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Sith lightsaber

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Sith lightsabers, also known as Sith sabers, were lightsabers wielded by members of the Sith. They were constructed through methods similar to those used by other Force-sensitives, but the underlying philosophy was different. Unlike the Jedi who followed the light side of the Force, the Sith could not establish a mutual bond with kyber crystals. This was due to the hate, fear, and other emotions associated with the dark side that clouded their concentration. Sith lightsabers were often variations of the Power and Control or Passion and Strength hilts.

Text and facts from the “Sith lightsaber” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Model
Lightsaber
Culture
Sith
Creator
Sith
Owners
Sith
Jedi Order
Knights of Ren
Hilt shape
Various
Hilt length
Various
Hilt material
Various
Crystal
One or more kyber crystals
Color
Crimson/red
Design
Various
Purpose
Melee combat
Sith artifact
Affiliations
Sith

Appearances

401 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: Force Arena
  2. Star Wars: Galactic Defense
  3. Gaze of Stone (in a flashback)
  4. The Gilded Cage (in a flashback)
  5. A Life Immortal (in a flashback)
  6. The High Republic: Into the Dark (mentioned only)
  7. The High Republic (2021) 4 (in a flashback)
  8. The High Republic Adventures (2021) 6 (as a hologram, in a flashback)
  9. The High Republic: The Rising Storm (indirect mention)
  10. The High Republic (2021) 7 (in a vision)
  11. The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fear 1 (in a flashback)
  12. Jedi Knights 1 (in a vision)
  13. Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 1
  14. Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 2
  15. Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 3
  16. Darth Maul – Black, White & Red 4
  17. Darth Maul (2017) 1
  18. Darth Maul (2017) 2
  19. Darth Maul (2017) 3
  20. Darth Maul (2017) 4
  21. Darth Maul (2017) 5
  22. Age of Republic - Darth Maul 1
  23. Queen's Peril
  24. The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special 1
  25. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  26. The Phantom Menace Little Golden Book
  27. The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD
  28. Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
  29. Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
  30. Star Wars Battlefront II
  31. Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 (in a flashback)
  32. Age of Republic - Count Dooku 1
  33. Dooku: Jedi Lost
  34. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  35. Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
  36. Yoda vs Count Dooku – Size Matters Not
  37. Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu 5
  38. Brotherhood
  39. Hyperspace Stories 11
  40. Hyperspace Stories 5
  41. Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 1 (as a hologram)
  42. Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales 2
  43. Galactic Tales: Saber Truth (in a flashback)
  44. The Hidden Enemy
  45. Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
  46. Supply Lines
  47. Ambush
  48. Sharing the Same Face
  49. Rising Malevolence
  50. Shadow of Malevolence (as a hologram)
  51. Destroy Malevolence
  52. Rookies (as a hologram)
  53. Cloak of Darkness
  54. Lair of Grievous (as a hologram)
  55. Dooku Captured
  56. The Gungan General
  57. Choose Your Destiny: A Clone Trooper Mission
  58. Defenders of Peace (as a hologram)
  59. Liberty on Ryloth (as a hologram)
  60. Senate Spy (in a flashback)
  61. Worthless
  62. The Mandalore Plot (as a hologram)
  63. ARC Troopers
  64. Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 2
  65. Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 3
  66. Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch—Ghost Agents 4
  67. Hostage Crisis (in a flashback)
  68. Tales of Villainy: Give & Take
  69. Pursuit of Peace (as a hologram)
  70. Nightsisters
  71. Monster
  72. Witches of the Mist
  73. Counterattack (as a hologram)
  74. Citadel Rescue (as a hologram)
  75. Water War (as a hologram)
  76. Shadow Warrior
  77. Kidnapped
  78. Escape from Kadavo
  79. Friends and Enemies (as a hologram)
  80. The Box
  81. Crisis on Naboo
  82. Massacre
  83. Bounty
  84. The Lost Nightsister
  85. Brothers
  86. Revenge
  87. Dark Vengeance
  88. Tipping Points (as a hologram)
  89. A Necessary Bond (as a hologram)
  90. Revival
  91. Eminence
  92. Tales of Villainy: The Hostage
  93. Shades of Reason
  94. The Lawless
  95. Kenobi's Shadow
  96. Sisters
  97. To Catch a Jedi
  98. The Wrong Jedi
  99. The Rise of Clovis
  100. Crisis at the Heart
  101. The Lost One
  102. Voices (in a vision)
  103. Destiny (in a vision)
  104. Sacrifice
  105. Dark Disciple
  106. Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 2
  107. Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 3
  108. Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 4
  109. Old Friends Not Forgotten
  110. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  111. The Phantom Apprentice
  112. Victory and Death
  113. Darth Vader (2017) 1
  114. Devoted
  115. Darth Vader (2017) 2 (cameo)
  116. Darth Vader (2017) 5 (in a vision)
  117. Darth Vader (2017) 7 (cameo)
  118. Darth Vader (2017) 8 (cameo)
  119. Darth Vader (2017) 9 (cameo)
  120. Darth Vader (2017) 10 (cameo)
  121. The Lesson
  122. Darth Vader (2017) 12
  123. Sanctuary: A Bad Batch Novel
  124. The Dark Wraith (in a flashback)
  125. Darth Vader (2017) 13 (in a vision)
  126. Darth Vader (2017) 14
  127. Darth Vader (2017) 15
  128. Darth Vader (2017) 16
  129. Darth Vader (2017) 17
  130. Darth Vader Annual 2
  131. Lords of the Sith
  132. Orientation
  133. Tarkin
  134. Darth Vader (2017) 18
  135. Darth Vader (2017) 19
  136. Darth Vader (2017) 20
  137. Darth Vader (2017) 21
  138. Darth Vader (2017) 22
  139. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  140. Darth Vader (2017) 23
  141. Darth Vader (2017) 24
  142. Darth Vader (2017) 25
  143. Inquisitors 3 (cameo)
  144. Inquisitors 4
  145. The Ghosts of Maul (in a vision)
  146. Part I (in a flashback)
  147. Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 (in a flashback)
  148. Part III
  149. Obi-Wan Kenobi 3
  150. Part IV (in a flashback)
  151. Obi-Wan Kenobi 4 (in a flashback)
  152. Part V
  153. Obi-Wan Kenobi 5
  154. Part VI
  155. Obi-Wan Kenobi 6
  156. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  157. Lost Stars webcomic
  158. The Siege of Lothal
  159. Twilight of the Apprentice
  160. Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader 1
  161. Thrawn: Alliances
  162. Vader - Dark Visions 1
  163. Vader - Dark Visions 3
  164. Target Vader 1
  165. Target Vader 2
  166. Target Vader 3
  167. Target Vader 4
  168. Target Vader 5
  169. Target Vader 6
  170. Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire
  171. Vader Immortal – Episode I
  172. Vader Immortal – Episode II
  173. Vader Immortal – Episode III
  174. Red Four
  175. A World Between Worlds
  176. Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 3 (in a flashback)
  177. Vader - Dark Visions 2
  178. Vader - Dark Visions 5
  179. Hard Shutdown
  180. Inescapable
  181. Dissolution of Hope
  182. The Endless Mercy
  183. Power
  184. Annihilated
  185. The Inhabitant
  186. Blood Moon Uprising
  187. Obi-Wan 1 (cameo)
  188. Obi-Wan 4 (in a flashback)
  189. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  190. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
  191. Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
  192. Rogue One Adaptation 6
  193. Darth Vader - Power of the Dark Side
  194. Bounty Hunt
  195. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)
  196. A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
  197. Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
  198. A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
  199. Star Wars: Heroes Path
  200. Star Wars Battlefront
  201. R2-D2 - A Loyal Droid
  202. Obi-Wan Kenobi (in a flashback)
  203. Trapped in the Death Star!
  204. Time of Death
  205. Star Wars Annual (2015) 4
  206. Star Wars: Commander
  207. Star Wars (2015) 1
  208. Star Wars (2015) 2
  209. Star Wars (2015) 3
  210. Darth Vader (2015) 1
  211. Coda
  212. Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original
  213. Darth Vader (2015) 2
  214. Darth Vader (2015) 3
  215. Darth Vader (2015) 4
  216. Darth Vader (2015) 5
  217. Darth Vader (2015) 6
  218. Star Wars (2015) 12
  219. Darth Vader (2015) 7
  220. Darth Vader (2015) 8 (cameo)
  221. Darth Vader (2015) 9
  222. Darth Vader (2015) 10
  223. Darth Vader (2015) 11
  224. Darth Vader (2015) 12
  225. Darth Vader Annual 1
  226. Rogue's Gambit
  227. Vader Down 1
  228. Darth Vader (2015) 13
  229. Star Wars (2015) 13
  230. Darth Vader (2015) 14
  231. Star Wars (2015) 14
  232. Darth Vader (2015) 15
  233. Darth Vader (2015) 16
  234. Darth Vader (2015) 17
  235. Darth Vader (2015) 18
  236. Darth Vader (2015) 19
  237. Darth Vader (2015) 20
  238. Darth Vader (2015) 21
  239. Darth Vader (2015) 22
  240. Darth Vader (2015) 23
  241. Darth Vader (2015) 24
  242. Darth Vader (2015) 25
  243. Diplomatic Impunity
  244. Shu-Torun Lives
  245. Doctor Aphra (2016) 12
  246. Doctor Aphra (2016) 13
  247. Doctor Aphra (2016) 24
  248. Doctor Aphra (2016) 25
  249. Star Wars (2015) 53
  250. Star Wars (2015) 54
  251. Star Wars (2015) 71
  252. Star Wars (2015) 73
  253. Star Wars (2015) 74
  254. Star Wars (2015) 75
  255. Doctor Aphra (2016) 36
  256. Doctor Aphra (2016) 37
  257. Doctor Aphra (2016) 38
  258. Doctor Aphra (2016) 40
  259. Tales of Villainy: A Last Chapter
  260. Battlefront: Twilight Company
  261. In Service to the Empire
  262. Yoda 9 (in a flashback)
  263. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
  264. The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
  265. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
  266. Tales of Villainy: Invasion of Echo Base
  267. Use the Force!
  268. Luke Skywalker Trains with Master Yoda (in a vision)
  269. Yoda – The Jedi Master (in a flashback)
  270. Captured on Cloud City
  271. The Witness
  272. Clash on Cloud City
  273. Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader – Join Me
  274. Darth Vader (2020) 1
  275. Star Wars (2020) 1 (in a flashback)
  276. Star Wars (2020) 2 (in a flashback)
  277. Star Wars (2020) 5 (in a flashback)
  278. Star Wars (2020) 6 (in a flashback)
  279. Darth Vader (2020) 2
  280. Darth Vader (2020) 3
  281. Darth Vader (2020) 4
  282. Darth Vader (2020) 5
  283. Darth Vader (2020) 6
  284. Darth Vader (2020) 7
  285. Darth Vader (2020) 8
  286. Darth Vader (2020) 9
  287. Darth Vader (2020) 10
  288. Darth Vader (2020) 11
  289. Darth Vader (2020) 12
  290. Darth Vader (2020) 14
  291. Darth Vader (2020) 13
  292. Darth Vader (2020) 15
  293. Doctor Aphra (2020) 13
  294. War of the Bounty Hunters 3
  295. Star Wars (2020) 16
  296. Darth Vader (2020) 16
  297. War of the Bounty Hunters 4
  298. Star Wars (2020) 17
  299. War of the Bounty Hunters 5
  300. Darth Vader (2020) 17
  301. War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 1 (in a flashback)
  302. Star Wars (2020) 18 (in a flashback)
  303. Crimson Reign 1 (in a flashback)
  304. Star Wars (2020) 19 (in a flashback)
  305. Star Wars (2020) 20
  306. Bounty Hunters 18
  307. Crimson Reign 2 (in a flashback)
  308. Crimson Reign 3 (in a flashback)
  309. Crimson Reign 4
  310. Darth Vader (2020) 18
  311. Darth Vader (2020) 19
  312. Darth Vader (2020) 20
  313. Darth Vader (2020) 21
  314. Darth Vader (2020) 22
  315. Darth Vader (2020) 23
  316. Darth Vader (2020) 24
  317. Darth Vader (2020) 25
  318. Darth Vader (2020) 26
  319. Darth Vader (2020) 27
  320. Darth Vader (2020) 28
  321. Star Wars Outlaws
  322. Crimson Reign 5 (in a flashback)
  323. Doctor Aphra (2020) 22 (in a flashback)
  324. Doctor Aphra (2020) 24 (in a flashback)
  325. Hidden Empire 1 (in a flashback)
  326. Revelations (2022) 1
  327. Hidden Empire 2
  328. Hidden Empire 3
  329. Doctor Aphra (2020) 29 (in a flashback)
  330. Hidden Empire 4
  331. Hidden Empire 5
  332. Doctor Aphra (2020) 30
  333. Bounty Hunters 30
  334. Bounty Hunters 31
  335. Star Wars (2020) 33 (in a flashback)
  336. Darth Vader (2020) 29
  337. Darth Vader (2020) 30
  338. Darth Vader (2020) 31
  339. Darth Vader (2020) 32
  340. Darth Vader (2020) 33 (in a flashback)
  341. Darth Vader (2020) 34 (in a vision)
  342. Darth Vader (2020) 35
  343. Darth Vader (2020) 36 (as a hologram, in a flashback)
  344. Doctor Aphra (2020) 33 (cameo)
  345. Star Wars (2020) 35 (cameo)
  346. Dark Droids 1
  347. Dark Droids 2 (in a flashback)
  348. Dark Droids 3
  349. Darth Vader (2020) 37
  350. Darth Vader (2020) 38
  351. Darth Vader (2020) 39
  352. Darth Vader (2020) 40
  353. Darth Vader (2020) 41
  354. Dark Droids 5
  355. Star Wars (2020) 42 (in a vision)
  356. Star Wars (2020) 43 (in a vision)
  357. Darth Vader (2020) 42
  358. Darth Vader (2020) 43
  359. Darth Vader (2020) 44
  360. Darth Vader (2020) 45
  361. The Curse
  362. Darth Vader (2020) 46
  363. Darth Vader (2020) 47
  364. Darth Vader (2020) 48
  365. Darth Vader (2020) 49
  366. Darth Vader (2020) 50
  367. Darth Vader - Might of the Empire
  368. Return to Hoth
  369. Tales From the Nightlands 2 (in a vision)
  370. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  371. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  372. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  373. Return of the Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
  374. From a Certain Point of View (in a flashback)
  375. Masters (in a flashback)
  376. Luke vs. Emperor Palpatine - Rise to Evil
  377. Shattered Empire 1
  378. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 3 (in a flashback)
  379. Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 4
  380. Star Wars: Squadrons (as a hologram)
  381. Star Wars (2025) 1 (in a vision, in a flashback)
  382. Star Wars: Hunters
  383. Shadow of the Sith
  384. Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1 (in a flashback)
  385. Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (in a vision)
  386. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (in a vision)
  387. The Force Awakens Adaptation 4 (in a vision)
  388. Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (in a flashback)
  389. Legacy of Vaneé (in a flashback)
  390. Legacy of Vader 2
  391. Legacy of Vader 3 (in a vision)
  392. Legacy of Vader 4 (in a flashback)
  393. Legacy of Vader 12 (in a vision)
  394. Legacy
  395. Halcyon Legacy 1 (in a flashback)
  396. Halcyon Legacy 3 (in a flashback)
  397. Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1
  398. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 2 (in a flashback)
  399. Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 3 (in a flashback)
  400. Tales from Wild Space: A Tauntaun Tail (in a flashback)
  401. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances: 36
  1. William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return: Star Wars Part the Sixth
  2. William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
  3. Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope
  4. Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back
  5. Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
  6. Exit from Endor (in a flashback)
  7. William Shakespeare's The Clone Army Attacketh: Star Wars Part the Second
  8. Crisis on Coruscant (in a flashback)
  9. Disney Infinity 3.0
  10. Mission to Mos Eisley (in a flashback)
  11. William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge: Star Wars Part the Third
  12. Flight of the Falcon (in a flashback)
  13. Gambit on Geonosis (in a flashback)
  14. Zander's Joyride
  15. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  16. Return of the Kyber Saber
  17. A Perilous Rescue
  18. Happy Color
  19. The Racing Winner
  20. Carving Up the Competition
  21. Akakiri
  22. The Duel
  23. The Elder
  24. The Village Bride (in a flashback)
  25. LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (in a flashback)
  26. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  27. Happy Celebration 45th Anniversary A New Hope
  28. The Heat Of The Battle
  29. Sith
  30. Screecher's Reach
  31. Journey to the Dark Head
  32. The Sith Witch of Mustafar
  33. LEGO Star Wars - 25 Years
  34. Obi-Wan and Ventress Saber Scuffle
  35. The Duel: Payback
  36. Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo (in a vision)

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