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Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber

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Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber

Production information

Model

Lightsaber^[1]

Type

Single-blade^[1]

Owners

Anakin Skywalker^[1]

Physical and technical specifications

Hilt shape

Cylindrical, straight^[1]

Hilt length

28centimeters^[3]

Hilt material

Alloy metal andcarbon composites^[3]

Crystal

Kyber crystal^[2]

Blade color

Blue^[1]

Range

Close-range^[1]

Usage and history

Succeeding lightsaber(s)

Skywalker lightsaber^[4]

Purpose

Lightsaber combat^[1]

Affiliation

"This weapon is your life."

―Obi-Wan Kenobi^[1]

Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber was the firstlightsaber owned and built byAnakin Skywalker. It had ablue plasma blade, chunky controls, and thick ridges on the handle.^[5] While Skywalker was fighting his way throughPoggle the Lesser'sbattle droid foundries onGeonosis, his lightsaber was destroyed by a mechanical cutting arm. Shortly thereafter, theFirst Battle of Geonosis occurred, effectively starting theClone Wars.^[1] Sometime prior to theBattle ofChristophsis, Skywalker built himself anew lightsaber.^[6]

History[]

Construction[]

Around29 BBY Padawan Anakin Skywalker traveled toIlum where he found hiskyber crystal, which he used to then construct his first lightsaber.^[2]

Usage[]

Training sessions[]

"He may be good with alightsaber, but that doesn't mean he'll make a goodJedi."

―A Duros Jedi^[7]

Skywalker dueling a reprogrammed training droid at the Jedi Temple.

Following the construction of his lightsaber, Skywalker would return toCoruscant where he would participate in saber training sessions. In one particular session, Skywalker would alter the appearance of aJedi training droid to mimic the appearance ofDarth Maul and hisdouble-bladed lightsaber. Utilizing all his skills, Skywalker would emerge victorious by bisecting the droid in half with his lightsaber.^[7]

Mission to Carnelian IV[]

Skywalker had his lightsaber when he and his master were investigating adistress signal.

Inquiring about lightsabers[]

Some time after his and his masters mission to Carnelian IV, Skywalker and Kenobi were about to spar in theJedi Temple training grounds when Anakin asked his master why the Jedi use lightsabers as opposed to any other weapon powered bykyber crystals. Upon hearing this question, Kenobi told him the same thingQui-Gon Jinn had told Kenobi; that wielding a lightsaber shows intent and that the user put thought behind wielding the weapon before drawing it, enforcing the idea that Jedi are protectors as opposed to destroyers.

Rescuing Yoda[]

WhenGrand Master Yoda was captured fromGlee Anselm, Kenobi and Skywalker launched arescue mission unbeknownst to them that it was actually a test for the two Jedi.^[8]

A memorable training session[]

During Skywalker's training with Kenobi, the two engaged in a lightsaber skirmish in the Jedi Temple.^[9]

Separatist crisis & destruction[]

"Not again! Obi-Wan's gonna kill me."

―Skywalker, upon his lightsaber's destruction^[1]

While chasing bounty hunterZam Wesell, theattempted assassin ofPadmé Amidala through the skylanes ofCoruscant, Skywalker grabbed ontoWesell's airspeeder. He ignited his lightsaber into the cockpit of the speeder in an attempt to sabotage the controls before the weapon flew out of his hand. Fortunately, the weapon was caught by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was closely following in thespeeder Skywalker originally utilized for the chase. Once Skywalker caused Wesell to crash land outside theOutlander Club, Kenobi returned the lightsaber to him, whilst imploring him to take better care of it, saying the weapon was his "life".^[1]

After Skywalker's mother was captured byTusken Raiders, he tracked her to the Tuskens' camp. As soon as he foundShmi, she died in his arms, which caused the Padawan to go on a murderous rampage. Wielding his lightsaber, he slaughtered the entire tribe, including the men, women and children.^[1]

After Obi-Wan Kenobi was captured byCount Dooku onGeonosis, Skywalker andPadmé Amidala launched a rescue attempt and infiltrated one of theGeonosian droid foundries. While fighting his way through the facility, Skywalker was knocked down and pinned beneath the machinery. He was able to free himself, but not before his lightsaber was cut in half by a descending mechanical blade. Skywalker was unaware the weapon has been destroyed until he attempted to activate it, remarking that Kenobi was going to kill him for not taking better care of the weapon.^[1]

Legacy[]

At some point between his ordeal on Geonosis^[1] and themission to Benglor,^[10] Anakin Skywalker built himself a new lightsaber.^[4] He would wield this lightsaber throughout the Clone Wars until hisDuel on Mustafar. Despite the loss of his lightsaber, Skywalker, now theSith Lord Darth Vader, built his third and final lightsaber that was based off of his first one.

Upon being asked byVerla asked who Skywalker was,Ferren Barr ordered hisdroid Endee to display files 430 to 459. The droid displayed a hologram of severalAurebesh characters including Skywalker, as well as a video of Anakin fightingB1-series battle droids with his first lightsaber.^[11]

While reflecting on memories of theFirst Battle of Geonosis at thePetranaki Arena decades later, Vader imagined himself fighting in the arena with his first lightsaber to defend Padmé from battle droids.^[12]

After recruitingSabé, Vader worked with her to fight through GovernorTauntaza's security. During one of their battles, Vader remembered using his first lightsaber to kill the Tusken Raiders.^[13]

Behind the scenes[]

Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber first appeared in the2002 canonStar Wars filmStar Wars: Episode IIAttack of the Clones.^[1]

Sources are inconsistent regarding when Skywalker first built his lightsaber. He used his first lightsaber throughout theMarvel comic mini-seriesStar Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin, when he was twelve years old.^[14] However, bothStar Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and itsupdated edition state that he built the lightsaber onIlum at age fourteen.^[15]^[16]