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A type of double-bladed lightsaber had a hinged hilt that could fold in half, making it easier to stow while not in use. Essentially a pair of single-bladed lightsabers with their pommels conjoined by a series of hinges,[1] the user was still able to activate one[2] or both blades while the weapon was folded.[4]
During the Clone Wars, Jedi General Pong Krell's four-armed Besalisk anatomy allowed him to wield a pair of hinged double-bladed lightsabers, one with blue blades, the other green.[2] Rather than carry their traditional lightsaber pikes, some Jedi Temple Guards instead utilized yellow-bladed hinged lightsabers.[5]
In 35 ABY, while searching for the wayfinder on Kef Bir, Rey Skywalker encountered and fought a vision of herself as a Sith. In the vision, her Sith counterpart wielded a hinged double-bladed lightsaber with red blades.[6]
Behind the scenes
- "Pong Krell['s] lightsaber design introduces something new to the Jedi arsenal. Though double-ended lightsabers had been seen before—most famously wielded by Darth Maul—Krell's are hinged, allowing him to more easily stow them on his belt."
- ―"Carnage of Krell" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com
Hinged double-bladed lightsabers first appeared in "Darkness on Umbara," the seventh episode in the fourth season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series,[2] which first aired on October 28, 2011.[7] Rey Skywalker was shown wielding a red-bladed hinged lightsaber in footage of the upcoming 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker that debuted at D23 Expo's Walt Disney Studios panel on August 24, 2019.[4]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara" (First appearance)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The General"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Plan of Dissent"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Carnage of Krell"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Shroud of Darkness" (Vision)
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (Vision to Rey)
Sources
- "Carnage of Krell" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Four
- Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | D23 Special Look on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Carnage of Krell Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Image 5)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
- ↑ Kyber Crystal (Lightsaber Crystal) in the Databank (backup link) ("At the heart of every Jedi lightsaber is a kyber crystal...")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 D23 Expo 2019: New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Footage and More Highlights from the Walt Dinsey Studios Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars Rebels — "Shroud of Darkness"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
