The Sith-invented double-bladed lightsaber maximizes the potential of the weapon and provides an added surprise in battles against Jedi Knights. The double-bladed lightsaber can be ignited from either end or both ends simultaneously. On some models, the handle can be disconnected at the middle to become two separate weapons.
Sith double-bladed lightsabers are impossible to find on the open market. When a Sith constructs a double-bladed lightsaber, he does not do so for profit. The weapon is for his own use, and Sith rarely lose their weapons. The construction process resembles the process for creating a Jedi's lightsaber, but requires plans available - from the time of the Old Republic and afterward - only in Sith holocrons.
Despite this limitation, a few double-bladed lightsabers exist in the galaxy, apparently created by Jedi as experiments. The Jedi Council disapproves of such experiments, though, noting that the only reason to carry such weapon is to kill more effectively. Jedi who have become lost in the dark side, obviously, care nothing for the concerns of the Jedi Council. A double-bladed lightsaber requires two special energy cells to operate. The cost of each cell is ten times that of an ordinary energy cell.
Era Notes: Double-bladed lightsabers, like Jedi lightsabers, must be taken from their creators, discovered at anicent sites, or created using plans found only in rare Sith holocrons. They can never be purchased on the open market.
