All of the Temple Guards carried yellow–bladed pikes. ĭuring the Clone Wars, a different model of lightsaber pike was the trademark weapons of the Jedi Temple Guards. Saber Pikes also saw occasional use by the Emperor's Royal Guard and the Imperial Senate Guard.

Starkiller fought several of these elite guards, once on Bespin as he attempted to rescue the Jedi Rahm Kota, and also on Raxus Prime when he returned to destroy an Imperial Star Destroyer shipyard so as to eliminate a source of fear and gain the confidence of others. Lightsaber pikes were also the favored weapons of the Emperor's Shadow Guard, elite guards with minor knowledge of the Force and lightsaber-wielding skills. He ultimately wielded it against Darth Vader's apprentice, Galen Marek, and the weapon was destroyed in the ensuing melee. Millennia after the fall of Zakuul, Jedi Kazdan Paratus wielded a lightsaber pike, taking the weapon into exile with him on Raxus Prime, during the Great Jedi Purge. Two Arkanians, one wielding a lightsaber pike. Among them was the lightsaber pike, which could be used along with a blaster bolt reflective shield.

The knights were Force-sensitive and used a wide range of lightsaber weapons. Among the forces from Zakuul were the famed Knights of Zakuul who had sworn to guard the Emperor of the Eternal Throne and his family. In the time of the Old Republic, both the Sith Empire and the Republic was overwhelmed by the sudden reveal of the Eternal Empire of the planet Zakuul. Knights of Zakuul, wielding lightsaber pikes. The most prominent examples of this model were used by the Jedi Temple Guards, which had yellow blades that appeared relatively shorter than the ones found on a double-bladed lightsaber. The second type of lightsaber pike sported another blade at the other end and to all appearances seemed identical in both form and function to a double-bladed lightsaber, with which it shared a 'nearly identical' combat style. A similar weapon was the cortosis staff used by the Morgukai. Including the blade, the weapon was almost as long as the wielder's body and could keep enemies at a distance, giving the advantage of a longer reach. The blade could be activated by a switch further down the weapon's shaft. At the end of the handle was a lightsaber blade that was shorter and thicker than a normal one. Its long handle was made of a lightsaber-resistant material phrik alloy being a prime choice. There were two different forms of lightsaber pike, with the first being much like a spear, glaive, or other, similar polearms. A Jedi Temple Guard wielding a double-bladed lightsaber pike

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