Watch Samuel L. Jackson ask Jedi Master Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequels, where he memorably wielded the only purple lightsaber to be seen in the Star Wars universe.
Mace Windu first appeared in Sheev Palpatine was the Sith Lord the Jedi Council was searching for. Mace Windu had the evil emperor down for the count when Anakin intervened, cutting Windu's arm off and allowing Palpatine the opportunity to kill the Jedi Master. Windu's death ends up acting as the catalyst for Anakin's turn to the Dark Side.
Reddit u/EKRB7 posted the cool behind the scenes moment where Samuel L. Jackson asked for a purple lightsaber. Lucas casually lays down the common rule that the good guys get a blue or green lightsaber while the bad guys get red. Samuel L. Jackson's casual question of, "No purple lightsaber?' pays off when Lucas says he might get one. The look of sheer joy on Jackson's face is worth rewatching again and again. Check out the video below.
Although the prequel trilogy was criticized for many things, from bad acting to The Rise of Skywalker.
Samuel L. Jackson has had a lot of iconic roles in his lengthy career, but Star Wars fans will always fondly view him as the Jedi Master with the cool purple lightsaber. Mace Windu died (or perhaps disappeared) nobly attempting to stop the evil Darth Sidious, and his efforts will always be ed as a heroic final act. Fans eager to learn more about Mace can explore the comics and the Clone Wars animated series, which reveals a lot more about why Mace Windu is so powerful. Hopefully one day fans will get to see Jackson return as Mace Windu, but in the interim, his delight over the potential of getting to wield a purple lightsaber will suffice.
Source: Reddit
