5Years after Daisy Ridley’s Rey received a new lightsaber in Star Wars 9, we finally find out what’s up with its unusual color.
It’s been 5 years since Star Wars 9: The Rise of Skywalker hit cinemas and Rey (Daisy Ridley) was given a new and very unique lightsaber at the end of the sci-fi smash hit. The color of the iconic weapon has caused plenty of discussion and theories, as a yellow lightsaber has been highly unusual for the Star Wars universe to date. Now the significance of this may finally have been clarified. Because in the new Star Wars series The Acolyte, there will also be a yellow lightsaber…
The Acolyte star Charlie Barnett explains the meaning behind the yellow lightsaber
In an interview with Total Film (via Screen Rant ), The Acolyte star Charlie Barnett (Matryoshka) talked about his lightsaber in the series. In the new Star Wars format, he will slip into the role of Jedi guardian Yord Fandar. He was also equipped with a yellow lightsaber in a roundabout way:
I have a yellow lightsaber. At first I wanted a purple lightsaber. And originally I got a different color, which I’m not allowed to reveal because it’s connected to another character… But they took that away and gave me the yellow one instead, and I was like, ‘What, I’ve hardly seen any yellow lightsabers? What is this?’
Watch the trailer for Star Wars: The Acolyte here:
However, the yellow color has a special meaning, as Barnett further explained in the interview:
But I think yellow represents balance, duality, a person who is as connected to the Force as they are to their own physical grounding.
What does the yellow lightsaber mean for Rey’s future in Star Wars?
As Screen Rant suggests, the yellow lightsaber could mean that by the end of Star Wars 9, Rey has found an inner balance with the knowledge of her origins that will allow her to lead the new Jedi Order with confidence.
