The hinged double-bladed lightsaber was a double-bladed lightsaber variant that featured a hinge in the center of the hilt. It folded for easier storage and one or both blades could be activated while the weapon was collapsed, the parallel blades being able to trap the blade of another lightsaber. Some Jedi Temple Guards carried this style of lightsaber, as did Jedi Wayseeker Orla Jareni and Jedi General Pong Krell, the latter of which having owned two of them.
Description
Hinged double-bladed lightsabers were effectively two single-blade lightsabers joined by a hinge at their pommels. This allowed for greater portability while being carried on a user's belt. Wielders could activate one[3] or both blades while the weapon was still folded, with the parallel blades able to trap the blade of another lightsaber.[6]
History
Hinged double-bladed lightsabers had a history with the Jedi Order. Some members of the Jedi Temple Guard wielded these variations,[7] in addition to their yellow-bladed lightsaber pikes which were also identical in design.[8] During the High Republic Era, Umbaran Jedi Wayseeker Orla Jareni owned a white hinged double-bladed lightsaber.[9]
During the Clone Wars, Jedi General Pong Krell's four-armed Besalisk anatomy allowed him to wield two hinged double-bladed lightsabers, one with blue blades, and the other with green blades.[3]
In 3 BBY,[10] while venturing into the Lothal Jedi Temple, Kanan Jarrus experienced a Force vision that featured several Jedi Temple Guards—including the Grand Inquisitor—wielding such weapons.[7]
In 35 ABY,[11] while searching for the wayfinder on Kef Bir, Rey fought a vision of herself as a Sith. In the vision, her dark-side counterpart wielded a hinged double-bladed lightsaber with unstable red blades.[6]
Behind the scenes
- "Pong Krell['s] lightsaber design introduces something new to the Jedi arsenal. Though double-ended lightsabers had been seen before—most famously wielded by Darth Maul—Krell's are hinged, allowing him to more easily stow them on his belt."
- ―"Carnage of Krell" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com
Hinged double-bladed lightsabers first appeared in "Darkness on Umbara," the seventh episode in the fourth season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series,[3] which first aired on October 28, 2011.[12]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- The High Republic: Into the Dark (and audiobook)
- The High Republic (2021) 7
- The High Republic (2021) 8
- The High Republic: The Fallen Star (and audiobook)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara" (First appearance) - Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The General"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Plan of Dissent"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Carnage of Krell"
- "The Shadow of Umbara" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (and audiobook)
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Star Wars Rebels — "Shroud of Darkness" (Vision) - Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (Vision to Rey)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (and audiobook) (Vision to Rey)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook) (Vision to Rey)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season Four
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"Carnage of Krell" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) -
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | D23 Special Look on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) - Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
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Star Wars: The Black Series (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Figure: #01: Rey (Dark Side Vision)) (backup link) -
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: A Deep Dive Into Star Wars: The High Republic, Bringing A Younger Yoda to Life (in VR), and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) - A New Jedi Revealed and More from Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as hinged double-bladed lightsaber)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!
- Star Wars: The High Republic Show: New High Republic Comic Revealed, Lightsabers from the Prime of the Jedi, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Star Wars: The Mini Book of Lightsabers
- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
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Orla Jareni in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Carnage of Krell" Trivia Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Image 5)
- ↑ A New Jedi Revealed and More from Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Carnage of Krell"
- ↑ Kyber Crystal (Lightsaber Crystal) in the Databank (backup link) ("At the heart of every Jedi lightsaber is a kyber crystal...")
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Rebels — "Shroud of Darkness"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi"
- ↑ The High Republic: Into the Dark
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Shroud of Darkness" to 3 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, including the vision of the hinged lightsaber, to 35 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide