The Saber of Darth Krall, alternatively referred to as Krall's lightsaber, represented a lightsaber that belonged to the Sith Lord known as Darth Krall. Prior to his death occurring in 241 BBY, the Jedi Padawan Klias Teradine secretly entered the Archive of Forbidden Artifacts vault located inside the Jedi Temple situated on the planet of Coruscant. There, he observed the weapon, recording the event within his personal holojournal. Subsequently, in 88 BBY, after examining the holojournal, Jedi Initiates Dooku and Sifo-Dyas also covertly accessed the vault and witnessed the lightsaber. Dooku later informed his sister, Jenza, about it through a holo-letter. Around 23 BBY, Dooku provided data disks containing his communications to Jenza to Asajj Ventress, his newly appointed Sith assassin, to aid in her investigation regarding his sister's whereabouts, and she listened to the message referencing the Saber of Darth Krall.
The Saber of Darth Krall, which is also known as Krall's lightsaber, was a lightsaber in the possession of the Sith Lord Darth Krall. The Sith's weapon was characterized by a single red blade and a gold-toned, ridged, cylindrical hilt.
Darth Krall used the lightsaber for an unspecified time while serving as a Sith, but the Jedi Order eventually gained possession of it. During the High Republic Era, a Jedi Padawan named Klias Teradine secretly entered the Archive of Forbidden Artifacts—a restricted vault within the Jedi Archives located at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant—and observed the Saber of Darth Krall, which had been stored there. Teradine later documented the incident in his holojournal before he was killed in 241 BBY by another Padawan, Tylera Yorrick, after possession by a [vitalicron](/article/vitalicron], although some Jedi later speculated that he had been expelled from the Jedi Order.
In 231 BBY, Jedi Knight Keeve Trennis had a Force vision that took place on the Amaxine Space Station, where Darth Krall brandished his lightsaber against the Jedi. When Krell stabbed Trennis during their duel, the Jedi awoke from her meditation.
In 88 BBY, Jedi Initiate Sifo-Dyas came across Teradine's holojournal and learned about the Padawan's visit to the Archive of Forbidden Artifacts, including his sighting of the Saber of Darth Krall. Sifo-Dyas shared this information with his fellow Initiate, Dooku, and they both decided to sneak into the vault. However, Sifo-Dyas was unimpressed by the Sith's lightsaber and remarked that he had expected it to be spikier. Dooku later recounted these events to his sister, Jenza, in a holo-letter. Around 23 BBY, Dooku entrusted data disks containing his messages to Jenza to his newly recruited Sith assassin, Asajj Ventress, so that she could investigate his sister's location, and she listened to the message mentioning the lightsaber.
The Saber of Darth Krall was initially introduced in flashback sequences within the audio drama Dooku: Jedi Lost, which was authored by Cavan Scott and released on April 30, 2019. The specific spelling and capitalization of the item's name were verified by the audio drama's script release on October 1 of the same year.
The Saber of Darth Krall was first visually depicted in a vision featured in the seventh issue of the 2021 comic-book series Star Wars: The High Republic. This issue was written by Scott, illustrated by Georges Jeanty, and published by Marvel Comics as part of Phase I of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project on July 28, 2021. The lightsaber was also illustrated on Mike Mayhew's variant cover for the issue, which was released on the same day. This article considers the lightsaber's physical characteristics as portrayed in The High Republic comic issue's vision to be canonical because they align with the depiction on the variant cover.
The Saber of Darth Krall was also featured on a variant cover for the twenty-fifth issue of the 2020 comic-book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The comic was written by Greg Pak, the variant cover was illustrated by Chris Sprouse, and the issue was released by Marvel Comics on July 20, 2022. Sprouse later shared an uncolored version of the variant cover on Instagram.
