In Attack of the Clones, when Anakin’s lightsaber(the first he is seen on-screen with) is destroyed, he exclaims:
Anakin: Not again! Obi-Wan's gonna kill me.
What is Anakin referring to? Did he already break a lightsaber between the films?
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Sign up to join this communityIn Attack of the Clones, when Anakin’s lightsaber(the first he is seen on-screen with) is destroyed, he exclaims:
Anakin: Not again! Obi-Wan's gonna kill me.
What is Anakin referring to? Did he already break a lightsaber between the films?
This is likely not a reference to him BREAKING a lightsaber, but rather to him LOSING his lightsaber. Earlier in the movie, Anakin lost his lightsaber during the chase with Zam Wesell, the bounty hunter who tried to kill senator Padme Amidala. Obi-Wan caught it and returned it to him with a scolding. Anakin's lightsaber being irreparably destroyed would probably get a far stronger reaction from Obi-Wan, especially considering the lightsaber was destroyed while he was disobeying his orders in multiple ways.
Note that both in Disney canon and in Legends canon, this was Anakin's first lightsaber. There is no mention anywhere of Anakin having had any earlier lightsaber, and this lightsaber did not get damaged during any earlier point in the 7 years he had it.
The real answer to this is simply: unknown.
While on the one hand, yes his "Not again!" line could be interpreted as a reference to his loosing it back in act one, but on the other it could just as easily be interpreted to mean he's literally destroyed his lightsaber at least once prior to this.
So far as I'm aware no story has featured just such a prior incident, though conversely neither has one categorically stated that Geonosis was the only time it happened.
Personally I'm inclined to believe that he probably did break one (or more!) as a younger padawan. This is Anakin after all and one could hardly imagine him being less reckless in his youth.