Jedha was notably mined for Kyber crystals to power the Death Star, while Ilum was transformed into Starkiller Base. Given that Emperor Palpatine's fleet of planet-killing Star Destroyers in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was also powered by Kyber crystals, it's safe to question how many are left in the galaxy at the time of 'The Ninth Jedi.'Īnother issue for the future of lightsabers is that there simply aren't many Jedi left. Unfortunately for the future of the Jedi, the Kyber crystals' energy could also be repurposed, with the Sith's affinity for planet-destroying superweapons essentially reducing the crystals from sacred objects to fossil fuels. Star Wars: Rogue One also addressed lightsaber crystals and introduced audiences to Jedha, another Kyber-heavy planet.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars season five, episode six 'The Gathering' depicts such a journey on the Kyber-rich planet of Ilum. What's more, the finding and gathering of these crystals was once an integral part of any young Jedi's journey.

It's been well-established in Star Wars canon that lightsabers are powered by Force-attuned Kyber crystals. Related: Star Wars Does A Better Yellow Lightsaber Story Than Rise Of Skywalker This future isn't unexpected, however, as even in the original and sequel trilogies, lightsaber crystals, and those who know how to construct the sabers themselves, are in short supply. Kenji Kamiyama of Production I.G., the company behind 'The Ninth Jedi,' said ' We all love stories of the Jedi and lightsabers, but what became of the Jedi knights after the movie series? My story is about that.' (via Inverse) When Kamayama's story isn't busy treating fans to a new, better way to explain lightsaber colors, it paints the picture of a bleak future in which would-be Jedi are awed at the sight of a weapon that would have been common during the heyday of their Order.

Naturally, then, 'The Ninth Jedi' does include the dark side users, but they're treated as a secondary concern to the loss of the Jedi's iconic weapon. In addition to giving audiences a glimpse at a post- Rise of Skywalker galaxy, Star Wars: Visions' fifth episode 'The Ninth Jedi' suggests that the Jedi's greatest threat isn't the Sith, but rather the end of lightsabers. Of course, the Sith are indeed a threat to the Jedi - the entire Skywalker Saga is set against the eternal struggle for power between the two groups.

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