Star Wars Rebels

Summary

Star Wars Rebels ’ Kanan Jarrus had a rarefied and unique lightsaber – one alone newfangled in theStar Warsfranchise . Kanan Jarrus , previously known as Caleb Dume , was an Order 66 survivor who eventually became an inbuilt fellow member of the Rebellion along with the sleep of theGhostCrew . He discovered Ezra Bridger ’s connection to the Force , train him to become a Jedi as substantially as he could as the Empire try out to hunt them down . But , for the longest time , Kanan was able to cover from Vader ’s Inquisitors , and interestingly enough , his lightsaber helped him do so .

There are hundreds , if not M , oflightsaber design currently canyon inStar Wars . Though many have straightforward hilt designs , remindful of the ones first usher in in the originalStar Warsmovie , others are more unique . Kylo Ren ’s lightsaber featured one of the few crossguard design , for instance – which have since become more popular in the High Republic era . likewise , the High Republic era introduced a arm known as the lightsaber whip . And yet , despite all these unlike blueprint , Kanan Jarrus ’ lightsaber still stands out amongst them .

Kanan Jarrus' Lightsaber Was Actually Collapsible

What made Kanan ’s lightsaber so unique inStar Wars Rebelswas that it was essentially collapsable . Most lightsabers are designed in such a way that they can not simply be taken apart – and if they are taken aside , they are not so easy to put back together . Most lightsaber figure are intricate and personal to the Jedi who wield them , flow on their smash at all time should the need to expend them grow . Kanan ’s lightsaber , however , could be split into two unrecognizable parts , which he prove in the pilot instalment ofStar Wars Rebels , “ Spark of Rebellion . ”

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As explain in theStar war Rebels : Season 2 Sourcebook , Kanan wore“the main body and grip of the hilt on the small of his back , and the top part that give rise the blade on his unexpended side . ”All he needed to do to meet his lightsaber was impound the two division and kink to lock them together . Even most dual - bladed lightsabers were n’t collapsable , though that would have made them much easier to travel with . Kanan ’s lightsaber was truly unique .

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Kanan’s Lightsaber Was The Perfect Weapon For The Dark Times

Kanan ’s two - part lightsaber made it the stark weapon for a Jedi in concealing . The two pieces split apart were inconspicuous , easily mistaken for a nondescript technical part of a auto or some other tool . This allow for him to have a bun in the oven his lightsaber with him wherever he went , even when he was out in public , even when Vader ’s Inquisitors and the Empire ’s stormtroopers were scouring the galaxy looking for any remaining Jedi .

Kanan ’s lightsaber help him survive for a long time without revealing his identity as a Jedi – not until he met Hera Syndulla in John Jackson Miller ’s novelA New Dawn , and they became the first two official members of theGhostCrew . And even then , it was n’t until they tried to save the Wookiees from a ugly fate inStar war Rebels’pilot episode that Kanan was force to reveal his straight identity to a company of imperial beard , starting a chain chemical reaction that would , finally , lead to the destruction of the Empire .

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ready between Episodes III and IV of the Star Wars motion picture franchise , Star Wars Rebels is a canyon enliven serial that follow a group of ragtag heroes who band together to look the Empire . In an age where the Galactic Empire is hunt down down the last of the Jedi , a teenage outcast named Ezra Bridger is name to be force sensitive by a surviving Jedi know as Kanan Jarrus . Agreeing to get together them and accept Jedi training , Ezra becomes a part of a small but growing crew of rebels square up to demolish the empire covertly .

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Kanan Jarrus from Star Wars Rebels holding his lightsaber.

Set between Episodes III and IV of the Star Wars film franchise, Star Wars Rebels is a canon animated series that follows a group of ragtag heroes who band together to face the Empire. In an age where the Galactic Empire is hunting down the last of the Jedi, a teenage outcast named Ezra Bridger is discovered to be force sensitive by a surviving Jedi known as Kanan Jarrus. Agreeing to join them and accept Jedi training, Ezra becomes a part of a small but growing crew of rebels determined to destroy the empire covertly.

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