Season 3 of Star Wars Rebels is set to arrive on Blu-ray next week on August 29 and Lucasfilm has given io9 an exclusive look at one of the bonus content segments from the set that details the ultra-cool darksaber. Several different characters have wielded this blade throughout The Clone Wars and Rebels which provides a very unique take on the lightsaber design.
io9’s video is unfortunately not able to be embedded here in this story, so check out their intro copied below and then head on over to their site to view the clip.
The final season of Rebels will be arriving later this fall as we wait for Lucasfilm to announce the official Season 4 debut date.
Lightsaber mythology is one of the coolest, geekiest, and most interesting niches in all of Star Wars. Each film usually gives us just a tiny bit more, be it with kyber crystals, new colors, or sabers “calling” to characters, like with Rey in The Force Awakens.
Before that moment, though, one of the most significant chapters in lightsaber lore started on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It was the introduction of the Darksaber, a mysterious weapon that had its origins in Jedi and Mandalorian history. The show didn’t dive too deep into it, but as you’ll seen in the exclusive video below, George Lucas was the one who wrote its initial introduction.
From there, the saber made it through a few owners until it appeared on Star Wars Rebels, where executive producer Dave Filoni took Lucas’ blueprint and ran with it, expanding the mythology and building out its history.
