Snoke's ring = a lightsaber crystal?

I'm going to preface this by saying that Disney's current "all Star Wars media we crank out is canon" policy extends to their theme parks as well. Matt Martin himself confirmed that the story you experience in the newly minted Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland is meant to be canon as well...

"The events at Galaxy's Edge are meant to be canonical," Martin explained. "I wouldn't say that you as an individual, dressed in Earth clothes, are now part of actual canon, but the storytelling is meant to really be part of Star Wars, down to its place on the timeline. I can't get into it, but I know the specific day that the events of this park take place."

So on that note, it seems like the attraction has subsequently confirmed the 'importance' of the ring Snoke was shown wearing during TLJ:

The Visual Guide stated that it was a piece of obsidian from beneath Vader's Castle:

That being said, evidently one of the lightsaber crystals you can happen upon in the 'build a lightsaber' part of the attraction is a rare black crystal:

And this message comes with it:

This is NOT a Darksaber crystal. The lightsaber's blade color is still red(which makes sense given that the obsidian is infused with the dark side), and when placed inside one of the Sith Holocrons you can also purchase at the park(lol), it comes with special messages from Snoke: #RandomYouTubeExample

So yeah, it's obviously just another cash-pull from Disney, but that is evidently the 'official' explanation they're giving us for Snoke's ring: it is a lightsaber crystal.

Seems needlessly complicated for a ring, but nice to know I guess.

It's a pretty stupid cash-grab, but I've come to expect that with Disney.

Thanks for the info. 👆

So how many kyber crystal colors are there in canon now?

Any word on why certain Jedi have certain color blades? Given how Sith crystals are made in canon I'm guessing it's all tied to their emotions, but I don't know.

So... he carries a crystal, but not a lightsaber to go with it?

Originally posted by Darth Thor
So... he carries a crystal, but not a lightsaber to go with it?

Makes sense, since he's too damaged to properly walk to fight with one, there'd be no point for him to have a lightsaber.

Originally posted by Mendax
Thanks for the info. 👆

So how many kyber crystal colors are there in canon now?

Any word on why certain Jedi have certain color blades? Given how Sith crystals are made in canon I'm guessing it's all tied to their emotions, but I don't know.

The color is typically tied to the user's emotional state when they acquire the kyber crystal and 'unite' with it. Basically a cosmic mood ring.

...With the exception of red Sith blades, which are created after taking a Jedi's kyber crystal and corrupting it with the dark side -- making it "bleed" as it were. There's also no information on the Darksaber.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
So... he carries a crystal, but not a lightsaber to go with it?

...Or he only carried it due to its ties to Vader. Because as we know, Snoke was Vader's biggest fangirl. 👆

Originally posted by Galan007
...Or he only carried it due to its ties to Vader. Because as we know, Snoke was Vader's biggest fangirl. 👆

Ah now that makes sense!

I don't get it. Last I read the Jedi simply picked a certain color crystal that aligned with their personal views and morals or whatever. Now the color just....appears when the crystal bond with the Jedi? 😕

Originally posted by Mendax
I don't get it. Last I read the Jedi simply picked a certain color crystal that aligned with their personal views and morals or whatever. Now the color just....appears when the crystal bond with the Jedi? 😕

"The kyber crystals do determine the color of the blade, but they only take on their colors after their bond with the Jedi who've chosen them", said Obi-Wan.

Fanry's eyes widened. "Kyber crystals bond with Jedi? Does that mean you...communicate with them?"

With a grin, Obi-Wan said, "No. Just their particular properties are affected by their proximity to a Force user. Very swiftly, the bond forms, and then the kyber crystals change. Most turn blue or green, which is why most Jedi's lightsabers are those colors. A few crystals even turn purple."

-Master & Apprentice

Reminds me of that crystal you can get in Kotor 2 in the Dantooine Crystal cave. Although as I recall, it had nothing to do with the color, but merely a focusing crystal.

I really do like the canon explanation of how red kybers are formed:
https://i.imgur.com/YjjgtIx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rnpZe8x.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xnSM13l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/lmpRbMt.jpg

It's also cool that they can be 'healed' by a Jedi afterward.

Originally posted by Galan007
Essentially.

Imagine that ring is a ringsabre. lol