Q&A's About 'Star Wars': If Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber was green, how did it turn blue in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
In the classic Hildenbrandt Bros. Star Wars poster, Luke's lightsaber is yellow. © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. In Quora, Sam Lee asks: I f Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber was green, how did it turn blue in Star Wars: The Force Awakens? My reply: It seems, my friend, that you need a little refresher course in Star Wars History 101. Recall, please, that Luke Skywalker used two lightsabers as a young Jedi-to-be in the Original Star Wars Trilogy ( Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. The first lightsaber Luke possessed was originally his father Anakin’s; it was retrieved from the ashy ground of Mustafar by Obi-Wan Kenobi after his fateful first duel with the newly minted “Darth Vader,” the Sith identity Skywalker pere adopted when he was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. Obi-Wan kept his former Padawan’s “laser sword” hidden away for 19 years during his exile on Tatooine, waiting till Fate - or the Force - reunited “Ben” Kenobi with Luk