Why does Mace Windu have the only purple bladed lightsaber in the Jedi Order?
According to George Lucas’ initial concept, good guys would have blue lightsabers while the bad guys would have red. Green was added in Return of the Jedi so Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber would stand out from the blue sky in exterior shots. Then, in Attack of the Clones, Mace Windu appeared wielding a purple blade.
In Legends, the color of the blade was determined by the color of the kyber crystal used during lightsaber construction. Now in canon, the Force ability of the wielder determines the blade color as they bond with their crystal.
So why is the blade of Mace Windu’s lightsaber purple? A wide-held theory is because he walks closer to the Dark Side than most Jedi. In the novel Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray, Obi-Wan Kenobi states that most blades are blue or green, but a few turn purple.
So Mace Windu’s purple blade is not entirely unique, as other Jedi have wielded this rare color.
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