General Darté's lightsaber only possessed a single crossguard quillon that came out at a forty-five-degree angle, unlike Kylo Ren's weapon which possessed the traditional dual crossguard quillons. Although it was not confirmed, given the almost memorial placing of Count Dooku's display chambers, the Jedi Knight who used the Crossguard was likely killed by the Mandalorians.Īnother appearance of the Crossguard Lightsaber that predated the release of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens occurred within 2004's Star Wars: Republic #61 (by John Ostrander and Brandon Badeaux) within the hands of Jedi General Roblio Darté, who wielded another variant of the Crossguard Lightsaber. Bachs, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson, Studio F, and Digital Chameleon) that the Jedi who owned the lightsaber fought alongside Count Dooku against the Mandalorians in the Battle of Galidraan. While it is unknown as to who used the unconventional Crossguard Lightsaber, it was revealed in Jango Fett: Open Seasons #3 (by Haden Blackman, Ramón F. It possessed a physical crossguard quillon made out of metal, unlike Kylo Ren's which used smaller lightsaber blades to create the signature crossguards. The Crossguard Lightsaber within Count Dooku's display chambers had a design that was more similar to the real-world Templar Knight swords. The original concept for the Crossguard Lightsaber appeared within Dark Horse's 2004 Jango Fett: Open Seasons miniseries as one of the many lightsabers collected by the Sith Lord Count Dooku.

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