Palpatine's lightsabers

This Sith lightsaber was created by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious.

Creation
Darth Sidious created his lightsaber during his apprentiship under Darth Plagueis. Being a patron of the arts, Sidious created an elegent weapon, clearly influenced by the Sith Lord's love of antiquity. The budding apprentice fashioned the body his lightsaber from near indestructible electrum, and the emmiter from phirk alloy. Sidious used this weapon throught his Sith training, and possibly used it to murder his master.

Sith Master
Sidious continued to use his lightsaber during the training of his own apprentice Darth Maul, and at somepoint used the weapon against him in a duel, however, the power was turned down, and Maul was in no real danger.

Backup
At somepoint the ever cautious Sidious constructed a backup lightaber. This weapon was nearly identical to his first, except it was constructed of some unknown black alloy rather than electrum.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * The Force Unleashed novel