Lightsaber Colors: What Do They Mean?

As we all know, blue, red, and green are the most common lightsaber colors in the Star Wars Universe. However, these weapons come in a variety of colors, including my favorite Ashoka variant, white, in Star Wars Rebels and the new series The Mandalorian.

Using a lightsaber is dependent on the user's role in the cinematic universe (and the side of the force they are on). Jedi and Sith utilize lightsabers to keep the peace and cause chaos respectively.

This article will explain the origins of lightsaber colors and their meanings. If you want to design your own lightsaber, this will assist you in choosing characters and colors. Continue reading if you want to learn the mysteries of the different saber colors!

HOW IS A LIGHTSABER'S COLOR DETERMINED ?

The weapon’s strong retractable plasma beam is powered by a Kyber crystal. The lightsabers' color come from Kyber crystals themselves. Rare and powerful, these energy sources can only be found on a few worlds within the galaxy.

The color of Kyber crystals is determined by the Jedi who found them. However, some colors, like the Sith's distinctive red, are produced by other sources.

Blue lightsabers are essential. The blue blade was the first lightsaber revealed in ‘A New Hope’. Clearly, it's not their only hue.

Hence the Jedi Guardians' connection. Anakin Skywalker was an excellent example of this, as he could control both his emotions and the force... Until he found some younglings :)

Blue lightsabers represent justice, bravery, courage, and protection. Without spiritual attunement to the lightsaber's crystal, its blue color means nothing. Characters with this color include Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, and Rey Palpatine.

Besides blue, Jedi usually wield green lightsabers. In spirituality and goodwill, green denotes knowledge and peace. The wisest and oldest Jedi use green (Grandmaster Yoda for example). Also later used by Qui-Gon Jinn, Luke Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano.

A green lightsaber denotes a Jedi who thinks before they act, peacekeepers if you will. Green bladed Jedi value force use, meditation, and dialogue over lightsaber combat.

Purple is a rare hue used by the Jedi, particularly Mace Windu. This rare lightsaber is unnecessary in the Star Wars world. A purple lightsaber represents a balanced relationship with the Force, although I’m pretty certain that Samuel L. Jackson just wanted a lightsaber with his favorite color involved.

A purple weapon user was usually fearless, leading his peers into battle. Also related to character traits like skepticism, and moral ambiguity. It blends the light and dark sides of the force. Mace Windu's purple lightsaber was lost when he battled Darth Sidious in Revenge of the Sith.

All of the Jedi Sentinel’s wield double bladed yellow lightsabers. The Sentinels are one of the three "schools" of the Jedi Order. The Sentinels tried to combine the council's diplomacy and the guardians' martial arts. They are the Jedi temple's unidentified security team.

They most often are seen to have two yellow blades on the same hilt and used by the Sentinels alone. These fantastic looking pikes were related to the role, not the person. Other characters like Asajj Ventress and Ahsoka used yellow lightsabers at one point in time.

In The Rise of Skywalker, a yellow lightsaber made its Star Wars debut. In the film's last scene, Rey is shown holding a yellow saber with a hilt fashioned from her past as a scrapper.

Fan Art Credit: DarthTemoc

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