Lightsaber

Lightsabers are the weapons of Jedi, like the equivalent of the Pope's staff or the Dalai Llama's army of Llamas. It is basically a sheet of light that forms into a sword, similar in design to a Covenant Energy Sword, and is usually ceremonial. However, it is an effective tool in combat and also for cutting through things.

Sith use lightsabers as well, but for some reason they only use red ones as they look more evil. Jedi can use a combination of a lot of different colours, such as blue, green, yellow and even purple. The colour of the lightsaber is generally down to the choice of the wielder, but there are some exceptions. Jedi Sentinels usually wield yellow lightsabers and Jedi Guardians usually wield blue lightsabers. Healers and Masters are usually green, and many highly skilled Jedi opt for the purple as it is much more difficult to build due to the rarity of the jewel. But there are exceptions to all these rules, and since the Rise of Trask Ulgo the lightsaber pallete has become blander and blander, with only blue and green lightsabers existing by the time of the Galactic Civil War (with the exception of the Sith Sabers), with the last purple lightsaber in existance belonging to the only black guy in the entire Force Galaxy.

Lightsabers also come in many variations and combat varies dramatically on the style of the wielder. Double-Bladed lightsabers, although difficult to build, are not uncommon (e.g. Darth Maul's saberstaff), and other variations of saber combat include duel-wielding sabers, holding two sabers joined together or holding the saber 'backwards' (known as Shien). Lightsaber hilts are stylised by their builder and no two are identical, however Padawans tend to model their lightsabers after their Master's saber out of a sign of respect. Lightsabers have existed for almost as long as the Jedi themselves and are described by Obi-Wan Kenobi as the weapon 'of a more civilised age'.

Some Owners of Lightsabers

 * Darth Malak
 * Bandy (who is actually Trask Ulgo)
 * Rarth Devan
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Darth Vader
 * Kyle Katarn
 * General Grievous (despite not being a force user)