10 Best Lightsabers In Star Wars History

3. Darth Maul's Double-Bladed Lightsaber

Say what you will about The Phantom Menace, but it did have its good moments. It introduced us all to Ewan McGregor's version of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Liam Neeson's stoic Qui-Gon and of course, the Sith Apprentice known as Darth Maul.

Maul, voiced by Peter Serafinowicz in Episode I and brought to life by Ray Park visually, was an instant hit when he burst onto the scene in 1999. What might seem like a novelty now certainly wasn't at the time of the film's release, so when his staff popped into two in that final confrontation fans all went ballistic. The reaction was all positive though, and the double-bladed hilt has gone on to be brandished by a number of Jedi and Sith in the wake of Episode I's release, to varying degrees of success.

Of all the double-pronged lightsabers to have featured in the canon however, Maul's is still undoubtedly the best. The apprentice broke hearts everywhere when he killed Qui-Gon with it in the duel on Theed, and while it would be lost forever on account of Obi-Wan's frenetic duelling skills during that same battle, Maul's weapon still managed to retain a sense of notoriety, double-bladed or not.

To create one of the most iconic moments in the saga in a film that most people hold with the highest contempt is no small feat, but - then again - neither is killing a Jedi.