This particular lightsaber uses a blue Adegan crystal, typical of a Jedi. Sith lightsabers are commonly made with synthetic red crystals. Arguably the most important component, Adegan crystals are known for their Force-sensitive properties. Once properly attuned to the Force, a crystal is built into the lightsaber.
Adegan crystals are blue or green, which is why most Jedi in the films use those blade colors. Other colors are rare, but not unheard of. Mace Windu uses a unique crystal that he found on the planet Hurrikaine, which gives his weapon its distinctive purple blade.
Most Jedi Padawans underwent the ritual on construction of their first lightsaber at Ilum. The vast majority of lightsaber crystals from Ilum were green or blue in color and, though they were not connected to the force like the Adegan crystals were, all of them had the special properties that made them ideal for a Jedi's weapon.
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Adegan crystals were a subset of lightsaber crystal found in and around the Adega system.[3] The most common lightsaber crystal in the days of the Old Republic, they were used by Jedi for thousands of years as a main component of a lightsaber.[5] Adegan crystals were first discovered long ago on the planet Ossus in the Adega system, by the inhabitants of an ancient Jedi stronghold.[2] Prior to ...