Ezra ' s lightsaber Ezra ' s lightsaber was the personal , prototype lightsaber of Ezra Bridger , a Padawan and rebel who lived in the years prior to the Battle of Yavin . Bridger spent several weeks building his lightsaber after receiving a kyber crystal in the Jedi Temple on Lothal . The weapon , which was built out of spare parts donated by fellow members of the " Ghost ' s " crew , was a lightsaber - blaster hybrid . When in lightsaber mode , the weapon had an adjustable blade and could be used in combat . Blaster mode was set to stun and was built as a result of Bridger ' s lack of skill in deflecting blaster fire with his blade . After being rescued , Kanan Jarrus borrowed this weapon to fight the Grand Inquisitor , using it and his own lightsaber to defeat the Inquisitor . Darth Vader would destroy this weapon in a duel with Ezra Bridger during the mission to Malachor . Bridger later replaced his lightsaber with a green - bladed one . Description . Ezra Bridger , a Padawan who trained as a Jedi in the years following the destruction of the Jedi Order , built his own lightsaber when he was 15 , four years prior to the Battle of Yavin . The weapon was a lightsaber - blaster hybrid , allowing him to engage in lightsaber combat as well as firefights . The lightsaber blade was light and swift , which complemented Bridger ' s speed and size . The blaster component was built as a result of Bridger ' s lack of skill at deflecting blaster bolts with his blade . Blaster mode , which required disengaging the lightsaber blade because the powerpack could not handle both at once , fired stun blasts at an enemy , giving Bridger time to escape dangerous situations . Members of the Jedi Order would never have built such a weapon , and although some wayward Jedi did use blasters , they were never condoned by the Jedi Council . However , Bridger was not a typical Jedi and valued surviving dangerous encounters over Jedi traditions . Additionally , using a lightsaber in the era of the Galactic Empire drew too much attention , so Bridger only did so as a last resort . The built - in blaster function gave him the ability to engage in combat without revealing his identity , and it provided an advantage in confrontations that other Jedi would not have . The design and utilitarian appearance also made it much less likely to be recognized as a lightsaber . Specifications . At the heart of the lightsaber was a kyber crystal , which Bridger received in the Jedi Temple on Lothal . The crystal was attuned to the powers of the Force . In addition to the crystal , the lightsaber was built out of a number of parts from different members of the rebel crew of the " Ghost " . Kanan Jarrus , Bridger ' s master , had spare lightsaber parts that he had found over the previous fifteen years . Sabine Wren , a fellow crew member , donated modulation circuits and an energy gate . C1 - 10P , an astromech droid nicknamed Chopper , donated a power cell . Hera Syndulla , the owner and pilot of the " Ghost " , likewise provided additional technology based on Bridger ' s specifications . Those specifications included a blade emitter shroud , handgrip ridges , a blade length adjuster , an activator , and a blaster barrel . Several parts were also secretly acquired from Garazeb Orrelios ' s supplies . The unconventional double - bar design was necessary because the outer bar contained the blaster components . This design was unusual and unproven and posed some risk of a short - circuit at crucial moments . As Ezra had to learn how to build the entire assembly through trial and error , the blaster component was designed to be easily removed to facilitate maintenance and repairs . It also had a low - power setting to avoid injuring a sparring partner during practice . In this mode , the blade had a different shade of blue , and made a noticeably higher - pitched humming noise than usual . History . Five years before the Battle of Yavin , Bridger — then a street orphan on Lothal — joined the crew of the " Ghost " after learning that he was Force - sensitive . As a result , he agreed to be trained as a Jedi by Kanan Jarrus , a former Padawan who escaped the destruction of the Jedi Order . The two trained together , and Bridger ' s powers with the Force grew quickly . Later , on the fifteenth anniversary of the rise of the Galactic Empire , Bridger accidentally tapped into the dark side of the Force to save Jarrus from the Jedi hunter known as the Grand Inquisitor . Sometime after escaping , Jarrus led Bridger to a Jedi Temple on Lothal , where Bridger ' s readiness to be trained as a Jedi was put through a series of tests . During the tests , Bridger had to overcome his fear of abandonment , and in doing so was guided by Jedi Master Yoda , who communed with Bridger from afar . The boy passed his tests and was given a kyber crystal from within the temple , which signaled he was ready to construct his own lightsaber . After several weeks of trial and error , using spare parts and technology from other members of the crew , Bridger assembled his lightsaber and presented it to his master before igniting it for the first time in front of the crew . Kanan trained Ezra to use the lightsaber in combat , sometimes throwing rocks for Ezra to deflect . In total , Ezra missed 328 of the rocks thrown at him . When first in battle , Ezra usually used the lightsaber ' s blaster . He soon began to use his weapon like lightsaber during later missions . During the mission to rescue Kanan , the lightsaber played a major role in the defeat of the Empire ' s Grand Inquisitor . Ezra loaned his lightsaber to Kanan , as his Master ' s own lightsaber had been taken from him by the Inquisitor . During the battle , Ezra managed to take Kanan ' s lightsaber from the Inquisitor to help fight him . Kanan used both Ezra ' s lightsaber and his own to defeat the Inquisitor after Ezra was knocked out . During the Mission to Malachor , Kanan received a message from C1 - 10P that a TIE fighter was heading toward them , while Ezra was discovering the secret of the Sith temple . Ezra encountered the Sith Lord Darth Vader who had arrived to claim the temple ' s power for his master . During the duel that followed between them , Vader outmaneuvered Ezra by slashing at his lightsaber , destroying it immediately . Before Vader could strike Ezra down , Ahsoka Tano intervened . Behind the scenes . Ezra ' s lightsaber was first revealed in " " , a reference book by Adam Bray . It was further previewed in " Designing " Star Wars Rebels " , " an article in " Star Wars " Insider 154 . It made its first appearance on the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " in the episode " Path of the Jedi . "