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Luke Skywalker's red-shaded shoto lightsaber was a unique choice due to a lack of established blade color conventions in the 80s. In a battle against Lumiya, Luke wielded a red-colored shoto to counter her lightwhip, not necessarily indicating a dark side affiliation. The synthetic crystal used to construct Luke's shoto likely resulted in its red hue, a rarity among Jedi.

Luke Skywalker used a red-bladed lightsaber shoto in the Star Wars Legends continuity, and there may be a good reason for the weapons unusual hue. In the modern Star Wars canon, red-bladed lightsabers come from Kyber crystals that have been bled by the dark side of the Force, a process traditionally performed by Sith Lords. In the Legends timeline, however, red lightsaber crystals are traditionally used by Sith and other dark side users, but the lightsaber color does not necessarily indicate a dark side affiliation, as there are instances...