Disney’s Next Legacy Lightsaber Sends Mara Jade to Galaxy’s Edge

Although Mara Jade herself has managed to spend the best part of the last decade not making the leap from Star Wars‘ former expanded universe and into current continuity, it’s not stopped her from being a prime opportunity for a fully armed and operational merchandizing platform like Disney. And the latest addition to that is quite the prize. Revealed by Comicbook.com this morning, the latest addition to Disney’s “Legacy Lightsaber” line–the high-end series of collectible saber hilts sold online and throughout various areas the parks, but most notably within Dok-Ondar’s Emporium in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge–is none other than the hilt of the former Emperor’s Hand. As well as the lightsaber itself, the collectible comes in a case reflecting Mara’s side-swapping history, featuring half of the emblem of the Galactic Empire and half of the crest of the New Jedi Order, as well as a new variant cover release of the first issue of the 1998 comic miniseries Mara Jade – By the Emperor’s Hand, b ... Read full article.