The legacy lightsabers of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge explained
By Danny Pham
Asajj Ventress’s curved lightsabers – Debuted in The Clone Wars film (2008)
Having a more complicated path than most, Asajj Ventress wielded several lightsabers throughout her life. She started with a green-bladed weapon as a Jedi Padawan, but the death of her master twisted her to the dark side. Discovered and trained by Count Dooku, Ventress learned the ways of the Sith, despite not joining them due to the Rule of Two. Instead, she was an assassin for them, fighting their foes and commanding the Separatists’ droid armies in The Clone Wars.
Dooku gave her two identical, curved red-bladed lightsabers, which were modelled after his own and could be joined to produce a double-blade. After Dooku eventually tried to kill her, Ventress fled and became a bounty hunter. She was later ambushed by Bariss Offee, a corrupt Jedi who wished to frame her for a crime. Ventress survived the attack, but her curved hilts were stolen. She replaced them with a yellow-bladed lightsaber from the black market. Dok-Ondar visitors can purchase the curved hilts, which retain their connectability feature.
Jedi Temple Guards’ lightsaber pikes – Debuted in The Clone Wars – The Wrong Jedi (2013)
Jedi Bastila Shan may have popularized the yellow-bladed lightsaber, but her appearance in 2003 video game Knights of the Old Republic was non-canon. The first official use belongs to the Jedi Temple Guards, who protected the Coruscant Jedi Temple in The Clone Wars. An honored tradition, Temple Guards were Jedi Knights chosen to act as anonymous sentinels for the Jedi Order.
Temple Guards concealed themselves in formal robes and masks as an expression of emotional detachment required for the role. They cast their personal hilts aside and utilized yellow-bladed lightsaber pikes to carry out their duties. With a blade on each end, the thick staff operated similarly to the double-bladed lightsaber. Den of Antiquities visitors shouldn’t expect the same weapon though, as Dok-Ondar was only able to acquire the single-bladed variant.