Losing the Darksaber, and the leadership that came with it, to a non-Mandalorian was too much for some of the proud warrior race to bear, so they departed from Maul’s Mandalorian rule and followed Bo-Katan Kryze. Maul challenged Pre Vizsla, owner of the Darksaber and leader of the Death Watch, to a duel. This rule of strength eventually led to a very specific kind of complication, in the form of Darth Maul, who took interest in the Mandalorians around the time of the Clone Wars. According to Mandalorian cultural tradition, the only way to become the master of the Darksaber was to win it from its previous owner. The owner of the saber was largely considered to be the rightful leader of Clan Vizsla, one of the planet’s largest clans, and the leader of the Death Watch mercenary band. The weapon was then stolen from the temple by Mandalorians of Clan Vizsla, during the fall of the Old Republic.įollowing its return to Mandalorian possession, the Darksaber became an important status symbol in Mandalorian society. The Jedi Order collected the lightsaber upon his death, and kept it in the Jedi Temple.
When Tarre Vizsla eventually became the Mand’alor, the ruler of Mandalore, he took the Darksaber with him back to his home planet. The appointment of Tarre Vizsla as the first Mandalorian Jedi was a sign of brief peace between the two constantly warring factions. The Darksaber has a unique black blade and is notably shorter than most lightsabers, though things like its size and intensity can change based on its owner’s emotions. Its emitter was small and thin, again mimicking a sword blade. The blade is angled like that of a standard sword. The saber itself was distinct from any other lightsaber at the time or since. The Darksaber was created during the rule of the Old Republic by Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian to ever join the Jedi Order. Obi-Wan Kenobi fights Pre Vizsla, owner of the Darksaber Image: Lucasfilm Season 2, Chapter 11, “The Heiress,” connects the dots with the introduction of Bo-Katan Kryze, played by Katee Sackhoff. Star Wars expanded universe fans know this well: The weapon’s name is the Darksaber, and before it was in the hands of Gideon, it was one of Mandalorian culture’s most prized weapons and artifacts. In season 1, in the final scene of Chapter 8, we see the Imperial security officer Moff Gideon ignite a black-bladed lightsaber. But there is one “light sword” with a stranger and more complicated story than almost any other - and it just so happens that it’s playing a pivotal role in Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian. Lightsabers are an iconic visual in Star Wars, and behind every single one of the Jedi weapons, there’s a story or unique meaning.
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