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The '''double-bladed lightsaber''' or '''saberstaff''' was a [[lightsaber]] variant that featured a blade emitted from both ends.
  
The '''double-bladed lightsaber''' or '''saberstaff''' was a [[lightsaber]] variant that featured a blade emitted from both ends.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
 
[[File:Savage Opress SWCT.png|250px|left|thumb|Savage Opress wielded a double-bladed lightsaber.]]
  
[[File:Savage Opress SWCT.png|250px|left|thumb|Savage Opress wielded a double-bladed lightsaber.]]
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The existence of double-bladed lightsabers dated back to the mythical [[Sith Lord]] [[Exar Kun/Canon|Exar Kun]] of the [[Qel-Droma Epics/Canon|Qel-Droma Epics]].<ref name="G&G">''[[Gadgets and Gear]]''</ref>
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The [[Dathomirian]] [[Zabrak]] [[Sith Lord]] [[Darth]] [[Maul]] wielded a [[Color|red]] [[Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber|saberstaff]] he created himself, [[Savage Opress]], Maul's brother, also wielded a red [[Savage Opress's lightsaber|double-bladed lightsaber]].<ref name="Witches of the Mist" />
  
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The [[Dathomirian]] [[Zabrak]] [[Sith]] Lord [[Darth]] [[Maul]] wielded a [[Color|red]] [[Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber|saberstaff]] he created himself, [[Savage Opress]], Maul's brother, also wielded a red [[Savage Opress's lightsaber|double-bladed lightsaber]].<ref name="Witches of the Mist" />
   
 
[[Count]] [[Dooku]]'s personal [[assassin]] and [[Sith apprentice|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.<ref name="TCW Film" />
  
[[Count]] [[Dooku]]'s personal [[assassin]] and [[Sith apprentice|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.<ref name="TCW Film" />
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During the [[Clone Wars]], [[Besalisk]] [[Jedi Master]] [[Pong Krell]] wielded two twin double-bladed lightsabers, one blue and one green-bladed, which could fold at the middle.<ref name="Darkness on Umbara" /> The [[Jedi Temple Guard]] wielded a similar weapon, the yellow double-bladed [[lightsaber pike]].<ref name="The Wrong Jedi">{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}</ref>
  
During the [[Clone Wars]], [[Besalisk]] [[Jedi Master]] [[Pong Krell]] wielded two twin double-bladed lightsabers, one blue and one green-bladed, which could fold at the middle.<ref name="Darkness on Umbara" /> The [[Jedi Temple Guard]] wielded a similar weapon, the yellow double-bladed [[lightsaber pike]].<ref name="The Wrong Jedi">{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}</ref>
   
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The [[Inquisitorius|Imperial Inquisitors]], [[Dark Side Adept]]s 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.<ref name="Rebels Visual Guide" />
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The [[Inquisitorius|Imperial Inquisitors]], [[dark side adept]]s 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.<ref name="Rebels Visual Guide" />
   
 
In [[3 BBY]],{{Fact}} Maul wielded [[Maul's lightsaber|another double-bladed lightsaber]].<ref name="Twilight">{{Rebels|Twilight of the Apprentice}}</ref>
  
In [[3 BBY]],{{Fact}} Maul wielded [[Maul's lightsaber|another double-bladed lightsaber]].<ref name="Twilight">{{Rebels|Twilight of the Apprentice}}</ref>
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==Appearances==
  
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*''[[Darth Maul, Part III]]''
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*[[Darth Maul (2017) 3|''Darth Maul 3'']]
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*''[[Darth Maul, Part V]]''
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*''[[Darth Maul 5]]''
 
*''[[Age of Republic - Darth Maul 1]]''
  
*''[[Age of Republic - Darth Maul 1]]''
 
*[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']] {{1st}}
  
*[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']] {{1st}}
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*''[[Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel]]''
  
*''[[Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings]]''
  
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*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Defense]]'' {{C|as double-bladed lightsaber and double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*''[[Star Wars: Force Arena]]''
  
*''[[Star Wars: Force Arena]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars Battlefront II]]''
  
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*''[[Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1]]'' {{Flash}}
  
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*''[[Obi-Wan and Anakin, Part I]]'' {{C|Indirect mention only in flashback(s)}}
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*''[[Age of Republic - Count Dooku 1]]'' {{C|Appears through imagination}}
  
*''[[Age of Republic - Count Dooku 1]]'' {{C|Appears through imagination}}
 
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' film]]
  
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' film]]
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*{{TCW|The Lawless}}
  
*{{TCW|The Lawless}}
 
*[[The Clone Wars: Season Seven|''The Clone Wars'': Season Seven]]
  
*[[The Clone Wars: Season Seven|''The Clone Wars'': Season Seven]]
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*''[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 7]]''
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*''[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 8]]''
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*''[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 9]]''
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*''[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 11]]''
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*''[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 13]]''
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*''[[Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14]]''
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*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' {{Hologram}}
  
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' {{Hologram}}
 
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition]]'' {{Hologram}}
  
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition]]'' {{Hologram}}
 
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story Read-Along Storybook and CD]]'' {{Hologram}}
  
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story Read-Along Storybook and CD]]'' {{Hologram}}
 
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*''[[The Secret Jedi: The Adventures of Kanan Jarrus: Rebel Leader]]'' {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Breaking Ranks}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{SWRMCite|3|The fake Jedi}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Empire Day (episode)|Empire Day}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Gathering Forces}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Path of the Jedi}} {{Vision|[[Ezra Bridger]]}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*''[[Ezra's Duel with Danger]]'' {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Rebel Resolve}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*''[[Battle to the End]]'' {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*''[[Star Wars Rebels: Strike Missions]]'' {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|The Future of the Force}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{SWRMCite|16|Ice Breaking}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}} {{C|as double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}
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*{{Rebels|Shroud of Darkness}} {{Vision}}
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*{{Rebels|Twilight of the Apprentice}} {{C|as double-bladed lightsaber and double-bladed spinning lightsaber}}
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*{{Rebels|Twilight of the Apprentice}}
 
*{{Rebels|The Holocrons of Fate}}
  
*{{Rebels|The Holocrons of Fate}}
 
*{{Rebels|Visions and Voices}}
  
*{{Rebels|Visions and Voices}}
 
*{{Rebels|Twin Suns (episode)|Twin Suns}}
  
*{{Rebels|Twin Suns (episode)|Twin Suns}}
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*''[[Lando 4]]''
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*''[[Force Collector]]''
 
*[[Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker|''Star Wars'': Episode IX ''The Rise of Skywalker'']]}}
  
*[[Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker|''Star Wars'': Episode IX ''The Rise of Skywalker'']]}}
   
 
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===Non-canon appearances===
 
*''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]''
  
*''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes]]''
  
 
*''[[Angry Birds Star Wars II]]''
  
*''[[Angry Birds Star Wars II]]''
 
*''[[William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First]]''
  
*''[[William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First]]''
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[[Category:Lightsaber variations]]
  
[[Category:Lightsaber variations]]

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The double-bladed lightsaber or saberstaff was a lightsaber variant that featured a blade emitted from both ends.

History

Savage Opress SWCT

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.[10]

The Dathomirian Zabrak Sith Lord Darth Maul wielded a red saberstaff he created himself, Savage Opress, Maul's brother, also wielded a red double-bladed lightsaber.[4]

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.[3]

During the Clone Wars, Besalisk Jedi Master Pong Krell wielded two twin double-bladed lightsabers, one blue and one green-bladed, which could fold at the middle.[5] The Jedi Temple Guard wielded a similar weapon, the yellow double-bladed lightsaber pike.[11]

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.[8]

In 3 BBY,[source?] Maul wielded another double-bladed lightsaber.[12]

Behind the scenes

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.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  2. ↑ StarWars Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Story Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Witches of the Mist"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
  6. ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
  7. ↑ Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
  9. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Rise of the Old Masters"
  10. ↑ Gadgets and Gear
  11. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi"
  12. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Twilight of the Apprentice"
  13. ↑ Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War 3: The Trial of Ulic Qel-Droma
  14. ↑ Interview with Christian Gossett, conducted by Greyman
  15. ↑ The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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