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Template:Lightsaber infobox Mace Windu's lightsaber was the weapon wielded by the selfsame Jedi Master.
First Lightsaber
As a Jedi initiate, Windu was able to see shatterpoints in the force, allowing him to glimpse the future in brief visions. During these visions, Mace was able to see the lightsaber he would eventually build. This was a cause for concern within the Jedi Council, as Windu was unable to construct a weapon resembling the lightsaber he saw in his visions.
At the age of fourteen, Windu requested a true challenge, so that he would be able to find the parts necessary to build the lightsaber. Upon his request, the council sent him to the planet Hurikane alone.
Upon his arrival, he was chased away by the natives, but was easily able to gain the upper hand with the Force. At one point, he caused one of the natives to shatter, but was able to painstakingly reconstruct the individual. As a result, the natives presented him with a violet-colored Lightsaber crystal, which he used to finally construct the lightsaber he had seen in his visions of the future.
Second lightsaber
Windu utilizing Vaapad.
Sometime before 22 BBY, Mace created a second lightsaber, in recognition of his position as a senior Jedi Council member. It was built to the highest standards, emphasizing precision and quality. The weapon incorporated an electrum finish reserved only for the most senior of council members, as well as the signature violet crystal of his earlier weapon. His second lightsaber served him throughout the Clone Wars, until his death at the hands of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 19 BBY.
The following year, a Duros sold a broken lightsaber, which he claimed once belonged to Master Windu, to Senator Sano Sauro. It is quite possible, though unconfirmed, that the Duros' claims were true, as the lightsaber fell many stories from the window of Chancellor Palpatine's private office, and could have both broken and been retrieved. Senator Sauro would display the lightsaber in question in his office.
Appearances
Non-canon appearances:
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- "Force Fiction" — Star Wars Tales 7
- "The Sith in the Shadow" — Star Wars Tales 13 Template:Am
- Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
- LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
- LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game (Playable model only)
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Sources
- Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary
- Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 112 (Mace Windu's Lightsabers)
Mace Windu in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link) (Mentioned only)- Jedi Order in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
