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Gideon wielding the darksaber after using it to escape from his TIE fighter.

The Darksaber was an ancient, black-bladed Lightsaber. According to legend, it was created by Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian ever inducted into the Jedi Order. Following his passing, the weapon was kept in the Jedi Temple until members of House Vizsla stole it during the Fall of the Old Republic. The Darksaber became a symbol of leadership on Mandalore, and was passed down, generation to generation, by the ancestors of Pre Vizsla until it was taken by Maul, former Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious, and with it, leadership of Death Watch.

After the Clone Wars, Maul added the Darksaber to a collection of artifacts he maintained on Dathomir, and it was then taken up by Sabine Wren after she was possessed by the ghost of one of the Nightsisters. After being freed, Sabine recovered the Darksaber for her own use, and would eventually be instructed in its use in hopes that she could use it to unite the people of Mandalore.

After the Second Mandalorian Civil War, Sabine gave the saber to the Mandalorian leader Bo-Katan Kryze. The Great Purge happened at some point following this and many of the Mandalorians were wiped out. However, the Darksaber fell into the hands of Moff Gideon of the Galactic Empire. Years later when Din Djarin was in possession of Grogu, Gideon's Outland TIE fighter was damaged by the Mandalorian and he crashed. Gideon then used the Darksaber to escape the TIE and scare off some Jawas.

Against Beskar[]

Beskar being the strongest metal in the galaxy, could only be destroyed by being touched by extensive heat.

Appearances[]

The Mandalorian[]

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