsabers, all of the Jedi Temple Guard did. Luke’s has a single blade, though the Jedi Temple Guard typically used double-bladed lightsaber pikes.

Yellow Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Hilt Description

The yellow Luke Skywalker lightsaber hilt is single-bladed, straight, cylindrical and fairly smooth, with gold accents. It houses a yellow kyber crystal, standard for the Jedi Temple Guard.

The Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker: Green Lightsaber

Luke Skywalker’s green lightsaber is possibly his most iconic — because it belongs to him and him alone. First seen in Return of the Jedi (ROTJ), this is the lightsaber Luke constructs for himself when he fully becomes a Jedi Knight. Luke’s ROTJ lightsaber pops out of R2-D2 when he rescues Han Solo from the clutches of Boba Fett at Jabba’s palace, giving audiences their first glimpse of a green blade on screen.

Luke’s green lightsaber also clashes with Darth Vader’s lightsaber in their rematch on the second Death Star, his father commenting on its construction. Luke stops short of killing Vader, edging too close to the dark side, and ultimately redeems him instead.

This is also the Luke Skywalker lightsaber in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, which take place after ROTJ, where we see him destroy dark troopers to rescue Grogu and train him. As witnessed in Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, Luke uses his green lightsaber when training his sister, Leia Organa. In The Last Jedi, we see a flashback of Luke after he’d begun to train new Jedi. With his green lightsaber, Luke has a vision of his nephew and Padawan Ben Solo turning to the dark side, and for a fleeting moment, he considers killing him. This terrifies and angers Ben, who destroys the Jedi temple and becomes Kylo Ren. The fact that Luke has his green lightsaber in this moment of great shame is probably another reason he chooses the blue one for his redemption at Crait.

Green Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Hilt Stats

Luke models this hilt on Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber in tribute to his master, though the design is streamlined. With a green kyber crystal, this Luke Skywalker lightsaber hilt is 28 centimeters long and made from alloy metals and a variety of salvaged materials.

How & Where Did Luke Get His Green Lightsaber?

Luke constructed his green lightsaber himself. It’s thought that Obi-Wan and Yoda taught him very little about using the Force for lightsaber construction, but Luke was able to use the Force to gain the knowledge on his own — and get the necessary parts. A deleted scene shows Luke with the ROTJ lightsaber shortly after crafting it, igniting the blade for the first time.

How Did Luke Make His Lightsaber?

There’s not much explanation in current canon about how Luke made his green lightsaber, other than the fact that his rapidly expanding knowledge of the Force allowed him to do so. Characters who use green lightsabers are often attuned to the spirituality of the Force, so the fact that it’s a green lightsaber Luke crafts shows his evolution as a wise Jedi Knight.

What Happened to Luke Skywalker’s Green Lightsaber?

After passing away and becoming one with the Force, the native Caretakers on Ahch-To retrieved Luke’s green lightsaber and stored it with his other possessions. This is revealed in The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition novel. The possibility remains for later appearances of Luke Skywalker’s green lightsaber in the new canon.

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