I believe, SLJ wouldn’t even do it unless he could have a purple one. His lightsaber handle also had BMF on the bottom, referencing his wallet in Pulp Fiction.

because it is very cool

Crystals are supposed to tell you where you came from. In movies 4,5, and 6 you only had three Jedi/Sith to see their weapons. In 1, 2, & 3 you see Jedi from all over the galaxy. The only sabers that are not reflective of where one comes from are the Sith light sabers that have the blood coloring, a kind of black magic on the crystal. If you loock at the big fight in “Attack of the Clones” you will see all colors of light sabers in it even an orange one or two,

I don’t know what movie “Lord Z” was watching but there is NOT a orange lightsabre in ep II … they are all either blue or green.

Character wise there are two main reasons why he has a purple blade. The first is his home world of Haruun Kal. The color of the blade of a lightsabre is determined by the focusing crystal used. Mace got his from his home world and it created a purple blade. The second reason is the fact that among the Jedi Order Mace was widely considered the number two guy power & knowledge wise … second only to Yoda so being “different” was to be expected.

Sam Jackson wise … as was said he had a couple of conditions that Lucas would have to agree to before he would sign on for the movies. The first was, knowing that all the Jedi die in the prequels, that his character wouldn’t die like a “bit*h”. The second was that there be something unique about the character thus the purple lightsabre blade.

May The Force Be With You …

At least from what I heard this is how it was. During the battle in the Geonosian arena there were tons of Jedi battling droids, and there were a lot of green and blue lightsabers. Samuel L. Jackson wanted to be noticeable out on the battlefield, and also wanted his sabre to be unique. He wanted a purple one.

By age fourteen, the Jedi Council was concerned with Mace, for even though he was at the top of his class, he still could not construct the lightsaber that came to him in visions multiple times. He informed the Council that he wanted a true challenge in order to find the best pieces for his lightsaber. After considering this, the Council sent Mace on his own to the world of Hurikane. While on this mission, Mace was at first chased away by the natives that resided there, but was easily able to resist them using the Force. When he caused one of the fragile natives to shatter, he sobered, and painstakingly restored it using the Force. Learning a valuable lesson about being a Jedi, the natives rewarded him with a violet-colored special crystal. He used this crystal to construct the lightsaber he had seen in his visions and it produced its distinctive violet blade

Why Does Mace Windu Have A Purple Lightsaber In Star Wars?

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