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    Electrum

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    Electrum
    Faceted electrum
    "This hilt is topped with a crosspiece plated in pure electrum."
    ―Chronicles of the Jedi, on Burryaga Agaburry's lightsaber[1]

    Electrum was a type of purple and blue crystal found in the Anoat sector.[2] The crystal could be used as a finish to give weaponry and armor a reflective gold sheen.[3]

    History

    Mace Windu Jedi Champion EaW
    Mace Windu's lightsaber (pictured in use by Windu) featured an electrum finish.

    In 232 BBY,[4] sunlight reflected off a Jedi symbol coated in electrum at the Elphrona Outpost as Jedi Padawan Bell Zettifar prepared for an exercise with his master, Jedi Knight Loden Greatstorm.[5] Burryaga's lightsaber was plated in pure electrum.[1] Jedi Master Avar Kriss's lightsaber had a single piece of silver-white electrum on it.[5] The hilt of Mace Windu's lightsaber possessed a rare electrum finish,[6] as did the lightsabers of Darth Sidious.[3]

    The armor and personal F-11D blaster rifle of First Order Commander Pyre also had an electrum finishing, giving them a reflective gold sheen.[3]


    Behind the scenes

    Electrum first appeared, in the form of the finish of the hilt of Windu's lightsaber, in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,[7] which was released on May 16, 2002.[8] The material was first previewed in the trailer for Attack of the Clones,[9] which released earlier in the year on March 10.[10] In the current Star Wars canon, electrum was identified in the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars.[11]

    Electrum was initially introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the 1996 West End Games roleplaying guide Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook by Peter M. Schweighofer.[12] It first appeared in Barbara Hambly's 1997 novel Planet of Twilight.[13] In the real world, electrum is a natural alloy of gold, silver and other metals.[14]

    In the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the player could customize Cal Kestis' lightsaber to be electrum-plated.[15] In the 2023 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, players could customize the lightsaber, Kestis' blaster pistol, and Kestis' droid companion, BD-1, with electrum-plating.[16]

    Appearances

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    Sources

    Darth Sidious lightsaber - SW Card Trader
    Darth Sidious's lightsabers had an electrum finish


    Notes and references

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
    2. ↑ Star Wars: Uprising
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
    4. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: Light of the Jedi to 232 BBY.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
    6. ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
    7. ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
    8. ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
    9. ↑ StarWars  Attack of the Clones Trailer: Clone War | Video on StarWars.com (backup link)
    10. ↑ Premium-Era-real A sneak peek at the next ''Episode II'' trailer by Brown, Scott on Entertainment Weekly (March 4, 2002): "On March 10, the latest two-and-a-half-minute tease for "Attack of the Clones" will hit screens" (backup link archived on November 27, 2023)
    11. ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
    12. ↑ Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
    13. ↑ Planet of Twilight
    14. ↑ Premium-Era-real Electrum | Ancient, Precious Metal & Gold-Silver Alloy on Encyclopædia Britannica (backup link archived on February 6, 2024)
    15. ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
    16. ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

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