Qui - Gon Jinn ' s lightsaber / Legends This lightsaber was wielded by the Human Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn . It was constructed after the Telosian Civil War . The lightsaber saw action on many fronts , including New Apsolon , Coruscant , Troiken , Dorvalla , Asmeru , Eriadu and Naboo . After Jinn was mortally wounded , Obi - Wan Kenobi used it to defeat Darth Maul . The weapon would become the temporary lightsaber of Kenobi until 28 BBY when he constructed a second lightsaber identical to his first one that had been lost in the duel with Maul . Jinn ' s lightsaber would also be used by Anakin Skywalker temporarily for his training . Obi - Wan also kept this lightsaber until his death History . Creation and early usage . Qui - Gon Jinn constructed this lightsaber after losing his previous one on a mission to Telos IV , the homeworld of his former Padawan Xanatos . Jinn used the lightsaber in 44 BBY in a duel on Bandomeer against Xanatos twice , first alone , and then with the Jedi Initiate Obi - Wan Kenobi . After Xanatos fled the duel and the planet , Jinn took Kenobi as his third and final apprentice . On a mission to Phindar , Jinn continued to use the lightsaber as well as on the world of Gala where he used it in a duel against Lonnag Giba . Later missions . Jinn would also use this lightsaber on Melida / Daan and within the Jedi Temple , where he engaged in a lightsaber duel with Xanatos once again . On Telos , he used it against Xanatos once again , with the end result being Xanatos ' s suicide . Jinn wielded the lightsaber on the satellite of Centax - 2 against Tarrence Chenati ' s rain of blaster bolts alongside his friend , Tahl . Stark Hyperspace War . In that same year , Jinn used the lightsaber during the Stark Hyperspace War alongside Adi Gallia , Plo Koon , Tyvokka , Tholme , Quinlan Vos and Kenobi . In the ensuring years following the war , he used the lightsaber on Rutan , Frego , New Apsolon and Ord Mantell . Yinchorri and Nebula Front crisises . In 33 BBY , Jinn used the weapon in the Yinchorri Uprising , participating in the Battle of Yinchorr alongside Kenobi , Mace Windu and Saesee Tiin . On a mission to the world of Asmeru with Kenobi , Vergere , Depa Billaba , Ki - Adi - Mundi , Saesee Tiin and Yaddle , Jinn used the lightsaber in a pitched battle against the Nebula Front , and later during the Eriadu Trade Summit . In 32 BBY , this lightsaber was most notably used during the Invasion of Naboo . Jinn dueled against the Sith apprentice Darth Maul on Tatooine and later used the weapon in the Second Battle of Theed , where , with his apprentice , he dueled Darth Maul once more , resulting in his own death . After Jinn was impaled by Maul ' s lightsaber , Kenobi and Maul fought one - on - one . When Kenobi lost his own lightsaber , he used the force to call Jinn ' s saber , using it to bisect Maul . After Kenobi defeated Maul and left him for dead , Jinn died . Kenobi would be without a weapon following the duel on Naboo , as his own was destroyed . As a result of this , Kenobi took possession of his master ' s lightsaber , using it on Zonama Sekot in 29 BBY . Around 28 BBY , Kenobi discontinued using it as he had constructed a new lightsaber for himself . Description . While Jinn was identified as a Jedi Guardian in the Order , he did not use the traditional blue focusing crystals that Guardians typically used in their sabers and instead utilized a set of green focusing crystals that were typically used in the sabers of Jedi Consulars . The hilt had a highly elaborate design , using multiple small power cells to create a scalloped handgrip . It also used microscopic circuitry to govern the nature of the blade .