If I See One More Blue Lightsaber I’m Joining The Dark Side

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away is my happy place. The duels, the space battles, and the mythology. I love all of it. But the one thing that really gets on my nerves about Star Wars— the one thing that is absolutely unforgivable in my opinion— is the overabundance of the blue lightsaber. I know I’m petty, but I just can’t let this go. I don’t know if anything else in a fictional story has captivated me as much as the lightsaber has. It exists at the intersection of science and faith, and each one is as unique to its user as a fingerprint would be for you and I.

  But to me, there’s just way too many blue lightsabers. And every time I see a new character with one, or even worse, a familiar character making the switch to blue, the awe and wonder that lit up in me the first time I laid eyes on a lightsaber dims ever so slightly. To truly understand why I have so much disdain for the blue saber, we need to take a deep dive into the kyber crystal and it’s ever-changing, often murky canon. But by the end of this, I hope I will have made a convincing argument as to why, at least within the logic of the universe, there shouldn’t be so many blue lightsabers.  A long time ago… At the heart of every lightsaber is the Kyber crystal. What makes this crystal so important is that it is attuned to the force. It is a living part of the galaxy that Force users seek out to truly bring their sabers to life.  In the pre-Disney canon now dubbed Legends, constructin…