- "I served under Admiral Piett during the Battle of Comantira."
- ―Admiral Corleque
The Battle of Comantira was fought by the Galactic Empire during the Imperial Era. Eventual Imperial Admiral Corleque served under the command of fellow eventual Admiral Firmus Piett at the battle. During the battle, an evac transport was due to be launched, though the shuttle Corleque was on arrived to the transport three seconds late. To Corleque's surprise, however, Piett ordered the transport's launch be delayed four seconds, which allowed Corleque's shuttle to reach it.[1]
Years later between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[2] the now Admiral Corleque recalled the Battle of Comantira after[1] he[3] was ordered to destroy the Executor[1]—the flagship of the Dark Lord of the Sith[4] Darth Vader which Piett served as admiral aboard—after it was taken over by[1] scourged droids.[4] Corleque intended to rescue Piett in return for his actions during the Battle of Comantira, though the droids were defeated after forces led by Vader repaired and activated the vessel's fail-safe mechanism. Afterward, Corleque's flagship, the Unbreakable, came under attack by droids, comprimising his ship. After being informed of the development, Piett, despite protests from Corleque, waited four seconds like he had at the Battle of Comantira, and had the Executor and ships in Corleque's fleet destroy the Unbreakable.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Battle of Comantira was mentioned in the thirty-eighth issue of the 2020 comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak and published by Marvel Comics[1] on September 13, 2023.[5]
Appearances[]
- Darth Vader (2020) 38 (First mentioned)
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 Darth Vader (2020) 38
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
SWCE 2023: Marvel Reveals Star Wars: Dark Droids Horror Event and More on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that the events of Star Wars: Darth Vader, including Darth Vader (2020) 38, take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Timelines. As Darth Vader (2020) 38 establishes that the Battle of Comantira took place years before its events, it must have taken place by 3 ABY.
- ↑ Darth Vader (2020) 10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Uncover the Dark Droids Crossover Event in Marvel's September 2023 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
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Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #38 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)