Palpatine's Point of View KYLO REN'S LIGHTSABER CRYSTAL - CANON

In Star Wars episode 9 the rise of skywalker, palpatine writes in his journal about many people, jedi, sith, events and weapons. This journal was later turned into the book Secrets of the Sith, which is a canon book covering Palpatine's thoughts on many things and topics.
Today's video goes over Palpatine's thoughts on Kylo Ren's lightsaber crystal and why it actually spits fire.
Stay tuned for the next video which goes over Palpatine's thoughts on Anakin Skywalker.
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[@D_Chess]

I think it's most plausible that he wasn't completely devoted to the bleeding process due to his internal conflicts, so the crystal pushed back. The way his saber spat and flared was in my mind not just a reflection of his rage, but more a look at his erratic and confused mindset. He was so internally chaotic that he couldn't even focus totally on his anger and hate.

[@wanyekest6969]

Oh, this is good.

[@exaltedone6168]

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[@sdturtle2007]

blinded by unexplained betrayal would easily do that to kylo. beautiful dynamic between anakin and kylo too

[@Rime_Di_Michelangelo]

I thought So too and it's my head-Canon.

[@poopcicleog6629]

Being a fan of Legends lightsaber lore, I always wanted to believe his crystal cracked because he wasn't fully immersed in the Dark side, he was constantly fighting his good nature and it's pull to the Light side. Not all cracked crystals will emit an unstable blade.... the crossguard emitters dissipate the extra energy discharged by the crack but i think the blade instability, and stability for that matter, is reflective of the users connection to the Force. Kylo was trying to turn dark while fighting the pull to light, his internal conflict is displayed by his unstable blade. Now look, and more importantly listen, to Sidious' or Yoda's blades... Each fully immersed in their respective sides; no conflict resides in either. Their blades have a clean, pure, continuous tone and no fluctuations in color intensity (pulsing or flickering). Vader's saber blade is not as pure... there is a slight pulse in the blade intensity and a very slight change in sound that I always felt was reflective of the tiny amount of "good' that still resided in him.

[@AbsurdFalcon]

Honestly they could have kept both versions. In Legends yes red lightsabers came from the darkside forging process but there were also natural red crystals as well. Canon could have easily changed it so that while forging is one process to create a red blade, bleeding is another method to go about it. Although in legends the synth red lightsabers were less stable and offered improved cutting power for more difficult handling. Red adegan crystals didn't have said setback. This is something else they could have kept as a reason why its more beneficial to bleed a crystal then create one with the ritual.

[@bobcahill7100]

@@AbsurdFalcon kyber crystals are colorless by nature. The color comes from you

[@AbsurdFalcon]

@@bobcahill7100 In new lore yes, I'm talking about old lore. That being said the forging process can still work in new lore. All I am saying is that the process itself doesn't break anything lore-wise and can be added in with just a slight adjustment.

[@johnzhou3860]

Legends makes more sense than Disney Canon anyway

[@AbsurdFalcon]

@@johnzhou3860 Agreed although ive started to soften to certain aspects of disney canon but by a small margin

[@thelastluciano8026]

With Kylo being so conflicfed I think it cracked cuz he did honestly..he was 2 pieces,never whole or fully committed to one side

[@medalgear654]

by conflicted, we actually mean schizophrenic.

[@obsidiantv6228]

Good point never thought of it like that, thanks

[@jvisionary6630]

Well said!!

[@FandomFinance]

Pretty sure Cal Kestis had the same effect, crystal split in two, but it gave him a double lightsaber. Would have been cool to see the same effect but on a light side user.

[@adoradearable]

Kylo/Ben is the most beautiful and most wasted character ever written in Star Wars. It's tragic how they treated him. I wish they'd go find him in the World Between Worlds and make it right. A lot of fans would love to see that.

[@johnzhou3860]

I would rather they remove the sequel trilogy from canon and bring back the EU

[@tweso1499]

@@Voltar Agreed. that and the Clone Wars film and series that George Lucas has worked on. Not to mention that even IF Lucas hasn’t sold his company to Disney and brought forth his own vision of his Sequel Trilogy, his trilogy would’ve both confound and incompatible to previous EU lore surrounding that time. If you don’t believe me, look at Clone Wars micro series vs The Clone Wars series. Both shows have some conflicting parts to each other. Grievous being a Jedi slaying badass one scene only to fail miserably in another is a key point in how different the characters are portrayed. Even Asajj Ventress’ fate is different than the comics that were released beforehand. If what we’ve heard about his version of the Sequel Trilogy, it would either focus on 1). Midichlorians (which at the time is still one sore point that fans aren’t fond of), 2). Teenagers being the main cast 3). Leia being the Chosen One as Chancellor of the New Republic during the trilogy where Darth Maul and Darth Talon (of Legacy era fame) would be the main antagonists. Either way, there were rumors and talks about the EU being decanonized before the acquisition by Disney was even a thing. Regardless if it was Lucas or Kennedy, the EU wasn’t gonna be the main canon in the long term.

[@lapplandkun9273]

@@Voltar Incorrect. The EU was canon and was considered canon before Kathleen Kennedy decanonized them and before Disney bought Lucasfilm. Do your research. The franchise wasn't and never was limited to six films

[@xenoluck]

i hope the sequals will be rewritten with the WBWs but i can only dream. the story just doesnt make any sense in the sequals and theres literally just like no consequences. like look at revenge of the sith- no matter how many times i watch it, i hope for anakin to choose the light and not fall, yet it happens every time, creating the most consequential series of events in the star wars universe. the sequals dont bring these feelings. when i watch the sequals, i really just hope that itll be over soon.

[@xenoluck]

@@Voltar so is the sequal non canon? it contradicts A LOT. Disney has already confirmed that the clone wars is canon, and if it wasnt why would they keep investing in it? season 7? the bad batch? that makes no sense. a simple dialogue line in a movie doesnt mean that something is not canon, when the owners say it is. and also anakin and obi wan dont really face dooku that many times together, and when they do, its brief and ends with dooku running away to fullfill palpatines greater plan. revenge of the sith is the first time after attack of the clones that anakin and obi wan truly face dooku with the intent of battle to the death. anakin was untouchable in the clone wars by dooku, due to orders from palpatine. dooku was only ever there to toy with the both of them. and also, the other jedi throughout the galaxy during the ot timeline does not take away from luke being the only hope. it is shown in revenge of the sith that not all jedi died during order 66. there could still be many jedi remaining during the ot timeline. that does not take away from lukes role as none of these other jedi truly try to takedown the empire, yet, thats still not the point. and anyways, luke was not the only hope, as "there is another", a line straight from ben kenobi. the reason he was the NEW HOPE, is because he is the son of vader, the son of the chosen one. 1 of only 2 people left in the galaxy that could redeem vader. not even padme could redeem anakin, and she was the love of his life. what you say makes no sense. fact is fact.

[@neondemon5137]

Kylo's crystal fractured just like the Star Wars fandom. It's like poetry.

[@arrekesu6384]

Star wars is now a comediac parody

[@AntonBucher]

It rhymes

[@arrekesu6384]

@@AntonBucher lmfao i didnt notice that lmfao

[@BuscaLoEsencial]

💔🖤

[@Sithlord224]

Did JJ know something we didnt?

[@MattCaliber]

Maybe Vader's rage was more focused, while Kylo's was more wild.

[@apartec7792]

what about maul's rage

[@PurplexEdits]

@@apartec7792 both, his rage was focused on revenge and to Obi wan, but also wild as he would do ANYTHING to kill him

[@silent_stalker3687]

Bask Lala he never got range, just made himself work up and constantly was fighting his ‘dark’ (there is no difference between light and dark it’s just the force) So such a solid split and struggle is what caused it to beak

[@haydo-9916]

Vader’s rage was focused Maul’s was furious Kylo’s was unstable

[@maekeleyosef491]

@@PurplexEdits yeah but he made it long before meeting obi wan.

[@ThatGuyWithAComment]

Since the comics showed that it was his own lightsaber crystal that he bleed, my theory about the unstable blade is since the crystal was his own to begin with corrupting it was considered a betrayal of the crystals trust (being there somewhat sentient in there connection to the force) which is why Vader used another’s lightsaber crystal because it’s easier to pour your dark thoughts into an unfamiliar place (i.e. another persons lightsaber crystal)

[@xenoluck]

i love this idea and would not mind at all if that were the explanation, but i still think it is because he simply is not in as much control over the darkside as he believes.

[@vasileioschristoglou6922]

I like how Theory is always so Hyped when talking about Kylo!

[@SevenHunnid]

I smoke weed on my KZbin channel & l reaction videos too😅💯

[@alcatrazvongola]

Agreed. Can't blame him since Kylo was the best character from the new sequels.

[@roguereb0rn833]

@@alcatrazvongola tbh kylo is the only good part about the sequels

[@starwarstairique]

@Bully Maguire 💀

[@sampalace358]

The best thing to come out of the sequel trilogy is Kylo 100%

[@raefamos31]

Very nice quality video. Keep it up man!

[@theitaliangorrila]

Bro your videos are fooking awesome

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I';d have to imagine that Ben thought he was more committed than he actually was. Ultimately regardless of how people feel about the movies the narrative shows he was conflicted, and suffered from anger issues... or perhaps he was over compensating to prove to himself he was committed either way leading to him creating a saber as unbalanced and broken as he was.

[@midniteraptor1474]

Hey, theory. Could you do a series of videos on powerful star wars relics (from both legends and canon). This would exclude regular lightsabers and items with no special effects. For example, you could do one on lightsaber with special effects, or on holocrons of old. I'm not as familiar with all the artifacts on star wars (particularly in legends), and I think it would be nice for all of us if we learned about all that old lore.

[@AKAorphan]

love all your videos swt keep it up ❤️

[@natewolf5971]

Bro. Theory God bless you man. I hope all is good sir. I love this content please keep it up brother. You are the G.O.A.T Bro

[@TRC296]

Somehow, kylo’s saber returned. -TRoS brilliant writers

[@Galaxies3000]

@Bully Maguire kinda hard for me to imagine you of all people to be a nerd.

[@thegagekinseyexperience6274]

Hey man! Love your content! I’ve been subscribed for years now. I have a recommendation for a video and if you already made it I’d appreciate a link. Anyways, my suggestion is “what if Vader was on Death Star 1 when it was destroyed”. I just think it would be a fun topic of discussion. Thank you for all you do brother! May the force be with you

[@rayderkopetsky3470]

Wish there was more back story within the movies cause I really wanted more from Kylo. Best character in that trilogy imo

[@battery77]

True, only Kylo had depth and character. Can't say the same about Rey, Poe, Finn or Rosy, terrible cast.

[@godonlyknows13]

*This is my favourite possible explanation* I like to think that he was pouring his darkness into the crystal but then during the process, he felt a pull from the light side of the force that messed him up. You could think of it like putting a piping hot glass dish directly into the freezer only to have it crack in half at the temperature difference.

[@mike197714]

Keep up the good vids.

[@ADogGuy]

I think the crystal cracking itself was due to the fact that there was so much opposition in him with a strong pull to the light. Vader had much more reason to have a cracked saber having his everything "wife" dieing and his master betraying him in his eyes and his Padawan leaving, his mother dieing. as well

[@milkymooyt]

It's just the amount of internal conflict he had in him or the fact that he tried to hard to be dark and his true self was always good

[@Starwarslegorob]

I always thought his crystal was broken because he was broken, being that the crystal was broken it was unstable like Kylo which led to the exhaust ports and crackling saber

[@MrRaymond1021]

It's definitely a cool saber? I always thought why it was different from the rest myself? Thanks for sharing.

[@A24karrotplonker]

I think the fact he wasn’t completely on the dark side path just yet is why. you see it in all the films a moment of him thinking if he’s doing the right thing or not

[@stevenbillquist2794]

It actually makes sense that Kylo had more rage then Vader. Vader didn’t feed on rage he would tap into his pain and sorrow. Kylo’s rage came from his fear

[@SAPPERJASON1]

Ya but fear is exactly why Vader “Aniken” turned to the dark side. The fear of loosing his mother and then the fear of losing his wife and soon to be child. Fear is exactly what yoda warns him about.

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

@Star Wars Theory Great Video I Miss your Intro You should Bring it Back!!!!!!

[@digheanurag]

The cracking sound effect 🤩

[@SAPPERJASON1]

Awesome video and I definitely think it probably cracked because Kilo wasn’t even a full Jedi when he did what he did, let alone a dark side user. He pretty much didn’t know what he was doing.

[@Inujake7]

I always personally had this headcanon that I really liked that the reason his lightsaber was like that was because he went and found the burned remains of Darth Vader (which we know he did because he had the mask and ashes) and that he also found the remains of Vader's lightsaber burned on the pyre and he found the messed up burned, broken, cracked crystal and used that which would make sense since he idolizes Darth Vader so much. Although I do think this new information is interesting too and I especially like some of the things Theory was saying in the video, like it being because he wasn't fully committed to the dark side. Also, his idea of being able to see some little blue flaring bits coming off of it for that reason would have been really cool!

[@LUVROCKS1]

Thank you sooo much for giving us the gift of this amazing content!!

[@AbsurdFalcon]

Honestly, I think it would have been better if they made Kylo Ren a full dark sider from the beginning rather than writing in constant conflict within him and a pull to the light. The thing about the dark side is that it corrupts and twists a person and their morals with the power it grants. There is no compromise with it and once you fall to the dark side it becomes increasingly difficult to return to the light so much so that the Jedi thought it almost impossible for a light sider who willingly falls to it to return back to the light, an element that still canon. The light side doesn't really pull people towards it, but the dark side does and it feeds off of the person. A good example is how Anakin even though he fell to the dark side to save Padme still ended up choking her when he felt betrayed or in the Revenge of the Sith novelization where he convinced himself that killing the younglings was doing them a mercy kill and saving them from the fate of being slaves to the jedi. It's still possible to come back to the light but usually its not as simple as it was for kylo.

[@TY-km8hj]

I have to agree somewhat. I don't necessarily dislike what they did with kylo since he didn't really "fall" and he never severed all the ties that kept him to the light and when he did try (han) he felt even more fractured, which isn't impossible since uliq qel droma was only brought back in legends after he killed his own brother. But I do agree that we should've seen a gradual change in him and slowly embrace the dark side in each film. But then again it's dismey an they're pretty shit so oh well

[@AlHaqimBarrett]

@swtarwarstheory, Its simple it was not more rage it was unfocused/uncontrolled rage. He was simple to unskilled in the darkside to not know how to focus it correctly.

[@IdreesNajibi]

I think he was highly conflicted. I think if the light side still has a strong pull on you as you're trying to bleed your crystal, your crystal either breaks or doesn't bleed at all. I think the conflicted who are also incredibly strong in the force end up breaking their crystals. I think bleeding your crystal takes a full commitment to the dark. Vader's didn't break NOT because he wasn't as angry/rageful as Kylo, Vader's didn't break because he was exponentially more angry/rageful than Kylo. Think about what Vader had been through and done before bleeding his crystal. He had way more loss, pain, and blood on his hands. Kylo hadn't gone through nor done half the horrid things that Vader did. Vader was fully in the dark. I believe he was a sith lord by the time he bled his crystal. Kylo was merely a conflicted dark side user, but a powerful one at that.

[@Ivbo]

I honestly think Kylo Ren is *a lot* more powerful than the movies portray him to be…I think he needs his own series to flesh out his character more and show us just how powerful he is because all comics and canon points to him being quite the beast. I mean even in this very book Palpatine says word for word *”Although not a true Sith, he is equally powerful in the dark side”* - That’s a massive compliment to what kind of power Kylo actually wields…weilds power in the dark side equal to that of a true full blown Sith Lord, plus he’s a Skywalker…begs the question, just how powerful was this guy…

[@johnzhou3860]

no he isn't. He's just a poor man's version of darth caedus, the true legacy of vader. Not the whiny emo mess that is kylo ren. And the comics tend to blow things out of proportion and make him overpowered

[@Ivbo]

@@johnzhou3860 Just say “I don’t like Kylo” don’t comment a bunch of bullshit…the comics also tend to blow Vader and like everyone else way out of proportion too but they’re still canon…it’s okay, I know your biased and don’t care or treat the characters fairly, so I’ll just leave this conversation at that… Thanks for sharing.

[@GassedFEIN]

@@Ivbo that would be cool If they showed more of his power especially since all he did in the sequels was lose - bunch but how the sequels portrayed him I just could never see him being better than Vader, palps, dooku or maul

[@randalthekidd7006]

@@Ivbo yeah no he's just a shitty darth caedus, and vader comics are like "canon" in the sense that disney wants them to be. but they mean jack shit and are really not even canon to disney since they conflict every issue. Kylo lost to a random girl on her first day with a weapon she was not familiar with as a prodigy of the two best lightsaber duelists alive from both sides of the force. He would struggle against jar jar with a lightsaber. Kylo is weak, plain and simple he loses every battle against non fodder and barely beats fodder anyway. throw him in episode 3 and he is not beating those 20 younglings

[@randalthekidd7006]

@@Crocthunder lol you are just a desperate sequel shill, caedus is literally where all the parts people like about kylo come from. Kylo is just the great value brand they tried and failed to create. Caedus had depth over many stories, kylo literally switches entirely for shock value for no reason. you read a wiki page. and it still had more lore and story and character than kylo

[@Brandon-cf4mg]

Love you and your vids so much theory you're a big inspiration for me and my favorite channel of all time man. F the haters man love you!💯

[@macwelch8599]

Were there any Jedi outside the Temple Guards that had yellow lightsabers? During the Prequel Era?

[@KyberComix]

Oh this is gonna be good

[@addictstatic]

i always thought it had a minute effect of lens flaring onscreen....a JJ Abrahms trademark

[@randallsavage13]

I remember hearing his saber was unstable before the rise of skywalker I’ll see if I can find the video

[@darthcarnage6734]

I want to see Theory and Melvin do a collaboration and make a movie on the Darth Bane trilogy!!!!

[@Solo-Skywalker]

I'm just happy to see a video that doesn't have him taking Jabs at the sequels. I appreciate the content!

[@hunterpendley7723]

fuck the sequels

[@goodmind4940]

he only takes jabs at unnecessary changes of past lore

[@Solo-Skywalker]

@@goodmind4940 it isn't Lore if it wasn't ever considered Canon..

[@goodmind4940]

@@Solo-Skywalker oh, you're one of those

[@randalthekidd7006]

@@Solo-Skywalker you are right just like the non lore of the sequels is openly non canon thus why nobody ever actually follows it

[@MattFyrm]

Didn't we already know this for years?

[@DarthArtoo4]

Kylo’s saber is one of the few really cool things from the ST

[@tomioka_giyuu_isnot_depres9597]

You remind me of my best friend. We do not correct we discuss. Quit feeling guilty for what you have earned. Thru diligence and respect of the subject at hand. You are a jedi sir.

[@medalgear654]

The concept of Kylo Ren’s light sabre is actually cool. Probably the only cool thing about the DT. However, my only issue is the emitters on each side. They stick out so much that they look like they easily are sliced off during a battle and render the crossguard useless since it's more likely the emitter that will come into contact first. It always bothers me when I look at Kyla Ren’s light sabre. Still, Kylo Ren is a bad character who could've been great, with an actual backstory and real goals and motivations. Maybe he should've been the main protagonist after the last jedi Please cover more of Legends continuity, Theory?

[@medalgear654]

@Keyblade Master Jesse yeah i'm pretty Palpatine's personal yacht (no joke it's actually in Disney canon) was the perfect material for the lightsaber. Probably sure they're never going to fix that like they're trying to "fix" the Disney trilogy. To be fair, they didn't put much thought into it either.

[@medalgear654]

@Keyblade Master Jesse No its not, it was sarcasm lol I don't think they ever said what it was made of. But it was what Captain Phasma's armour made of lmao

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

The book looks great 👍

[@ReturnOfJackDawson]

Where can i find the background music?

[@Dreamyblue101]

Sweet man

[@GinTheHuman]

Kylo Ren's crystal cracked because of his turmoil of emotion his sense of betreyal from Luke and his hatred of his parents for putting him through that, but he still held Love for the people who betrayed him and since kyber crystals are linked to the user it couldn't handle the hatred he was forcing into it despite his good nature so being pulled in two directions it cracked and became unstable. Making the unstable blade that we see despite his perfect crafting of his sith lightsaber.

[@thesharpercoder]

Why is it that your Closed Captioning always seem to be disabled now?

[@starwarsjoey228]

it is wierd where all these crystals are coming form now ilum is destroyed

[@RamielDerLinke]

Ilum wasn't the only planet with crystals. It was just a very holy place for the Jedi. Jedha, for example, also had Kyber cristals, which we see in Rogue One.

[@Uchiha-fi4ij]

@@RamielDerLinke it still sucks that they made ilum starkiller base

[@RamielDerLinke]

@@Uchiha-fi4ij Well, it's the biggest middlefinger towards the Jedi, which is absolutely something that Palpatine would want.

[@randalthekidd7006]

@@Uchiha-fi4ij was one of the stupidest fucking things in new canon

[@Cwronaga216]

Maybe the rage he was feeling was too much for his own inner character to withstand and the Crystal sensing that became unstable and cracked so he was filled with more rage than he himself could handle because at his core he's not that person

[@caniacjoe]

I wonder if kyber crystals crack when the user has any emotional conflict at the same time they have a force connection with the crystal. Kylo has a good and evil conflict when bleeding the crystal. Kal Kestis feels alone and defeated when he obtains his new crystal on Ilum. The user is broken. Therefore, the crystal is broken. However, the user and the crystal can be redeemed. In both cases, redemption of the crystals is gained through lightsaber modification and redemption of the user is inspired by a friend (BD-1) or father (Han Solo).

[@thatguySmitty234]

I would like to believe it was because he wasn’t fully committed as well. His constant pull to the light is what caused it ,he was using the dark side but not like Vader or others before him had done. I think to truly immerse yourself in the dark side from my understanding anyway one would need to be without conflict. As killing his father made him unstable weaker even. Like you know how in real life we can get upset but there’s sometimes that one thing that just makes you smile or happy you’re still mad but you feel that bit of joy within yourself. I think that’s what Kylo/Ben experienced but constantly. But there are people who don’t have that or have a better pull/ connection to their anger to where there isn’t such conflict. I’d also say it’s fair to say I think feel free to correct me, that both Jedi and Sith can become light or fall to the dark. But I guess it all depends on the individual and as well as be situational like Cere from fallen order. After being tortured and watching her fellow Jedi die that experience pushed her and changed her, all that fear anger and sadness made her alignment in the force change. THATS one of the many reasons I love Star Wars especially how the force works, and when it comes to the dark and light sides of the force it’s not just this black and white thing, your stance in the force is based on who you are and who you want to become and what you yourself want to do. Some people are ambitious and want more, which can lead down the path of darkness others out going virtuous always willing to help others. Kylo Ren the way they wrote him sadly just didn’t have that push to fully commit which is a shame because… Can you imagine if Kylo in the rise of Skywalker FINALLY committed fully found that pull to the dark he had been looking for and snuffed out his inner light. Got a hold of Luke’s lightsaber and bled the Crystal fully without breaking it and had a crimson blade with no flickering. That would of been cool to see, such wasted potential.

[@SamTheBattleshipp]

I feel like Kylo perhaps lacked the level of hate that should have been with the anger and maybe it was an unbalanced darkside use so the crystal fractured. I would love to see an edit where his saber flicks to blue for like a frame or two now and them. Would be neat.

[@austinallen5066]

My guess or assumption would be that kylo or Ben which ever you want to call him his emotions were so unstable that when trying to bleed the crystal he put so many different emotions that it cracked basically the light and dark were pulling at the crystal and the result made it crack but that's just my take and it very much follows how is character arc goes as well

[@AzoRonics]

His saber would of been way cooler with the flickering if he didn’t have the ridiculous cross guards, the lore saying that he cracked it and that why it flickers so violently is pretty cool

[@metalbear375375]

Does anyone know what music is playing in this video?

[@littlefella7763]

It just frustrates me that they could of done all of this in the movies and they would have been a million times better. They could have a good starting point to where Luke starts training Kylo and slowly jump forward in time

[@Im_connorreviews]

They were scared probably due to Mark’s age at the time, but I would like a spin off about Luke and Ben. Even a one off animated series

[@Halofreakanoid]

The bleeding process seems to be usually written in a way that indicates the success is dictated by how committed to the process and the Dark Side they are. But if we look at this more generally, the process is ultimately a reflection of the person's state of mind. If they are of the Light and try to bleed a crystal, it simply won't work. He clearly has the ability to tap into both sides of the force without issue, and wasn't just conflicted, he was imperfectly committed to his goal of being the next Darth Vader.

[@jarednewlove4924]

Even in the comics, kylo Ren can't put on a shirt!

[@captainm3]

@Bully Maguire i think you got some dirt in your eye

[@actiondk2279]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@Chris4ourth]

I feel like he wasn't fully into the dark side which is why his blade was the way it was but now knowing that his crystal cracked in the process it could be to represent even though he turned one half of the crystal represented his hatred and the other his light (despite the full crystal is red lol).

[@sward1989sw]

What did Kylo Ren foreseen just before he tried bleeding the crystal? He obviously must of been confused of the outcome, hence why the crystal broke cuz knowing Kylo wasn't fully committed to either the dark or light side. Thats the part I would like to know more about?

[@VvVN91]

I wonder would this make the crystal less powerful because it’s cracked/broken? Or more powerful like unleashed in some way

[@chancegarrison8239]

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[@thevoidbelow]

You know what I think, I think Disney just thought it would be cool to have it so they just added it in.

[@MrYutbe57]

secrets of the Sith isn't on Audible is it?

[@stopitkid1293]

I think that It might be because of his power level he is very strong in the force and I think it cracked because the crystal couldn’t handle the power of his untamed rage. Palpatine would have control of his rage and I think Kyle has a higher potential in the force then palatine. I could be wrong but we never saw luke or anakin try to bleed a crystal I think it would crack for them as well unless they had enough knowledge of the dark side.

[@matrixz6]

What comic issue shows Luke using a cross guard lightsaber???

[@Pansapistolas]

I think its not because he was darkside but because he was wrathful. Notice how he constantly has fits of rage which cause him to uncontrollably berserk even if it caused him to damage the room he was in or allies. Not because they failed him but because they crossed his path during one of his berserks.

[@obi-wankenobi5670]

If thats the reason the lightsaber has 3 parts then why did Ezra bridger find a JEDI lightsaber of that on Korriban I would love it if you made a video on that

[@noobkiller742]

Are there gonna be anymore rule of two??

[@TheKillzone505]

I feel like it may have cracked because he did not have control over his rage where everyone else did from years of training before turning evil. Kylo from how I understand it seems to have been trained very little and at and older age so it could have been harder to teach him proper control. Correct me if I am wrong.

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Interesting

[@TheBloatedChap]

Kylo ren is the only thing I like about the new movies

[@Helloooooolooo]

the theory on the being too entranced with the dark side could be possible becuase the skywalkers wer estrong in the frce but he also showed regret

[@Ghostcyborg71]

I like three theories. 1 - The crystal cracked because he wasn't fully devoted to the dark side. He wanted to be, he tried so hard to be. But no matter how hard he fought, there was still good in him. And this pull to two different sides cracked the crystal. But ultimately bled it red. Foreshadowing the dark side being his downfall. 2 - He was so powerful in the force that when he fed the dark side into the crystal it cracked under his immense power. 3 - He gripped it to hard. That's it. He cracked the crystal by holding too tightly XD I myself don't know how tough kyber crystals are so I'd like to think this true just cause its kinda funny.

[@DavidConant]

Loving the Kylo lore.

[@zakariagerrard117]

Any news on Vader eps 3 ?

[@davidcox12317]

It's funny how kylo in this comic looks like Tarzan.

[@LUVROCKS1]

Beat channel on YT! Definitely the best Star Wars channel ever!!!

[@cinimodg0251]

Wow Star Wars lore has every little thing on everything that’s insane Star Wars lore is so big

[@osmosisjones4912]

Why didn't they use Aniken Solo

[@RamielDerLinke]

I don't know. Maybe they liked Ben better than Anakin. Maybe Luke gave them the inspiration because of Obi-Wan.

[@aquafinax5006]

There were jedi with the cross hilt in rebels when they go to the Sith temple Ezra picks up a lightsaber from a battle long before and it was green meaning a jedi must’ve used it

[@kicapanmanis1060]

Crystal: Ben....you're breaking my heart.

[@cisarvitiate6142]

Honestly I do think it’s becose Kylo’s rage, after all he was still more unstable and full of anger all the time, unlike Vader, Maul, Palpatine or Tyranus. Also he must have felt that much anger and hatred to his family in the moment he did the bleeding proces. Yes Vader also felt pain, anger and hatered all the time but after a while he was able to control it unlike Kylo Ren who at least in TFA and TLJ is controled by his emotions too much, Maul had even more rage but after he was defeated on Naboo not when he was creating his saber (if he made a new crystal bleed then maybe it would happened but now we even don’t know how he got Ventress’es lightsaber in the first place so we don’t know if it had already red blade or how he did it) and I mean Sidious and Dooku are obvious, they were not controled by emotions and and were like old wise and experienced masters. But that is just my opinion.

[@andrewgeorgecomeau4066]

I think it cracked bc he already had a connection to that crystal ,so he did more than make it bleed bc of the crystals connection to him. These crystals are alive after all so I imagine he didnt just make the crystal bleed, he actually wounded it. Someone as strong in the force as a Skywalker ,turning on a crystal that he must have had a strong personal connection to. I can't think of anyone else ,that naturally strong , that turned dark bleeding the crystal that actually called to them as younglings.

[@migrimtan2693]

Another "retcon" it seems, since if I remember correctly, when Force Awakens came out, they stated that his kyber crystal was from Malachor 5, hence it being unstable. I think in the visual dictionary or wherever, can't remember where exactly. If I'm wrong, anyone, please correct me...

[@goodmind4940]

They did, but only that the design dates back to Malachor, and we saw that in Rebels (which had different Malachor than EU Malachor)

[@randalthekidd7006]

@The Warrchitect it was, there were many explanations for why.

[@osmosisjones4912]

How Obi Wan Aged so much from original to prequel Trilogy but Bo Kitan Looks the same in rebels as in clone wars . She didn't look that different in The Mandolurian

[@Kmax_817]

Obi wan’s aging between RotS and ANH was do to Tatooine environment, if he was, say, on Alderaan, for example, he wouldn’t look that different, save for a few gray hairs.

[@CrazyMorp]

I think his doubts gave and fueled his rage and further fueled by regrets

[@NixDeGraves8888]

My lightsaber crystal bleeds for a week every month. It emits an almost nagging like sound when activated.

[@donectandemperveniamincael1783]

@StarWarsTheory, The Sith did meditate. Did Vader not have a meditation chamber as well as several illustrations of him meditating in the comics? Sith Lords meditated to concentrate their anger, their fear, and their hatred into a pure point of ruthless power within them. Wookieepedia reference….. You’re starting to slip bro….

[@cliffysilver6612]

Well if this was the case what happened to Cal's crystal, his new crystal cracked in half but still worked

[@KhukuriGod]

Crylo's crystal cracked because the crystal got a horrible migraine attack from realizing how whiny he was.

[@ripperdjak6224]

I think he had raw rage, so his Saber spat. While I'd say palps and Vader were more of a controlled rage

[@Hartsinck1]

Its because Kylo Ren is unstable so bleeding his crystal caused it to crack. Also Sidious, Vader, and Maul all had anger, but they didn't lose control very often so I would say their rage didn't come out very often. Kylo Ren is so unstable and full of rage all the time. Also for Sidious and Vader the source behind their rage was gone, but by the time of the Force Awakens both Luke Skywalker and his Dad are still alive and they are the source of his anger.

[@Obi-ThreeKenobi]

Did his lightsaber need the exhaust ports because the cracked crystal was more powerful, or because the saber was old, and by design, couldn't contain the energy of a lightsaber?

[@darthshivvis956]

Do a video on the different type of saber hilts and this alloys....that would be pretty cool

[@jedimindet]

I know I'm a wee but late, however my personal take is that his crystal wouldn't fully except the bleeding. We know that Vader was sent to defeat and kill a Jedi strictly to take that Jedi's crystal and proceed to bleed it. Kylo decided to use his own personal crystal that knew his good nature. That stress onto the crystal from it's same master gave complete and utter confusion. That's the reason I believe his crystal is so unstable. Kylo himself was tormented and unstable "until Rey saved him".