Crodium

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Crodium was a maroon-colored material that could be used in lightsaber construction.[1]

This section of the article assumes 100% game completion of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Any alternate stories may be noted in the "Behind the scenes" section. The events in this section may or may not have been confirmed as canon.

In 14 BBY,[2] the Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis traveled to the Kyyyalstaad Falls on the planet Kashyyyk, where he discovered some crodium and kept it for making modifications to the lightsaber of his former master, Jedi Master Jaro Tapal, who gave the lightsaber to him shortly before his death during Order 66[1] in 19 BBY.[3]

Assumption ends here.

In 3 ABY,[4] three shipments of crodium were scheduled to be sent to the moon Toshara. The cargo was ultimately transported by the Pyke Syndicate as a bribe to to the Imperial governor Thorden. Its delivery was documented in shipment log #459, which was stored on a datapad on Fuel Station Visavi, stationed in Toshara's orbit.[5]

This section of the article assumes 100% game completion of Star Wars Outlaws. Any alternate stories may be noted in the "Behind the scenes" section. The events in this section may or may not have been confirmed as canon.

The outlaw Kay Vess infiltrated Fuel Station Visavi and read the datapad while evading Imperial personnel.[5]

Assumption ends here.

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, crodium first appeared in the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, developed by Respawn Entertainment. In the game, it is one of the twenty-four materials players can collect in order to customize the appearance of Cal Kestis' lightsaber.[1] In the Star Wars Legends continuity, crodium was a metal that first appeared in 2006's Legacy of the Force: Tempest, written by Troy Denning as the third novel in the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series.[6] It was first pictured in the 2010 massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, developed by Sony Online Entertainment.[7]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to 14 BBY.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas: Updated Edition
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Outlaws
  6. ↑ Legacy of the Force: Tempest
  7. ↑ TCWA Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (Collection: Crodium)
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