The Ronin's lightsaber

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"An heirloom. The kind of lightsaber only wielded by a bloodline heir. No good person carries a blade like this."
―Kouru[2]

The Ronin's lightsaber[3] was a lightsaber that belonged to the former Sith known as the Ronin. During a skirmish at a village on the Outer Rim planet of Genbara, the Ronin used this lightsaber to fight and kill the Sith Kouru.[1] The lightsaber was broken, and could not be retracted, so the Ronin used a specially shielded scabbard.[3]

The lightsaber hilt had unusual ornamentation. Its appearance suggested it was very old, resembling an heirloom weapon that a scion of a Jedi clan would wield. It revealed worn leather strips wrapped around the metal and the simple guard at its end. Kouru judged that, while beautiful, it made no sense as a weapon for a Sith.[2]

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Behind the scenes

The Ronin's lightsaber first appeared in "The Duel," a non-canon short film directed by Takanobu Mizuno, written Takashi Okazaki, and released as part of the first volume of the Star Wars: Visions series. The animated short, produced by Kamikaze Douga, was released on Disney+[1] on September 22, 2021.[4] Okazaki created concept art of the saber for the short.[5]

When asked about the different hilt design featured on the cover of Ronin: A Visions Novel, author Emma Mieko Candon attributed it to artistic interpretation, as she personally had no input in the production of the artwork.[6]

Concept art gallery

"The Duel"
Storyboards Concept art Digital renderings In-progress artwork

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Star-Wars-Visions-series-logo-short Star Wars: Visions — "The Duel"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ronin: A Visions Novel
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Art of Star Wars: Visions
  4. ↑ StarWars.com Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts on StarWars.com (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 StarWars.com "The Duel" Concept Art Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Slide 1)
  6. ↑ TwitterLogo Emma Mieko Candon (@EmmaCandon) on Twitter (post on July 6, 2023): "Artist leeway of interpretation, I presume! Authors generally don't get input on covers, and when I have in the past, I'm eager to cede to the expertise of the actual artists on deck. You'll notice his jaw prosthetic differs as well. I tried to wiggle between the designs!" (backup link)
  7. ↑ Premium-Era-real The Making of Star Wars: Visions: The Duel: Part 1: A Novel Look Combining Kurosawa and Star Wars on CGWORLD (April 25, 2022) (backup link archived on August 3, 2025)
  8. ↑ YouTube The Blend of Modern Technology and Traditional Art that Kamikaze Douga Challenged at "The Duel" on the 神風動画 Kamikaze Douga.co.,ltd. YouTube channel (February 2, 2022) (backup link)
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