Crossguard lightsaber

The crossguard lightsaber was an ancient lightsaber design that dated back to the Great Scourge of Malachor. It typically emitted three blades, a primary blade and two raw power vents known as quillons. The quillons were tributaries of the main blade and emitter shrouds were 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 were used to split the energy from the lightsaber crystal.

Darth Atrius owned a pair of crossguard lightsabers during a time when the Sith were plentiful and powerful.

During the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire, Ezra Bridger found a broken green-bladed crossguard lightsaber on Malachor which when he picked up and activated, it almost immediately broke and deactivated itself. Kylo Ren later built his own crossguard blade, which was unstable due to usage of a cracked kyber crystal.

Appearances

 * Darth Maul, Part II
 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Annual 4
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
 * Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Rey
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
 * The Force Awakens, Part I
 * The Force Awakens, Part II
 * The Force Awakens, Part IV
 * The Force Awakens, Part V
 * The Force Awakens, Part VI
 * The Force Awakens: Rey's Story
 * Captain Phasma, Part I
 * Poe Dameron: Flight Log
 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
 * The Last Jedi: Rey's Journey
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
 * The Last Jedi: Rey's Journey

Non-canon appearances

 * Disney Infinity 3.0
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes