Darth Vader » Darth Vader #9 - The Dying Light Part III released by Marvel on February 2018. The old librarian has a few tricks up her sleeve, including a blaster powered by her own lightsaber. Darth Vader #7 - The Dying Light Part I released by Marvel on January 2018. A large part of the success of The Dying Light was how Soule turned audience expectations on their heads by making Jocasta Nu a formidable, but credible, foe. Charles Soule had a tough act to follow when he started the current volume of Darth Vader. Darth Vader It was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, and published on November 15, 2017 by Marvel Comics. The final panels of this issue show the ruble at the entrance falling away as what appears to be an adult Luke Skywalker unearthing the archive. Summary. However, Soule was up to the task. There are a few possibilities. Anakin Skywalker, later known as Darth Vader, is a Sith Lord, the secondary antagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy, and main protagonist of the prequel trilogy. © 2020 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. The question Darth Vader #10, The Dying Light IV raises is “Why did Vader act as he did?” He prevented the identity of the Force sensitive children from falling into the hands of the Emperor. If electricity could short out Dark Vader he would not be that menacing on the battle field. on 05/28/18 He certainly confirmed its contents, and potentially he stored them somewhere in his suit. White. Darth Vader #9 - The Dying Light Part III released by Marvel on February 2018. Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 8 is the eighth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. Those children are his future competition. By taking the story back to the days following Revenge of the Sith, he opened an entire volume of potential adversaries for Darth Vader most likely not available in the era succeeding A New Hope.

send you an email once approved. The clue is the text boxes in the final panels which read, “When the time is right…the Jedi will rise again.” These messages are preceded by text about the eternal nature of the Force and how it finds its vessels. The archive was intact and awaiting a future discovery by a Jedi acolyte. Therefore, Vader intercepted the inquisitors and chose to confront Jocasta himself. Emperor Palpatine commanded him to find and capture the former Jedi librarian. 09:31AM

By destroying the list, Darth Vader eliminates a pool of candidates of potential rivals. To her, that list represented the pool of potential students and future Jedi. Perhaps this action was a small mercy to those children. Dennis Keithly is a graduate of the University of Missouri, North Texas attorney, husband, father of two, and co-host of Starships, Sabers, and Scoundrels. © 2020 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Both go to great lengths to protect those secrets.

Comic Vine users. Previously, Jocasta Nu invaded the conquered Jedi Temple and retrieved a data disk with the names of Force sensitive children located across the galaxy. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. In addition to Star Wars, Dennis is a fan of science fiction, fantasy, and super heroes in general. However, Vader had a mission of his own. Jocasta was not alone in creating her new archive and future Jedi school. Vader’s Motivation. Vader’s move is just an early step to his eventual and inevitable confrontation with Darth Sidious. Jocasta had information the Emperor deemed crucial to the future of the Empire. Also the suit was still working (even if damaged) after being zapped. The Dying Light Part I last edited by Jocasta mentions the next possibility. Darth Vader » This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll When not engaged in fictional universes, Dennis is reading a good book or watching the NHL, football, or studying the NFL draft. As Vader takes his place in command of the Emperor's secret Inquisitorius Program, he sets his sights on one of the most dangerous Jedi remaining alive...and it's not who you'd expect. This story established the secretive nature of Vader’s identity. You can search for Although she manages to keep Vader at bay for a time, eventually Darth Vader wears her down with the assistance of some clone troopers. By destroying the list, Darth Vader not only keeps it from the Emperor, he prevents it from falling into the hands of any other Jedi. That is the nature of the Sith. Finally, there is the possibility that Vader is already planning his eventual confrontation with the Emperor.