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Ilum crystal

Legends Canon version → Linked from 15 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Ilum crystals were the most common lightsaber crystals used amongst the Jedi until up to the Great Jedi Purge. Found in crystal caves on the Unknown Regions planet of Ilum, they were similar in structure to the Adegan crystal variants of mephite and pontite, which produced the best lightsaber blades. However, while those crystals were rare even in the Adega system, Ilum presented to the Jedi Order entire caves full of high-quality crystals. Most Jedi Padawans underwent the ritual on construction of their first lightsaber at Ilum.

Text and facts from the “Ilum crystal/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Locations
Ilum
Uses
Lightsaber crystal

Appearances

9 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
  2. Star Wars: The Old Republic
  3. Jedi Quest: Path to Truth (first appearance)
  4. Jedi Quest 1
  5. Outbound Flight (mentioned only)
  6. The Gathering
  7. Coruscant Nights II: Street of Shadows (mentioned only)
  8. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  9. Star Wars: Rebellion (mentioned only)

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