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- "This weapon is your life."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber was the first lightsaber owned and built by Anakin Skywalker. It had a blue plasma blade, chunky controls, and thick ridges on the handle.[6] While Skywalker was fighting his way through Poggle the Lesser's battle droid foundries on Geonosis, his lightsaber was destroyed by a mechanical cutting arm. Shortly thereafter, the First Battle of Geonosis occurred, effectively starting the Clone Wars.[1] Sometime prior to the Battle of Christophsis, Skywalker built himself a new lightsaber.[7]
History[]
Construction[]
Sometime prior to 29 BBY,[2] Padawan Anakin Skywalker would travel to Ilum where he would construct his very first lightsaber.[3]
Training sessions[]
- "He may be good with a lightsaber, but that doesn't mean he'll make a good Jedi."
- ―A Duros Jedi
Following the construction of his lightsaber, Skywalker would return back to Coruscant where he would participate in saber training sessions. In one particular session, Skywalker would alter the appearance of a Jedi training droid to mimic the appearance of Darth Maul and his double-bladed lightsaber. Utilizing all his skills, Skywalker would emerge victorious by bisecting the droid in half with his lightsaber.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber first appeared in the 2002 canon Star Wars film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[1]
Sources are inconsistent regarding when Skywalker first built his lightsaber. He used his first lightsaber throughout the Marvel comic mini-series Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin, when he was twelve years old.[9] However, both Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and its updated edition state that he built the lightsaber on Ilum at age fourteen.[10][3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 1
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 2
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 3
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 4 (In flashback(s))
- Obi-Wan and Anakin 5
- "Untitled Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker comic story"—Star Wars (2020) 25
- Choose Your Destiny: An Obi-Wan & Anakin Adventure
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Brotherhood (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader (2017) 14 (Appears in hologram)
- Darth Vader Annual 2 (In flashback(s))
Obi-Wan Kenobi – "Part V" (In flashback(s))
Non-canon appearances[]
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Exit from Endor" (In flashback(s))
- The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Sources[]
- Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Anakin Skywalker's First Lightsaber - The Armory) (First identified as Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Anakin Skywalker (★★★)) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Anakin Skywalker (★★★★★)) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Highlights of the Saga: Anakin's Tragedy)
- Darth Vader: Sith Lord
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
"Anakin Skywalker" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
Clones at 20 | Costume Designer Trisha Biggar Reflects on Her Most Challenging Film on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
Memory Lane | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Disney+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Anakin Skywalker in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Geonosis Droid Factory in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide states that Anakin Skywalker was born 41 years before the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY, meaning he was born in 41 BBY. Since Skywalker's earliest known use of Obi-Wan and Anakin 1, in which he was 12 years old according to Obi-Wan and Anakin 2, he had to have created it by 29 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- ↑
Kyber Crystal (Lightsaber Crystal) in the Databank (backup link) ("At the heart of every Jedi lightsaber is a kyber crystal...")
- ↑ Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ Obi-Wan & Anakin 1
- ↑ Obi-Wan and Anakin 2
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know