A Look at the Kyber Crystals Used to Build Your Lightsaber in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

    Earlier this morning, Disney released some more details on Savi’s Workshop, the location within Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge that will allow guests to build their own lightsaber. In doing some more research on the powerful Kyber Crystals that are the foundation of any lightsaber construction, we came across an article from Polygon from during Star Wars Celebration where they detailed the lightsaber building process and gave us a look at the actual Kyber Crystals that guests will use. Here’s how the process is described.

    Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon

    Before entering the “build chamber” at Savi’s Workshop, guests must first choose from one of four types of lightsaber kits. Options include the Jedi-focused Peace and Justice set, the Sith-focused Power and Control assortment, the more naturalistic Elemental Nature set, and the mysterious Protection and Defense kit. Once inside the build chamber, cast members called Gatherers will arrive and offer a choice of three differently colored kyber crystals.

    The crystals themselves are random. Guests will know the color, but not the cut or kind of crystal until they open it. Once selected, crystals will then be inserted into a holocron, which will allow iconic characters from the Star Wars universe to whisper the mysteries of the Force. Disney staff stressed that the crystals themselves contain new and unusual lore about the Star Wars universe.

    Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon

    Here are further descriptions from Disney of the four types of lightsabers that guests can build:

    • Peace and Justice: Salvaged from fallen Jedi temples and crashed starships, these lightsaber pieces were created for Force wielders of the Republic era. The simple designs reflect the commitment to the devout life of those whom they were created by – the Jedi Order – the once guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy.
    • Power and Control: Reclaimed from the ashes of the rumored Sith homeworld and abandoned Sith temples, these lightsaber pieces were originally forged by the Sith of their time. Characterized by sharp and strong forms, these pieces showcase the brutality and relentlessness of the Sith’s insatiable desire for power and control.
    • Elemental Nature: As we have been told, The Force is an energy field created by all living things; it surrounds us, penetrates us and binds the galaxy together. These lightsaber pieces are born of that same Force. They are as unique as the user and as the elements of nature: the wood from a Brylark tree, a bone of the Cartusion whale or even a tooth from a Rancor.
    • Protection and Defense: Cultivated from a time forgotten, these earliest lightsaber pieces contain designs and inscriptions that are shrouded in mystery. Believed to be created for protection and defense, conferring anonymity and symbolizing emotional detachment, a lightsaber made from these pieces reconnects the user with the most ancient wellspring of the Force.

    Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open at Disneyland on May 31st and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 29th.

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