Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber

"Your father wanted you to have this when you were old enough."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi

Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber was the weapon constructed and carried by Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars. It was later carried by his son Luke Skywalker, daughter-in-law Mara Jade Skywalker, and his grandson Ben Skywalker.

Carried by Anakin Skywalker (22 - 19 BBY)
Skywalker constructed his lightsaber after the destruction of his previous weapon in the droid foundries of Geonosis. Like its predecessor it had a blue blade. Skywalker carried the lightsaber for the duration of the Clone Wars, including his final battle with Darth Tyranus aboard the Invisible Hand.

Later, following the duel between Mace Windu and Darth Sidious, Skywalker used the weapon to remove Windu's right hand, ensuring the Jedi Master's death, and Skywalker's fall to the dark side of the Force as Darth Vader. As Vader, Skywalker carried the weapon in the march on the Jedi Temple, and in his battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi. After Vader's defeat, the weapon was taken by Kenobi to Tatooine.

Carried by Luke Skywalker (0 - 3 ABY)
Nineteen years later, after rescuing Anakin's son, Luke, from an attack by Sandpeople, Kenobi presented the younger Skywalker with his father's lightsaber and an explained (from a certain point of view, at least) its previous owner's history. Luke Skywalker carried the weapon throughout his early training as a Jedi, including using it to duel with Vader on Mimban.



Shortly before the Battle of Hoth, Skywalker used the weapon to escape from a wampa, and it was used shortly thereafter by Han Solo to slice open a dead tauntaun to keep the severely injured young Jedi alive. During the battle itself, Skywalker used the weapon the cut open a hatch on the bottom of an Imperial walker prior to throwing in a grenade to destroy the enemy vehicle. He then carried and used it during his training under Yoda on Dagobah, including his duel with a vision of Darth Vader. Shortly afterwards, Skywalker used the weapon to duel the real Vader once again on Bespin. He ultimately lost it into the depths of the city, along with his right hand.

Later use (3 ABY onwards)
Skywalker's hand, along with his father's lightsaber, was recovered by agents of the Emperor, and taken to Palpatine's private storehouse of Wayland. Six years later, the mad Jedi clone Joruus C'baoth ordered that a clone of Skywalker be produced from the limb, and armed with Anakin's old weapon. When Skywalker arrived, leading a New Republic strike team to destroy the cloning tanks of Wayland, he was forced to fight the clone, which was being controlled by C'baoth. It was ultimately killed by Mara Jade, who then used Anakin Skywalker's old saber to kill C'baoth himself. Upon the team's return to Coruscant, Skywalker presented her with the weapon as a gift. Mara Jade uses this lightsaber in her entire Jedi career.

The lost lightsaber (c. 40 ABY)
In the period between the Swarm War and the Second Corellian Crisis, the lightsaber seemed to have been taken from the possession of Jade and ended up in the hands of a Dark Jedi.

Anakin Skywalker's grandson, Ben Skywalker managed to track down the lightsaber, still in the possession of the Dark Jedi. The Dark Jedi was preparing to imbue the weapon with the power of the dark side, but Ben took it from him before he was able to do so. Though it is not known what happened in the ensuing battle, it can be assumed that Ben slew the Dark Jedi as well as the other dark-siders who were present and took his grandfather's weapon as his own.

Dream of the saber (c. 40 ABY)
Jacen Solo dreamed of a vision, that his mother, Leia Organa Solo used this lightsaber against him because he was thinking of sacrificing them by shooting down the Millennium Falcon when his mother and father were onboard.

Behind the scenes

 * The Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber was machined to a near Graflex camera side-attach flash from references of the Original Trilogy.

Current Location

 * The Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber and Luke's Hand are currently on display as part of the "Out of this World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television" in the Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame in Seattle WA.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Rebellion 6: The Ahakista Gambit, Part 1
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * The Last Command
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Exile