Shaak Ti's lightsaber

This lightsaber was wielded by the Togruta Jedi Master Shaak Ti prior to and during the Clone Wars, and then later by Jedi Padawan Mara Jade in the years leading up to the Galactic Civil War.
== History ==
Some time prior to 34 BBY, this lightsaber was crafted by Shaak Ti after retrieving her kyber crystal in the Crystal Cave on Ilum during the Gathering; the lightsaber was near identical to her twin sister's lightsaber as well. Despite not being as active in the Clone Wars, Shaak TI would be regarded as one of the most powerful Jedi of her time due to her mastery of the Force and her lightsaber combat skills. Despite this however, while defending Chancellor Palpatine she would be defeated in a duel against General Grievous, who would then take her lightsaber as a trophy. The Separatist general would then use it in his own duel against Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi a few days later, though the battle resulted in the cyborg's death.
Some time after the rise of the Galactic Empire, Shaak Ti managed to recover her lightsaber and went into exile on the planet Felucia for many years. In 2 BBY however, she would end her exile in order to join fellow Jedi Master Mace Windu on Naboo in an effort to bring an end to the Sith for good. Unfortunately, Ti would be seriously injured by Darth Vader, who caught her off guard and stabbed his lightsaber through her from behind. She would survive the encounter after being carried to safety by Jedi Knight Jarik Shan, but the incident left her paralyzed indefinitely from the waist down. No longer able to fight, Ti eventually passed down her lightsaber to Shan's adopted daughter, Mara Jade, after she had lost her own lightsaber as a result of being captured by Vader and Emperor Palpatine.
Jade would continue to use Ti's lightsaber in place of her old one, later doing so in honor of the late Jedi Master after her death during the Battle of Atollon. During the Liberation of Lothal however, Jade regained possession of her original lightsaber.
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Category:Lightsabers
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