Warning ! This article contains spoilers for Star Wars # 33Having a crushed lightsaber inStar Warsis something that must run in the Skywalker household , as Anakin Skywalker , Luke Skywalker , and Ben Solo have all run into this problem at one point or another , though it ’s the law of similarity between Luke Skywalker andKylo Ren ’s broken lightsabers that actually redefine the significance behind Kylo ’s iconic weapon .

First shown inStar Wars : Episode VII - The Force Awakens , Kylo Ren has a lightsaber with a pretty pregnant malfunction . As explain in the expand lore , Kylo Ren cracked his kyber crystal while bleeding it – which is the unconscious process of creating a red lightsaber from its original coloration , and is something that can only be done through the Dark Side . This induce his lightsaber to spark and sputter whenever it was activated . Not only that , but the vitality create by the kyber crystal needed to vent out the sides of the hilt , which is what create the two hilt - safety machine beam of light . In the history of Star Wars , Kylo Ren ’s lightsaber is the first one to experience this spirit level of running terms . At least , until now .

Kylo Ren’s Lightsaber is an Echo of Luke Skywalker, Not Darth Vader

InStar Wars#33 by Charles Soule and Madibek Musabekov , Luke , Leia , Chewie , Holdo , and Lando are attempting their safety valve from No - distance . In that effort , Luke Skywalker is battling Killdroids , which are incredibly long-lasting and even semi - resistant to lightsabers . Just as Luke thinks he has an border over them , one of the Killdroids grab grip of Luke and squeeze his robotlike hand – which was holding his lightsaber . After the squad lay down it out of this unusual , alternate property with their lives , R2 - D2 attack to repairLuke Skywalker ’s lightsaber . While it is n’t in staring condition , R2 does get it to ferment again , and the way it ’s functioning is implausibly reminiscent of Kylo Ren ’s .

Kylo & Luke Both Used Broken Lightsabers

This fit is yet another brilliant instance of howStar Warscontinues to ‘ rhyme ’ throughout the unlike eras of the serial . In the sequel trilogy , Kylo Ren is obsessed with Darth Vader , and does everything to reward his gramps . From turning out from the ‘ lies ’ of the Jedi , to being an dominance within the regime of a galaxy - broad dictatorship , Kylo Ren mimicked Darth Vader at every turn . Yet , the whole time , one of the most unique matter about him – that being his faulty lightsaber – is just an inadvertent copy of the man he disdain so much : Luke Skywalker .

Kylo Ren ’s lightsaber will always be regarded as perhaps his most recognizable character item given its singularity , and now , it ’s just become even more significant to the widerStar Warslore , as its connection toLuke Skywalker ’s newly - disclose broken lightsaber just transformed the very meaning ofKylo Ren ’s iconic weapon incessantly .

Star Wars#33 by Marvel Comics is available now .

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Luke Skywalker’s broken yellow lightsaber.

Kylo Ren using his crossguard lightsaber

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