I like how the darksaber is imbued with such a strong will of its own. I think it fits well with mandalorian philosophy and how they treat their weapons with a sacred reverie and think of them as extensions of themselves.

I think it's because The Dark Saber doesn't have a Kyber Crystal at all. But instead it has a piece of Planet Mandalor itself inside it. Thus why the more one aligns with The Mandalorian Code the better it responds and why it curses those who break said code.

I went into it in a different thread, but I think the Darksaber is very unique. Disney has turned kyber crystals into semi-sentient if not fully sentient beings, which seems to be utilized as much or as little as a given writer wants it to be for their particular piece of media. But, with Filoni and Favreau stewarding the Mandalorian, I think the Darksaber is getting special attention, which it justly deserves. The Darksaber has spent millennia in Mandalorian society, presumably. Passed from great warrior to great warrior, it's reasonable to say that the Darksaber was able to absorb the Mandalorian identity from these Mandalores that have come before, as there isn't a single other lightsaber that has been passed down through thousands of years worth of the timeline. Din Djarin is currently undergoing his midlife crisis as a Mandalorian. He's met Mandalorians in his journey that don't fit the strict regime that he's lived under his entire life, yet they have proven themselves honorable in their own right, at least in the case of Boba Fett(he simply hasn't done enough with Bo-Katan to have gathered this opinion of her). Suffice to say, even with the fact that the Darksaber may be aware his first instinct was to give it away to a "cursed" leader in Bo-Katan, the darksaber is feeding off of Din Djarin's uncertainty in his own beliefs, and by extension of that, himself. My expectation after putting thought to this topic is that Season 3 is going to take Din Djarin on a spiritual and ideological journey as he meets more Mandalorians, and all of them flock to him as their leader, despite his wishes not to be Mandalore (Life of Brian, if you know, you know). Throughout this journey I imagine he will learn, piece by piece, the past of Mandalore, and through the many lenses provided by Boba Fett, a True Mandalorian (Legends, I know, but I can hope.), Bo-Katan Kryze, a former Death Watch member, Nite Owl leader, and even two-time Mandalore, and the various other subgroups of Mandalorians the trailer was hinting that he'll find. These many lenses would certainly give him insights, and perhaps help him to understand the flaws of Mandalorian society as it was and now is. This all would culminate with him reaching the sacred pools beneath the mines of Mandalore, cleansing himself in his own eyes. I imagine at this point we'll see a massive increase in his abilitiy to wield the weapon, as he shakes off the doubt in himself after breaking faith with all he's ever known. Then, in order to govern all the subgroups of Mandalorians flocking to him as their Mandalore, I expect he will institute a series of cultural reforms, issuing a new creed that governs Mandalorian society in a more unifying manner, one that may become oddly reminiscent of the True Mandalorians under Jaster Mereel, at which point the Darksaber will truly accept him, and his full potential with it will be unlocked. This is just my theory, and I would love to hear what everyone thinks about it, especially @The Stupendous Wave. A pin would be cool too, if you like the theory, and I'd love to discuss it further.

This is pretty good :) I agree,Darksaber has sense,can sense,feel,and choose. It's extremely powerful. It gives everybody the ability to touch the Force. It's amazing! And good. May the Force be with you too

I love the darksaber it's so freaking cool so excited to see it in mandalorian season 3

Tarre Viszla sealed his soul within the kyber crystal of his saber. I also think Tarre Viszla was a metalsmith, since only Mandalorian smiths can fully utilize beskar properly. I also think, that despite the Mandalorians having a low Force sensitivity statistic compared to other peoples, their smiths are the ones with the most sensitivity (though Tarre remains the only one to become a Jedi). While others have enough sensitivity to wield the Force, any Jedi Seeker was turned down by the child's parents except Tarre's.

After all it's the only one of it's kind tapping into the source of it's power it's potentially is greatly underrated

Some of the mysteries of the dark saber should be discovered in season 3, but not all of them, which is what makes it so fascinating.

Just a thought… the lightsaber is with its companion (Jedi) and is constructed for them. This is a emotional act and one would feel a connection to it. If we observe the crystal as alive then it would have a one on one connection. Now that said the dark saber is unique. We already know this. This is a light saber for the people. All the emotions of an entire plant/race/religion/order all fall into this lightsaber. Instead of one connection it has millions. All with the love and pride of their people (regardless of infighting). It’s not a black saber. It’s another way of putting all the colors of the crystals together. If you put all the colors of a rainbow together you get a white light. If you do that with pigment you get black. This shows the combined hearts of all Mandalorians.

One thing I’ve seen pretty prominently in recent fanfiction is the treatment of the Darksaber as a sort of Mandalorian Excalibur with some varying level of sentience. This has ranged from the saber having a personality and limited free will, to being a mere repository of all the consciouses of all the previous leaders of Mandalorians. I myself like this view and wish it was more blatantly canonized, but I’m still content with its representation on canon. What I’d like to see in the Mandalorian is for Din Djarin to actually become one of the greatest Mand’alors in recent history.

It also makes you think about how you use it. Just thinking practically, the blades of lightsabers have no weight, only the weight of the hilt in your hand. Thus making fluid lightsaber combat something only trained profesionals can accomplish safely. Whereas the darksaber can be extremely heavy if you don't have the right train of thought. So again, practically speaking, it would be easier for a non force sensitive person to use the darksaber because it's weight would be more evenly distributed like an actual sword (or vibroblade), thus making it safer for the user. Unless you're Din Djarin with two left feet and have never used a sword in your life and accidentally slice your leg open, lol.

One idea I think would be very interesting to see is a series or perhaps a movie based around Tar Visula and his life, how he created the Darksaber and how he merged Jedi and Mandalorian philosophy into his life. I feel like if we could get more information about Tar Visula we would undoubtedly understand more about the Darksaber itself. We can only learn so much about the Darksaber from studying the blade itself but to truly understand it we have to look at the man who created it. Lightsabers are reflections of those that make them so the question is what does the Darksaber say about Tar Visula. Perhaps if we knew more about him we’d understand so much more about the Darksaber and perhaps why it responds to non Force sensitives. But something I’d like to point out is that most non Force sensitives that have used the Darksaber have all be Mandalorian, Pre Visula, Sabine Wren, Bo Katan, Din Djarin, all of them were Mandalorian and non Force sensitives. Perhaps the nature of the blade makes it so that only either a Force Sensitive or a Mandalorian can wield it effectively. Perhaps this also has something to do with Tar Visula and the way he built the Darksaber. The unfortunate thing is until we learn more about Tar Visula we won’t learn more about the Darksaber beyond just speculation. Hopefully they’ll give us more information about him someday.

I don't think its definitely going to happen, but the darksaber could have some form of destiny in current canon much like the chosen one does in it's own prophecy. Maybe it's meant to lead the mandalorians to do something that forever changes the galaxy in some distant future, or maybe at some point it will feature in a huge battle like a battle against Abeloth, or have some other grand role to play, it just feels like too much power and uniqueness to an item, to be wasted with no purpose.

Probably uses bascar to funnel the energy to a fine blade, making it unstable or uncomfortable. think like hiking a bat against cement with a shake weight

The Darksaber is secretly a 4d Chess Plot by Revan to troll the Mandalorians from the afterlife.

I just got my Darksaber from Hasbro. So thanks for posting this today! Awesome saber BTW. If you're on the fence buy it. Its got an awesome weight to it.

Remember, Sabine Wren also used Ezra’s light saber

Din’s heavy issue with the darksaber has been spelled out several times, it was due to his baggage and conflict within himself. Literally nothing to do with him trying to give it away.

The crystal is a sentient being in the light saber and it has the power of the force when dinjarren figures it out and starts communicating with it he will be unstoppable and Groogo will be teaching him how to use it

Though it's lost, poe Dameron grew up with a force tree outside his window and it seems obvious that he is a force pilot so powerful he literally alters how physics and space travel function through the entire universe. Also, he saves Finn. Finn watches him crash and die then 3 days later who is alive? Poe. He was the ONLY being qualified or needed for the films. Luke's life was pointless as was Anakins entire sacrifice.

A Jedi is an extension of the Force and a lightsaber is an extension of the Jedi.

...WHAT

Maybe it's a Shard. That'd be kinda cool

This may be a stretch it seems to me that the crystal was inside that weapon is a similar Focus like kyber crystals the fluid Force into the weapon however in some fashion it's been acted upon much like the way the Sith make the red crystals but not by The Sith it was the force itself that increased is capabilities in reason giving it an intelligence or an ego based on the living force's needs to somehow I'm power those who are not force sensitive provide an example to all the Force flows through everything not just the Jedi or the Sith

From all the different companies that make the darksaber hilt. Which company makes the best darksaber hilt? Different colors and different sounds?.?.?

I feel like the Darksaber can be wielded by Clone troopers that have no connection to the force.

The first lightsabers used by the Rakata were dark side weapons.

I think that it has some form of hybrid beskar/kyber composite that imbues it with different proprties only a true mandalorian force sensitive can understand (notice I didn't use the term force "USER") maybe this is where Grogu ends up helping Mando learn the ways of the force to better use the blade

Awesome about the dark saber in Star Wars.

I think this is just my opinion and I apologize if Siri misspells anything I just woke up but I think the gray saber is a gray lightsaber meaning that everybody in the Living World humans animals you know how the force in them reaches into that better than lightsabers are so it opens up that chain but I'm not saying that they can do Force lightning and stuff like that but they can relate to each other easier as well than a lightsaber cut

I think you are right

Just started reading Darth Plagues.....dear Lord am I hooked....wish we got a little more backstory with Darth Tenemberous

What do you think I have a theory that Beskar it’s raw form is a crystal a type of Kyber or something similar and that is what Tarre Vizsla put in the dark saber and that would explain why it’s the only one of its kind. That would also explain why a lightsaber can’t cut through Beskar, because it is like as if it was forced imbued like the Jedi did with their swords and stuffs and it also explain why when the dark saber comes into contact with it causes the Beskar to heat up and that would make sense Beskar crystal is what powers The dark saber, which would have a stronger force connection because the Beskar in the dark saber is it’s raw form

I can’t be the only one who sees that the dark saber legit is the elder wand of the star wars universe have to win it’s allegiance to truly unlock its potential 💯🔥

I doubt it has something recognizable as a kyber crystal at its core. It probably uses something much more unique and connected to not only the force but also the planet of Mandalore or the mandalorian people.

The darksaber has been passed down and wielded for a thousand years. Its survived so long because of its special construction and has grown a stronger connection to the force because of all those who have used it

Maybe that's why Sabine Wren could wield Ezra Bridger's Saber with proficiency.... Then again, maybe she's just that good.

I wonder if there have been any lightsabers out there that were constructed by non-force users and didn't use kyber crystals. I mean other sci-fi series we laser and energy swords that are powered by another power source.

Reminds me of an ego weapon in d&d

I think you're off...my 2 cents is the Dark Saber can sense the conflict inside Din...the Armorer even says so...Bo-Katan isn't conflicted she has a purpose and willpower...

The darksaber respects strength and power and at the same I think it actually tests the wielder to see if they strong to actually wield it to be a leader of mandalore you need the power and strength for respect maybe the saber is alot more like its original owner and has some mandalore tint to it

I’m not 110% percent sure I mean I always believed that the reason why non-force sensitives could wield it it because of the blade shape where normal lightsabers are shaped like cylinders where the dark saber is flat like a actual sword

We’ve certainly seen objects be possessed by the will of the person who created them and it seems that’s certainly what’s happened with the dark saber. It’s created to rule Mandalore and to avoid that purpose is to betray the weapon.

I heard through the nerd vine that the darksabre was blessed by the witches of dathomere

I think you answered your own question. There's probably a tiny robot brain inside the hilt of the saber that controls the crystal like General Grievous has in his cybernetic brain. It is probably psychically linked to whomsoever holds the handle.

Maybe the dark saber is not special at all , just the fact that it is passed on that is special .

How Darth Malak ate?

Maybe its a synthetic crystal make of beskar?

This video makes me wonder what season 3 of the Mandalorian will bring. Do you have any fan theories?

Does anyone know where is the scene with the black Saber where the guy is unworthy of it? I am trying to find that scene. I have watch all 3 season of the mandelorian and the Book of baba fet but I did not come across it

What if there was a bunch of mandalorian jedi that had jet pack an dark saber an army of previsla. Or a small unit of 4 to5 elite mandos with dark sabers . What if that's just the color mandalorians kyber crystal turn there clear at first until a jedi finds it and it turns blue ,yellow or green. What if mandos are always black because they are the opposite of jedi attachments ect !!!!!!

More inclined to believe it's a synthetic crystal

Day 59 of asking for a part 3 of what if anakin was trained by qui gon

yes. it is very much a Stormbringer, Id wager:) thats MY theory. ;)

This is one of the best videos yet because it explains how Finn and Rey could be such Mary Sues in lightsaber combat against Kylo Ren in Episode VII. I mean, I always assumed that First Order Stormtroopers were given some rudimentary training with lightsabers anyway, since in their case the possibility of meeting up with a Jedi was real, but for Rey to be doing so well in a saber duel without any training was a bit beyond the pale. (On the other hand, Luke's natural abilities were so strong that he was able to sense and deflect lasers with only a few moments' training. But he didn't translate that into fighting skill in Episode IV, so we never saw what an untrained Jedi strong in the Force could nevertheless do with a lightsaber.)

very wheel of time

The Dark Saber = Wands in Harry Potter There really *are* no new ideas in Hollywood, are there?🤣

How was the armorers weapons able to block the darksabre in the book of Boba fet?

Maybe the dark saber is alive

The darksaber was made by beskar making it indestructible in the most strongest and Powerful saver all-time history

Do what?

Most unique blade so far 🤪🤪🤪

Hell ya!

Yeah it's definitely sentient

If the darksaber is a more sentient type of lightsaber that would a really cool twist

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Man, I do not understand why this nonsense reading voice is the standard for youtube. If this was told with an actual reading voice, it would have sounded so much more interesting.

Sup

how do you bs this topic to almost 7 mins

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I was the first person to like this video

7:01 is probably the dumbest thing in the prequels. Instead of faffing about, try to hit the other guy an make him defend. That's just painful to watch.

what if the dark saber has a piece of kyber fused with beskar which would offer the color and power of the blade.

Good soldiers follow orders...

Idk about the theory, Maul seemed to able to use it pretty well and he was a force sensetive.