Lightsaber pike

Lightsaber pike
Production information
Type	Lightsaber
Culture	Jedi
Locations	Jedi Temple, Coruscant
Cost	9,600 credits
Physical and technical specifications
Shape	Staff
Usage and history
Purpose	Lightsaber combat
Affiliation	Jedi Order Jedi Temple Guard

"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 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

A Jedi Temple Guard wielding a lightsaber pike.

The lightsaber pike was a thick, imposing lightsaber variant similar in design to the double-bladed lightsaber; in that it was a staff-shaped weapon that featured two rare and distinctive yellow plasma blades projecting from either end. Some lightsaber pikes had a haft that when activated emitted a shoto blade that made it two to three meters long, and also came in a hinged version as well.

History

The collapsible version.

"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

Lightsaber pikes were used by the Jedi Temple Guards, Knights of the Jedi Order who were sworn to protect the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. 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.

Several years after the Clone Wars, Kanan Jarrus experienced a Force vision where he saw a lightsaber pike on a wall rack containing various lightsabers.

Behind the scenes

The lightsaber pike first appeared in The Force Unleashed, a 2008 Star Wars Legends novel written by Sean Williams.

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.

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 for use by Darth Bane in "Sacrifice," the thirteenth episode of the canon animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' sixth season, though it didn't appear in the episode's final cut. This version of the weapon bore a greater resemblance to the lightsaber pike as depicted in the non-canon Legends continuity.

Appearances

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Wrong Jedi" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Voices"
• Kanan 8
• Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 6 (Appears as statue)
• Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 7 (Appears as statue)
• Star Wars Rebels – "Shroud of Darkness" (Vision)
• Star Wars 6
• Star Wars 8
• Star Wars 10 (Cover only)
• Star Wars 13
• Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (Mentioned only)

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)
• Nexus of Power
•  Shroud of Darkness Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
• 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
•  Jedi Temple Guard in the Databank (backup link)
•  Lightsaber Pike in the Databank (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars Rebels Season Two – Mid-Season Trailer (Official) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

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