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A double-bladed lightsaber was the weapon of choice of the Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun thousands of years prior to the time that Darth Maul would construct his own double-bladed lightsaber.[1] According to the Qel-Droma Epics, double-bladed lightsabers dated back to Exar Kun's own use of the weapon.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Exar Kun's lightsaber was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Gadgets and Gear, a roleplaying supplementary sourcebook for the Star Wars Roleplaying series that was published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2019.[2] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Exar Kun's lightsaber first appeared as a double-bladed lightsaber in the third issue of the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War comic book series, written by Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Dario Carrasco, Jr., and published by Dark Horse Comics[3] on October 17, 1995.[4]
Sources[]
- Gadgets and Gear (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
"Lightsabers and Jedi Equipment" — Star Wars Encyclopedia