Star Wars: What Does Sabine Wren’s Lightsaber Color Really Mean? – Looper

While the green lightsaber holds significance for Sabine Wren, there was also a greater meaning to it when Ezra first acquired it. Anyone who watched “Star Wars Rebels” knows that Ezra didn’t start with that particular weapon. Before learning the ways of the Jedi, Ezra was a bit of a scoundrel, accustomed to life on the streets. But when Kanan Jarrus (Freddie Prinze Jr.) finds him, Ezra begins training with a blue lightsaber. The weapon is unique in that the hilt contains a blaster, a mechanism Ezra is more comfortable with due to his upbringing. However, when he loses his blue lightsaber in a fight with Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), he needs an upgrade in more ways than one.

He attains a green lightsaber at this point, and it’s a far more traditional Jedi weapon, as it doesn’t have the blaster device. It shows Ezra’s development because by holding onto the blaster saber, he was effectively holding onto the past. One could sense his hesitancy to delve deep into the Jedi way. With the new green lightsaber, the blaster is gone, and it shows how Ezra is willing to let go of where he came from and fully adhere to Kanan’s teachings. 

This goes back to the first green lightsaber appearance in “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi.” Luke (Mark Hamill) has a green saber in this installment after previously having a blue one. In addition to being associated with wise Jedi, the green lightsaber also seems to symbolize transition and change, something both Sabine and Ezra know about all too well.