Jackson wanted his character to wield a purple blade on-screen. Jackson felt that a unique lightsaber color would enable his character to stand out among the sea of sabers on the screen during the chaotic Battle of Geonosis (from Episode II).
While blue, red, and green lightsaber crystals are the most common colors in the Star Wars universe, purple lightsabers are less often seen, and these exceedingly rare crystals were used by few duelists throughout history. Jedi are most commonly seen with the purple lightsaber.
Purple. Only one person in canon wields a purple blade: the Jedi Council's Mace Windu.
George Lucas had a specific set of rules for the colors of lightsabers in Star Wars -- that was until Samuel L. Jackson decided to just ignore them! Jedi Master Mace Windu is unique in the Star Wars universe, as he is the only Jedi with a purple-colored lightsaber.
By the time of the Clone Wars, the Darksaber had come into the possession of Pre Vizsla, Governor of Concordia and leader of Death Watch. Vizsla kept it on his back when he wore his armor.
After demonstrating his mercy, the species rewarded Windu with his very own purple lightsaber crystal, which was used in his weapon of choice for years to come. Windu's lightsaber is a symbol of perseverance, determination, incredible mental strength, and kindheartedness.
Originally the weapon had a blue blade, but after his destruction of the Jedi Temple and fall to the dark side in 28 ABY, Ren modified it into one with a red blade.
The weapon had a kyber crystal at its heart, and emitted a yellow-colored plasma blade when ignited. The emitter matrix on Rey's weapon featured a rotating gear-like mechanism, which caused the emitter of the lightsaber to open up and allow the plasma blade through.
At the end of the film, Rey returns to Luke's home on Tatooine, where she buries Luke and Leia's lightsabers, then reveals her own—decked out with a golden-yellow blade, a hilt that looks like it might've been crafted from her staff, and a cigarette-lighter-looking switch that turns it on.
Leia Organa's lightsaber was a blue-bladed lightsaber powered by a kyber crystal in the core of the hilt. It was silver and copper in color and featured mother-of-pearl inlays. Organa's weapon was considered a work of art, having an elegant symmetry with silver and gold hues that evoke to her upbringing on Alderaan.
Saber comes with 1 LED function: steady light. LED Color: Pink. Length: 28 inches.
Red lightsabers are the weakest, according to a Star Wars study conducted at the University of Leicester regarding lightsaber colors. Decades of Star Wars lore has dictated that the red lightsabers favored by The Sith offered greater offensive capabilities than the softer colors favored by The Jedi.
Star Wars: University study deduces that purple lightsabers are the strongest, red are the weakest. A recent university study determines the power levels of different lightsaber colors. Samuel L.
Ahsoka Tano, the former Jedi Padawan who aided in the rebellion against the Galactic Empire, is acknowledged as the sole possessor of the white lightsaber.
Affiliation(s) For other uses, see Finn (disambiguation). Finn, formerly designated FN-2187 ("Eight-Seven"), was a Force-sensitive human male stormtrooper who served the First Order until his desertion and subsequent defection to the Resistance during the First Order-Resistance War.
Constructed by the ancient Mandalorian Jedi Tarre Viszla, the only true black-bladed lightsaber has become a symbol of strength and leadership among the strictly principled Mandalorian people.
Encased in a distinctive silver-and-copper hilt, Leia's lightsaber used a naturally-occurring blue kyber crystal, much like Luke's original saber that he had inherited from his father by way of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
It's possible that Rey adopted the yellow-bladed lightsaber (or perhaps the kyber crystal conjured a yellow blade based on the changes within its wielder) in honor of those emotionally detached sentinels tasked with guarding the Jedi Order.
When Darth Bane was first depicted in the short story "Bane of the Sith" and the comic series Jedi vs. Sith, he was depicted wielding a Purple-blade lightsaber with a standard hilt.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber was changed from blue to green when they were filming because it was difficult to see. This became apparent during act one of Return of the Jedi when the battle on Jabba the Hutt's sail barge was shot during the day. The blue lightsaber blended in with the clear blue sky.
In Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi uses a silver lightsaber when he faces off against his former apprentice, Darth Vader. This represents the end of Kenobi's time as a Jedi and the beginning of his new role as a protector of peace.
Purple itself is considered the most powerful lightsaber color in the Star Wars galaxy. Very few Jedi have ever wielded a lightsaber of this color. The only two people known to have wielded a purple lightsaber are Mace Windu and Darth Revan in the past.