His lightsaber hilt features a unique, curved design, allowing for precise motions and strikes. We can't help but wonder what became of the weapon after Anakin sliced Mace's arm off in Revenge of the Sith.Ĭount Dooku's Saber Count Dooku was regarded as one of the finest swordsmen in the galaxy before defecting to the Sith. Lightsaber crystals almost always come in green, blue or red varieties, making Mace's saber quite the collector's item. Mace Windu's Purple Saber Canonically, there's only one Jedi cool enough to wield a purple-bladed lightsaber. Krell is also the rare Jedi capable of wielding two double-bladed sabers at once, a feat only possible because of his incredible strength and extra arms. Krell's saber blades are longer, like Maul's, but the hilts fold in half, like the lightsaber pike. Pong Krell's Sabers Star Wars: The Clone Wars introduced a corrupt Jedi Master named Pong Krell who puts his own spin on the double-bladed lightsaber design.
The hilts also fold in half in a switchblade-style design, one that's started becoming more popular in the Star Wars universe.
With a longer hilt and shorter blades, these sabers are designed to be used more like a staff than a traditional sword. The Lightsaber Pike One of the more interesting variations of the double-bladed lightsaber is the lightsaber pike, a weapon used by the guards at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Similar doubled-bladed sabers have been used by characters like Savage Opress and Satele Shan. Maul showed how deadly this weapon can be in the right hands, dominating two powerful Jedi at once.
The Double-Bladed Lightsaber The concept of a double-bladed lightsaber was introduced prior to The Phantom Menace, but this movie brought that weapon into the mainstream thanks to Darth Maul. Lumiya nearly overwhelmed Luke with this deadly weapon, forcing him to wield two sabers at once to stand a chance in battle. Built from a combination of unbreakable Mandalorian iron and lightsaber crystals, this weapon is the only lightsaber that creates a flexible beam. Lumiya, former protege of Darth Vader himself, constructed a whip based on ancient Sith designs. Long before the days of villains like Darth Maul and Kylo Ren, 1985's Star Wars #95 featured one of the most unusual lightsaber designs ever conceived. Lumiya's Light-Whip You have to give Marvel Comics credit for thinking outside the box on this one.