Kaiburr crystal The Kaiburr crystal was an ancient Force relic , initially located on the planet Circarpous V , locally known as Mimban . When in its natural location in the Temple of Pomojema on Mimban , the crystal increased a Force - sensitive ' s power one thousand times over . Among its magnification of abilities were the ability to heal , to further augment a Force - user ' s connection to the Force , to project Force lightning by those typically unable , and to empower and energize a tired being close in proximity to the crystal . If cut properly , the Kaiburr crystal also worked as a lightsaber crystal . The Kaiburr crystal was initially used by priests to heal the sick in the Temple of Pomojema . However , for reasons unknown , the area was abandoned , and the crystal became a legend in the eyes of the local Mimbanite s . The crystal would go on as a legend until around 2 ABY , when an elder woman named Halla purchased from one of the Mimbanites a shard of the crystal , as well as a map which led to Pomojema ' s temple . The woman enlisted the help of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa , on Mimban due to a crash - landing , and helped the two escape from prison . Unknown to the three of them , this caught the attention of the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader ; unaware , she and her allies went on an expedition to acquire the ancient relic . They eventually reached the temple and found the crystal ; however , Vader had beaten them there . Confronting Skywalker and Organa , Vader engaged in a duel with both of them , eventually defeating Organa and driving Skywalker to the ground before losing his right arm to Skywalker ' s lightsaber and eventually losing the battle despite the power given to him by the crystal . Halla handed Skywalker the Kaiburr crystal , and , along with his inherent Force sensitivity , Luke used its legendary focusing powers to heal both himself and Organa , as the two were left critically injured after their duels . However , unbeknownst to any members of the party , the crystal lost its power as it left the proximity of the temple and was completely powerless once off - planet . The shard , which began the adventure on Mimban , would stay in Vader ' s possession until he gifted it to his apprentice , the Dark Lady Lumiya . Luke Skywalker later found use for the crystal off - planet , as a teaching tool when he started his Jedi Praxeum and as a lightsaber focusing crystal . Properties . The Kaiburr crystal was a deep - crimson - colored crystal which glowed with a faint inner light . Another variant was completely transparent , with no red coloration . When in the presence of a Force - sensitive or in the Temple of Pomojema , the crystal shone brighter . The crystal felt much like it looked : a cool , glowing piece of glass . However , when held by a Force - sensitive , as was the case of Halla and Luke Skywalker , this feeling was enhanced by a sensation much like touching a live electrical current ; this was due not to any inherent chemical properties of the crystal itself , but instead its connection to the Force . Effect on the Force . Proportionally according to size and density , the Force ' s power was magnified a thousandfold ; while a single shard would give off a minor jolt , the entire crystal gave off such a feeling of power and clarity of the Force that the possessor ' s entire being would course with the energy . The full crystal was also able to channel the Force into a method of healing ; Luke Skywalker used this inherent power , along with his limited connection to the Force , to bring both himself and Leia Organa back from the brink of death . However , when Darth Vader was in close proximity to the presence of the Kaiburr , the residual effects of the Force caused the Dark Lord ' s affinity with the dark side of the Force to expand greater . As a result , Vader found himself losing what self - control he possessed , fighting his own son and — unbeknownst to him or Skywalker — his daughter against his will , as he had intended to capture them alive . Furthermore , the crystal granted Vader the ability to cast Force lightning , normally impossible due to Vader ' s bionic limbs and life - support systems . The Temple of Pomojema was the initial resting place of the crystal , where it was used by priests under Pomojema to heal the sick through the Force . However , the crystal ' s abilities , whether the full crystal or a mere shard , decreased substantially in direct relation with distance from Pomojema ' s temple . This meant any metaphysical properties held by the Kaiburr crystal became less and less powerful , and by the time the crystal made it off - planet , it was essentially worthless , save for its history and use as a lightsaber focusing crystal . Use in a lightsaber . Shards could be removed from the main crystal easily ; as such , these crystal fragments could be utilized as focusing crystals in lightsaber - type devices , including variants such as the lightwhip or shoto . In fact , the crystal ' s properties made it , according to Luke Skywalker , the most powerful type of lightsaber crystal , and also one of the most sought - after . Later , Skywalker , his sister Leia Organa Solo , and several other Jedi in the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 also used these shards for their lightsabers . Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya would also utilize the crystal in her personal lightwhip ; the fragmented piece she utilized was the same piece that had belonged to Halla , confiscated by Vader long before . Meetra Surik utilized one such fragment , described mysteriously only as a very powerful crystal for use in a lightsaber . Darth Vader ' s secret apprentice , Galen Marek , was awarded the shard of the clear variant of the Kaiburr crystal after a successful mission . Marek was then able to utilize the crystal as a focusing crystal ; the natural properties of the Kaiburr shard the apprentice used helped augment his ability to push through the Force . History . Creation , legend , and use in the galaxy . The crystal was known to have existed as early as 3951 BBY . Due to its mysterious nature , several myths were formulated to explain the origins and usage of the Kaiburr crystal . One was formulated by the residents of Circarpous V , a planet locally known as Mimban , who began attaching the crystal to one of their legends . These legends stated that the crystal was created by Pomojema , a third - rate local god described and known as the god of the Kaiburr . In his temple , his priests would bolster their healing powers to aid the sick with the Kaiburr crystal . Certain elements of this particular myth were shown to be true by Luke Skywalker ; however , as it was also later proven , the crystal was only the agent for healing , as it was instead the Force , acting through the priests , which was healing Pomojema ' s patients . The crystal was held by a stone statue of Pomojema inside the large temple ziggurat , and guarded by a hssiss . Beyond the localized use , a fragment of the Kaiburr crystal was found off of Mimban . As it was during the time of the Jedi Exile Meetra Surik in 3951 BBY , she acquired a shard of the powerful crystal , and utilized it in her lightsaber as a focusing crystal . Multiple millennia later , by the time of the waning years of the Galactic Republic , the Jedi Order had obtained at least one Kaiburr crystal shard . In 53 BBY , Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn lost his lightsaber while carrying out a mission on the planet Telos IV , and after he had departed from Telos , he contacted the Jedi High Council to inform them of the outcome of the mission . After receiving confirmation that Jinn had lost his lightsaber , Jedi Master Micah Giiett stated that a Kaiburr crystal would be made available to Jinn , so that he could use it in the construction of a replacement lightsaber . About seventy years afterward , Darth Vader ' s secret apprentice came into possession of a shard of the crystal . The alternately - colored shard was given to the apprentice after the successful completion of one of his missions to confront rogue Jedi . Marek would then utilize the crystal inside his lightsaber to boost his connection to the Force . The shard . Aside from very isolated appearances , the crystal was mainly unknown by the galaxy , known only to the citizens of Circarpous V as a local myth . Halla , an elderly Force - sensitive woman who claimed to be a Jedi Master , knew of the legend and the reports of xenoarchaeologists concerning the crystal . She determined discovered such material after purchasing a remnant of the crystal from a local in exchange for an alcoholic beverage as well as through studying the crystal . Halla approached Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa , stranded on Mimban while en route to a Rebel Alliance meeting on the nearby world of Circarpous X , due to a crash - landing forced by the Imperial mining operations taking place on the surface , and revealed her sliver of the Kaiburr crystal , which she held in a small box for safekeeping . After explaining the supposed properties of the crystal , Halla offered the two stranded Rebels a chance to gain passage off - world in exchange for assisting her in finding the crystal . Unfortunately for the older woman , Organa remained skeptical throughout the demonstration ; it was not until Halla offered Skywalker the shard to hold , so he could feel its power , that she agreed to the expedition . However , due to a fight they caused , the two Rebels were detained by Captain - Supervisor Grammel and held in a converted Mimban temple which served as the Imperial headquarters . Skywalker still possessed the crystal fragment ; Halla and the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 had escaped detection and were in hiding . Once at the Imperial headquarters , Grammel interrogated the two ; Skywalker attempted to hide the nature of the visit to the Circarpous Major system and was moderately successful . However , Grammel did recognize the two as the same pair who had met with Halla , known locally for her stories and frowned upon by the Imperial presence . Grammel requested that Skywalker hand over the box containing the crystal shard . After a brief attempt at escape by Organa , Skywalker was forced to hand over the still - open container , and the two were placed in the maximum security cell , shared by two Yuzzem , located within the prison . Imperial entanglements . While Grammel contemplated the crystal fragment , he contacted local Governor Bin Essada . Essada in turn contacted Darth Vader , because the governor recognized the young female prisoner as Princess Leia Organa of the recently destroyed planet Alderaan . Meanwhile , the Yuzzem , who identified themselves as Hin and Kee , took a liking to their new roommates . Skywalker was able to communicate in the Yuzzem tongue , thereby allowing himself and Organa to learn of the two ' s slavery and service to the Empire . The four eventually escaped , with the timely help of Halla , C - 3PO , and R2 - D2 . When Halla learned that Grammel had indeed captured the fragment , she was unmoved , convinced that the group would soon possess the actual crystal . After the Rebels ' escape and following destruction of the facility with grenades thrown by Skywalker , Grammel , who had been injured and later treated from the blasts , met with Vader , who confiscated the crystal piece as retribution for Grammel ' s failure to keep the prisoners confined . When the Dark Lord came into contact with the shard , he decided he wanted to track down the relic in addition to catching his son and the Princess . Journey to the Temple . Skywalker , Organa , Halla , the two Yuzzem , and the two droids were able to escape Grammel and left the city in a commandeered crawler , with Vader following close behind . The were eventually forced to detour to a subterranean route to the temple , where they met the nomadic Coway , whom they befriended after a slight incident between Skywalker and one of the Coway warriors . The two groups allied together to battle and defeat an Imperial force . Both teams soon after the slight interruption resumed their journey for the temple . The Imperial expedition would reach the temple first , allowing Vader plenty of time to organize a plan to capture Skywalker and the crystal . Unfortunately for Skywalker , due to the proximity to the crystal , he was unable to sense either Vader ' s or the rest of the Imperial team ' s presence . While examining the temple , Halla located the statue of Pomojema , which held the crystal in its stony grasp . Before they could grab it , an immense hssiss appeared out of the shadows and began an attack . Skywalker held the creature back as Halla stood transfixed by the crystal , which had consumed much of her time . In the midst of the battle with the hssiss , though , Skywalker sliced through one of the support beams of the temple , toppling the roof on both himself and the hssiss . While the collapse killed the beast , it also hindered Skywalker ' s movement , as his right leg was pinned underneath the fallen stone . Duel with a Dark Lord . At this time , Vader appeared in the doorway , and began to taunt both Skywalker and Organa . Vader noticed the effects of his proximity to the Kaiburr crystal just before he engaged in a duel with Organa . Little by little he realized that the self - control he had was slowly fading away . His earlier intention to apprehend the two Rebels was soon overcome with a desire to kill them . Leia dealt Vader a few blows , but was soon bested due to the Sith ' s skills . Before her defeat , however , she handed off the saber to Skywalker , freed from the rubble by Hin . Skywalker stood before Vader , with his saber brandished in front of him , and engaged in combat with the Dark Lord . At this point , the spirit of Obi - Wan Kenobi , Skywalker ' s former mentor , entered and began fighting through Skywalker . After a bit of time , Vader grew exhausted ; however , a boost of energy drawn from the Kaiburr crystal refreshed him . Also resulting from his proximity to the crystal , Vader was able to project Force lightning , a feat thought impossible due to his artificial limbs . Much to his surprise , though , Skywalker managed to block the oncoming bolts , and was able to fight again . Skywalker soon gained the upper hand when he cut through Vader ' s right arm . Vader calmly removed the still - lit saber from his disembodied hand and advanced to fight again , but tripped over his right arm into a deep pit . Vader would eventually exit the pit , but not before realizing just how detrimental the crystal was to his mission ; while it increased his power , it also overrode his willpower . The duel ' s end . With the Dark Lord out of the picture , Halla approached the two fallen Rebels , exhausted from the battle : Organa was afflicted with several burns and cuts , and Skywalker himself was close to death . Halla told him that she was a mere charlatan of the Force , not a master , and that she could do nothing with the crystal ; after revealing this information , she handed the crystal to the young Jedi . Skywalker had a differing opinion — when he held the crystal , it felt warm to him , much to the surprise of the elder woman . Enveloped in an odd red light , Skywalker first went into a healing trance to fix his own injuries , then moved to Organa ' s side , and , with the crystal in his hands , traced over her injuries , healing them . The entire healing process took only a few seconds . She awoke shortly after , free of injury beyond a simple headache . The group left the temple , crystal in hand , and decided a way to get off of Mimban without notifying the Imperial presence . Later use . Ultimately , the crystal proved to lose its power directly proportional to its distance from the temple . Skywalker nevertheless retained the crystal , as returning it to Circarpous V would make it a target for thieves or the Empire , and later used it as a teaching tool for his students at the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 . Skywalker also performed some tests on the crystal , and found that , if cut properly , its shards could act as powerful focusing crystals . In a speech given to several Jedi in his Praxeum , Skywalker stated that while shards of the Kaiburr crystal were the most powerful and desired lightsaber focusing crystals , he did not possess any at the time . Later , however , he and some of his students would utilize fragments of the crystal for personal use in their lightsabers . Leia Organa Solo , after nearly forgetting about the crystal until twenty - three years after her adventure on Mimban , used a fragment as a focusing crystal , though she hoped that her use would save , not harm or take lives . Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya , an Imperial agent , infiltrator , Emperor ' s Hand , and apprentice to Darth Vader , also utilized a Kaiburr crystal sliver for use in her lightwhip . The piece she used was the same as the one Halla possessed and that Vader had acquired . Lumiya ' s master gifted the crystal to her . Later , during the time of the Second Galactic Civil War , the Twi ' lek Alema Rar infiltrated the Dark Lady ' s sanctuary , where she discovered a crate of Kaiburr crystal shards . In her searches , Rar dumped the crate and left it scattered on the floor for Lumiya to find when she returned . Lumiya would continue to use the crystal shard in her lightwhip until her death at Luke Skywalker ' s hands in 40 ABY . Behind the scenes . The idea of the Kaiburr crystal can be traced to the earliest incarnations of the script for " " ; specifically , the January , 1975 " Story Synopsis and Typed Outline " from " . " There it was spelled as a " Kiber Crystal " and acted as a , or device driving the story , for the heroes to capture . Ben Kenobi was intended to explain to Luke Skywalker how the Kiber Crystal collected the Force and allowed the wielder to use it . Eventually , in a later edition of the draft , " , Third - Draft , August 1975 , " the plot was expanded to include Kenobi attempting to capture his personal Kiber Crystal from the " Crystal Chamber " on the Imperial throne world of Alderaan . The elder Jedi would explain how it had been taken from him during the Battle of Condawn — the same battle in which Skywalker ' s father died — by one of Kenobi ' s disciples . The few crystals that remained were held in the Alderaanian Crystal Chamber . Later , Skywalker was to utilize the crystal in his fight with Darth Vader . The original drafts placed the budget for the crystal at £300 ( approximately $ 592 ) . The idea was ultimately dropped , however , when George Lucas decided not to use a talisman such as this crystal and instead let the Force be used without an external source , feeling that the crystal detracted too much from the saga of Skywalker and Vader . The Star Wars Legends novel " Splinter of the Mind ' s Eye " reused this idea of such a crystal . The name " Kiber " was eventually reused in scripts for , where it was to used in the name of the dart that killed bounty hunter Zam Wesell . Originally called a " Kyberdart , " the dart ' s name was changed to become the Kaminoan saberdart . The Kyber dart was eventually reused in the video game " " , as one of Mira ' s armaments for her personal wrist - mounted rocket launcher . The name and concept of a Force - attuned crystal would later be used as the kyber crystal , first featured in the television series " " episode The Gathering , aired in early November 2012 , named in the next episode , and featured throughout the series ' sixth season . With the advent of the new canon " Star Wars " stories beginning in April 2014 , the name " kyber crystal " would eventually come to describe all crystals used in the construction and use of a lightsaber . In the , " KAIBURR " is used as a cheat code . When activated , the player ' s character would be granted unlimited mastery of the Force in a clear connection to the crystal ' s properties . The Kaiburr crystal also appears in " Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic II : The Sith Lords " as a fragment of the main crystal , where it is one of the most powerful focusing crystals one can install in a lightsaber or shoto . In the , the crystal makes an appearance . Its physical attributes are different than every previous depiction ; however , its use as a lightsaber focusing crystal , as well as its use to boost the user ' s Force abilities , remain intact .