Where does Luke get the green crystal for his new lightsaber?

Of course, this will be an EU answer, but I'm still curious.

Was it a big adventure or a small one? Also, how much time passes between ESB and ROTJ?

 

dont know the answer to either question

 

I think it would be great if...












Yoda gave Luke his lightsaber and Luke used the green crystal for his new one in ROTJ that would be great.

 

I thought Luke built his second saber from components and instructions he found in Ben's old shelter on Tattooine..

 

That's what I believe happened as well.

It would be great if we found out in an EU book down the road that Obi-wan kept Qui-Gon's lightsaber all those years, and that Luke used his crystal.

 

I know many will disagree with me, but I believe that Obi-Wan's Episode III saber is green, and Luke uses those parts to make his ROTJ saber.

 

Psychotic_Sith, I've had that thought as well.

It has been stated somewhere in the EU that the parts and manual came from Ben's magic trunk in the hut. That parts of them may have come from Qui-Gon's old lightsaber is a nice thought

 

He got the green crystal from the fragments leftover from the destruction of the planet Krypton.

 

In the book Shadows Of The Empire, it describes how Luke visits Tatooine after ESB and constructs his new Lightsaber in Obi-Wan Kenobi's hut. He uses an oven to create a new crystal for his Saber, and gets the instructions from a book in Obi-Wan's hut.

 

Maybe at the end of ep3, as Obi-Wan and Yoda are going into hiding, they discuss the fact that the technology and supplies for building lightsabers have been destroyed in the Jedi Temple, and it's too dangerous to travel back to the planets where the crystals can be found.

As a result, they have to carefully store up any lightsaber-related artifacts, including (1) Obi-Wan's saber that he uses in ep3, which I believe will be the same one we see him use in ANH, (2) Anakin's saber, recovered after the duel, and given to Luke in ANH, (3) maybe Yoda's saber, and (4) the remains of a fourth saber, which is green, and which was destroyed in one of the duels. It's the parts and crystal from this fourth saber that Obi-Wan keeps in his hut, and which Luke uses to build his saber in ROTJ.

(3) and (4) could obviously be the same, but why would Yoda give up his saber when he went into hiding? I think it's more likely that (4) will be some other lightsaber, perhaps damaged by Obi-Wan in his duel with Grievous, and recovered afterwards? Maybe it was a lightsaber belonging to a prior Jedi killed by Grievous, thus giving it a sentimental value for Obi-Wan to want to recover it and keep it.

 

I figure he went on a mission to Ilum. Getting instructions from Obi-Wans hut.

 

"In the book Shadows Of The Empire, it describes how Luke visits Tatooine after ESB and constructs his new Lightsaber in Obi-Wan Kenobi's hut. He uses an oven to create a new crystal for his Saber, and gets the instructions from a book in Obi-Wan's hut. "

That's it. That's the answer.

Why is it when the answer is in front of you people you don't see it? Luke didn't go on any missions to retrieve the crystal. It isn't Qui Gon's or parts of his saber. It's not Yoda's. Luke made the crystal in a cooker in Obi-Wan's hut. There were also all kinds of spare lightsaber parts that Luke used. I think it talks about this as well in the ROTJ novelazation but I don't remember for certian.

 

He cooked it in a oven what the **** that's just ****.

 

Yes Obiwancon, he made the crystal. It's how the Sith make thier crystals as well.

 

"He cooked it in a oven what the **** that's just ****."

It was a Folger's crystal...


...so he used Obi-Wan's percolator.

 

Fresh oven roasted adegans.

They make you want to rise early every morning, and protect the galaxy from evil sith lords.

That's right...Jedi Master Juan Valdez grows adegan crystals on the planet of Bogota.

 

Does that mean Luke had to get a green crystal and bake it in the oven to "form" it or something? What does the baking do to the crystal. I'm actually surprised by this. I thought he went on some adventure to retrieve it.

Obi Wan had an Easy-Bake oven probably. He probably entertained guests with his old war stories and warm delicious treats.

 

Think 'kiln'...not 'what's for supper?' or 'the cookies are almost ready.'

 

Oh lord I hope not...he BAKES? Somehow...I just can't see Luke baking in the wonderful world of Star Wars. Maybe he thought the instructions were for Uncle Ben's Soft-Chew Jedi cookies or something (packed full of the force...and chocolate chips!). I can believe reconstructing his LS using parts from an older weapon, but baking...if that were the case, you'd think ol' OB1 would have baked some in anticipation of something like Luke or whoever needing a new lightsaber.

 

In the book, he literally bakes one. Like following a receipe for chocolate brownies or something.

He gets together various ingredients as listed in a book of Obi-Wan's, mixes them together correctly, and bakes them to create the crystal.

Bear in mind though that, as is the case with any EU material, Lucas can come along and do things differently in the films. So if Obi-Wan ends up holding onto some lightsabre crystals in Ep3 for his retirement hut on Tatooine, expect some revisionist history

 

This is a little off-topic, but one of my favorite scenes in the ESB novelization is where Luke is running around in Yoda's hut, cutting up ingredients to make the stew he and Yoda ate all the time at frantic speed, then he fights off 3 remotes with a spoon and a knife. Cool stuff. Luke also came to love Yoda's cooking, which is interesting. The cooking was part of the training.

 

Ha! That's a novel way of looking at it.

 

"In the book, he literally bakes one. Like following a receipe for chocolate brownies or something.

He gets together various ingredients as listed in a book of Obi-Wan's, mixes them together correctly, and bakes them to create the crystal."

Do you think he let R2 lick the spoon?

 

then he fights off 3 remotes with a spoon and a knife.

Remotes, like the one that Luke practices with on the Falcon? Not only do I have a weird image of remotes flying around Yoda's tiny hut, but now he is fighting them with utensils. The only thing missing is a pink apron!

First the baking and now this, I'm not so sure Luke is my hero anymore.

j/k

I do like the idea of Luke helping with the cooking and the ingredients though. Very kind of him.

 

Next week on the food network: Cooking with Luke

"Today we'll be making a delicious green lightsaber crystal."