Summary

Mace Windu is n’t the only Jedi inStar Warsto manage a purple lightsaber . When Samuel L. Jackson joined theStar Warsprequel films , he made an unusual postulation to George Lucas . He desire his Jedi , Mace Windu , to have a unique purple lightsaber . Lucas ab initio refused , insisting lightsabers come in only three semblance - blue , green , and red - but eventually relented . The purple lightsaber became Mace Windu ’s trademark artillery , set a case in point for many othercolors of lightsaber blade .

The coloring material is a blend of Red River and gamey , pointing to the inner darkness that roil within Mace ’s heart . This is the closed book of Mace ’s success as a Jedi Master , because he is well intimate with his interior dark side , and strives to confine it . The Clone Wars pushed Mace to breaking decimal point , and he yield to the enticement to kill an already - defeated enemy when he stick out over Palpatine inStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith . ButMace Windu is not the only one to wield a purple lightsaber , whether in canon or theStar WarsLegends timeline .

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9Mace Windu

First Appearance:Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Oddly enough , Mace Windu ’s purple lightsaber link canon and Legends . The Expanded Universe bring out the blade is powered by a rare Hurikane crystal , a random variable of kyber that possesses singular properties . Although Hurikane crystals have not been mentioned in canon , sourcebooks have corroborate that edition of kyber do indeed still possess these strange property and colouring . Most Jedi of the prequel geological era obtain their kyber crystals from the planet Ilum , explain why Mace is one of the few Jedi to have a purple blade .

8Vernestra Rwoh

First Appearance:Star Wars: The High Republic - Light of the Jedi

RecentStar Warsnovels and strip have search the High Republic Era , centuries before the prequel trilogy . royal lightsabers seem to have been much more common in the High Republic Era , a time when the Jedi did not seem to have been quite so afraid of the darkness . One of the most notable Jedi to use a over-embellished lightsaber is Vernestra Rwoh , who attained the rank of Jedi Master when she was just 15 year old . unusually Force - raw , she was prompt by the Force to redesign her lightsaber and transubstantiate it into an strange lightwhip .

7Ty Yorrick

First Appearance:Star Wars: The High Republic - The Rising Storm

Ty Yorrick - a alone bomber of the High Republic Era - is also noted for her typical purple lightsaber . Inducted into the Order at a young age , Ty Yorrick left the Jedi after an unknown incident and became something of a sabre - for - hire . Her distinctive stress is on monster - hunting , which meant she became passing useful when dark - side creatures like the Drengir and the Nameless jeopardise the Outer Rim . Ty Yorrick found herself soak up into Jedi affairs once again , and she may be shown bring back to the ordination .

6Savina Besatrix “Sav” Malagán

First Appearance:Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures(2021) # 8

Jedi Padawan Sav Malagan is a novel addition toStar Wars , introduced in the latest series ofStar Wars : The High Republic Adventures . train on Maz Kanata ’s major planet Takodana , Sav Malagan is an strange Jedi with a thirstiness for adventure . Her risky venture have only just begun , but she looks gear up to be draw into a large deal of conflict .

5Kelleran Beq

First Appearance:Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge

play by Ahmed Best , Kelleran Beq is the Jedi Master who monitor Lucasfilm’sStar Wars : Jedi Temple Challengegame show . Best was given a nifty deal of line of latitude when it come to creating the theatrical role , who evolved into a skilled lightsaber combatant - nickname the " The Sabered Hand . " view of Beq ’s type were inspired by Obi - Wan Kenobi , Yoda , and the Shaolin monks from the kung fu movie well had eff as a kid . His purpleness lightsaber , of course , was intended as a homage to Mace Windu . good reprised the use inThe Mandalorianseason 3 , this sentence wielding a unripe lightsaber .

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4Huulik

First Appearance:Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi

A Rodian who served in the Jedi Order of the prequel era , Huulik serve up on the front lines of the Clone Wars and even fought alongside Anakin Skywalker himself . Badly injured after rescript 66 , Huulik set his starship ’s path back to Rodia but died during the journey . His family create a mausoleum in his honor , andLuke Skywalker eventually claimed Huulik ’s leaf blade , which contained several dissimilar kyber crystal and could thus take on dissimilar colour and chromaticity . One of these was amethyst .

3Darth Revan

First Appearance:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic(2003)

Darth Revan is unique , however , because he is the only Sith Lord known to have used a purplish lightsaber .

Only a fistful of canyon Jedi have wielded purple lightsabers , but they were much more common in the one-time Expanded Universe . Darth Revan is unique , however , because he is the only Sith Lord known to have used a empurpled lightsaber . Revan has formally repay toStar Warscanon(he was subtly referenced inStar war : The Rise of Skywalker ) , but it ’s unsung whether his purple sword is also considered canon . Hopefully , Lucasfilm will continue to contain element of the classicStar war : knight of the Old Republicgames into the Disney epoch , and Revan ’s lightsaber will be one of them .

2Kildo

First Appearance:Star Wars: The High Republic - Escape from Valo

Kildo was a Jedi Initiate during the High Republic era , an Alcedian from the major planet Valo . He was a second of a trickster and prankster , and because the Force come in to him instinctively , he did n’t always apply himself . However , his dangerous undertaking with the other Initiates inStar Wars : The High Republic - Escape from Valoby Daniel José sometime pushed him to his limit , leading to a burgeoning human relationship between Kildo and fellow youngling Gavi . Kildo ’s story inStar Warscanon has only just begun , and he will give inStar state of war : The High Republic - Beware the Namelessby Zoraida Córdova .

1Other Jedi Who Wielded Purple Lightsabers In Legends

There are many other Jedi who wielded purple lightsabers in Legends . In some instance , these characters have indeed been incorporate into the canon - but without their distinctive blade . In others , they can not perhaps fit out into the Disney timeline . They are :

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Emperor Palpatine laughing maniacally in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu with a purple lightsaber in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, with a swirling purple ring in the background.

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Jedi Initiate Kildo wields a purple lightsaber alonside fellow Jedi on the cover of Star Wars: The High Republic - Escape from Valo.

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