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Darth Vader's lightsaber

Legends Canon version → Linked from 264 articles

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

Darth Vader's lightsaber was the weapon created and used by the Sith Lord Darth Vader from 19 BBY to 4 ABY.

Text and facts from the “Darth Vader's lightsaber/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Model
Dual-phase Sith lightsaber
Culture
Sith
Creator
Darth Vader
Created
19 BBY
Destroyed
4 ABY (39:3), Death Star II
Owners
Darth Vader
Starkiller (stolen)
Hilt shape
Cylindrical, straight
Hilt material
Alloy metal and carbon composite
Crystal
Synthetic lightsaber crystal, later Adegan crystal
Color
Red
Blade length
Adjustable
Capacity
Diatium power cell
Precede
Anakin Skywalker's second lightsaber
Purpose
Lightsaber combat
Affiliations
Galactic Empire
Order of the Sith Lords

Appearances

153 works, in story order
  1. Knights of the Old Republic 25 (cameo)
  2. Star Wars: Battlefront
  3. Star Wars: Battlefront II
  4. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith video game
  5. Republic 78
  6. Dark Times 4
  7. Dark Times 5
  8. Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
  9. Purge
  10. Purge – Seconds to Die
  11. Purge – The Hidden Blade
  12. Purge – The Tyrant's Fist 1
  13. Purge – The Tyrant's Fist 2
  14. Darth Vader and the Lost Command 1
  15. Darth Vader and the Lost Command 2
  16. Darth Vader and the Lost Command 3
  17. Darth Vader and the Lost Command 4
  18. Darth Vader and the Lost Command 5
  19. In His Image
  20. Dark Times 11
  21. Dark Times 12
  22. The Duty
  23. Dark Times 13
  24. Dark Times 14
  25. Dark Times 15
  26. Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness 1
  27. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 1
  28. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 2
  29. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 3
  30. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 4
  31. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 5
  32. Dark Times—Fire Carrier 2
  33. Dark Times—Fire Carrier 3
  34. Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 1
  35. Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 2
  36. Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 3
  37. Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 4
  38. Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 5
  39. Dark Times—A Spark Remains 1
  40. Dark Times—A Spark Remains 2
  41. Dark Times—A Spark Remains 5
  42. Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 1
  43. Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 2
  44. Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 3
  45. Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 4
  46. Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 5
  47. A Two-Edged Sword
  48. Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire 4
  49. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  50. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed novelization
  51. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed graphic novel (in a flashback)
  52. Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 2 (in a flashback)
  53. Death Star
  54. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
  55. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II novelization
  56. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II graphic novel
  57. Extinction
  58. Empire 1
  59. Empire 2
  60. Empire 3
  61. Empire 4
  62. Resurrection
  63. The Assassination of Darth Vader
  64. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  65. Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (first appearance)
  66. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope junior novelization
  67. Star Wars: A Storybook
  68. Super Star Wars
  69. Skywalkers
  70. Droids (1986) 7
  71. The Jedi Nexus
  72. Escape from the Death Star
  73. Droids (1986) 8
  74. Empire 15 (in a flashback)
  75. Empire 14
  76. Star Wars (1977) 21
  77. Star Wars (1977) 25 (mentioned only)
  78. Star Wars (1977) 29
  79. Star Wars (1977) 30 (indirect mention)
  80. Vader's Quest 1
  81. Vader's Quest 4
  82. Star Wars (1977) 36
  83. Star Wars (1977) 37
  84. Empire 19
  85. Shadow Stalker
  86. Empire 25
  87. Empire 27 (in a flashback)
  88. Empire 31
  89. Rebellion 1
  90. Rebellion 4
  91. Rebellion 7
  92. Rebellion 8
  93. Rebellion 9
  94. Rebellion 10
  95. Rebellion 15 (in a flashback)
  96. Rescue at Glare Peak
  97. The Star Wars Holiday Special
  98. Walking the Path That's Given
  99. Splinter of the Mind's Eye
  100. Splinter of the Mind's Eye 4
  101. The Bounty Hunter
  102. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  103. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
  104. The Empire Strikes Back Mighty Chronicles adaptation
  105. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Cine-Manga
  106. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization
  107. Star Wars (1977) 39 (cameo)
  108. Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Random House
  109. The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Flip Book
  110. The Empire Strikes Back Storybook
  111. The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook
  112. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Golden Book
  113. The Story of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
  114. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
  115. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back video game (1991)
  116. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Mobile
  117. Star Wars Manga: The Empire Strikes Back 2 (in a vision)
  118. Way of the Jedi (in a vision)
  119. Moment of Doubt
  120. Star Wars (1977) 43 (in a vision)
  121. Gambler's Choice
  122. Star Wars (1977) 44
  123. The Clash of Lightsabers
  124. Little Girl Lost
  125. Star Wars: Yoda Stories
  126. Star Wars (1977) 45 (in a flashback)
  127. Star Wars (1977) 48
  128. Star Wars (1977) 50 (in a vision)
  129. Special Edition 2012
  130. Death Masque (in a vision)
  131. Star Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth Vader
  132. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic
  133. Shadows of the Empire 2
  134. The Backup Plan
  135. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  136. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi novelization
  137. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  138. Return of the Jedi Mighty Chronicles adaptation
  139. Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
  140. Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire (mentioned only)
  141. Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand 2 (in a vision)
  142. Blood of a Jedi
  143. Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 4 (in a flashback)
  144. Star Wars (1977) 108 (in a flashback)
  145. The Last Command 2 (in a flashback)
  146. The Last Command 3 (in a flashback)
  147. Crimson Empire 2 (in a flashback)
  148. Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood 4 (as a hologram)
  149. Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost 2 (in a flashback)
  150. Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy (as a hologram)
  151. Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers (mentioned only)
  152. Legacy (2006) 11 (in a vision)
  153. Legacy (2006) 28 (in a flashback)
Non-canon appearances: 11
  1. Prey
  2. The Long, Bad Day (mentioned only)
  3. The Lost Lightsaber (in a flashback)
  4. The Rebel Club
  5. LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
  6. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  7. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  8. Soulcalibur IV
  9. LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
  10. LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
  11. Escape from the Jedi Temple

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