Star Wars wouldn't be Star Wars without lightsabers. The weapon of choice for both Jedi and Sith, they are, as Obi-Wan Kenobi ...

In Star Wars, a lightsaber is the ultimate weapon. Despite this, the rules behind the laser swords, their science, and their meaning, are not always consistent. Many stories in the non-cinema canon ...

First, there were only two lightsaber colors. Heroic Jedi used blue blades while those on the Dark Side used red. Then, after Luke Skywalker lost his lightsaber in The Empire Strikes Back, he forged a ...

Lightsabers come in all different shapes, colors, and sizes, but at the center of each one is a kyber crystal, which is what powers lightsabers and gives each one its unique glow. Kyber crystals are ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The two most important groups in Star Wars are the Jedi and the Sith. Opposite sides of the same ...

The color of lightsaber blades is a big deal in Star Wars canon. What began as a somewhat arbitrary color-coding in 1977, eventually evolved into a nitty-gritty metaphysical symbolic taxonomy. The ...

It was simple in the beginning. Though Luke started with a blue lightsaber in A New Hope and had a fan-favorite green one in other parts of the original trilogy, things have changed dramatically since ...

Where do lightsabers get their color in Star Wars? A lightsaber’s color comes from the kyber crystal within the hilt. The lightsaber’s blade takes on the color of the crystal within. A blue kyber ...

The unique lightsabers that the Jedi and Sith wield might be among the most iconic pieces of imagery in the entire Star Wars franchise. Disney even promoted its highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi ...