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| |image=[[File:DookuSaber-MR.jpg|[[Dooku/Legends|Darth Tyranus's]] [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]].]] | | |image= |
| |name=Curved-hilt Lightsaber | | |name=Curved-hilt Lightsaber |
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| |destroyed= | | |destroyed= |
| |discovered= | | |discovered= |
| |owners=*[[Darth Bane/Legends|Darth Bane]]<ref name="PoD">''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]''</ref> | | |owners=*[[Tott Doneeta]] |
| *[[Dooku/Legends|Darth Tyranus]]<ref name="AotC">{{Film|II}}</ref>
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| *[[Tott Doneeta]] | |
| *[[Lycan]]
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| *[[Karness Muur]]
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| *[[Na'daz]]
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| *[[Saes Rrogon]]
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| *[[Tyvokka/Legends|Tyvokka]]
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| *[[Asajj Ventress/Legends|Asajj Ventress]]
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| *[[Komari Vosa]]
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| *[[Sonam-Ha'ar]] | | *[[Sonam-Ha'ar]] |
| *[[Aloysius Kallig]]
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| *[[Darth Nox]]
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| |hilt model= | | |hilt model= |
| |hilt shape= | | |hilt shape= |
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| |purpose=[[Lightsaber combat/Legends|Lightsaber combat]] | | |purpose=[[Lightsaber combat/Legends|Lightsaber combat]] |
| |affiliation=}} | | |affiliation=}} |
| {{Quote|Intriguing.|A young [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku]], upon reading about the curved-hilt in ''[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force]]''|<ref name="The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)">[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]</ref>}}
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| The '''curved-hilt lightsaber''', also called a '''dueling lightsaber''', was a standard [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] design that was often seen during the prime of [[Form II/Legends|Form II]] [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|lightsaber combat]], both among the [[Jedi Order/Legends|Jedi]] and [[Sith Order]]s.
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| The degree of the curve at the top of the hilt in relation to the hand holds was the important factor. The curve at the bottom of the hilt (if present) only affected electronics and power core placement. The bottom curvature on many lightsabers was mostly ornamental.
| | Some ancient lightsabers were curved. They never really talked about it. They just were that way. |
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| ==History and use==
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| [[File:Tott-lightsaber.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Tott Doneeta]]'s curved lightsaber hilt.]]
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| The use of curved hilts allowed for more precise movements as well as near-perfect flexibility when engaged in [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]]-to-lightsaber [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|combat]]. It was also more complex and gave the creator of such a hilt more of a challenge in aligning its [[Lightsaber crystal|crystals]], as well as requiring a minor variation in holding the grip. Curved hilts needed to be held more in the palm, farther away from the fingertips. The hilt's curvature also gave the wielder more power when delivering overhand strikes and would change the angle of the attacks by the merest fraction of a degree; this was usually just enough to confuse and disorient an unsuspecting opponent, as evident when [[Valenthyne Farfalla]] fought and lost to [[Darth Bane/Legends|Darth Bane]] in the [[Duel on Tython]],<ref name="RoT">''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''</ref> and again when [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] and [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Legends|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] quickly lost to [[Dooku/Legends|Darth Tyranus]] in their [[First Battle of Geonosis/Legends|duel]] on [[Geonosis/Legends|Geonosis]].<ref name="AotC" />
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| Some [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|techniques]] were more difficult when using a curved hilt, but many others became far more effective. This hilt design was not limited to Form II; its advantages in dueling carried over to every form including [[Form V/Legends|Form V]], as in the case of Darth Bane, when [[Sith Blademaster]] [[Kas'im]] gave him the [[Darth Bane's lightsaber|weapon]] of his [[Na'daz|late master]].<ref name="PoD" /> Anakin Skywalker was another duelist who used a curved hilt with Form V to great effect: during his [[Duel on Yavin 4|first duel]] against [[Asajj Ventress/Legends|Asajj Ventress]], after being disarmed, he stole one of [[Asajj Ventress' lightsabers|Ventress' lightsabers]] and defeated her with it, despite having no training with the weapon.<ref name="CW19">{{CW|19}}</ref>
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| Unfortunately, curved-hilt lightsabers were generally more difficult to use in [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]]-bolt deflection. This, coupled with Form II's weakness in this area, made a Makashi user wielding a curved hilt particularly vulnerable to blasterfire. However, Darth Bane had been able to compensate for such weaknesses, parrying blaster bolts fired by six Sith [[Mercenary/Legends|mercenaries]] on [[Ruusan/Legends|Ruusan]] and members of the [[Skelda clan]] on [[Onderon/Legends|Onderon]], the [[Duel on Onderon|latter occasion]] in which he was [[Mounted lightsaber combat|mounting]] a [[Drexl]].<ref name="RoT" /> Likewise, Darth Tyranus deflected shots from members of the [[Pyke Syndicate/Legends|Pyke Syndicate]] on [[Oba Diah/Legends|Oba Diah]], using just one hand.<ref name="TLO">{{TCW|The Lost One}}</ref> His former pupils, [[Komari Vosa]] and Asajj Ventress, had no trouble in redirecting blaster bolts back at their opponents.<ref name="JFBH">''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]''</ref><ref name="CoD">{{TCW|Cloak of Darkness}}</ref>
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| ==Behind the scenes==
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| In ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'', players of the Jedi class could find a lightsaber hilt called the "Old Republic Hilt" on [[Mustafar/Legends|Mustafar]], indicating that the curved hilt was a possibly common design during the days of the Old Republic. This hilt is one of the more powerful lightsaber hilts in the game, and it resembles a curved-hilt saber.
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
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| {{Incomplete list}} | | {{Incomplete list}} |
| *''[[Crosscurrent]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Freedon Nadd Uprising]]'' | | *''[[Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Freedon Nadd Uprising]]'' |
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| *[[Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War 4|''Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War'' 4]] | | *[[Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War 4|''Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War'' 4]] |
| *[[Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War 5|''Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War'' 5]] | | *[[Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War 5|''Tales of the Jedi – The Sith War'' 5]] |
| *''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
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| *''[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction]]''
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| *[[Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Path of Destruction'' audiobook]]
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| *''[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two]]''
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| *[[Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Rule of Two'' audiobook]]
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| *''[[Bane of the Sith]]''
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| *''[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil]]''
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| *[[Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (audiobook)|''Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil'' audiobook]]
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| *''[[Maul: Lockdown]]''
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| *[[Maul: Lockdown (audiobook)|''Maul: Lockdown'' audiobook]]
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| *''[[The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: Bounty Hunter]]''
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| *[[Jango Fett: Open Seasons 1|''Jango Fett: Open Seasons'' 1]]
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| *[[Jango Fett: Open Seasons 3|''Jango Fett: Open Seasons'' 3]] {{Flash}}
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| *[[Jango Fett: Open Seasons 4|''Jango Fett: Open Seasons'' 4]]
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| *''[[Star Wars: Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War]]'' {{Flash}}
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| *"[[Nomad]]"
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| *''[[The Eyes of Revolution]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars Adventures 6: The Warlords of Balmorra]]''
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| *''[[The Approaching Storm]]'' {{Hologram}}
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| *[[The Approaching Storm (audiobook)|''The Approaching Storm'' audiobook]] {{Hologram}}
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| *{{Film|II}}
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| *[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (video game)|''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' video game]]
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| *[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' junior novel]]
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| *''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns]]''
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| *''[[Most Precious Weapon]]''
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| *[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' game]]
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| *''[[Boba Fett: Crossfire]]''
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| *[[Republic 49|''Republic'' 49]]
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| *{{CW|7}}
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| *''[[Star Wars: Republic: The New Face of War]]''
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| *''[[Jedi: Mace Windu]]''
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| *[[Republic 53|''Republic'' 53]]
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| *{{CW|1}}
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| *{{CW|16}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{CW|17}}
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| *{{CW|18}}
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| *{{CW|19}}
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| *''[[Jedi: Shaak Ti]]'' {{Hologram}}
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| *[[Republic 54|''Republic'' 54]] {{Hologram}}
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| *''[[Legacy of the Jedi]]''
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| *{{CWACite|2|Run Mace Run}}
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| *{{CWACite|3|Rogue's Gallery}}
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| *''[[Jedi: Count Dooku]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: The New Droid Army]]''
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| *''[[The Cestus Deception]]''
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| *[[Dark Heart (short story)|''Dark Heart'']]
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| *[[Republic 60|''Republic'' 60]]
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| *[[Republic 63|''Republic'' 63]]
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| *[[Republic 64|''Republic'' 64]] {{Flash}}
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| *''[[Star Wars: General Grievous]]''
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| *''[[Jedi Trial]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: Republic: Dreadnaughts of Rendili]]''
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| *{{TCW|The Hidden Enemy}}
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| *[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' film]] / [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (novelization)|novel]] / [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (junior novelization)|junior novel]]
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| *''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Official Movie Storybook]]''
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space]]''
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| *[[The Clone Wars: Wild Space (audiobook)|''The Clone Wars: Wild Space'' audiobook]]
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: The Battle Begins]]''
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| *{{TCW|Supply Lines}}
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| *{{TCW|Ambush}}
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| *[[The Clone Wars: Ambush|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Ambush'' junior novel]]
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| *{{TCW|Rising Malevolence|Rising ''Malevolence''}}
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| *{{TCW|Shadow of Malevolence|Shadow of ''Malevolence''}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Destroy Malevolence|Destroy ''Malevolence''}}
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom]]''
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 1: Breakout Squad]]'' {{Hologram}}
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: Secret Missions 2: Curse of the Black Hole Pirates]]''
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: Crash Course]]''
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| *[[The Clone Wars 1|''The Clone Wars'' 1]]
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| *[[The Clone Wars 4|''The Clone Wars'' 4]]
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| *[[The Clone Wars 5|''The Clone Wars'' 5]]
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| *''[[The Clone Wars 6]]''
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| *[[The Clone Wars 11|''The Clone Wars'' 11]]
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| *''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels]]''
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: The Fall of Falleen]]''
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| *{{TCW|Rookies}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Cloak of Darkness}}
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| *{{TCW|Lair of Grievous}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Dooku Captured}}
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| *{{TCW|The Gungan General}} {{C|Appears in flashback as hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Defenders of Peace}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Liberty on Ryloth}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Hostage Crisis}} {{Flash}}
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| *{{TCW|Senate Spy}} {{Flash}}
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| *{{TCW|The Mandalore Plot}} {{Hologram}}
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| *''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: In Service of the Republic]]''
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| *''[[The Clone Wars: The Valsedian Operation]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]''
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| *{{TCW|ARC Troopers}}
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| *{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)|Nightsisters}}
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| *{{TCW|Monster}}
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| *{{TCW|Witches of the Mist}}
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| *{{TCW|Counterattack}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Citadel Rescue}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Water War}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|Shadow Warrior}}
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| *{{TCW|Escape from Kadavo}}
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| *{{TCW|Friends and Enemies}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|The Box}}
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| *{{TCW|Crisis on Naboo}}
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| *{{TCW|Massacre}}
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| *{{TCW|Bounty (episode)|Bounty}}
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| *{{TCW|Brothers}}
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| *{{TCW|Revenge (episode)|Revenge}}
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| *{{TCW|Tipping Points}} {{Hologram}}
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| *{{TCW|To Catch a Jedi}}
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| *{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}
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| *{{TCW|The Lost One}}
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| *{{TCW|Voices}} {{Flash}}
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| *{{TCW|Destiny (episode)|Destiny}} {{Vision|[[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]]}}
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| *{{TCW|Sacrifice}}
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| *''[[Yoda: Dark Rendezvous]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: Republic: Trackdown]]'' {{Flash}}
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| *[[Obsession 4|''Obsession'' 4]]
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| *[[Obsession 5|''Obsession'' 5]]
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| *''[[Star Wars: Republic: Siege of Saleucami]]''
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| *''[[Labyrinth of Evil]]''
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| *{{CW|22}}
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| *{{Film|III}}
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| *[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' junior novel]]
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| *''[[Star Wars: Republic: Hidden Enemy]]'' {{Flash}}
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| *''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit]]''
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| *[[Legacy (2006) 20|''Legacy'' (2006) 20]]
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| }}
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| ===Non-canon appearances===
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| *''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]''
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| *''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]'' {{C|Xbox Live content}}
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| *[[LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2|''LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' game]]
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| *[[LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 (film)|''LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' film]]
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| *''[[LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]''
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| *{{The Yoda Chronicles|The Phantom Clone}}
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| ==Sources==
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| *''[[Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary]]''
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| *<!-- 2002/04/23 -->{{TCG|set=Attack of the Clones (TCG)|sformatted=''Attack of the Clones''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/AOTC/Anakin_Skywalker_A.webp?v=2|cardname=Anakin Skywalker (A)}} {{Po}}
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| *{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20021121komari|text=Komari Vosa|int=Komari Vosa (article)|archivedate=20091016011143}}
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| *{{FFCite|68|LIG11-14, ''Count Dooku's Lightsaber''}}
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| *''[[The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''
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| *''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''
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| *''[[Jedi Academy Training Manual]]''
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| *{{SWGTCG|set=The Shadow Syndicate|cardname=Curved-Hilt Lightsaber}}
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| *[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
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| ==Notes and references==
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