Oppo Rancisis's lightsaber

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Oppo Rancisis's lightsaber was a Jedi weapon created by the Thisspiasian Jedi Master.^[2] It had a single green blade and a cylindrical, straight, gray-colored hilt with a rectangular, jutting guard on its blade emitter.^[1]

Oppo Rancisis wielded the lightsaber during his tenure on the Jedi High Council, using it in ceremonial recognition of his fellow Jedi Yaddle's ascension to the rank of Jedi Master,^[3] and, later, in defense of the Jedi Temple against the Yinchorri Uprising^[4] of 33 BBY.^[5] During the Siege of Saleucami, a battle of the Clone Wars conflict between the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems, Rancisis, now acting as a Republic strategist, used the saber in battle against Anzati assassins dispatched by Confederate Dark Jedi Sora Bulq to kill him.^[1]

Behind the scenes

Oppo Rancisis' lightsaber first appeared in the second issue of Dark Horse Comics' Jedi Council: Acts of War series, written by Randy Stradley, illustrated by Davidé Fabbri,^[4] and published on July 19th, 2000.^[6] It was first identified by name in a StarWars.com liveblog of a Star Wars Celebration panel discussing the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, written by the StarWars.com team and published on April 16, 2015.^[7]

While the cover of the 75th issue of Dark Horse's Star Wars: Republic series depicts a duel between Rancisis, wielding this lightsaber, and Sora Bulq, Bulq kills Rancisis without combat in the issue itself.^[1]

Although Rancisis' lightsaber did not appear in The Clone Wars, it was pictured in concept art created on April 14th of 2012 by Pat Presley, which depicted it with a finger guard and a curved hilt modeled on Dooku's lightsaber,^[7] rather than the simple cylinder of its published appearances.^[1]

Appearances

• "Yaddle's Tale: The One Below" — Star Wars Tales 5
• Jedi Council: Acts of War 2 (First appearance)
• Republic 75

Sources

• Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
• Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Commemorative Tin Collection: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Exclusive Edition) (Mace Windu, Sora Bulq, Oppo Rancisis, Zam Wesell)) (backup link)
• Rancisis, Oppo in the Databank (original site is defunct)
• SWCA: The Untold Clone Wars Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)

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