- "Her dual sabers have distinctive handguards, and her proficiency with them was on display when a mutated Drengir emerged to attack Banchii's local farmers."
- ―Harli Cogra, Chronicles of the Jedi
Tora-Asi's lightsabers[4] were two green-bladed lightsabers utilized by the Jedi Lily Tora-Asi during the High Republic Era.[1] The two lightsabers were identical[5] and had distinctive handguards.[3]
Behind the scenes
Tora-Asi's lightsabers first appeared simultaneously in the first volume of the manga series Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance[1] and in "The Banchiians," a bonus chapter included in the volume.[6] The main volume was written by Justina Ireland and Shima Shinya, and it was illustrated by Mizuki Sakakibara.[1] "The Banchiians" had a story written by Shima, was storyboarded by Sakakibara, and was illustrated by Nezu Usugumo.[6] The volume was published by Viz Media on September 7, 2021, as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's Phase I.[7] They were identified as Tora-Asi's lightsabers in Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection, a 2024 reference book written by Daniel Wallace.[4] Concept art of the lightsabers was created by Sakakibara.[8]
Concept art gallery
| Storyboards | Concept art | Digital renderings | In-progress artwork |
Appearances
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 1 (First appearance)
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 3
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 4
Sources
High Republic Jedi Council Revealed and More from Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
Jedi Master Arkoff is Back in The Edge of Balance— Cover Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)- Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection (First identified as Tora-Asi's lightsabers)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy (Picture only)
Star Wars Celebration LIVE! 2025 - DAY 1 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 1
- ↑
Kyber Crystal (Lightsaber Crystal) in the Databank (backup link) — The kyber crystal Databank entry states that there is a kyber crystal "at the heart of every Jedi lightsaber."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Banchiians" — The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 1
- ↑
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2
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