STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Concept Art Reveals A Detailed Look At The Mysterious Sith Dagger

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Concept Art Reveals A Detailed Look At The Mysterious Sith Dagger

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's Sith Dagger ended up playing a pivotal role in the movie, and some newly revealed concept art offers our best look yet at some of the finer details on the ancient weapon.

By JoshWilding - Apr 14, 2020 11:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker very suddenly introduced the idea of Sith Wayfinders and a dagger which led Rey to the one belonging to Emperor Palpatine. That was hidden in the remains of the Death Star II, and if it all felt a tad convenient...well, we can't really argue with you! 

Regardless, the dagger did look pretty cool, and concept artist Matthew Savage has now shared his final designs. He explains that its creation was a "collaborative process between myself, the prop master, the prop makers, the graphics team and VFXs," and goes into detail below about how its design needed to match the remains of Palpatine's destroyed weapon. 

We didn't see much more of the dagger after that scene on Kef Bir, so chances are it won't be an important part of Star Wars lore moving forward (after all, it has now served its purpose). 

However, we will more than likely get to see its origins explored in a future comic book or novel! 

Check out the concept art in the Instagram post below:
 

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Nebula
Nebula - 4/14/2020, 12:00 PM
That dagger is one of the most blatantly stupid things in the movie.
FleischerSupes
FleischerSupes - 4/14/2020, 12:03 PM
I expect it was supposed to be an Indiana Jones kind of trope, but no.

L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/14/2020, 4:20 PM
@FleischerSupes - It's a ripoff of the "dubloon" straight from the Goonies:

MG0019
MG0019 - 4/14/2020, 4:31 PM
@FleischerSupes - at least the scepter had some logic behind it. The staff had to be so long, timing correct; the instructions were a puzzle, but not convoluted. The characters also spend the first third solving this riddle.

I enjoyed ROS more than others, but the dagger was so convoluted & stupid. The design is so ugly as well.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 4/14/2020, 12:03 PM
But did you spend time on why it didn't make any sense? Like at all? How could it be ancient, but also line up with the Death Star II EXACTLY. The DSII also was completely obliterated, but somehow massive chunks ended up on Endor? This whole trilogy was a waste, and this was the worst one by far
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 4/14/2020, 12:18 PM
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/14/2020, 4:20 PM
@MUTO123 - Dammit, you beat me to it haha
SirDuckAlot
SirDuckAlot - 4/14/2020, 12:19 PM
This whole trilogy made me not care for Star Wars.
MiZeatWizad
MiZeatWizad - 4/14/2020, 3:54 PM
@SirDuckAlot - #MeToo!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/14/2020, 12:22 PM
Ah yes, the dagger than revealed the location to the Wayfinder...

but then Kylo destroyed the Wayfinder so it was all for nothing...

but then Rey found a second Wayfinder anyway so it was all for nothing x2.
MG0019
MG0019 - 4/14/2020, 4:39 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - @THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - oh man, I forgot there was a second wayfinder!

I don’t mind McGuffins in stories; you need some mystical properties to a larger than life story. But, I think you only get one. Three and you’ve wandered into illegible territory. It’s so sad to see Star Wars lowered to this; I hope the next iterations take their time and develop a story.
MuadDib
MuadDib - 4/14/2020, 12:23 PM
It’s so they could be sold at Disney at Galaxys Edge.. along with all the other merch they make soo much money for.. Authentic Black Kyber crystal? Not cheap.. rarer now with the shut down.. less of them available..
RedRider30
RedRider30 - 4/14/2020, 12:44 PM
They mean McGuffin number 2, right?
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/14/2020, 7:37 PM
@RedRider30 - Technically, I believe it was #3
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/14/2020, 1:15 PM
One of the stupidest subplots in a Star Wars film. Not a single part of it made sense...
dragon316
dragon316 - 4/14/2020, 1:58 PM
@MrDandy - show them location where get that Chrystal at deathstar
GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 4/16/2020, 10:37 AM
@dragon316 - what's your favorite hard liquor?
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/14/2020, 1:54 PM
They really should've come up with a different way of tracking the location of the wayfinder. This dagger is up there with the dumbest things in the movie
nikgrid
nikgrid - 4/14/2020, 3:11 PM
RIDICULOUS! [frick] THE DISNEY TRILOGY!
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 4/14/2020, 3:11 PM
Got to be honest that thing didn't have the most original design inside the Star Wars lore, but it's nice to have a closer look to the concepts behind it.
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 4/15/2020, 6:40 AM
this was an awful macguffin.
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