Leslye Headland, the showrunner and screenwriter of Star Wars: The Acolyte, has revealed {that a} never-before-seen lightsaber mannequin will debut within the sequence. This brings the variety of distinctive lightsabers showing in The Acolyte as much as three, and I shouldn’t want to clarify why that’s thrilling.

In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Headland mentioned that The Acoylte will introduce Star Wars followers to a brand new number of lightsaber that has allegedly by no means appeared in some other type of Star Wars media. For individuals who may not know, The Acoylte is ready through the waning days of the Excessive Republic, round fifty to at least one hundred years earlier than the occasions of Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.

Many books and comics have explored the age of the Excessive Republic, however the period has but to seem in live-action, so it is sensible that Headwood would wish to make sure that the Excessive Republic makes a powerful impression on the viewers. No matter this new lightsaber is, it’s not the one instance of The Acolyte pushing the boundaries of what a lightsaber is.

Headwood has been very outspoken about being closely influenced by the Star Wars Expanded Universe, significantly the Star Wars tabletop role-playing sport. In an interview with Vainness Honest in 2022, Headwood enthusiastically cited the Star Wars TTRPG, which launched ideas and planets that will turn out to be important parts of the Star Wars canon, as her entry level to the Star Wars franchise. Anybody conversant in that sport and what it impressed can acknowledge its affect on The Acolyte simply by watching the trailers.

The Acolyte’s bringing again Legends’ lethal lightwhip

Alongside this mysterious new lightsaber, The Acoylte will make the live-action debut of the lightwhip, the flagellated lightsaber variant wielded by Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh. This unusually versatile lightsaber additionally debuted within the unique, pre-2014 E.U., aka Legends, because the signature weapon of Lumiya, a Sith Lord who performed a big position within the downfall of Han and Leia Organa-Solo’s son Jacen.

I grew up studying the unique E.U. novels that includes Lumiya, so it’s arduous to specific how excited I’m to see the lightwhip make its live-action debut. Nevertheless, I’m additionally fairly interested by this new lightsaber, a weapon that’s allegedly so unorthodox that The Acolyte‘s props division initially pushed again towards it. No matter it’s, it would create fairly a disturbance within the Power.

The Acotlye‘s first two episodes will premiere on Disney+ on June 4 at 9:00 p.m. EST. If we’re fortunate, this new lightsaber can be unveiled prior to later.