Electrum was a type of purple and blue crystal found in the Anoat sector. The crystal could be used as a finish to give weaponry and armor a reflective gold sheen.
In 232 BBY, sunlight reflected off a Jedi symbol coated in electrum at the Elphrona Outpost as Jedi Padawan Bell Zettifar prepared for an exercise with his master, Jedi Knight Loden Greatstorm. Jedi Master Avar Kriss's lightsaber had a single piece of silver-white electrum on it. The hilt of Mace Windu's lightsaber possessed a rare electrum finish, as did the lightsabers of Darth Sidious. Burryaga's lightsaber was plated in pure electrum. The armor and personal F-11D blaster rifle of First Order Commander Pyre also had an electrum finishing, giving them a reflective gold sheen.
Electrum first appeared, in the form of the finish of the hilt of Windu's lightsaber, in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which was released on May 16, 2002. The material was first previewed in the trailer for Attack of the Clones, which released earlier in the year on March 10. In the current Star Wars canon, electrum was identified in the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars.
Electrum was initially introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the 1996 West End Games roleplaying guide Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook by Peter M. Schweighofer. It first appeared in Barbara Hambly's 1997 novel Planet of Twilight. In the real world, electrum is a natural alloy of gold, silver and other metals.
In the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the player could customize Cal Kestis' lightsaber to be electrum-plated. In the 2023 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, players could customize the lightsaber, , and Kestis' droid companion, BD-1, with electrum-plating.
Electrum first appeared, in the form of the finish of the hilt of Windu's lightsaber, in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which was released on May 16, 2002. The material was first previewed in the trailer for Attack of the Clones, which released earlier in the year on March 10. In the current Star Wars canon, electrum was identified in the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars.
Electrum was initially introduced in the Star Wars Legends continuity in the 1996 West End Games roleplaying guide Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook by Peter M. Schweighofer. It first appeared in Barbara Hambly's 1997 novel Planet of Twilight. In the real world, electrum is a natural alloy of gold, silver and other metals.
In the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the player could customize Cal Kestis' lightsaber to be electrum-plated. In the 2023 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, players could customize the lightsaber, , and Kestis' droid companion, BD-1, with electrum-plating.