Specifically, Maul was Star Wars' brand-new Sith in The Phantom Menace, and that came with the franchise's brand-new lightsaber type: a double-bladed red lightsaber. This truly was groundbreaking ...

The lightsaber is one of the most recognizable weapons in pop culture, symbolizing the Jedi and Sith in the Star Wars ...

From the Sith's red lightsabers to the iconic blue Skywalker lightsaber, each blade color in Star Wars has important meaning ...

The surprise revelation of Maul’s double-sided lightsaber was the first of its ... under Vader’s command — are sometimes called “red blades” due to the color of their sabers.