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Double-bladed lightsaber

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The double-bladed lightsaber or saberstaff 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.[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

Sources

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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