In the galaxy of Star Wars, Jedi Knights usually choose to carry a lightsaber and use the Force with the other hand to knock away enemies or parry their lightsabers. It's also a good option. Their lightsabers are all crafted for themselves in specific ceremonies. Depending on their fighting habits, some Jedi Knights may choose to have more than one lightsaber made for them to use.
From the Clone Wars, we can see that Obi-Wan's lightsaber was confiscated by Count Dooku, and Anakin's lightsaber was damaged in the droid factory. When they had no lightsabers available, two kind-hearted Jedi gave Obi-Wan and Anakin each a lightsaber.
Obi-Wan engaged in a fierce lightsaber duel with Count Dooku to prevent his escape. Dooku, who had trained for many years, quickly wounded Obi-Wan. Anakin, armed with two lightsabers, fought against Count Dooku, and the battle scene was also very exciting. It was the first time in the movie. How many characters in the history of Star Wars have two or more lightsabers? Let's explore together based on the blog post.
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Why don't more Jedi use two lightsabers?
A character who has used two lightsabers in battle
Anakin Skywalker
In "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", Anakin witnessed his master Obi-Wan fall and decided to take on Count Dooku with his master's share. At that time, Anakin held two lightsabers, which he wielded very smoothly, engaging in a fierce battle with Count Dooku. Anakin first cut off the energy supply device of the spaceship with his lightsaber. Even if Count Dooku managed to escape, he wouldn't last long under Anakin's pursuit. The idea was beautiful, but reality dealt him a painful blow.
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However, with two lightsabers, there was a vast space for both offense and defense. But how could the young Anakin match Count Dooku's years of Force training? Under Count Dooku's Force techniques, Anakin lost an arm. The first battle ended in failure when he used two lightsabers.
In "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith", Anakin and Obi-Wan were assigned the mission to rescue the Chancellor. They sneaked into Count Dooku's spaceship. Just as they found the Chancellor, they were discovered by Count Dooku. In the first round of the fight between Obi-Wan, Anakin and Count Dooku, Obi-Wan was thrown away by the Count's Force. Realizing he couldn't contribute much to the battle, Obi-Wan, trusting Anakin's strength, went to deal with the droids. Anakin was filled with anger and hatred towards Count Dooku, who had replaced his right hand with a mechanical one. Anakin was provoked by Count Dooku and didn't notice the Count's abnormality. Anakin took advantage of the distraction caused by Count Dooku's talking and cut off the Count's hands. He didn't give the Count a chance and seized his lightsaber, creating the famous scene of the first Jedi using a Sith's lightsaber in the movie. Under Palpatine's inducement, Anakin killed Count Dooku.
- In the movie "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace", Obi-Wan, without using his hands, controlled the Force with his mind and moved his lightsaber to defeat Darth Maul. It's likely that he taught this technique to his apprentice Anakin. The reason why Anakin used two lightsabers might come from this. To prevent Count Dooku from counterattacking, Anakin used Dooku's lightsaber.
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Negative emotions, the Sith lightsaber, Palpatine's seduction, and Anakin's fear of the prophetic dream magnified Anakin's dark side.
Ahsoka Tano
The color change of Ahsoka's lightsaber:
Ahsoka first appeared in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" as Anakin Skywalker's apprentice. At this stage, she mainly used a green lightsaber, which represented her inner harmony and compassion. As the plot progressed, Ahsoka's personality and experiences changed. In the seventh season of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", she began to use a blue lightsaber, symbolizing her inner strength and firm belief.
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In "Star Wars: Rebels" (also known as "Star Wars: The Rebellion"), Ahsoka's lightsaber color changed again, becoming a unique white. Ahsoka used her connection with the light side of the Force to purify these crystals and forged two unique white lightsabers with them. Unbound by the traditions of the Jedi Order, this color also symbolizes her pure heart and loyalty to the light side.
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Dual-blade sword combat:
Anakin was Ahsoka's master. It's quite normal that Ahsoka Tano would fight with two lightsabers.
In the final days of the Clone Wars, Ahsoka received an alliance invitation from Bo-Katan Kryze to fight against Darth Maul. Ahsoka engaged in a spectacular duel with Darth Maul, wielding two lightsabers. During this alliance plan, they successfully captured Darth Maul. Unfortunately, Order 66 was issued, and Ahsoka had no time to deal with Darth Maul, who destroyed the ship and escaped.
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In the TV series "Ahsoka", Ahsoka always fought with two lightsabers. The most notable instance was in the fifth episode. Ahsoka was knocked off a cliff and fell into the water. In a trance, she saw her master, Anakin Skywalker, again. When she saw Anakin, it seemed as if she had let go of all her burdens. The expression on her face at that moment was unmistakable. Anakin's appearance was like a gateway to another world for her, and she was faced with a choice. She successfully defeated Anakin, regained her consciousness, and was rescued by her teammates in the water.
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Possible Jedi characters who have fought with two lightsabers:
Obi-Wan once used a double-bladed lightsaber to defend himself in a critical moment of battle.
Karl Kestis used dual lightsabers in the Star Wars game series entry Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Knights.
Why do Jedi Knights use a lightsaber in battle?
The difference between using two lightsabers and using one is not significant; both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages: Using two lightsabers can put psychological pressure on the opponent, but a powerful opponent usually doesn't care about this. More attack methods and dual lightsaber techniques.
Disadvantages: The attack range increases, but so do the vulnerabilities. The force is dispersed, making it easy to be knocked away by the opponent. The skills of Force knockback and Force defense are lost.
So in a lightsaber duel, using two lightsabers requires considering whether it suits oneself.
Can Sith use two lightsabers?
A character who has used two lightsabers in battle
Darth Maul
In the movie "The Phantom Menace", Maul was ordered by Sidious to kill Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo. He successfully killed Obi-Wan's master, Qui-Gon Jinn, with his double-bladed lightsaber, but was cut in half at the waist during his duel with Obi-Wan and fell into a molten pit. However, Maul did not die. Relying on the powerful dark side of the Force, he survived in the form of a six-legged spider and was fitted with mechanical legs by his brother, Savage Opress.
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Maul embarked on his path of revenge. During the Clone Wars, he fought Obi-Wan multiple times and attempted to build his own power base. However, his plans were repeatedly foiled, including being captured and secretly imprisoned by Darth Sidious himself. Revenge was always on Maul's mind. After escaping from imprisonment, he used Mandalore as his base and tried to establish his own power. He captured Mandalore's former Prime Minister, Almec, and used him as a puppet leader to control Mandalore.
But the Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze couldn't stand it anymore and contacted Ahsoka. She launched an attack on Maul, but was defeated by Ahsoka and captured. Eventually, she managed to destroy the spaceship and escape.
General Grievous
During the period of "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", General Grievous broke the record for the number of lightsabers used in lightsaber duels. He used four lightsabers in battles against Jedi Knights and could also use two lightsabers separately.
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In this war, General Grievous, as the military leader of the Separatist Alliance, led his troops to fight against the Galactic Republic, bringing unprecedented and devastating disasters to the entire galaxy. He had fought against Ahsoka Tano and Obi-Wan Kenobi many times, but managed to escape successfully each time.
- Having received rigorous training: He was trained in lightsaber combat by Count Dooku, traveled throughout the galaxy, invaded various planets, and fought against Jedi Knights.
- Commanding the separatist army: General Grievous led the droid army of the separatists and engaged in numerous fierce battles with the Republic's forces. With his outstanding military talent and command ability, he posed a huge threat to the Republic's army.
- Clashing with the Jedi: As one of the main adversaries of the Jedi Order, General Grievous engaged in numerous lightsaber duels with the Jedi. He had a particular fondness for collecting Jedi lightsabers and displayed them as trophies to show off. In battles against Jedi such as Ahsoka Tano, he demonstrated formidable combat prowess and the advantages of his mechanical body.
- Plotting conspiracies and committing murders: General Grievous was not only an outstanding military leader but also a ruthless killer. He planned and carried out numerous conspiracies, causing significant losses to the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic. He slew many Jedi Knights, including some important Jedi generals and commanders.
His actions were also noticed by the Jedi Council, which dispatched the outstanding Jedi Master Obi-Wan to deal with the situation. Eventually, he was eliminated by Obi-Wan.
Asajj Ventress
Like General Grievous, Asajj Ventress was trained rigorously by Count Dooku. Throughout the Clone Wars, she served as a Separatist assassin, causing much trouble for the Jedi. During an assassination attempt, she engaged in a fierce lightsaber duel with Ahsoka in an attempt to kill Unduli, but failed and fled.
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During a mission, Ventress and General Grievous piloted a spaceship to infiltrate a clone factory to steal the DNA database, but were discovered by Skywalker and the mission failed. Ventress' performance drew the dissatisfaction of Sidious, who ordered Dooku to eliminate his apprentice. Ventress, who narrowly escaped Dooku's hand, decided to seek revenge and became a bounty hunter. When Ahsoka Tano was falsely accused of murder and went on the run, Ventress tracked down the fugitive Ahsoka. Despite having fought each other many times before, Ventress ultimately chose to help the Jedi Knight who shared her fate, revealing that the wandering warrior still retained her kindness deep down.
Darth Sidious
Palpatine's two lightsabers have the same shape but are not exactly the same color. When lit, they produce a blood-red blade nearly one meter long. These two lightsabers are usually hidden in a statue in his office and are only used when absolutely necessary.
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Before the throne in Mandalore's capital Sundari, Sidious, facing his former apprentice Maul, instantly killed Savage with an extremely strange two-saber swordsmanship. After a battle with Master Windu, this lightsaber was kicked away and flew into the night sky of Coruscant.
Analysis of the possibility of Count Dooku:
Darth Sidious may have taught dual lightsaber combat techniques after taking Count Dooku as his apprentice, but no record of their use has been found in the manga-anime either.
Instead, both of Count Dooku's apprentices, General Griffith and Asajj Ventress, learned to use dual lightsaber techniques, and even General Griffith pioneered quad lightsaber combat techniques through robotic construction. It can be surmised from this that Count Dooku actually knows the dual lightsaber combat technique as well, and that his Force skills are more powerful than his lightsaber skills, so he forgoes the dual lightsaber combat technique in battle.
Count Dooku is so powerful in the Force that not even his master, Yoda, can best him.
Count Dooku lightsaber
Anakin Skywalker's performance in the movie Attack of the Clones suggests that it is highly likely that Count Dooku possesses this skill. Before Obi-Wan fainted, he lent his lightsaber to Anakin for use.
