Elements of this original version of the duel remain in the film’s final cut, as Palpatine can be seen wielding a red-bladed lightsaber whose hilt resembles Anakin’s rather than his own weapon.

The Star Wars lightsaber hilt replicas that Disney / Lucasfilm ... Mara Jade’s transition from an agent of the Empire / Palpatine to an extremely powerful Jedi and wife of Luke Skywalker.