OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Shira Varanin's double-bladed lightsaber.
- Image Source: Unused official concept art, found here
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Double-bladed lightsaber
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Manufacturer: Shira Varanin
- Affiliation: Shira Varanin
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Unique
- Material: Cortosis-shield, durasteel, kyber crystal, lightsaber components
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Double-bladed lightsaber, a.k.a. lightstaff
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Blue kyber crystals.
- Bifurcating cyclical-ignition pulse.
- No dimetris circuits in activation loop.
- Cortosis-shield coating.
- Two blades.
STRENGTHS
- Operates underwater.
- The blades will not deactivate on contact with cortosis.
- Most other lightsabers will deactivate for a few seconds on contact with the handle of Shira's lightstaff.
- Two blades instead of one.
WEAKNESSES
- A lightstaff has inherent disadvantages (i.e. a second blade pointing backward), requiring careful technique and presence of mind.
- This complex weapon is difficult to repair in the field.
DESCRIPTION
After losing her first lightsaber at the Battle of Hoth, Shira Varanin constructed her lightstaff while serving in the Galactic Alliance's New Jedi Order. She obtained the kyber crystals and components from the Jedi temple at Sullust.
At a visual level, Shira kept the design simple, function over form. Inside, the lightstaff is quite complex (a product of its non-dimetris circuitry and its bifurcating cyclical-ignition pulse), so she needs a workshop of some kind to repair any significant internal damage. She has done so on many occasions: Shira's lightstaff has plenty of scuffs and scars, much like its owner.
If other Force-sensitive beings hold Shira's lightstaff, they will likely get some sense of the hard road she has walked, the wars she has fought, and the enemy lives that her weapon has taken.
