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Mara Jade's first lightsaber

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Mara Jade's first Lightsaber

Production information
Model	Lightsaber
Type	Single-blade
Culture	Jedi
Owners	Mara Jade
Physical and technical specifications
Blade color	Violet
Usage and history
Purpose	Lightsaber combat
Era(s)	Rebellion era
Affiliation	Galactic Emperor Emperor's Hand

[Source]

"The DL-18 for my hip, the sleeve gun for surprise, and... yes the lightsaber. Old fashioned, but useful."

―Mara Jade^[src]

This lightsaber was the weapon carried by Emperor's Hand Mara Jade. It produced a violet blade when ignited.

1 History
2 Behind the scenes
3 Appearances
- 3.1 Non-canon appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references

HistoryEdit

This lightsaber was given to Mara Jade by Emperor Palpatine when she became an Emperor's Hand.^[1]

She used this weapon with her hold-out blaster throughout the Galactic Civil War, including in the Shelsha sector^[2], on Svivren^[3], Chibias^[4] and Kintoni^[5]. She lost it after the Battle of Endor, during her duel with Lumiya on Caprioril.^[6]

Several years later, Mara Jade joined the New Jedi Order and constructed a new violet-bladed lightsaber as part of her training to become a Jedi Knight.^[6]

Behind the scenesEdit

The official design of the lightsaber's hilt was released for the promotoional images of Mara's model, Shannon McRandle. The most famous is the cover of Star Wars Insider 47.

In 2008, Master Replicas released a limited edition (750 pieces) prop replica from Mara Jade's lightsaber. It was featured with a signed plaque by Shannon McRandle.^[7]^[8]