SWRPF Archive The Galaxy At War: Episode II: Dusk Of The Republic

IC: Celeste

Ill and tired from a recent assasin's attempt on her life, the Matriarch and Reina of Ursa System, vested, as was her custom early mornings, to officiate in the great Basilica.

She mused over the sweeping changes that had thrust her System into this growing conflict. Ursa was farflung and had escaped the ravages of the Clone Wars. A system of incredible store and wealth, the Urseans wielded great influence in the galactic economy. A peaceful system and strongly isolationist, the Urseans were ruled by a feudal system just barely informed by democracy. The people were proud, effusive, exuberant, and suspicious of the Jedi and any force wielders, for that matter.

The Isabeau family had reign unimpeded for centuries on end, and Celeste, recently coronated came to her throne with a terrible and guarded secret. Born an annomaly, a strange manifestation of the force, her "affliction" was hidden from public knowledge. However, this painful charade had terrible consequences and was exploited by a mysterious hand.

Alone and ailing, the young Queen befriended the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who upon discovering her 'malady,' helped her, secretly, to control and manage her native ability. Having influenced and befriended her, he wielded considerable sway and the Queen grew to rely on his exuberant, if risk-taking advice.

As security advisor to Ursa, the outlander Jedi had taken over the Ursan Security Forces, and managed the initial stages of the campaign. Reforming the military and making additions and innovative changes in armaments and fly craft, he soon gained the loyalty of the USF, as well. All too brief, his time as security advisor had eneded, and now alone again the Queen dictated and plotted.

Her plight was for her people who now suffered no small privation from the loss of tiny but verdant Jupe, at the hands of General Grievous. The Kaleesh General, had desimated the bread basket of Ursa, and now the stores of food stuffs became strained. The changes wrought by the necessary incursions of Galatic Military and buracracy also took its toll. The democratic pastiche, the Duma endured rancor over these constraints on Ursan self-rule.

There was yet another more pressing concern, and it lay like a fiery pit in the Reina's heart. Sidious! The Queen had long ago seen the face of evil, and she knew first hand, its touch.

Now, with her crosier and mitre, her chausable and orb, she danced the beautiful rubrica of the communal feast and invoked, as she was considered and called "the voice of God." she intoned the ancient chant and led her people in hopeful prayer, while the thought of Sidious ate at her. She knew who it was made war and who it was sent her as a child with the implement of death to bring about her parents assasination!

So it was, that Marie-Celeste fought another sort of war, a war that required great skill, and an army of a very few! She could not afford to win this war just yet though.


Tag: Anyone

 

Here's the re-posting of my Galaxy At War characters:

Name: Rasharooko
Species: Wookie
Sex: Female
Hair Color: silver-tipped brown
Home Planet: Kashyyyk
Force User: Yes
Weapons: blue lightsaber, bowcaster, vibroblade
Equipment: bandolier
Rank: Jedi Knight
Background: Rasharooko was visiting Coruscant when she was a very young wookie. A thug on the street attacked her, and a Jedi saved her life. The young wookie was old enough to understand the life debt, and swore one to the Jedi, who discovered that she could use the Force. The Jedi was able to talk the young wook into learning the ways of the Jedi to fulfill the life debt.
Years later, the Jedi took Rasha as a Padawan Learner, and after a long time, the Jedi died, freeing Rasha from the life debt. Rasha has continued her life as a Jedi Knight, and is currently 150 years old, in the prime of her life.
Now, Rasharooko has returned to her homeworld of Kashyyyk to rescue Senator Yarva and to free her people from captivity and slavery.



Name: Darian Dartanus
Species: human
Sex: male
Hair Color: black
Home Planet: Correlia
Force User: yes
Primary Weapon: sword made of a metal that can't be cut by lightsabers.
Rank: fallen Jedi Knight
Background: Darian had been raised in the ways of the Jedi, but fell away when his Master was killed on Geonisis. He never really had true loyalty to the Republic, and joined the Separatists.
He has captured Senator Yarva of Kashyyyk and the Wookie's capital city. After realising that the Jedi Rasharooko had survived a scouting mission, and getting reports of ships in orbit and wookies gathering together, he decided it was time to get himself and Senator Yarva off the planet.

 

Name:ARC 1/403 or Alpha
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Hair Color:Black
Home Planet:Kamino
Force User?:No
Primary Weapon:Heavy blaster rifle, reverse-polarity pulse grenades
Rank:ARC Commander
Background:The clone troopers of the Galactic Republic exhibited exacting uniformity in skill and appearance, but a few were designed to stand apart from the masses. The ultimate in the clone trooper ranks were the Advanced Recon Commandos, or ARC troopers, elite infantry hand-trained by Jango Fett.
Only a select number of ARC troopers were bred and trained before Fett's untimely demise at the Battle of Geonosis, and they were used sparingly during the Clone Wars. At the Battle of Kamino, Prime Minister Lama Su personally activated the ARC troopers to defend Tipoca City from Separatist attack. They have also served in campaigns on Muunilinst, Jabiim and Pengalan IV.

ARC troopers were used for only the most dangerous missions that require a substantial amount of independent thought. Though these troopers undergo growth acceleration like the standard clones, their docility and independence has not been at all altered.

ARC troopers employ an advanced version of the clone trooper armor, and carry heavier weaponry or mission-specific gear such as reverse-polarity pulse grenades or PLEX-1 portable missile launchers.
http://www.joecorroney.com/cgi-local/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Star_Wars/Star_Wars_Insider_Art&image=74AlphaOnKaminoFinal.jpg&img=12&tt=img

 

OOC: Sorry about everything, Marna and Tylander...



Name: Eme-ma Himou
Species: human
Sex: male
Hair Color: Short Blonde
Home Planet: Glee Anselm
Force User: yes (sometimes collapses to have visions)
Primary Weapon: Two lightsabers that can twist together to become a Saber Staff. Also, there is no spot on his belt for them as they are stored in mystical tatoo's on both hands
"Acessories": Couple of thermal detonators, Clone Commando armor, and a jetpack
Rank: Recently fallen Jedi deemed "unfallen" by Windu, Jedi Commander and Elite Recon Commander
Background: eek! Here goes!

Eme-ma is a Jedi Commander with a specialty for Recon Missions. After his last mission where he was the sole survivor, he was sent by the Jedi Council to fight on Dantooine. On Dantooine, Eme-ma fought alongside Kit Fisto and Plo Koon against the robotic General Grievous. A shady Cartaoan, named Jales Zamet, interrupted the battle and Himou escaped in his Jedi Starfighter. Grievous had soon nuked the complex, and Himou thought his compatriots and former Master dead. And Escape wasn't exactly the right word either! Jales, using his souped up Cartaoan cruiser, captured the Jedi Starfighter and threw Himou into the brig. Eme-ma was able to escape, killed everyone on board, and left an unconcious Jales in the Jedi Starfighter. The Cartaoan ship, now under the control of Himou, went under the name The Arm of the Republic. Soon afterwords, Jales and co. had hacked into the R5 unit stored in the Jedi Starfighter and discovered the whereabouts of a Sith artifact on Dagobah. Eme-ma flew to Coruscant, but when no Jedi Council member was there, the Jedi believed this to be the work of Chancellor Palpatine. Thus, Eme-ma no longer trusted the Politician. Himou followed the Zamets and was forced into a dangerous Space Battle which ultimately ended up with him dying. Or so the Zamets thought, as Himou had, in his last seconds of air, commandeered his own Jedi Starfighter and made it to Dagobah. There he was tied up and left to hang by the escaping cousins. Eme-ma was soon saved by a spirit called Crutus Penari, the work of the twisted mind that here we like to call Super Shadow. Penari spoke of his powerful blade that could sever other lightsabers. According to him, it was the same thing as the artifact the Zamet's stole, the Darksaber. Himou was sent to Baltimn, the only place where the Penari jewels were hid. There, he encountered the Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary was the place where plenty of powerful women took refuge. They were The Order. Soon after arriving, Eme-ma discovered that this was the current whereabouts of Senator Padme Amidala. Anakin Skywalker arrived and kidnapped Padme, also stealing the last of the Penari jewels. Himou chased after Skywalker back to the Republic Assault Ship, where he crossed the Zamet's line one more time. Skywalker captured all of them single handedly and all were thrown into the brig. Jales then discovered the true power of the Darksaber: it could attach to your hand in the form of a Sith Tatoo. It could be summoned again by focusing on it. Using this new form, Jales was able to escape and freed Himou and Ghris. The three started to leave, when Himou betrayed the two and escaped in Jales's The Jale, no rerenamed The Arm of the Republic.

The Search to Find Skywalker commenced as Eme-ma followed the tracks to the Ursa system, under the new control of Reina Celeste. Using Tarkin's ship, Eme-ma snuck onto the planet only to be confronted by Clone Troopers, which he killed, and a bear. Himou escaped the infirmary and was imprisoned for attempting to steal Skywalker's lightsaber. While imprisoned, Skywalker threatened to kill Himou by squeezing his heart out of existence. In the last couple seconds, Anakin stopped and gave Himou a new mission to take out a Separtist recon team on Jupe. Sensing the Dark Side in Anakin, Himou ran to Coruscant, where he was given the mission to return to Jupe. While en ro

 

OOC: Hey, no prob here. I didn't even know this was going to be started up. And I'm sure you didn't realise that the battle was only beginning. I forgive you.

 

Name: Jales Zamet
Species: human
Sex: male
Hair Color: black
Home Planet: Cartao
Force User: yes
Primary Weapon: Building new lightsaber
Rank: Sith Wannabe
Background: Almost became all-powerful when obtained the Darksaber, only to be foiled by Eme-ma Himou. He has a grudge against Himou and Skywalker, and is now trying to use that grudge to better the Separtists. His cousin, Ghris, was a big crimelord on Cartao, until Himou brutally murdered him. Jales is now missing a hand, but has got his ship, The Jale, back.


The Jale is a peculiar ship. It is a cone shaped cruiser with three laser cannons located in a triangle on the sides of his ship. He also has three tentacle like things protecting a hatch on the back of the ship.

The tentacles have 3 uses:

1. Engines to add an extra booster necessary to getting into hyperspace



2. Suctions apppear on the tentacles and grab hold of other ships. It can create a hole in the other ship in which occupants from either end can pass through.



3. The three tentacles come together and shoot a superlaser capable of knocking a cruiser offline for a couple hours. It is indeed a Superlaser, but definately not as powerful as the Death Star's.

 

Name: Mace Windu
Species: human
Sex: male
Hair Color: hair?
Home Planet: Haruun Kal
Force User: yes
Primary Weapon: Purple Lightsaber
Rank: Jedi Master and Councilmember
Background:
Background

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sorry... the last pic looked just a lil creepy

 

Picture:

http://home.earthlink.net/~tempmdcosd/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/marieceleste.jpg

Name: Marie-Celeste Isabeau

Rank/affiliation: Queen and Matriarch of Ursa System

Species: Human

Sex: Female

Age: 19

Height: 5'4"

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Brown

Home Planet: Kavala in the Ursa System: Enormous wealthy and an important source of natural resources, Ursa is an important force in the economy of the Galatic Republic.

Force User: yes

Weapon: Political and economic acumen



Her system is an important source for ores used in the smelting of durasteel. As ward of Ursa?s honorary Executor and former Minister of Finance, now Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, she was often used by him as a "prop" supporting his persona as "kindly statesman." She was given to be raised in quiet domestic anonymity to a large family on a bucolic idle of a world called Gripsholm, a preservationist protected natural preserve, and seat of the Marques of Gripsholm, Senator Vanya Federov.

At the time of Galaxy at War, Palpatine found himself in need of reestablishing his ?good? name and rallying the disentagrating alliance of the Republic. Finding a rallying point and desiring to demonstate to the public his true concern for the their best interests, Palpatine sends for his ?niece? and ward, the Infanta Marie-Celeste and later finds himself roiled in a savage and desperate campaign as Ursa becomes the object of a great Separatist assault.

Quiet and introspective, Celeste is Matriarch (religious leader) and Queen (Reina) of Ursa System. Her haunted childhood saw the brutal assassination of her family and an isolation, devoid of warmth and the touch of others due to her mysterious affliction. With little filial contact other than occasional holograms from her patron, a fortunate reversal of fortune brought her to a period of short lived happiness in the house of her Uncle, the Marques of Gripsholm, Vanya Federov. All too soon, Celeste left the calm and security of Gripsholm and reentered the complex political intrigue that would eventually lead to a ferociously relentless evil reign, that of the Emperor Palpatine.

The new Queen, Reina Marie-Celeste is befriended by Anakin Skywalker, who sensitive to her peculiar Force anomaly, teaches her how to subdue her peculiar seizures and manage her ability in the Force. Assigned in a stop gap measure only, by the Jedi Council, the young knight became the Queen?s security advisor for a brief period. Anakin found his new situation a relief from the constant scrutiny and doubt of the Council and on Kavala, with the Queen?s confidance, he gained a taste for the autonomy and power of authority his position afforded. His native mechanical creativity experienced a flowering that produced many innovations for the System?s Security Forces. For herself, the young queen, showed herself to be a keen mind, analytical and incisive, able to abstract and coordinate. Thus, they cultivated a friendship from their shared admiration and sense of isolation. Increasingly, though, the two would begin to share a more sinister and damning connection, one of Anakin?s making and one wrought and designed of that mysterious hand.

Her patron, keeps the naïve, but dangerous queen quite near, forcing her into politically untenable alliances. Eventually, perceiving her complicity in the fall of the galatic economy, a dark patron would devise a punishment both cruel and apt. He would give her what she desired most and which would lead to the dissolution of her reign at the hands of her Regent and consort, Lord Darth Vader. 20 years imprisoned at Bast against the time Sidious would have need of her, Celeste lived in abject darkness and isolation working out the logarithms of good and evil. Finally, perceiving Sidious? purpose for her and understanding the fit of seemingly unrelated circumstances, Celeste, the ?Ghost Queen? as she had become known, executes her own demise at the unwitting hand of her beloved and hateful Regent.

 

IC: Mace Windu

The battle raged on near Malove!

In the Assault Ship, the two Jedi finished talking and viewed the battle thus far.

Mace and Eme-ma watched on as the Invisible Hand, readied and blasted into Hyperspace.

Windu strode up to the nearest technician, "Contact the bridge: I want to find out where he jumped to."

"Right away!"

Mace walked back to Himou, "Eme-ma, your team of Commando's should be arriving here shortly. Are you ready for this?"

The technician returned, "Master Windu, the General is returning to his base on Eredenn."

Mace looked back at Himou, "Your mission... what do you need? What's your plan?"

Himou stopped walking and thought for a second, "Master Windu, I need a Jedi Starfighter and a bunch of ARC 170's. I'll go into the base and when I call for you send in the reinforcements. A sky-attack will do just nicely. But I'd be the only Jedi? I might like another..."

Windu froze and put two and two together, "Sky-attack? Another Jedi? Technician, get me Coruscant! Tell them to send Saesaee Tinn to Eredenn, I'll brief him on his way over," the Master glanced back towards Himou, "Will that do?"

"That'll do just nicely! I also want my team of Commando's to be reoutfitted with anything they'd like."

"That can be arranged... Hold on! There's a transmission coming in..."


Mace listened to it for a couple of minutes then responded, "Thank you, Aayla."

He returned to talking to Eme-ma, "Himou, I have some good news: Kit Fisto and Plo Koon are coming here to continue the battle. THEY'RE ALIVE!"

Himou fell silent and thought: his master... alive?

"Master Windu, I'd like Plo Koon and Kit Fisto to come with me to Eredenn. The three of us have some unfinished business with the General..."

"I'll see what I can do..."

TAG: Heels (because I need to ask your permission if this is ok first), HanSolo (Kit Fisto is Eme-ma's former Master), Saesaee Jim

 

OOC: Does Mace have a Jedi team like Eme-ma?

name: Mavier Noret
gender:male
age: 16
rank(general,caption etc)adawan
darkside/lightside: lightside
lightsaber color(red for dark any other color for light): puple
force powers(more later on this):none as of now
home planet: coruscant
bio: Mavier was born in coruscant were his mother was a jedi and his father was a commander of the royal palace gaurds and security. The two met and has mavier and his twin sister(not identical), Silna.Because of conflicts,Mavier's father went back to Naboo and Mavier and his sister stayed w/ their mother to train to become jedi's.Mavier and Silna were 5 when their father left. Mavier is known for his skills w/ a lightsaber and his quick senses. He is also known for is popular and adventursum attitude.He is friends with Anakin Skywalker. Anakin tells Mavier everything he fears he cannot tell Obi-wan. Both the boys explain to each other their inner hate that they feel.

 

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Name: Asajj Ventress

Rank/Order: Dark Jedi

Hair Color: -none-

Home Planet: Rattatak

Primary Weapon: Paired Crimson Lightsabers

Force Ability: Yes

Biography (link to SW.com database): Asajj Ventress


[image=http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/plokoon/img/movie_sm.jpg]
Name: Plo Koon

Rank/Order: Jedi Master/Jedi Council

Hair Color: -none-

Home Planet: Dorin

Primary Weapon: Yellow Lightsaber

Force Ability: Yes

Biography (link to SW.com database): Plo Koon

 

Name: Saesee Tiin

Rank/Order: Jedi Master

Hair Color: None

Home Planet: Iktotch

Species: Iktotchi

Primary Weapon: Green Lightsaber

Force Ability: Yes

Biography (link to SW.com database): Saesee Tiin

 

ooops!

You might wanna try that again!


EDIT: That's better, let's go fight some robot! Meet you at Eredenn, Master Tiin.

 

IC: Celeste

"Yes, Minister," said the Reina, who sat perusing the days reports, financial and battle alike. She did not raise her icey gaze to meet his,"you wished to speak with me about the Church canons." "Ye..Yes, Your Majesty, the CBI have handed down their findings just this hour, and we have done as Advisor Skywalker directed. He was correct. But the investigation has stalled with his ...reassignment." The red-faced man was nervous. The Reina had shown a marked impatience that manifested itself in a frighteningly, and disturbing way. There was gossip, she'd 'punished' a prelate.

Celeste, for her part understood the man's reticence, and she sighed as she looked out of the window and watched birds play in the pools left by the Spring morning rain. His desk still held his drafts and discs. Here was a small drawing on a precious sheet of paper, just down at the corner. He was truly gifted. And....it was so little time that had passed. That terrible night, she'd seen him kill the imposter. It was brutal and yet, he'd tended her with tenderness. How ill I have been! She closed her eyes against the memory. Now, he was gone. She bit her lip against the loss.

"I'll assign someone, but until then, I'll see to it myself. Besides, these leads, Anak.....Advisor Skywalker wanted to be informed, so you may take care of that yourself. Leave your reports, then." "Yes, Your Majesty." The man bowed, for now, with more respect than fear.

It weighed on her. They feared her, she the Matriarch! She saw herself reflected in the antique glass, distorted and drawn.

The Duma were badly managing relief efforts and she'd railed in the Grand Chamber, "We see no order here, Prime Minister. I charge you with keeping a viable coalition, here. We are not of a mind to temper our expectations. I warn you, changes and action or you will find yourself in the middle of a mess, from which we shall not deliver you!" It was poor form to corner the man publicly, but the urgency drove her. "Feed our people, that is your mandate, and the Pure Foods Lobby, be damned!"

By evenings end, the USF had worn her down with their infighting and balking at the Jedi control of the battle over Malove. She rubbed her forehead and retired in frustration. "Idiots!"

 

one small question: Doesn't Plo have a green lightsaber?


For all of you who don't know: Plo is short for (guess) Plo Koon...

Thanks, Heels ^^^

 

"-great to be meeting with you again, Boss!"

"Thanks, Spear," said Himou into his comm, "Jumper, stop messing around!"

Jumper had started, literally, flying circles around the Jedi Starfighter.

"Stop! I mean it!" Eme-ma tried to reason as his Clone Commandoes just keep laughing, "Fine! I shoot you guys through ANOTHER escape pod." Bam, that quieted them down, thought Himou.

The ships readied for Hyperspace and after a couple seconds, Salvo spoke softly into his comm, "Really?"

"This is Eme-ma Himou, will Saesee Tiin please answer?!"

Tag: Saesee Tiin

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BMW, to answer your question: Mace will soon have Obi-wan, Aayla Secura, Kit Fisto, and Plo Koon fighting in the Battle of Malove. Eme-ma is alone with a Clone Commando team with Saesee Tiin meeting him at Eredenn. We'll be needing all the help we can get, so you can come to Eredenn with Saesee.

 

Asajj Ventress
IC:
A dark robed figure stood emotionlessly observing the rugged terrain of Tatooine's desert wasteland. The intimidating figure was Asajj Ventress. She was silently pondering how the famous Jedi Order could select their so-called "Chosen One" from such a God-forsaken planet.

<<Such arrogant fool.>>, she thought to herself.

She was awaiting the arrival of Anakin Skywalker. Her master, Count Dooku, had predicted that he would search for her. Of all the Jedi fools she considered Skywalker the only smart one among them. Not only was the young man powerful but he knew how to tap into the true power of the Force. He was not afraid to give in to emotion. Still she would have to kill him to prove to her master that she was ready to become a Sith. She was ready for him, now all she had to do was wait.

<<Hurry Skywalker, my time is valuable. Soon Yoda and Obi-wan will weep on you dead corpse and I will become more than just a thorn in their side.>>

Tag: Skywalker or anyone

Plo Koon
IC:

Jedi Master Plo Koon sat patiently on the outer moon of Ayep, waiting for the Republic transport to arrive. After the near death ordeal that him and Master Kit Fisto had gone throug, they were relieved to get a moment of rest. Soon they would be on Malove assisting Master Windu and Master Obi-wan. Plo Koon was meditating and preparing himself for the battle that would ensue. He called on the soothing power of the Force to strengthen him...

Tag: Kit Fisto or whoever

OOC: Honestly I don't know about Plo Koon's lightsaber and I can't fix it anymore. Perhaps heels can ask a Mod to fix it.

 

Name: Zedd Vega

Rank/Order: Fallen Jedi Knight/Bounty Hunter

Hair Color: Dirty Blonde

Home Planet: Corellia

Primary Weapon: Red Double Bladed Lightsaber

Force Ability: Yes

Biography: Brought into the Jedi Order at age 11 after a tragic incident, Zedd was trained in the ways of the Force and showed great promise. At age 25, shortly after attaining the level of Jedi Knight, Zedd and his Master traveled into the Kashyyyk shadowlands, where they encountered a Mandalorian assassin. The two Jedi fought valiantly and defeated the Mandalorian, but Zedd turned on his Master and slain him. Returning to the Jedi Council, donned in the armor of the fallen Mandalorian, Zedd was banished from the Jedi Order and asked never to return. Through the years, the dark side grew in him, as did his anger. He took out his anger by hunting bounties with the aid of the Mandalorian ship and his martial arts skills.

Zedd is a master of Teras Kasi and lightsaber forms VI and VII.

 

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Name: Padmé Amidala-Skywalker
Species: Human
Sex: Female
Physical Features: Dark Brown hair; when down, usually curly, brown eyes, and fair skin
Home Planet: Naboo
Force User: No
Weapons: Small Naboo blaster
Equipment:
Rank: Senator of Naboo
Biography: Padmé Skywalker

IC as Padmé Skywalker

Padmé slowly and sadly stepped towards the window of her room, her brown eyes scanning around outside, searching for her husband: Anakin. Then suddenly an aircraft lifted up in the air, floating by her window. Her sadden eyes watched him as she raised her right hand in the air slightly, giving him a small good-bye wave before he left.

Padmé watched Anakin fly off, still standing there even when his fighter disappeared in the distance. She absolutely hated everytime the Jedi Council sent him on missions; missions she knew that were dangerous. Her hand slowly slid to her slightly swollen stomach and let a quiet sigh leave her mouth. Soon. When this is all over, we will be together. As a family. A smile barely touched her lips as she thought about that, but that nagging "what if" question popped in her mind again. But she pushed it away, for her, for Anakin, and for their babies.

TAG: Coruscant

 

spacelady, is Heels okay with this?


And to Force Wielder-

Heels was a bit off in his opening. Go here to get the whole story:



Page 66: Find the silver writing

Then you guys went to the moon, with Aayla.

About your lightsaber: Heels and I agree that it should be... we don't know! Action figures show him with a Green Saber, Action figures show him with a Blue Saber. The Clone Strike version has a blue saber and that is the most recent, so I vote blue.