Crossguard lightsaber

A crossguard blade was typically used in lightsabers of ancient design, that dated back to the Great Scourge of Malachor. During the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire, Ezra Bridger held a green-bladed crossguard lightsaber. Kylo Ren later built his own crossguard blade, which was unstable due to usage of a cracked kyber crystal.

The Crossguard blade typically emitted three blades, a primary blade and two raw power vents known as quillons. The quillons are tributaries of the main blade and emitter shrouds are used on each of the lateral vents to protect the wielder's hands from harm. To create the quillons an array of focusing crystal activators are used to split the energy from the lightsaber crystal.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Rebels Season Two
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens junior novelization

Non-canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * Disney Infinity 3.0