Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[5] a battle was fought for the Executor, the flagship[3] of the Sith Lord Darth Vader after it was targeted by droids that had been corrupted by the Scourge in order for the Scourge to target Vader himself,[1] who had defeated its previous attempt.[4] The droids, many of whom were part of the droid uprising recently reprogrammed to serve Vader's will, took over the vessel, compromising it, leading to Emperor Sheev Palpatine requesting, via Grand Vizier Mas Amedda, that Vader resecure it. During the battle, the Sith Lord was forced to fight the droids affected by the Scourge. Meanwhile,[1] a hostile force of five Star Destroyers surrounded the Executor,[3] which Amedda deemed a lost cause and ordered destroyed to contain the Scourge,[1] in a battle formation. However, Admiral Corleque delayed the order, giving Vader's own droids long enough to shut down the Executor's mechanical compliment. However, the Scourge had managed to seed itself onto Corleque's flagship,[3] the Unbreakable,[2] which Admiral Firmus Piett had destroyed after giving his fellow admiral a mere four seconds to contain the infection.[3]
Appearances[]
- Darth Vader (2020) 37 (First appearance)
- Darth Vader (2020) 38
- Darth Vader (2020) 39 (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 40 (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 41 (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Darth Vader (2020) 42 (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 43 (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader (2020) 45 (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader (2020) 46 (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
Uncover the Dark Droids Crossover Event in Marvel's September 2023 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 220
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 221
- Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 Darth Vader (2020) 37
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Darth Vader (2020) 38
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Darth Vader (2020) 39
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The events of Darth Vader (2020) 37, including the battle for the Executor, take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.