Jackson asked George Lucas to give Master Windu a purple blade to help him stand out (and because Jackson really likes purple). The real-world explanation is far more mundane!ĭuring the shooting of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Samuel L.
This is the canonical explanation for the purple lightsaber. In other words, the purple may come from this emotional struggle and the resulting balance of power between the blue of the Jedi and the red of the Sith. Since Master Windu is one of the few Jedi to ever fight using a skill called Form VII, where the Jedi is emotionally on the edge of drawing power from the Dark Side but never completely giving in, the purple color has been theorized as a representation of this conflict. Mace Windu is the most famous wielder of the purple blade and has led many fans to theorize what its color means about his emotional state. In the Master and Apprentice novel by Claudia Gray, she describes the purple crystal’s color as a unique property resulting from a Jedi’s emotional bond with the crystal.
Purple lightsabers are incredibly uncommon. Introduced: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones In this golden age of the Jedi order, many wielded white lightsabers.įamous Wielder: Mace Windu, Jaina Solo Fel The reason the white sabers are not higher on this list is that while Ahsoka is iconic for them now, they were the blades of the Jedi of the High Republic Era between 300 and 82 BBY. After killing him, she crafted new blades from white kyber crystals, which are now unique to her in shows like The Mandalorian. This happened in the show, Star Wars Rebels, after a situation where the Order framed her for murder.Īfter having her twin green lightsabers taken from her, she was banished to the farming moon of Raada, where she was hunted by the Sixth Brother of the Inquisitorious, Bil Valen, who hunted surviving Jedi after the Clone Wars. They are famously used by Ahsoka Tano to signify her banishment from the Jedi Order, after her master, Anakin Skywalker, fell to the Dark Side. Anyone who pre-ordered the game received the choice to play with this rare blade, increasing its popularity and decreasing its mystique.įamous Wielder: Ahsoka Tano, High Republic Jedi Since its introduction, orange lightsabers have become far more common due to the game, Jedi: Fallen Order, which as we mentioned, is considered canon. The blade’s color is unique in that few have ever wielded an orange saber, which some have speculated is a result of the red Sith energy mixing with the white blades of the High Republic Era. He uses it to kill Sariss, as well as fight in other duels (this was before he turned to the dark side). After this encounter, Yun dies in a fight with Sariss, a female Dark Jedi, at which point the orange blade falls to Kyle. In the video game, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, the Dark Jedi Yun used an orange lightsaber blade in a duel with the player character, Kyle Katarn. Introduced: Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Famous Wielder: Dark Jedi Yun, Kyle Katarn, Master Yaddle
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