Kylo Ren's lightsaber

Approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor, a black-hooded individual wielded a crossguard lightsaber. Once activated, the lightsaber projected a main red blade, with two smaller red blades projected from the side of the weapon. The individual used this lightsaber in a snowy forest.

Behind the scenes
The new crossguard lightsaber was introduced in the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. The 88-second trailer, released on November 28, 2014, showed a black-hooded figure walking through a snowy forest and igniting the lightsaber. The introduction of the lightsaber was well-publicized in the media, including on The Colbert Report and @Midnight on Comedy Central. The lightsaber was also the subject of a number of pieces of fan art released in the days after the trailer premiered.

The concept of a crossguard lightsaber was first introduced in Star Wars Legends, previously known as the Expanded Universe. The lightsaber, which had two beams rather than three, made its first appearance in the 2004 comic Star Wars: Republic 61: Dead Ends.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens