Aayla Secura's death

A number of magazines in 1999 ran a publicity photo of Mace Windu, which featured a Lightsaber that looked nothing like what he wore in TPM. Internet rumors began that it was Darth Maul's Lightsaber and that he trained him, thus Mace Windu is a badguy. That's the earliest genesis of that theory. Anyway, to clear this up, early in the Star Wars monthly series produced an issue which featured a meeting between Mace and Eeth Koth. The two discuss that the Jedi occassionally exchange Lightsabers with another Knight or Master, for a period of time. Eeth was given the "Maul" saber and Mace got his TPM saber back. Mace's action figure, his appearence in the game "Jedi Power Battles" and all comic issues had him using a blue blade. When it came time to do AOTC, Sam Jackson was given a new Lightsaber, rather than the one he hand picked in 1997. During filming, he asked for a purple blade and as we know, he got it. Around early 2002, it was established in the eu that Mace was given a purple gem as a gift. Out of respect, he used it in fashioning a new Lightsaber that he used until his death in ROTS.


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Fake saber seen in numerous magazines.

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Actual prop used in TPM.

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The AOTC and ROTS saber.


Incidently, the fake saber wound up being created and used in AOTC.

 

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The OS Databank also - at that time - described Mace as having a blue saber, while the Ep I Visual Dictionary first carried the picture of Mace's "Darth Maul" saber.


EDIT: LOL - you beat me to the pictures in your own edit, Sin.
At least the figure is there to look at in all it's blue-sabered glory...

 

well, when i get the Authors name of the book i read, i'll PM it you.

 

Okay.


One other nugget, the supposed Maul saber is not the actual Maul saber. There are noticable differences with where the blade emitter is located. Meaning where the blade pops out.

 

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your Aayla Secura's dead son. Accept it.

 

You know, i used to like Cliegg Lars's little statement, but now he's little joke is getting old. "Bla bla bla is dead, son, accept it".