Jedi armor During times of great conflict , Jedi would sometimes require the use of battle armor . Armor - clad Jedi were a common sight on the battlefields of the New Sith Wars , while the ancient Jedi of the era of the Old Sith Wars would often wear parts of armor to protect certain areas of their bodies , as would many Jedi of the New Sith Wars era . Shoulder guards were especially common among the ranks of the ancient Jedi . Jedi armor was designed to be light and comfortable , giving the wearer as much freedom of movement as possible . However , the freedoms provided by Jedi armor were very limited compared to those provided by traditional Jedi robes . In the ancient wars between the Jedi and the Sith , the battlefields were often so packed with combatants that moving about freely on the battlefield would be difficult even without armor . This would result in immobile and poorly protected combatants , which may be why the Jedi of those eras chose to prioritise armor to mobility . Finding particular use in the Army of Light under Lord Hoth during the New Sith Wars , Jedi armor was designed to be comfortable for the wearer , light and give the wearer the ability to use the Force as much as possible . History . At the time of the Pius Dea Crusades . During the Pius Dea and early Ductavis eras , Jedi Knights wore full - body metal armor with horned helmets . This type of armor was immortalized in history , as Luke Skywalker was familiar with it as a young man , more than 10 , 000 years later . During the Great Galactic War and Cold War . During the Great Galactic War and the Cold War in the years following the Treaty of Coruscant , many Jedi Knights donned parts or even entire suits of heavy armor when going into battle . During the Battle of Ruusan . Throughout the New Sith Wars , Jedi would customize and modify their armors , while some preferred not to wear any armor at all . Around the time of the Great Galactic War ( and at times in the later years ) , Jedi armor commonly had kamas , whereas Sith armor had capes . After the Ruusan Reformation , the Jedi , having disbanded their armies , also gave up use of the armor . During the Clone Wars . Around one thousand years later , the Clone Wars broke out . On certain occasions , Jedi , fighting side by side with clone troopers , would wear modified clone trooper armor . General Obi - Wan Kenobi wore clone trooper armor in the Battle of Muunilinst to protect himself from the lances of Durge and his army of swoop - riding assassin droids . During this same period , Jedi Knight Bardan Jusik was well known for wearing clone trooper armor into combat , and later on even full Beskar ' gam . Later into the war , many Jedi wore chest plate armor that resembled modified clone armor designs . Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi were examples of Jedi that wore these designs . Often , many Jedi continued to wear modified clone trooper gauntlets with the chest plates . Post - Clone Wars . After the Clone Wars , those few Jedi that survived Order 66 went into hiding so as not to fall victim to the Great Jedi Purge . Some of those ceased to wear traditional Jedi garments and would start wearing battle armor so as not to give themselves away as Jedi . Bultar Swan , for instance , started wearing battle armor , but eventually fell victim to the Jedi Purge . Other Jedi , like Drake Lo ' gaan , would supplement their robes with bits and pieces of clone trooper armor . A clone of Galen Marek also came into possession of a set of Hero ' s Armor , as well as a set of Experimental Jedi Armor developed on Kamino . New Jedi Order . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , some Jedi wore padded jumpsuits . Luke Skywalker and Jacen Solo wore such jumpsuits during their mission to Belkadan early in the war . Behind the scenes . In an interview Dan Thorsland , editor of the " " comic books argues that wearing armor is not consistent with the way of the Jedi : This is in contrast with the way that the Jedi are depicted in " " — set in the New Sith Wars — where most of the Jedi are armor clad . Obi - Wan Kenobi and Saesee Tiin are both featured in full armor in " " , although Tiin ' s armor ' s primary function is that of a space suit . The " Knights of the Old Republic " games on the other hand preserve consistency with the typical Jedi apparel in that , even though Force - sensitive party members ( including the player ) may wear battle armor , doing so blocks the use of many Force powers , such as Force speed , while others don ' t . This may be seen simply as a game mechanic designed to balance a Force - sensitive character ' s abilities , yet it is remarkably in line with Thorsland ' s statement about the inconsistency of armor and the way of the Jedi , though there are still armors available that don ' t restrict Force usage . The concept of Imperial Knight s seems to completely disregard this notion , since Imperial Knights ' standard apparel is armor , and yet it does not restrict their use of Force powers in any way . Non - canon . In the non - canon " Return of the Jedi Infinities " , Darth Vader is redeemed without dying , resulting in Anakin having his armor repainted white to symbolize his return to the light .