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- "The lightsaber pike is the sacred weapon of the Temple Guard. Its twin yellow blades symbolize the eternal flame of the Order, and the vigilance of its protectors."
- ―Kolloma Ree
The lightsaber pike, also known as the Jedi Temple Guard lightsaber, was a lightsaber variant similar to the double-bladed lightsaber, featuring two rare yellow plasma blades on each side of the staff, and used by the Jedi Temple Guard.
Description[]
The collapsible version.
The lightsaber pike was a thick, imposing lightsaber variant[3] similar in design to the double-bladed lightsaber; in that it was a staff-shaped weapon[1] that featured two rare and distinctive yellow plasma blades projecting from either end.[3] Some lightsaber pikes had a haft that when activated emitted a shoto blade that made it two to three meters long,[4] and also came in a hinged version.[7] Darth Bane had a unique lightsaber pike that was a single-blade and had an extremely long handle.[2] Luke Skywalker also had a single-blade variation but due to it's damage state it was modified to a standard hilt.[8]
History[]
- "It has been centuries since invaders dared set foot in the Temple's halls. Should they come again, the yellow blades of the Guard shall meet them."
- ―Kolloma Ree
Darth Bane wielded a lightsaber pike of unconventional design.
The ancient Sith Lord Darth Bane wielded a unique lightsaber pike with an unconventional fiery orange blade.[2]
Lightsaber pikes were used by the Jedi Temple Guards, Knights of the Jedi Order who were sworn to protect the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.[3] During the Clone Wars, they were used during Ahsoka Tano's Jedi trial to keep Anakin Skywalker restrained after the Council's decision. Later, they were used to isolate the duel between Anakin and Padawan Barriss Offee, and escort her to the Republic military base.[5]
Several years after the Clone Wars, Kanan Jarrus experienced a Force vision in which he saw a lightsaber pike on a wall rack containing various lightsabers. The Jedi Temple Guards—including the Grand Inquisitor, had a foldable lightsaber pike.[9]
In 3 ABY, Luke Skywalker, entered an abandoned Jedi outpost, where he noticed a damaged lightsaber pike next to a Jedi Temple Guard armor. After claiming it as his own, Skywalker immediately used it to defend himself against The Grand Inquisitor's red-bladed lightsaber. Skywalker then used the still functional half of the lightsaber and repaired the damaged end to function as a standard lightsaber until he created his own lightsaber.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
Concept art by Carlos Sanchez, dated September 2011
The lightsaber pike first appeared in The Force Unleashed, a 2008 Star Wars Legends novel written by Sean Williams.[10]
In the planning stages of "The Wrong Jedi," the lightsaber pikes carried by the Jedi Temple Guards were originally to have green blades. However, they later became yellow, making them the first lightsabers to canonically have a yellow blade.[11]
Sith lightsaber pike[]
Unused concept art of Darth Bane's lightsaber pike, from The Clone Wars episode "Sacrifice"
A single-bladed lightsaber pike dubbed the "Sith lightsaber pike" was designed[12] for use by Darth Bane in "Sacrifice,"[13] the thirteenth episode of the canon animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' sixth season, though it did not appear in the episode's final cut.[14] This version of the weapon bore a greater resemblance to the lightsaber pike as depicted in the non-canon Legends continuity.[15] The weapon's existence was later canonized by the reference book Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith in 2021.[2]
Appearances[]
Sources[]
"The Wrong Jedi" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as lightsaber pike)- "Sacrifice" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Jedi Temple Guard in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Shroud of Darkness" Episode Guide | Star Wars Rebels on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Nexus of Power
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 36 (Databank A-Z: Cut Lawquane–Lothal)
- Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force
- Collapse of the Republic
- Gadgets and Gear
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (First identified as Jedi Temple Guard lightsaber)
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Mini Book of Lightsabers
- Jedi Temple Guard in the Databank (backup link)
- Lightsaber Pike in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Lightsaber Pike in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jedi Temple Guard in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gadgets and Gear
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
- ↑ Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars (2020) 6
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels — "Shroud of Darkness"
- ↑ The Force Unleashed novelization novel
- ↑ "The Wrong Jedi" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ "Sacrifice" Concept Art Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 3)
- ↑ "Sacrifice" Concept Art Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sacrifice"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game
