The Mandalorian
This clause contains spoilers for The Mandalorian season 3.Much ofThe Mandalorianhas center on on the Darksaber , the ancient blade of Mandalorian leadership . Star Warsviewers are used to lightsabers that are blue and green , with occasional exception such as Mace Windu ’s purple vane . But the Darksaber is one of the most unusual vane to engagement , characterized by its shimmer ebony blade . It was introduced inStar Wars : The Clone Wars , resurfaced as an of import patch point inStar Wars Rebels , and has met its ultimate fate inThe Mandalorianseason 3 .
There are still many closed book surrounding the Darksaber . kick in theDarksaber ’s destruction at the hands of Moff Gideon , it ’s actually possibleStar Warswill never respond these interrogative sentence . With that being said , though , it is still potential to figure out a bunch of what makes the Darksaber unique - and why it has some properties unlike any other recognize lightsaber .
The Origin of the Darksaber
TheDarksaber is the only known bleak lightsaber , created a thousand geezerhood ago by Tarre Vizsla - the only be intimate Mandalorian Jedi in history . According to Jedi Kanan Jarrus , the thoughts and emotion of anyone who exert the Darksaber are drawn into its zip , with internal upheaval adding weight . No other lightsaber behaves like this ; the great unwashed lacking the Force have been able to use normal lightsabers with no difficultness , albeit with less preciseness than a Jedi or a Sith .
It ’s difficult to say why the Darksaber is so different to other lightsabers , both in color and prop . The most likely explanation is that it own an strange kyber crystal , because edition of kyber crystals are bed to have make blades with unusual characteristic . The Jedi of the prequel era had largely settled on gathering all their crystals from Ilum , explain the relative uniformity of lightsabers in the Jedi Order of that time , but it ’s potential Tarre Vizsla ’s came from somewhere else . It could even potentially be from Mandalore itself , which would be appropriate .
Tarre Vizsla returned to Mandalore and became ruler ( or Mand’alor ) . He remained the weapon ’s owner until his death , and it was taken by the Jedi Order , stored on Coruscant . The Darksaber returned to Mandalore after Clan Vizsla attacked the Jedi Temple , and it became a family heirloom . For one C , it remained within the clan , being passed down from generation to propagation . The lightsaber changed hands multiple time over the centuries , but was kept within the clan until the Clone Wars , when it was acquired by Darth Maul , who claimed ownership of the blade and took statement of Death Watch , a heavy radical of Mandalorian warriors who stood against the major planet ’s pacifist authorities .
Why The Darksaber Matters
The Darksaber held a gravid deal of ethnic and diachronic significance to the Mandalorians . It has become one of the most important symbols of Mandalorian leadership , and the one who wins the Darksaber through combat has a logical call as swayer of Mandalore . It was hold by Clan Vizsla in ancient multiplication , but was taken by Darth Maul during the Clone Wars . but possessing the Darksaber made Darth Maul a muscular trope to the people of Mandalore .
Moving on to theStar Wars Rebelsera , Sabine Wren translate its meaning and intrust it to Bo - Katan Kryze . She does n’t seem to have realized the Darksaber needed to be get ahead in combat , however , and Bo - Katan ’s possession of the Darksaber was viewed as outlawed . For her part , Bo - Katan chose to surrender the Darksaber to Moff Gideon in an endeavour to forestall thePurge of Mandaloresometime after the events ofStar Wars Rebels , but she was betrayed . The blade rest with Gideon for years , until it was accidentally reclaimed by Din Djarin . It found its way back to Bo - Katan , only to be destroyed inThe Mandalorianseason 3 ’s finale .
Why Din Darin Struggled With The Darksaber, But Bo-Katan Didn’t
As see inThe Book of Boba Fett , Din Djarin found the Darksaber very difficult indeed to apply . This seems to have been a reflection of his own intimate conflict , likely the fact he saw himself as unworthy . In contrast , Bo - Katan used the Darksaber much good than Din Djarin , as did Moff Gideon and Darth Maul . None of these possess the same self - dubiousness that characterize Din Djarin , explaining why they could exert the Darksaber with ease . Every lightsaber bonds with its wielder through the Force to some degree , but that just appears to mold slightly differently for the Darksaber . This has never been properly explained , and it remains to be seen whether it will be addressed going forward ; it may well be viewed as irrelevant by Lucasfilm , given the Darksaber has now been destroyed .
The Darksaber’s Destruction Will Change Mandalore Forever
Moff Gideon understand the cultural grandness of the Darksaber , and demolish it in part to make headway a symbolic triumph against the Mandalorians . He had previously advantage of the air division between the unlike Mandalorian clans , and no doubt hoped they would be ineffectual to cooperate without the Darksaber - a symbol throw a drawing card authority . It is ironic , then , that Moff Gideon was finally defeated by a join of Mandalorian clan who had previously been foe , those led by Bo - Katan Kryze and the Armorer . Their triumph - and , indeed , their survival - shows there is still a futurity for Mandalore .
There is a sensory faculty in which the Darksaber represented all that was faulty with the Mandalorians , the individualism and unceasing ambition that soften them . The one who wielded the Darksaber could never be secure , because at any time they could be challenged . What is more , the leader was mechanically the one who march the greatest combat skill , but those do not necessarily make for ripe leaders . Bo - Katan hopes to build a new Mandalorian culture , one where the variousclans and family of Mandalorework together . The Darksaber ’s very universe would work against that . By destroying this ancient leaf blade , Moff Gideon really did Bo - Katan something of a favor . It will be exciting to see how Mandalore develops after the Darksaber ’s destruction inThe Mandalorianseason 4 and beyond .
