Thomas further developed Stellan’s lightsaber hilt. But fans can get their first look at the lightsaber of Stellan Gios, a Jedi Master during the High Republic era, here on with this exclusive preview from Insight Editions’ The Lightsaber Collection, a compendium coming October 20 and available for pre-order now.įollowing early explorations with artist Grant Griffin, Disney Publishing illustration manager Jeff R. Star Wars: The High Republic, a storytelling epic that kicks off in January 2021, will tell stories set centuries prior to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, during the very peak of the Jedi Order. “Internally, we often refer to the Jedi of this era as ‘the Jedi Knights of the Round Table.’ Taking that idea one step further, their sabers can be viewed as their own versions of Excalibur.”
“We wanted to make the Jedi distinctive and instantly recognizable as Jedi Knights of the High Republic, and that applies not only to their clothing but to their lightsabers, as well,” says Michael Siglain, Lucasfilm Publishing’s creative director. So they took inspiration from one of the most legendary swords in storytelling.
When it came to designing lightsabers for the High Republic era, Lucasfilm knew that they had to be special - elegant weapons for a more civilized age, as Obi-Wan Kenobi might say.
