Board Thread:Star Wars/@comment-4935956-20150911213501/@comment-4935956-20151220034340

Ok so I was wrong but I was very close. The real reason Kylo Ren's lightsaber is an unstable crossguard is because he is using a cracked kyber crystal. This lightsaber is unable to contain the crystal's unstable power so Kylo has to divert it through the mini blades on the sides.