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Pontites, the strongest type of lightsaber crystal.
Pontites, the strongest type of lightsaber crystal.

A lightsaber crystal was a term used to describe any variety of crystals, gems, stones, or other objects used as the focus in the construction of a lightsaber.

At the heart of every lightsaber was a set of crystals that resonated to produce the efficient, powerful blade. While the most common crystals used in the process were from the Adega system, Ilum, and Dantooine (in the so-called "Crystal Cave"), Jedi and Sith used a variety of crystals to produce various colors, effects and unique abilities. Some crystals could even enhance the Force skills of a particular user. Other gems, such as colored crystals or diamonds, were used exclusively for prismatic effects. However not all lightsaber crystals were actually crystals at all. There were plenty of exceptions where a Jedi or Sith would use a different material or substance in place of a crystal, such as physical remains, shards of glass, and even special micro machinery.

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Anakin Skywalker constructs his lightsaber.
Anakin Skywalker constructs his lightsaber.

Before placing the crystal in the lightsaber, the Jedi or Sith must imbue them with the Force. To do this, the Force-user must meditate on the crystals for many days. Luke Skywalker meditated on his crystals in Ben Kenobi's home for many days with only R2-D2 to keep him company. While the Jedi used natural crystals, the Sith often used synthetic crystals. Darth Sidious made Darth Maul use a special furnace to make his own crystals. Maul worked constantly for several days to make the four crystals needed for his double-bladed lightsaber. Their creation required intense concentration, as Darth Maul had to use the Force to make them the proper shape and to ensure that the crystals were free from impurities. He was particularly proud of this achievement and believed it to be an example of the Sith's superiority over the Jedi.

However, it should be noted that Sidious did not make his subsequent apprentices; Tyranus and Vader; create their crystals in such a manner, instead supplying them with ones he probably made himself.

It is also significant that Luke Skywalker used a special furnace he found in Obi-Wan Kenobi's home to prepare his crystal.[1] In both Skywalker and Maul's cases, the creator channeled their Force energies into the crystals as it was formed, making it unique in every way, including in color.

Around 4,000 BBY, lightsaber crystals were used to indicate a Jedi's chosen class. Blue indicated a Jedi Guardian, a Jedi who used the force on a more physical lever. Green indicated a Jedi Consular, a Jedi who preferred to ponder the mysteries of the Force and fight the dark side at its heart. Yellow indicated a Jedi Sentinel, a Jedi who honed their skills in a balance of combat and scholarly pursuits.

This distinction fell out of practice in later years when most Jedi used blue or green crystals, based on the supply on the various source worlds. Purple, yellow, and orange crystals were still used by some Jedi until the the fall of the Jedi Order, but they were exceedingly rare, and often passed down through the generations.[source?]

[edit] Known lightsaber crystals

There were a number of different stones, minerals, and crystals that could be used in the construction of a lightsaber. Some jewels were known for creating different colors and effects in the lightsabers in which they were placed. Often, the rarer the crystal, the more powerful its effects on a lightsaber were.[2]


[edit] Known color crystals

For millennia, the Jedi Order lit lightsabers in every color and hue imaginable. However, following the Battle of Ruusan, the hues of most available crystals had been limited to either blue or green. The following is a list of common blade colors.

  • Jade Blue
  • Jade Green
  • Lambent (Reddish-purple)
  • Lava (yellowish-orange, blade emitted resembles a fiery blade)
  • Light Violet
  • Light Yellow
  • Lime (Light Green)
  • Magenta
  • Mantle of the Force (Cyan with a silvery glow)
  • Orange
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Qixoni (Blood-red color)
  • Violet (such as in Mace Windu, Anakin and Jaina Solo's lightsabers)
  • Rainbow (Shifts through the color spectrum)
  • Red (generic Sith/Dark Jedi lightsaber)
  • Silver
  • Silver-Blue
  • Sunrider's Destiny (Teal)
  • Viridian
  • White
  • Windu's Guile (Violet)
  • Yellow
  • Yellowish-Green

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Lightsabers
Combat Duels · Dun Möch · Fast style · Medium style · Strong style · Form "Zero" · Mounted · Niman/Jar'Kai · Sokan · Three rings of defense · Trispzest · Tràkata
Forms I: Shii-Cho · II: Makashi · III: Soresu · IV: Ataru · V: Shien / Djem So · VI: Niman · VII: Juyo / Vaapad
Techniques Cho mai · Cho mok · Cho sun · Dulon · Falling Leaf · Flowing Water · Jedi ready · Jung · Jung ma · Kai-kan · Lus-ma · Mou kei · Sai · Sai cha · Sai tok · Sequence · Shiak · Shien · Shiim · Shun · Sun djem · Velocities
Variations Curved-hilt lightsaber · Double-bladed lightsaber · Fiber-cord linked lightsabers · Forked lightsaber · Imperial Knight lightsaber · Lightclub · Lightfoil · Lightwhip · Paired lightsabers · Lightsaber pike · Protosaber · Shoto / Guard shoto · Lightsaber staff · Training lightsaber / Sith training saber
Lightsaber-resistant materials Cortosis · Mandalorian iron · Neuranium · Phrik · Ultrachrome
Technology Blade emitter shroud · Crystal · Diatum power cell · Emitter matrix · Focusing lens · Hilt · Inert power insulator · Pommel cap
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