The first time most of us saw a double-bladed lightsaber on screen was Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace. That weapon got branded as a Sith thing almost immediately. But the design itself was never exclusive to the dark side. Over different eras, a handful of Jedi used double-bladed sabers too—usually because it changes the fight completely: more coverage, more angles to attack and defend, and a style that rewards speed and control in a way a single blade doesn’t.
Here are 5 Jedi who wielded a double-bladed lightsaber.
1. Pong Krell
Pong Krell is the kind of Jedi where the fandom doesn’t even need an introduction. Half of Clone Wars viewers hate him, the other half… also hates him, just with more detail. But putting that aside, he’s a perfect pick for this list because he doesn’t just use a double-bladed lightsaber, he uses two. In the Umbara arc, Krell is the first Jedi most of us ever saw on-screen wielding two double-bladed sabers at once, turning every fight into a four-armed blender.
2. Jaro Tapal
This is the Order 66 “get the kid out” Jedi from Jedi: Fallen Order. When the clones turn on him and Cal aboard the Albedo Brave, Tapal fights long enough to save his Padawan, and in his final moments he hands Cal his lightsaber and tells him to trust in the Force.
And yes — it belongs on a double-bladed list. StarWars.com confirms Cal escapes to Bracca “clutching what remained of Tapal’s damaged double-bladed lightsaber,” meaning the saberstaff Cal carries afterward is literally his master’s broken double-bladed weapon.
3. Bastila Shan
If you’re doing a Jedi double-blade list, Bastila is basically the Old Republic poster girl for it. In Knights of the Old Republic, she’s consistently depicted using a double-bladed lightsaber during the Jedi Civil War era (it’s even “her” hilt model in a lot of KOTOR material).
It also fits her whole vibe: disciplined, aggressive when she needs to be, and more “front-line Jedi” than the meditative Temple type
4. Satele Shan
Satele is a fun one because we literally see the double-bladed saberstaff on-screen in SWTOR’s “Return” cinematic. She’s fighting alongside her master, and there’s even a moment called out in summaries where she throws her double-bladed lightsaber to him mid-chaos.
So while she’s used different sabers across the era, the saberstaff absolutely counts as part of her “signature” look in the cinematics—especially early on.
5. Atris
Atris is a less obvious example, but she still fits. In Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Atris keeps the Jedi Exile’s first lightsaber after the trial and later produces it. Because the game lets you choose what kind of lightsaber the Exile originally used, that means Atris can be shown holding a double-bladed lightsaber if that was the Exile’s old weapon.