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The double-bladed lightsaber, also called a saberstaff or lightstaff was a lightsaber variant that featured a blade emitted from both ends.
History
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Savage Opress wielded a double-bladed lightsaber.
The existence of double-bladed lightsabers dated back to the mythical Sith Lord Exar Kun of the Qel-Droma Epics.[3]
The Dathomirian Zabrak Sith Lord Darth Maul wielded a red double-bladed lightsaber he created himself, Savage Opress, Maul's brother, also wielded a red double-bladed lightsaber.[5]
Count Dooku's personal assassin and apprentice Asajj Ventress had a pair of curved-hilt lightsabers that could be joined together at the hilt into a single weapon by a locking mechanism becoming a double-bladed lightsaber.[4] This was a configuration known as a split saber, one that was also fielded by Jedi such as Cal Kestis.[7]
During the Clone Wars, Besalisk Jedi Master Pong Krell wielded dual hinged double-bladed lightsabers, one blue and one green-bladed, which could fold at the middle.[6] Jedi Master Jaro Tapal also utilized a saberstaff in battle.[7] The Jedi Temple Guard wielded a similar weapon, the yellow double-bladed lightsaber pike.[12]
Pong Krell wielding dual hinged double-bladed lightsabers.
The Imperial Inquisitors, dark side adepts tasked at identifying and hunting down Jedi following Order 66, fought using their unique version of the weapon. Their red double-bladed spinning lightsaber could also be used as a regular single-bladed lightsaber.[10]
In 3 BBY,[source?] Maul wielded another double-bladed lightsaber.[13] Decades later, while searching for the wayfinder on Kef Bir in 35 ABY, Rey fought a vision of herself as a Sith. In the vision, her dark side counterpart wielded a hinged double-bladed lightsaber with red blades.[14]
Behind the scenesEdit
The double-bladed lightsaber first appeared in the Star Wars canon in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.[1] It was originally conceived by writer Tom Veitch and artist Christian Gossett for the Star Wars Legends comic book series Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.[15] Gossett has said he thought of lightsabers as the personal "honor weapons" of the Jedi, and would be more customized to suit personal preference rather than standardized for all.[16]
During the development of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, screenwriter Michael Arndt became really interested in the motif of "fire and ice" and wanted to have one character wielding a double-bladed lightsaber, with one side red and the other blue.[17]
AppearancesEdit
Non-canon appearancesEdit
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Angry Birds Star Wars II
- William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Exit from Exit" (Appears in flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
SourcesEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Story Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gadgets and Gear
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Witches of the Mist"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Darkness on Umbara"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
- ↑ Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Rise of the Old Masters"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Wrong Jedi"
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Twilight of the Apprentice"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 3: The Trial of Ulic Qel-Droma
- ↑ Interview with Christian Gossett, conducted by Greyman
- ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
