Darksaber/Legends

"This lightsaber was stolen from your Jedi Temple by my ancestors during the fall of the Old Republic. Since then many Jedi have died upon its blade. Prepare yourself to join them!"

- Pre Vizsla to Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Darksaber was an ancient lightsaber that was stolen by the Mandalorians during a collapse in power of the Galactic Republic. It was passed down through Clan Vizsla, eventually coming into the ownership of Pre Vizsla, a member to the radical Mandalorian splinter group known as the Death Watch. The Darksaber would be used by its new master in a duel with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mandalore's moon, Concordia. Though Vizsla's skill with the Darksaber was such that he could fight evenly with Kenobi for a time, the ancient blade could not defend Vizsla from the Jedi Master's Force powers. Only the timely intervention of Vizsla's Death Watch soldiers ensured their leader's victory by forcing Kenobi to retreat.

Unique among other lightsabers, the Darksaber possessed a flat, black-colored blade that came to a sharp point much like a traditional vibrosword, rather than the rounded beam of more standard lightsabers. The Darksaber also gave off a higher pitched hum when active than more widespread lightsabers were known to make by the time of the Clone Wars.

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Behind the scenes
Originally intended to be a vibroblade, George Lucas decided that, to preserve the uniqueness of the Jedi weapon, a lightsaber should not be seen to be blocked by sword-like weapon that is not a lightsaber. With that in mind, Lucas and the show's crew conceived of an ancient precursor to the lightsaber which they named the Darksaber.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game