Anakin Skywalker

In 28 BBY, as a young Padawan, Anakin traveled to Ilum as a test of skill to construct his first lightsaber. While constructing his lightsaber deep inside one of the caverns, Anakin encountered a vision of Darth Maul. After a struggle, Anakin managed to defeat this dark incarnation, and, upon awakening, Anakin discovered he had constructed a lightsaber that contained one of the sapphire Adegan crystals that grew in Ilum's caverns, giving the blade a distinct blue glow. The design of the hilt suited his practice of Form V. He did not do what many padawans do and create a lightsaber to resemble his master's—instead creating a personalized make that favored maximum power. This lightsaber would go on to be used by Anakin up until the onset of the Clone Wars, when it was destroyed just prior to the Battle of Geonosis.

Anakin later built a new lightsaber of a slightly different design. This weapon was a powerful creation that portrayed his skill of mechanical engineering; specifically built and designed for a master of Djem So, as Anakin was soon to become. In 19 BBY, after his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, this lightsaber was taken by Anakin's former Master, which he kept with him on Tatooine.

In 0 BBY, Obi-Wan passed Anakin's lightsaber, the one he'd retrieved from the black shores of Mustafar, down to Anakin's son, Luke, whom Obi-Wan had been watching over. Obi-Wan must have modified the saber while he was on Tatooine since the hilt was slightly different at that time, most notably the belt fastener was changed from a clip into a ring. In the hands of Luke Skywalker, Anakin's blade was wielded against numerous foes, even against Anakin himself as the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. During his duel on Bespin with Luke, Vader sliced off Luke's right hand, sending both Luke's hand and lightsaber into the depths of Cloud City. The lightsaber, along with Luke's hand, would later be recovered.

A few years after Anakin's death at Endor, Joruus C'baoth, a mad clone of Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth, would use Luke's severed right hand to create a clone of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker Wielding the blade of Anakin, Luuke went on to duel Luke and Mara Jade. After Luuke was killed by the combined effort of the duo, Luke recovered his father's weapon and presented it to Mara as a gift. The lightsaber would remain in Mara's possession for many years and was passed on to his grandson Ben Skywalker. It would later be displayed in the Skywalkers' home on Ossus

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