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Clansabers (or Clan Sabers) have an interesting place among lightsabers, especially because what constitutes a Clan hasn't been explored fully on-screen. The only canon clan I could find (per the Wiki) was the group of Younglings that travelled to Ilum (containing Byph, Ganodi, Gungi, Katooni, Petro, and Zatt), but the lightsabers they make for themselves are incredibly unique to them (Byph's saber might be considered most like a clan-saber, but even then there's not many similarities), there's no clear link between their clan (which is unnamed) and the appearance of their lightsabers.
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Even for the clans we are aware of, there is still no clear link between them and what their lightsabers look like. It seems to be the link between these lightsabers and clans was a fan-drawn line.
However, I do still feel they are worth looking into because lightsabers are sick and if there's one thing I like to do it's draw lightsabers over and over.
Having drawn out all the parts I could find that might remotely be considered a clan-saber piece, here are my notes. (it does include parts of sabers seen in Grogu's flashbacks).
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1, They follow a fairly simple formula. It's easy to identify an emitter, switch section, grip section, and pommel. There's times when the grip can blend into the pommel and visa versa, but by looking at other hilts it's fairly easy to find the separation point. I've noticed the switch sections are almost all different, but have the same sections/lines drawn
2, There are so many buttons or button-adjacent greebles on these hilts. Like way too many. I guess it do be the vibe though, especially since Anakin's seems to have two or three extra buttons depending on how you decide it's supposed to be activated. Some of these could have up to 6 buttons, which is wild. I remember drawing lightsabers when I was younger and managing to combine all the functions into one button that also spins like a wheel (to adjust blade length like Kanan's saber does in Rebels).
3, These parts feel so grounded in lightsaber aesthetics, like if you have a lightsaber you're worried feels too out-there, see if any of these parts could help, or even a new piece that uses elements from these pieces. I will say there are definitely well-established lightsaber parts that exist outside of these (activation boxes like for Obi-Wan and Luke, asymmetrical emitter shrouds like Yoda or Depa Billaba, or strips on the grips like Anakin or Mace Windu) which can also be incorporated. As example to illustrate point 3, if my OC (who originally made his lightsaber from a blaster scope he no longer uses) were to repair his lightsaber with clan-saber parts, he may have these options.
To me all of these new options feel a lot more like a lightsaber than what he had originally.
All in all, highly recommend going through and drawing some sabers with clansaber parts.
➣ Be proud. You've survived an ordeal few your age could. Welcome home, young Jedi.
As the Clone War scorches its destructive path across the galaxy, it is the Jedi who bring order to the chaos. Though as the war progresses, the number of Jedi have declined, and new younglings are harder to find. When a youngling is located, they are brought to the Jedi Temple and learn quickly that their true family is now the Jedi Order.
The trials are hard. Tests must be passed. But none is as important as The Gathering. It is then that a Jedi's path will truly begin….
I was wondering which master each one of them would get if Order 66 didn't hit, so I made elaborate headcanons about it.
(because I'm unemployed and bored)
You can check Part II here!
Katooni and Obi-Wan
Do I even need to explain this one?
Seriously, I could just say that it would be fun seeing the both of them dealing with Hondo Onaka on a weekly basis and that by itself is all the reason we need. Unfortunately I like to make things make sense in universe and not just because they a fun, so let's talk why Katooni is the perfect Padawan for Kenobi.
They both the mom of the group.
Katooni spent half of her Gathering trying to convince Petro to not do stupid shit, and she seems to take a role of leadership overall during the episodes she participated. I think she deeply cares about her friends and it's not afraid to speak her mind when they do something she judges wrong.
Maybe this particular trait would eventually make her speak out of her place with her master, especially with she was allowed to watch the Council sessions and see some of the master says something they disagree, but if Obi-Wan could raise Anakin it wouldn't be a challenge deal with Katooni's strong personality. Also, because she cares so much about others, their disagreements would solo concerned the method they should use (Is okay to call out Petro in front of his master or should her find some other approach to avoid embarrassing her friend? Should she let Hondo go just because he decided to not robber the people she was protecting or she should hold him accountable for his actions besides her personal feeling? Thing like this.) And Obi-Wan would understand were her opinions are coming from because he has a similar personality.
• Katooni needs a master who help her connect to the force.
Listen, I'm not saying that Katooni is weak but we can all agree that it is curious how she is the last youngling to finish her lightsaber, right?
Her test in the gathering only truly happens once she is out of Ilum (in my opinion) were she sees all her friends with their lightsabers while she herself is struggling to connect the parts using the force. The way I read this is that Katooni have a confidence problem and that is blocking her abilities.
You know how else struggle with that? Luke Skywalker! Luke couldn't understand the force or believe that someone like him could use the force, but Obi-Wan was able to teach him before passing. Katooni is ages ahead of Luke on this matter, but I believe Obi-Wan still the right person to guide her to overcome those blocks and make her more confident and in tune with the Force.
• Katooni is a future diplomat.
Okay, I have to talk about Hondo. This girl was able to make that man do something solo for the kindness of his heart. FOR FREE! Sure Hondo tries to charge Obi-Wan after delivering the kids safety, but I think it was a act so Kenobi wouldn't think bad of him.
My point is Katooni as able to talk her way out of a terrible situation with a help of a pirate how tried to murderer her and her friends. She looked at Hondo and not only instantly forgave him, but also bargain with him to save her friends. Imagine if she was trained with the Negotiator? That girl would be ending wars only with her words by the time she was knighted!
Overall I think that's a lot she could learn from him, and Obi-Wan surely would be glad to have a break from the chaotic nature of Anakin. I don't have anything against the guy, but Katooni is way more of a Jedi than Skywalker is and her and Obi-Wan would definitely vibe together during diplomatic missions.
Gungi and Yoda
It's absolutely criminal that the last Padawan of Master Yoda is freaking Dooku! This little frog deserved better and I think of all youngling Gungi would definitely be the best match for him! And if he stayed alive in a swamp for almost 20 years eating strange sup just to train Luke, I think he could last a decade more in the temple with doctors looking after him and clean food so he could watch over my favorite Wookie!
Gungi would teach Yoda to have hope in the future.
I going to advocate that the master can learn just as much as the padawan if they open themselves to listen, and boy Yoda definitely need to learn some things! Gungi is full of life, has a lot of energy and being around some like this would do wonders for Yoda's spirit. It would remind the Gran Master that the Order has a future and maybe it would make Yoda reevaluate some of his recent decisions.
I think Yoda spend way too much time in the council chambers, and having a Padawan would eventually force him to go out on the galaxy to see something other than the clone wars. I would give him not only a apportunity to connect with the youth but with the people of the galaxy he was supposed to help.
Yoda and the Wookies have a close relationship for decades now (maybe centuries)
I don't think Jedi masters choose their Padawans based on species only, but this is definitely a factor given examples like Luminara and Barriss and Kit Fisto and Nahdar. I think a master had to know a least the basics about their about species be able to teach, and Yoda would be perfect to help Gungi connect with his culture.
A lesson on patience and lost
Gungi is a very impatient youngling, we see this in his test on the gathering with him struggling to wait the lake frozen. This don't see to be a issue when we reunite with him on the Bad Batch episode, but I don't believe that single experience on the cave was enough to make him overcome those feelings. Gungi needs a master who will know how to help him exercise his patience on a regular basis.
On top of that, Gungi seems to be nervous when Ganodi leaves him alone in the lake so she could look for her own crystal. He isn't as scary as Byth, but he is uncomfortable with being alone nonetheless. Being Yoda's Padawan he would probably had to come with terms with the idea that his master would pass away early on his life. Remember, Wookies are a long life species in cannon, so even if he does live longer in the Jedi temple than he would if order 66 happened Yoda would still died when Gungi was a young adult.
Yoda would probably openly speak about his death a lot and it would show Gungi that this isn't something to be afraid of. Being a Wookie would probably mean the he would also have to experience all his youngling clan die as well and he needs to be ready for it.
I also want to point out how important would be if Gungi gave continuity to Yoda's lineage. Sure we have Quigon, Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka and whoever she chooses to be her Padawan in the future (I plan to make a part II about this eventually), but they are call "the disaster lineage" for a reason... Let's give Yoda a less chaotic lineage please.
Zatt and Quinlan Vos
If anyone in the Jedi order would be up for a challenge that person would definitely be Quinlan Vos. Not that I think Zatt would be a difficult Padawan, but because he is so different than Quinlan their dynamic would be so interesting (to me at least).
Quinlan would forced Zatt to leave his iPad at home.
"Forced" is probably a strong word, but I can't imagine Quinlan letting the boys really on technology as much Zett would like.
Remember that Zett is the padawan how tried to track his crystal using a datapad but eventually got frustrated and call the thing "useless", but much like Gungi, I don't believe that this one experience would change his whole personality forever. Zatt would probably still try to navigate his ships looking at the panels instead of trusting in the force and things like this, but Quinlan would reminder him of his lesson while making use of his abilities (Quinlan would ask Zatt to open so many doors so they could invade criminal hide out without making a big entrance...)
Also how cool would be if Zatt eventually became a sensory time like his master and learn to track his target using the force after years struggling with that?
• Zatt would teach Quinlan to be a little more discreet (I hope)
Zatt probably enjoys hacking into buildings and stealing information on the holonet while Vos is literally the guy how destroy the door of the house of a Hutt matriarch with his lightsaber just because he didn't had the patience to wait Obi-Wan come out with a plan. Zatt would probably give smart solutions for the trouble his master puts him into and Quinlan would have to listen at least from time to time.
• Quinlan would teach Zatt thing he cannot find in the holonet.
I really see Zatt as the iPad kid, and Quinlan would be the cool father who is street smart, you know? He would make Zatt learn from his environment instead on only books, and would make the boy practice abilities he is not currently comfortable with.
Also I think between the knowledge Quinlan has on the underworld factions and Zatt's hack abilities, Quinlan could shape his Padawan to be a really resourceful Jedi when it comes to dealing if criminal activity in the galaxy.
Ganodi and Kit Fisto
Please stay with me with this one.
I think Kit Fisto wasn't expecting getting a new Padawan anytime soon after his battle against general Grievous, but upon seeing Ganodi he would feel a bound and take the responsibility of training and raising the girl. Hear me out:
• A lesson on hope
You when Ganodi freaks out because she can't find her crystal and start to cry because she thinks there's no hope for her? And remember how Kit Fisto stay calm even after his former Padawan (Nahdar) dies and is able to continue his fight?
Yeah, Kit Fisto is the best Jedi to teach Ganodi about putting her fears aside for the sake of her mission. His wining personality (and smile) would also make his daughter Padawan adopt a more positive reaction towards however problem she is going to face.
• A healing journey
I truly believe Kit Fisto was deeply hurt by Nahdar death. He probably thinks it's his fault for not preparing the boy well enough, and would have the same fears about Ganodi, but eventually he would see they are different persons and the thing she struggles with are not the same as Nahdar. It would be different if he picked a over confident Padawan such as Petro (who I think is probably a lot like Nahdar was at that age), but Ganodi seems a sweet girl how need a little push to trust herself and Kit Fisto could absolutely help with that.
That's all I have considering what I know about the characters in cannon, but in my head cannons Ganodi would grow to be quite a fighter and would also benefit from Kit Fisto's lightsaber's abilities. I also find a bit funny the idea that all Kit Fisto's Padawans came from water worlds (Rodians came from a swamp so I'm assuming they can at the very least spend long periods under water)
This is too big already so I going to make a Part II covering Bith, Petro and some other force sensitive children we see in Star Wars but never got a master.
