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Dual-phase lightsaber

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A dual-phase lightsaber was a lightsaber that contained two or more kyber crystals, allowing its blade length to be extended or shortened in the middle of combat. Darth Vader's lightsaber was an example of one, with the weapon achieving the feature with two kyber crystals.

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Facts

Model
Lightsaber
Owners
Darth Vader (Darth Vader's lightsaber)
Hilt shape
Cylindrical, straight
Crystal
Two or more kyber crystals
Blade length
Adjustable
Purpose
Lightsaber combat
Affiliations
Jedi Order
Sith

Appearances

270 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Force Arena
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  3. Star Wars Battlefront II
  4. Victory and Death
  5. Darth Vader (2017) 1 (cameo)
  6. Devoted
  7. Darth Vader (2017) 2 (cameo)
  8. Darth Vader (2017) 7 (cameo)
  9. Darth Vader (2017) 8 (cameo)
  10. Darth Vader (2017) 9 (cameo)
  11. Darth Vader (2017) 10 (cameo)
  12. Darth Vader (2017) 12
  13. Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel
  14. The Dark Wraith (in a flashback)
  15. Darth Vader (2017) 13 (in a vision)
  16. Darth Vader (2017) 14
  17. Darth Vader (2017) 15
  18. Darth Vader (2017) 16
  19. Darth Vader (2017) 17
  20. Darth Vader Annual 2
  21. Lords of the Sith
  22. Orientation
  23. Tarkin
  24. Darth Vader (2017) 18
  25. Darth Vader (2017) 19
  26. Darth Vader (2017) 20
  27. Darth Vader (2017) 21
  28. Darth Vader (2017) 22
  29. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  30. Darth Vader (2017) 23
  31. Darth Vader (2017) 24
  32. Darth Vader (2017) 25
  33. Inquisitors 3 (cameo)
  34. Inquisitors 4
  35. Part III
  36. Obi-Wan Kenobi 3
  37. Part IV (in a flashback)
  38. Obi-Wan Kenobi 4 (in a flashback)
  39. Part V
  40. Obi-Wan Kenobi 5
  41. Part VI
  42. Obi-Wan Kenobi 6
  43. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  44. Lost Stars webcomic
  45. The Siege of Lothal
  46. Twilight of the Apprentice
  47. Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader 1
  48. Thrawn: Alliances
  49. Vader - Dark Visions 1
  50. Vader - Dark Visions 3
  51. Target Vader 1
  52. Target Vader 2
  53. Target Vader 3
  54. Target Vader 4
  55. Target Vader 5
  56. Target Vader 6
  57. Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire
  58. Vader Immortal – Episode I
  59. Vader Immortal – Episode II
  60. Vader Immortal – Episode III
  61. Red Four
  62. A World Between Worlds
  63. Vader - Dark Visions 2
  64. Vader - Dark Visions 5
  65. Hard Shutdown
  66. Inescapable
  67. Dissolution of Hope
  68. The Endless Mercy
  69. Power
  70. Annihilated
  71. The Inhabitant
  72. Blood Moon Uprising
  73. Obi-Wan 1 (cameo)
  74. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  75. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
  76. Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
  77. Rogue One Adaptation 6
  78. Darth Vader - Power of the Dark Side
  79. Bounty Hunt
  80. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  81. A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
  82. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  83. A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
  84. Star Wars: Heroes Path
  85. Star Wars Battlefront
  86. R2-D2 - A Loyal Droid
  87. Trapped in the Death Star!
  88. Time of Death
  89. Star Wars Annual (2015) 4
  90. Star Wars: Commander
  91. Star Wars (2015) 1
  92. Star Wars (2015) 2
  93. Star Wars (2015) 3
  94. Darth Vader (2015) 1
  95. Coda
  96. Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original
  97. Darth Vader (2015) 2
  98. Darth Vader (2015) 3
  99. Darth Vader (2015) 4
  100. Darth Vader (2015) 5
  101. Darth Vader (2015) 6
  102. Star Wars (2015) 12
  103. Darth Vader (2015) 7
  104. Darth Vader (2015) 8 (cameo)
  105. Darth Vader (2015) 9
  106. Darth Vader (2015) 10
  107. Darth Vader (2015) 11
  108. Darth Vader (2015) 12
  109. Darth Vader Annual 1
  110. Rogue's Gambit
  111. Vader Down 1
  112. Darth Vader (2015) 13
  113. Star Wars (2015) 13
  114. Darth Vader (2015) 14
  115. Star Wars (2015) 14
  116. Darth Vader (2015) 15
  117. Darth Vader (2015) 16
  118. Darth Vader (2015) 17
  119. Darth Vader (2015) 18
  120. Darth Vader (2015) 19
  121. Darth Vader (2015) 20
  122. Darth Vader (2015) 21
  123. Darth Vader (2015) 22
  124. Darth Vader (2015) 23
  125. Darth Vader (2015) 24
  126. Darth Vader (2015) 25
  127. Diplomatic Impunity
  128. Shu-Torun Lives
  129. Doctor Aphra (2016) 12
  130. Doctor Aphra (2016) 13
  131. Doctor Aphra (2016) 24
  132. Doctor Aphra (2016) 25
  133. Star Wars (2015) 53
  134. Star Wars (2015) 54
  135. Star Wars (2015) 71
  136. Star Wars (2015) 73
  137. Star Wars (2015) 74
  138. Star Wars (2015) 75
  139. Doctor Aphra (2016) 36
  140. Doctor Aphra (2016) 37
  141. Doctor Aphra (2016) 38
  142. Doctor Aphra (2016) 40
  143. Tales of Villainy: A Last Chapter
  144. Battlefront: Twilight Company
  145. In Service to the Empire
  146. Yoda 9 (in a flashback)
  147. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  148. The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
  149. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
  150. Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base
  151. Use the Force!
  152. Luke Skywalker Trains with Master Yoda (in a vision)
  153. Captured on Cloud City
  154. The Witness
  155. Clash on Cloud City
  156. Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader – Join Me
  157. Darth Vader (2020) 1
  158. Star Wars (2020) 1 (in a flashback)
  159. Star Wars (2020) 2 (in a flashback)
  160. Star Wars (2020) 5 (in a flashback)
  161. Star Wars (2020) 6 (in a flashback)
  162. Darth Vader (2020) 2
  163. Darth Vader (2020) 3
  164. Darth Vader (2020) 4
  165. Darth Vader (2020) 5
  166. Darth Vader (2020) 6
  167. Darth Vader (2020) 7
  168. Darth Vader (2020) 8
  169. Darth Vader (2020) 9
  170. Darth Vader (2020) 10
  171. Darth Vader (2020) 11
  172. Darth Vader (2020) 12
  173. Darth Vader (2020) 14
  174. Darth Vader (2020) 13
  175. Darth Vader (2020) 15
  176. Doctor Aphra (2020) 13
  177. War of the Bounty Hunters 3
  178. Star Wars (2020) 16
  179. Darth Vader (2020) 16
  180. War of the Bounty Hunters 4
  181. Star Wars (2020) 17
  182. War of the Bounty Hunters 5
  183. Darth Vader (2020) 17
  184. War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 1 (in a flashback)
  185. Star Wars (2020) 18 (in a flashback)
  186. Star Wars (2020) 19 (in a flashback)
  187. Bounty Hunters 18
  188. Crimson Reign 2 (in a flashback)
  189. Crimson Reign 3 (in a flashback)
  190. Crimson Reign 4
  191. Darth Vader (2020) 18
  192. Darth Vader (2020) 19
  193. Darth Vader (2020) 20
  194. Darth Vader (2020) 21
  195. Darth Vader (2020) 22
  196. Darth Vader (2020) 23
  197. Darth Vader (2020) 24
  198. Darth Vader (2020) 25
  199. Darth Vader (2020) 26
  200. Darth Vader (2020) 27
  201. Darth Vader (2020) 28
  202. Star Wars Outlaws
  203. Crimson Reign 5 (in a flashback)
  204. Hidden Empire 1 (in a flashback)
  205. Revelations (2022) 1
  206. Hidden Empire 2
  207. Hidden Empire 3
  208. Hidden Empire 4
  209. Hidden Empire 5
  210. Doctor Aphra (2020) 30
  211. Bounty Hunters 30
  212. Bounty Hunters 31
  213. Star Wars (2020) 33 (in a flashback)
  214. Darth Vader (2020) 29
  215. Darth Vader (2020) 30
  216. Darth Vader (2020) 31
  217. Darth Vader (2020) 32
  218. Darth Vader (2020) 33 (in a flashback)
  219. Darth Vader (2020) 34 (in a vision)
  220. Darth Vader (2020) 35
  221. Darth Vader (2020) 36 (as a hologram, in a flashback)
  222. Doctor Aphra (2020) 33 (cameo)
  223. Star Wars (2020) 35 (cameo)
  224. Dark Droids 1
  225. Dark Droids 3
  226. Darth Vader (2020) 37
  227. Darth Vader (2020) 38
  228. Darth Vader (2020) 39
  229. Darth Vader (2020) 40
  230. Darth Vader (2020) 41
  231. Dark Droids 5
  232. Star Wars (2020) 43 (in a vision)
  233. Darth Vader (2020) 42
  234. Darth Vader (2020) 43
  235. Darth Vader (2020) 44
  236. Darth Vader (2020) 45
  237. The Curse
  238. Darth Vader (2020) 46
  239. Darth Vader (2020) 47
  240. Darth Vader (2020) 48
  241. Darth Vader (2020) 49
  242. Darth Vader (2020) 50
  243. Darth Vader - Might of the Empire
  244. Return to Hoth
  245. Tales From the Nightlands 2 (in a vision)
  246. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  247. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  248. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  249. Return of the Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
  250. Luke vs. Emperor Palpatine - Rise to Evil
  251. Shattered Empire 1
  252. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 3 (in a flashback)
  253. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 4
  254. Star Wars: Squadrons (as a hologram)
  255. Star Wars (2025) 1 (in a vision, in a flashback)
  256. Star Wars: Hunters
  257. Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1 (in a flashback)
  258. Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (in a vision)
  259. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (in a vision)
  260. The Force Awakens Adaptation 4 (in a vision)
  261. Legacy of Vaneé (in a flashback)
  262. Legacy of Vader 2
  263. Legacy of Vader 3 (in a vision)
  264. Legacy of Vader 4 (in a flashback)
  265. Legacy of Vader 12 (in a vision)
  266. Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1
  267. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 2 (in a flashback)
  268. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 3 (in a flashback)
  269. Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (in a flashback)
  270. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances: 21
  1. William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth
  2. Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope
  3. Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back
  4. Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
  5. Attack over Tatooine
  6. Disney Infinity 3.0
  7. Mission to Mos Eisley (in a flashback)
  8. Flight of the Falcon (in a flashback)
  9. Gambit on Geonosis (in a flashback)
  10. Zander's Joyride
  11. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  12. Return of the Kyber Saber
  13. A Perilous Rescue
  14. The Racing Winner
  15. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (in a flashback)
  16. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  17. Happy Celebration 45th Anniversary A New Hope
  18. The Heat Of The Battle
  19. First Order Fighters
  20. The Sith Witch of Mustafar
  21. LEGO Star Wars - 25 Years

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