After a round of aggressive negotiations, Vader left the facility with the hand and the lightsaber in his possession. I do not have a picture of it because I made this and printed this in August and it broke. The prop for Luke's lightsaber was auctioned on December 11 of 2008 for $240,000. The Count was taken hostage, and the two lightsabers were kept by Ohnaka as trophies.[13]. Rescuing Anakin and returning the lightsaber, the two went after Dooku. Later, following the duel between Mace Windu and Darth Sidious, Anakin Skywalker used the weapon to remove Windu's right hand, ensuring the Jedi Master's death, and his own fall to the dark side of the Force. Single-bladed lightsaber[2] [18] On Mimban, Luke was forced to demonstrate this skill against Vader, though not before Leia Organa took up the weapon and stood against Vader while Luke was incapacitated. By 29 BBY,[2] Ilum[3] Owners Anakin Skywalker wielded the weapon during the Battle of Cato Neimoidia and the Battle of Coruscant, cutting down numerous battle-droids with the weapon. Jedi Lightsaber[1] [14], Unfortunately, a group of bounty hunters, led by the fearsome and bloodthirsty Cad Bane, attacked the Senate Office Building and took the Senators at the meeting hostage. The lightsaber prop traveled to space with shuttle Discovery in October 2007 [2]. Usage and history Luke Skywalker wields the lightsaber in defense of Echo Base. The Dark Jedi was preparing to imbue the weapon with the power of the dark side, but Ben took it from him before he was able to do so. Luke Skywalker used the lightsaber to duel Darth Vader on Bespin. The schematics for Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber. [6] While Skywalker was fighting his way through Poggle the Lesser's battle droid foundries on Geonosis, his lightsaber was destroyed by a mechanical cutting arm. [9][10] After the duel, in which Anakin was victorious, the weapon was wielded by Skywalker for the rest of the Clone Wars. Anakin Skywalker's redeemed spirit appears in The Truce at Bakura (1993), set a few days after the end of Return of the Jedi. Blue[1] Mara Jade Skywalker is depicted with the lightsaber on the cover of Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice. Despite his joy at having his son back, Jabba ordered the Jedi to be executed for perceived slights, only for him to be contacted by Senator Padmé Amidala who revealed that Dooku had schemed with Jabba's uncle, Ziro Desilijic Tiure, to kidnap Rotta. Help us, Although this article is based on official information from the. As Bane and his posse left, Anakin managed to save all present by cutting a hole in the floor, allowing the Senators to escape just before Bane detonated the explosives surrounding them.[14]. Despite her valiant efforts, Leia was only briefly able to hold her own against Vader, being brought down by several light though brutal slashes. Modification(s) Anakin's lightsaber and Luke's hand are currently on display as part of the "Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Exhibition" at MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture (Formerly EMP Museum) in Seattle, Washington.[1]. Holding his lightsaber alongside Dooku's weapon at the Sith Lord's neck, Anakin executed the Count at Palpatine's behest. While Vader managed to survive, the lightsaber was taken by Kenobi to Tatooine.[3]. Thankfully, before negotiations collapsed completely, Ahsoka Tano arrived with a still living Rotta. Bound and thrown in with the Senators, he was able to retrieve his lightsaber from Padmé. Upon the team's return to Coruscant, Luke presented her with the weapon as a gift.[4]. There are two conflicting sources for this article: Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and Obi-Wan and Anakin 2. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent blade of magnetically contained plasma about 3 feet (0.91 m) in length emitted from a metal hilt around 10.5 inches (27 cm) in length.. After Ben Kenobi's death at the hands of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker continued to wield his father's weapon throughout his early Jedi career. Jedi[1] However, they were interrupted by Bail Organa calling Padmé off for a Senate meeting. However Vader, himself weary, stumbled into an ancient well before he could capture the Skywalker siblings.[7]. [3] Giving into his rage, Skywalker viciously used the weapon to beat back Dooku and slice off both the Count's hands. Culture - Changed the Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber texture I did this because previously they were purely zooi's textures and I wanted to at least do something to make them different, I know its not much but I'll try not adding any of zooi's made lightsabers into my expansion pack and keep it purely mine. With the Jedi trapped, Dooku stole Anakin's lightsaber and returned to his ship. Lightsaber combat[1] She eventually gets the upper hand but decides to show off her precision. Without Kenobi present to train him, Luke was forced to improvise and self-teach, resulting in an instinctive though highly skilled practice of Form V lightsaber combat. This Star Wars Legends article contains information that is affected by the Star Wars: The Clone Wars project. The lightsaber remained in Ben Kenobi's possession for the following nineteen years, until he was presented with the opportunity to give the weapon to Luke Skywalker. 28 centimeters[4] Be sure to print six of the pommel inserts! The pirates agreed to give Dooku passage to the nearest planet, Florrum. Production information Alloy metal Anakin devised a plan to get aboard by getting himself caught, leaving his lightsaber with Obi-Wan Kenobi while wielding a replacement, allowing it to be destroyed to make his capture more convincing. As the Jedi hunted for Dooku, the Count ambushed them in a cave, telekinetically causing a cave-in. Somewhere along the way, he has to decide what he stands for and who he stands with. Escaping Teth alongside his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, with Rotta in tow, they managed to make it to Tatooine, his home planet, where they were shot down by Count Dooku's MagnaGuard piloted starfighters. Engaging the Sith Lord in a lightsaber duel, Luke demonstrated his vastly increased skill with the weapon, impressing its former wielder. Anakin Skywalker[1] The Anakin Skywalker Working lightsaber! The lightsaber hilt included a ridged hand grip, as Djem So required its users to maintain a solid grip on the hilt. [2], Skywalker's early training with the weapon consisted of Form I velocities onboard the Millennium Falcon. The decidedly fuzzy battle going down on Endor is a bit of a mixed bag, but the duel for Anakin Skywalker's soul happening up in the fully operational Death Star 2.0 is an emotional masterpiece. Creators Incorporating many of the elements from his first weapon, Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber was specifically designed to facilitate Skywalker's practice of Form V lightsaber combat. Upon being confronted by his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vader used the lightsaber to duel Kenobi, but was defeated. There he encountered a group of space pirates led by Hondo Ohnaka. A definitive Legends Clone Wars timeline was never established by Lucasfilm. [12], However, the ships flown by both parties were damaged and they crash landed on Vanqor. When Skywalker arrived, leading a New Republic strike team to destroy the cloning tanks of Wayland, he was forced to fight the clone, which was being controlled by C'baoth. Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith was machined to look like Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back as they're canonically one and the same. Date created Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber Style Matches His Father's What makes Luke Skywalker's instinctive use of Form V incredibly distinct is how his father was considered the master of Form V. Even Luke's use of Jar'Kai is telling, since again, Anakin used Jar'Kai and taught Ahsoka the style. Please follow the guidelines in the Manual of Style and complete this article to the highest level of quality before continuing on other articles. Crystal Hilt length In desperation, Anakin reclaimed his lightsaber and held it to Jabba's throat. [6] It was also later modified to allow it to operate underwater.[7]. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Purpose This is why so many individuals were able to wield it. Affiliation Once landed, Skywalker sent Ahsoka to take an alternate route to Jabba's palace while he would serve as a decoy for Dooku personally overseeing the operation. [27], Ben Skywalker managed to track down the lightsaber, still in the possession of the Dark Jedi. Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber was the weapon constructed and wielded by Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Hilt length Padmé Amidala returns Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber. However, thanks to careful timing with Kenobi and R2-D2, they broke free and Skywalker quickly reclaimed the weapon, destroying one of Grievous' IG-100 MagnaGuards before cutting down most of the droids on the cruisers bridge.[3]. The title of this article is conjectural. It had a blue plasma blade, chunky controls, and thick ridges on the handle. This lightsaber is fully working by extending and retracting. But breaking away from Sidious isn’t as easy as stealing a shuttle and while on the run, he comes face to face with his past, present and future. It had a blue plasma blade, chunky controls, and thick ridges on the handle.6 While Skywalker was fighting his way through Poggle the Lesser's battle droid foundries on Geonosis, his lightsaber was destroyed by a mechanical cutting arm. Dooku managed to make to the hangar and take off in his ship just before Anakin could catch him, forcing Kenobi and Skywalker to give chase. Anakin Skywalker wielded his lightsaber during the Battle of Teth, using it in a rematch with Asajj Ventress during the Republic's attempt to rescue the kidnapped Hutt child, Rotta, in order to curry favor with the child's parent, Jabba Desilijic Tiure. Luke Skywalker is back. Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber Owners However, Dooku managed to flee through an escape hatch built into the floor of his meditation chamber, with Anakin in swift pursuit. Design After his conversion into the dark side, Anakin continued to carry his Jedi weapon, though Tionne Solusar later theorized that he continued to wield the blue-bladed weapon to avoid alerting his eventual victims of his recent conversion. This initially caused problems for Ahsoka, who became overly dependent on having multiple blades, but she learned to move past that weakness as the years progressed, able to use one or both with remarkable skill. Amidala was forced to leave before she could return the lightsaber. [8] However, both Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and its updated edition state that he built the lightsaber on Ilum at age fourteen.[9][3]. Leia condemns Anakin for his crimes and exiles him from her life. However, everybody was surprised when he then made a fleeting cameo at the end of The Mandalorian, taking Grogu from Din Djarin to begin his training. Built as a replacement for Anakin's first lightsaber, it was carried by its creator throughout the Clone Wars and after Anakin turned against the Jedi Order by joining the Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Luke hid his lightsaber inside R2-D2’s dome during his mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, and surrendered the weapon to Darth Vader as part of his effort to reawaken the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. [16], Darth Vader carried the weapon during the march on the Jedi Temple, brutally cutting down hundreds of Jedi with the saber, with notables including the Temple swordmaster Cin Drallig after a brief duel. Kyber crystal[5] Physical and technical specifications Hilt material Single-blade[1] This prop changes from movie to movie, so I've meshed together my favorite parts, mostly from Episodes 3,5 and 7, for this model. However, Obi-Wan used a blue blade throughout his career, and Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber, which passed between the central characters of the saga (from Anakin to Luke to Rey, via Finn), was blue. [7], At that moment, Skywalker was able to free himself, and he stood against Vader. THE BLADE IS WEAK! Stealing Dooku's speeder bike, he raced across the desert to Jabba's palace and was met by Jabba's interpreter at the entrance. so do not hit anything or anyone too hard or it will break. During the time around the Second Corellian Crisis, the lightsaber seemed to have been taken from the possession of Skywalker survivors and ended up in the hands of a Dark Jedi. Jedi[2] Luke Skywalker gave Mara Jade the lightsaber on Coruscant. Ultimately, however, Luke's lightsaber hand was sliced off by Vader and fell, along with the lightsaber it carried, into the depths of Cloud City. During the battle itself, Skywalker used the weapon to cut open a hatch on the bottom of an Imperial walker prior to throwing in a grenade to destroy the enemy vehicle. Both Obi-Wan and Anakin's were blue; Vader's was red. [22] Most notably, she used the blue blade on Nirauan during the Caamas Document Crisis,[23] on Chiss Ascendancy/Jedi/Empire of the Hand-joint mission to recover the Outbound Flight,[24] during the Yuuzhan Vong War[25] and also during the Second Corellian Insurrection.[26]. Alloy metal and carbon composites[4] Creators Anakin Skywalker[3]Obi-Wan Kenobi[2]Luke Skywalker[2]Mara Jade Skywalker[4] It was Qui-Gon who saved Anakin; it was Qui-Gon who became his first and closest friend off of Tatooine, … Type This article needs appropriate citations. [16], A Graflex flash similar to the one used for the lightsaber in the movies. However, the arrival of Darth Vader in the smelting facility prevented Groggin from taking such action. Anakin Skywalker prepares to use his lightsaber to execute Count Dooku during their final encounter. [17] Luke advanced remarkably fast, able to effectively deflect blaster bolts after only one brief session.[2]. Many fans thought they'd seen the last of the iconic Star Wars character when he appeared as a force ghost in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker, having died in The Last Jedi two years previously. The drone deposited the hand and the lightsaber in Smelting Core D. There, it was discovered by Groggin, the Smelting Core's supervisor.[20]. However, en route, Anakin's lightsaber was quietly pick-pocketed from the Count, along with Dooku's own weapon. Luke carried his father's lightsaber during the Galactic Civil War, before losing the saber during a duel with Vader on Bespin. There, the Emperor made Vader turn Skywalker's hand and lightsaber over to him. After losing his first lightsaber on Geonosis,[8] Anakin Skywalker set about building a new lightsaber. The unique aspect of Anakin’s lightsaber is that the blade was adjustable in length. In the comic, Anakin fights a lightsaber duel with Count Dooku's apprentice, Asajj Ventress. After the duel, Vader recovered the saber and brought it to Sidious, who placed it in his private storehouse, Mount Tantiss on Wayland. Instead, he went to the Senate Office Building and tried convincing his wife Padmé Amidala to come with him so they could spend time together. Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber was the first lightsaber owned and built by Anakin Skywalker. Culture Obi-Wan then infiltrated the frigate by entering one of the exterior hatches in a spacesuit. However, Ohnaka then double-crossed the two and captured them as well, planning to squeeze more money out of the Republic. Type Cylindrical[2] Amidala refused, as she was too tied up with her work. Luke Skywalker receives his father's lightsaber from Ben Kenobi. Based on his first lightsaber Purpose After rescuing Luke from a Tusken Raider attack, Kenobi presented young Skywalker with his father's lightsaber and explained its previous owner's history (from a certain point of view). He promises that he will be … Lucasfilm has not yet established a cohesive timeline. While Bane commenced with negotiations with Palpatine, Anakin attempted to rescue the hostages, but being unarmed, he was brought down. [20] Though he had other plans for the hand and the lightsaber in mind, Vader was compelled by Palpatine to bring the two items to the Mount Tantiss storehouse on Wayland. Kenobi took the lightsaber and brought it with him to Tatooine, where he kept it for nearly two decades until he handed it down to Anakin's son, Luke Skywalker. The weapon was also used by Skywalker in other early battles such as the battle with Asajj Ventress. Date destroyed 22 BBY He then carried and used the weapon during his training under Yoda on Dagobah.[19]. However, after several attempts, the Jedi and Dooku managed to escape, reclaiming their respective weapons. However, despite his own skill with the weapon, it was nowhere near enough to stand against the lightsaber's former owner, and Luke was forced to rely on the spiritual assistance of Kenobi to take Vader. Remove this notice when finished. Production information Before being passed to Luke Skywalker, the weapon's hilt had been slightly altered so that the original belt fastener was changed into a ring. The beveled emitter was designed to designate separate facets of the blade for either offensive or defensive purposes. Six years later, the mad Jedi clone Joruus C'baoth ordered that a clone of Luke be produced from the appendage, and that he be armed with Anakin's old weapon. Affiliation [Source]. Lightsaber combat [1], Sources are inconsistent regarding when Skywalker first built his lightsaber. Luke then presented the lightsaber to Mara Jade on Coruscant. Shortly after this, Luke carried the weapon with him to the Cloud City on Bespin in a bid to rescue his friends from Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker wields the lightsaber during his second rematch with Dooku. Date created Anakin Skywalker holds Hondo Ohnaka hostage with his lightsaber. Its last usage in Vader's hands was in the Sith Lord's battle with his former Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. After finding Ahsoka’s lightsaber, Anakin, now Vader, makes the spontaneous decision to abandon his current path. When Kenobi reminded Skywalker that they were on a rescue mission, and that rescuing the chancellor was more important than blowing up the ship by hand, Skywalker gripped the lightsaber with his mechanical arm so hard that its handgrip creaked in protest. Just in time for Star Wars Day! Mara Jade Skywalker with the weapon shortly before her death. [Source], Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber was the first lightsaber owned and built by Anakin Skywalker. 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