Windu's Guile

Windu's Guile was a rare variant type of Hurrikaine crystal that was named in honor of Jedi Master Mace Windu, a member of the Jedi Council during the last years of the Galactic Republic. Such crystals were violet in color and could be used in the construction of a lightsaber, the traditional weapon of the Jedi Order. During the Galactic Civil War, crystals of the Windu's Guile variety were used by Force-sensitives fighting for both the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire.

Properties

Windu's Guile was a variant type of Hurrikaine crystal,^[1] a type of crystal that was given to a young Jedi Padawan named Mace Windu by the natives of the planet Hurikane after Windu healed one of them.^[3] The crystals were polyhedral in structure, had facets of differing size and shape, and could be found as large as an individual's fist. Windu's Guile crystals were violet–colored. The crystals could be used in the construction of a lightsaber^[1]—the traditional weapon of the Jedi Order^[4] of Force-sensitive peacekeepers^[5]—and produced a brilliant violet–colored blade.^[1] A Force-sensitive individual could tune the crystal for use in lightsaber construction. The tuning process caused it to become a focusing crystal that could only be effectively used in a lightsaber constructed by the individual who tuned it.^[2]

History

The rare Hurrikaine crystal variant known as Windu's Guile was named to honor Mace Windu,^[1] who had gone on to become a Jedi Master and a member of the Jedi Council during the final years of the Galactic Republic.^[6] The crystals were found in the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War, which was fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic.^[2]

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The crystals were used by Force-sensitive individuals fighting for both sides during the war after the Battle of Yavin.^[2]

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Behind the scenes

Windu's Guile appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,^[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.^[7] In the game, when the crystal was installed in a lightsaber, it gave the weapon a cold damage bonus.^[2]

Windu's Guile was part of a series of 19 unique lightsaber color crystals created in the context of the Publish 9's Jedi system revamp^[8] in June 2004.^[9] However, only one of those crystals — Sunrider's Destiny — was made available in the game.^[10] Windu's Guile and the other crystals were not introduced in the game at that time.^[11]^[12] Windu's Guile was eventually added to the game with the release of the the "Chapter 3," on September 27, 2006.^[13] The crystal was only available to players of the Jedi profession working for the Rebellion or Empire who achieved the rank of general. Once having achieved this rank, the player was then able to purchase the crystal from a recruiter for a base price of 1 million credits.^[2] Eventually, on October 20, 2011, the Hotfix 21.4 added the crystal as a lootable reward from enemies defeated during "raids,"^[14] which allowed players greater access to the crystal.^[2]

In 2008, Windu's Guile received a card in Champions of the Force, the first set for the virtual Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, released by Sony Online Entertainment to go along with Star Wars Galaxies. The Windu's Guile card was illustrated by artist Kuki Huang.^[1]