The new episode of Andor airing on September 28 shows a blue crystal on screen. It is a crystal that refers to the Old Republic and the Jedi Order.
Episode 4 of the series Andor premiered September 28 on Disney+, the entertainment giant’s SVOD site. And, as always with Star Wars, fans are on the lookout for any reference. Here, an inscription on the screen. There, a name dropped at the turn of a dialogue. Sometimes it’s a simple line of text, seemingly mundane, but elevated to the status of an Internet meme.
With the episode called Aldhani, there would obviously be a lot to say. A planet name you hear in a spaceport hall. An object in a background inside a shop. And so on. One element in particular, however, resonated more in our minds: the kyber crystal, held by Luthen Rael, the character played by Stellan Skarsgård.
The kyber crystal, heart of lightsabers
During the scene, Luthen Rael decides to entrust Cassian Andor with a pendant at the end of which is suspended a blue crystal: the kyber crystal. Luthen passes to him as a pledge, to make the hero understand that there is no trick. He can see it as an advance on the payment Luthen will give him when a certain mission is completed—even though Luthen actually intends to get it back.
” It’s a kuati seal. A blue kyber crystal, the celestial stone. A relic of the ancient world. It commemorates the uprising against the Rakata invaders. Don’t sell it for less than 50,000 credits. And know that he will always be worth more to me says Luthen to Cassian, intrigued to have such an enigmatic bauble in his hands.
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For those who already know Star Wars inside out, the name kyber crystal is bound to be very familiar. For others, you should know that this material is at the heart of lightsabers. It’s a very rare material in the galaxy—which is why Luthen says it shouldn’t be sold off, if sold. One of the places to get it is the planet Ilum, in the Outer Rim.
” This crystal is attuned to the Force and is connected to a Jedi Knight on a deeply personal level. Thus, a lightsaber is an extension of a Jedi’s Force consciousness. », develops the official encyclopedia of Star Wars. It is with the Force that the Jedi allow themselves to be guided in choosing their crystal, entering into resonance with it.
A kyber crystal is basically colorless. It is when he is connected to a Jedi that he takes on his blue, green or other hue (purple, in the case of Mace Windu, or red for the Sith – other, much rarer hues are sometimes found) . This is where the color of lightsabers comes from. Luthen’s crystal is blue: has it belonged to a Jedi before?
Episode 4 does not detail this point. It is known that at this time in history the Jedi order was destroyed and the survivors are only a handful. It may also be a remnant of a very distant time: Luthen indeed cites the rakata invaders, a species that inhabited the galaxy thousands of years ago. We are talking about a time that goes back to the origins of the Old Republic, and before.
The rakatas, in their heyday, had built a vast galactic empire. They had ten billion members, a hundred times as many slaves, and populated hundreds of worlds. They were also Force-sensitive. This colossal empire, however, collapsed in on itself. In fact, this crystal is possibly a vestige of a very ancient time, a few tens of millennia.
