Mara Jade's first lightsaber

This magenta-bladed lightsaber was a weapon carried by Emperor's Hand Mara Jade. Mara constructed this lightsaber from a rare crystal given to her by Emperor Palpatine when she became an Emperor's Hand. Though Mara had only rarely carried a lightsaber prior to her employment with Talon Karrde's organization, she used this weapon with her hold-out blaster throughout the Galactic Civil War, including in the Shelsha sector, on Svivren, Chibias and Kintoni. She lost it after the Battle of Endor, during her duel with Lumiya on Caprioril.

Several years later, Mara Jade joined the New Jedi Order and constructed a new purple-bladed lightsaber as part of her training to become a Jedi Knight.