I'm probably going out on a limb here, considering the numerous enteries that I have seen already posted about Mace Windu and his lightsaber, ever since the Blogs were introduced to Hyperspace. But when a thought or a revelation crosses your mind you just can't help but think that it just might be worthy of an entry even if that means running the risk of stating something that has been discussed repeatedly. So, with that in mind, let me be yet another Blog entry that discusses Mace Windu and his purple lightsaber.

The Famous Purple Lightsaber of Mace Windu
Up until Attack of the Clones appeared in the theaters, Star Wars fans were only aware, as far as the movies go, of at least two different lightsaber colors: blue and green. However, things changed when they saw, for the first time, Mace Windu ignite his purple lightsaber. Fans were somewhat fascinated with this. A purple lightsaber?

Now, I have heard various stories regarding the history of Mace's lightsaber and the significance of it, I even think the word, "electrum" something or other was in there somewhere, yadda yadda yadda. But what I find particularly interesting is the symbolism of the purple lightsaber and the person who wields it.

Vaapad
Mace Windu created Vaapad. In The Clone Wars novel, Shatterpoint, he basically describes Vaapad as a very, and I do mean very aggressive style of fighting. It's so powerful but aggressive that it just barely walks the fine lines of the dark side.

Crystals
Now, as I understand it Mace windu has a rare set of crystals that cause the purple blade when he ignites his saber. There may have been more to it than that but the bottom line is that at least it is the technical aspects of his lightsaber which cause his lightsaber to ignite a purple blade. It's not done on purpose, it's not a matter of ranking.

However, I have noticed something rather symbolic, whether done intentionally or just by coincidence, that matches Mace's unique fighting style and his purple lightsaber.

When Mace fights using Vaapad, he's walking the fine line between light side and dark. In the movies, the light side has often been represented with a blue lightsaber and the dark side represented with a red lightsaber (i.e. Luke fighting Vader in The Empire Strikes Back). Now, what color is Mace's lightsaber? Purple. And what two colors make the color purple? It just so happens to be red and blue. So, it sounds like Master Windu has the perfect lightsaber cut out for him.................no pun intended.


As Always.

-The Star Wars Uncle