The lightsaber has become an iconic weapon that shows up in mostStar Warsmovies.
Both the protagonist Jedi and antagonist Sith regimes use them.
A lightsabers usual construction is about 3 feet long and emits metal plasma from its sheath.
Each character does add their personal touches to the design to make it fit their battling preferences and abilities.
Color variations of light sabers include green, blue, white, purple and yellow.
These colors contrast the color used by the Sith force, which is led by Darth Vader.
The evil Sith side consistently uses red lightsabers.
For other characters inStar Warsuniverse, lightsaber color is more variable.
He wielded three lightsabers over the course of theStar Warsfranchise.
Luke Skywalker Blue Lightsaber
The first lightsaber Luke Skywalker wielded was blue.
While the storyline sees Luke building a new lightsaber, the lightsaber was never meant to be green.
The new green color was chosen because it showed up better against the blue sky.
Now, its canon, and one of the main colors that distinguishes the Jedi regime.
He wielded only one lightsaber over the course of theStar Warsfranchise.
Yoda Green Lightsaber
Yodas green lightsaber first appears inStar Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.
Obi-Wan has wielded three lightsabers over the course of theStar Warsfranchise.
Obi-Wans original blue lightsaber first appeared inThe Phantom Menace.
Rey
Rey is a Jedi Master and granddaughter of Darth Sidious.
She appeared in theStar Warssequel trilogy, as well as in video games, books, and comics.
Rey wielded two lightsabers in theStar Warsuniverse.
Rey Yellow Lightsaber
Rey created her yellow lightsaber herself.
She revealed it on Tattoine, shortly before taking up the name of Skywalker.
Reys yellow lightsaber first appeared inStar Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker(2019).
Kylo Ren/Ben Solo
Kylo Ren is the alter ego of Jedi Ben Solo.
As Kylo, he was master of the Knights of Ren.
He appeared in theStar Warssequel trilogy, as well as in video games, books, and comics.
Kylo Ren/Ben Solo has wielded two lightsabers over the course of the Star Wars franchise.
Like other Skywalker sabers, the blade was blue.
After renouncing the dark side, Ben wielded the Skywalker lightsaber, which also had a blue blade.
Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker is a Jedi Knight and Chosen One of the Jedi Order.
He appears in the originalStar Warstrilogy as Darth Vader and the prequel trilogy.
Anakin wielded two lightsabers before going to the dark side.
Anakin Skywalker Blue Lightsaber
Like all Skywalker lightsabers, Anakin Skywalkers lightsabers had blue blades.
Anakins original blue saber first appeared inStar Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.
Anakin Skywalker Green Lightsaber
Anakin wielded one additional lightsaber during the franchise.
Anakins green lightsaber was never really his, though, but borrowed during battle.
The saber is green, and he wields it for the rest of the film.
Maul wielded only one lightsaber in theStar Warsuniverse.
It first appears inThe Phantom Menace.
He appeared in theStar Warstrilogy prequel, as well as in video games, books and comics.
Windu wielded only one lightsaber in theStar Warsuniverse.
Windus purple lightsaber first appeared inStar Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.
Ahsoka Tano
Ahsoka Tano is a rebel leader and former Jedi Padawan of Anakin Skywalker.
Tano wielded three lightsabers in theStar Warsuniverse.
The saber featured a green blade.
A green lightsaber was another signature Jedi color.
With it, she built a complementary shoto lightsaber with a yellow-green blade.
Luke Skywalker tinkered with her sabers while they were in his possession, and the blades became Skywalker blue.
Ahsoka Tano White Lightsabers
Ahsoka wielded yet two more lightsabers during the Star Wars franchise.
Ahsokas white lightsabers she crafted after leaving the Jedi order.
They had curved hilts, and were designed to use in tandem.
He wielded one lightsaber with two different colors of blade in theStar Warsuniverse.
Count Dooku Blue Lightsaber
Count Dooku designed his own lightsaber when he was still a Jedi.
While he was part of the Jedi Order, the blade burned blue.
His first appearance was in the 2003 video gameStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
His first film appearance was inStar Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.
Darth Revan Blue Lightsaber
The first lightsaber Darth Revan crafted as a Jedi has a blue blade.
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