Types

Lightsabers are described as hand-built as part of a Jedi's or Sith's training regimen. Each lightsaber is as unique as the one who built it, though some may bear resemblance to others (such as those utilized by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker). Lightsabers can be wielded as either one-handed or two-handed weapons. The Phantom Menace introduced a double-bladed lightsaber — essentially two lightsabers bound together at the pommels — for Darth Maul, and Attack of the Clones introduced a lightsaber with a curved hilt, wielded by Count Dooku. The Force Unleashed video game introduced a lightsaber pike; a lightsaber with a shorter blade but a long handle, resembling a spear. This lightsaber pike is wielded by shadow guards and Jedi Master Kazdan Paratus (although Kazdan Paratus wields a two bladed variant in the PS2, PSP, and Wii version).

The series' "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books and video games adds several lightsaber types, including short[8] and dual-phase (adjustable length) weapons.