SIDE NOTE: This is just me speculating but I think it's possible that rather than somehow emitting "black light" I think the darksaber's blade acts more like the event horizon of a black hole. Not sure if the Temple Guard's having yellow/gold blades was ever addressed, but I imagine it was probably something to do with the distinct yet uniform nature of their look that separates them for other Jedi, and possibly partly to re-enforce the notion that they're antiques from an earlier era. Mace Windu's blade was purple simply because Sam Jackson asked for it and similarly Ahsoka's new blades were white because Dave Filloni liked how it looked. Luke's green blade in RotJ came about simply because they were shooting with a blue sky in the background during the sarlacc action sequence and it made the blue blade difficult to see. Indeed, the initial intent was to do the lightsaber effect entirely in-camera with highly reflective material and a light behind camera, but when that method proved impractical and problematic on-set, they ended up rotoscoping them all in post anyway. Originally they were all intended to be white blades as per Ralph McQuarrie's concept art (and I believe briefly they were all going to be red, but I may be mis-remembering.) This was changed to blue and red to make it visually easier to distinguish between Vader & Ben's blades in some of the faster moving close and medium shots. Indeed, it's worth keeping in mind the real-world history of why these different blade colours have been used over the years. After Lucas nixed the idea that a vibro-blade could ever block a lightsaber they went though several iterations of what an unusual lightsaber might look like- including a yellow blade-before settling on the black blade. The real reason for its colour is of course because the filmmakers wanted something that looked unique. The history behind the darksaber appears to be something they only started to really think about in any detail when it cropped up again in 'Rebels'.īased on what's been said it seems they only thought about it in broad strokes for it's appearance in TCW that it was an old relic pilfered from the Jedi Temple by Mandalorians and used as a symbol of power for the warrior clans. Therefore anything other than red should be a natural bond or the result of some other unknown factor that's yet to be addressed. As such, in these instances it's not reflecting the individual as it does in a natural bond, but the method by which it was bonded. They only know how to dominate and turning red is how kybers react to an imposed, unnatural bond. Kybers don't turn red because their users are dark side users (not directly anyway) they turn red because the nature of a dark side user precludes them from being able to form a sympathetic bond. That said, the idea that it's because it's tied to the dark side seems directly at odds with established canon. Likewise, until we hear otherwise, any reasoning behind the darksaber's blade being black would be equally speculative. ![]() The idea that Ahsoka's blades are white as a direct result of her being neither Jedi nor Sith is pure speculation. This appears to be by design and meant to be yet another mystery of the Force. Secondly: Aside from "red=dominated", the precise meaning (if any) behind the colours of bonded crystal is unknown, even in-universe. The only way the colour can change is if the crystal is bonded with and built into a new hilt. At that point the colour is "fixed" and doesn't change based on who happens to be wielding it at any given time. ![]() First off: kyber crystals only change colour as they bond with (or in the case of dark side users: dominated by) the individual constructing the lightsaber.
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