Double-bladed lightsaber combat

Jedi and Sith who master double-bladed lightsaber combat were a rarity. This type of lightsaber combat evolved around a double-bladed lightsaber - sometimes also referred to as a sith lightsaber or saber-staff.

A saber-staff would typically consist of a long hilt which had laser blades at both ends. The blades could be ignited one at the time, the saber-staff thus functioning as a normal lightsaber, or simultaneously. One of the primary functions of a double bladed lightsaber was to create fear in the opponent, as a double bladed lightsaber, with its two deadly blades, looked more menacing than an ordinary one.

Double-bladed lightsaber combat was more like fighting with a staff than with a sword. The weapon having two blades, double-bladed lightsaber combat allowed for much more rapid attack which were more difficult to parry for someone using an ordinary lightsaber. Also it allowed for "more kills per swing", since one would be able to strike opponents in front of and behind oneself simultaneously.

This type of lightsaber combat was extremely rare. Firstly, because it was very difficult to master and using a double-bladed lightsaber could be more dangerous to the untrained wielder than to his opponent. Secondly, this type of lightsaber combat was of an aggressive nature and thus deemed too close to the dark side by many Jedi.

In many ways, the Double Bladed Lightsaber style is inferior to the single bladed styles, due to the construction of the Double Bladed Lightsaber. The user's attack, defense, range, and reach are all cut in half, and it is also virtually impossible to put up an effective guard with a Double-bladed lightsber.

Several of the standard forms of lightsaber combat had double-bladed variants. Darth Maul used a double-bladed variant of Form VII, and Jedi Master Zez-Kai Ell used a double-bladed variant of Niman. Jaden Korr may have used double-bladed versions of the fast, medium, and strong styles.

Wielders of double-bladed lightsabers


apprenticeship to Darth Malak.
 * Sith Lord Exar Kun used a blue double-bladed lightsaber with a short hilt and is believed to have been the creator of both the form and the weapon.
 * Sith Lord Darth Bandon used a red double-bladed lightsaber during his
 * Jedi Knight Bastila Shan initaly used a single blade, but after her initial encounter with Darth Revan she switched to a long-hilted yellow double-bladed lightsaber and specialized in this form of lightsaber combat.
 * Jedi Master Zez-Kai Ell was known to use a purple double-bladed lightsaber.
 * Sith Lord Darth Maul frequently used a red double-bladed lightsaber in combat during his apprenticeship to Darth Sidious
 * Jedi Knight Jastus Farr used a green double bladed lightsaber.He lived in the Clone Wars era.
 * Dark Jedi Komari Vosa, who was formerly Count Dooku's apprentice, had learned how to lock two red lightsabers together for usage as a single double-bladed one (that is, at least until Jango Fett caught up to her).
 * Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress inherited Komari Vosa's lightsabers, and as such, practiced this form.
 * Kyle Katarn's apprentice, Jedi Knight Jaden Korr may have used a double-bladed lightsaber during the crisis of the Disciples of Ragnos.
 * Several of Tavion's New Reborn and Sith Cultists used double-bladed lightsabers, but they lacked much training and were no match for the Jedi of the New Jedi Order.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy