Dark Droids: D-Squad 3

For other uses, see D-Squad.

Dark Droids: D-Squad 3 is the third issue of the 2023 comic miniseries Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad. The issue was written by Marc Guggenheim, illustrated by Salva Espín and Israel Silva, and published by Marvel Comics on November 22, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

TWO HEROES OF THE CLONE WARS REUNITE! A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! R2-D2 continues to assemble his new D-SQUAD to fight the deadly DROID SCOURGE! Now R2-D2 is looking for a way to help his friend C-3PO…but does he find LOVE instead? Featuring the return of QT-KT!

Opening crawl[]

"THE REUNION"

The SPARK ETERNAL has merged with an ancient droid intelligence to become something
new and terrifying.

This SCOURGE is corrupting droids on both sides of the GALACTIC CIVIL WAR.

Among them is the protocol droid SEE-THREEPIO. Under the control of the Scourge,
Threepio attacked his friend and counterpart ARTOO-DETOO.

Searching for a way to help Threepio, Artoo has traveled to the planet of Gallios—only to
discover that the Scourge is now corrupting cyborgs….

Plot summary[]

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Collected in[]

Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad trade paperback

Appearances[]

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

0-0-0
4-LOM
BT-1
C-3PO (Mentioned only)
Loris Cona (First mentioned)
Deera (In flashback(s))
IG-88
QT-KT
R2-D2
Scourge
Aayla Secura (Indirect mention only)
Ajax Sigma (In flashback(s))
Symon (In flashback(s))
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Indirect mention only)
Unidentified cyborg
Unidentified droid (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Zuckuss (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Assassin droid
- BT-1 assassin droid
- IG-series
  - IG-series assassin droid
    - IG-88 assassin droid
Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2 series astromech droid
Labor droid (In flashback(s))
- ASP-series labor droid (In flashback(s))
Mouse droid (Mentioned only)
Protocol droid
- LOM-series protocol droid
Security droid
- KX-series security droid
Sentry droid
- DT-series sentry droid
Warrior-priest droid (In flashback(s))

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only)
Great Jedi Purge (Mentioned only)
Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Occupation of Ryloth
- Scourge of the droids
  - Attack on Scourge 01 (Mentioned only)
  - Massacre on Gallios
  - Skirmish on Ryloth (First appearance)

Locations

The galaxy
- Mechis III (In flashback(s))
  - Colony of the Second Revelation (In flashback(s))
- Milvayne (Mentioned only)
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Gallios
  - Gaulus sector
    - Ryloth system
      - Ryloth
  - Tatooine (Mentioned only)
    - Jabba's Palace (Indirect mention only)
Zee-Nine City Seven (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
Bounty hunter
D-Squad
Findsman (In flashback(s))
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Priest (In flashback(s))
Second Revelation (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Gand (In flashback(s))
- Breathing Gand (In flashback(s))
Human

Vehicles and vessels

Podracer (Mentioned only)
Space station (In flashback(s))
- The Haven (In flashback(s))
Starship
- IG-88's starship

Weapons and technology

Arc welder
Armor
- Helmet
- Stormtrooper armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - Heavy blaster rifle
    - DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle
      - 4-LOM's DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle
Circular saw
- Buzz saw
Cybernetics
DAS-430 Neural Inhibitor
Databank (Mentioned only)
Droid
Melee weapon
Missile
Net
Power coupling (Mentioned only)
Saw blade
Spark Eternal (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Miscellanea

Bounty
City (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Bandolier
Counterpart
Credit (Mentioned only)
Cyborg
- Hybroid
Death
Force-sensitive (In flashback(s))
Galaxy
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Planet
Spaceport
Time
- Standard year

Sources[]

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 Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad (2020) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Dark Droids: D-Squad 3 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links[]

Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad (2020) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
TRANSITIONS by Legal Dispatch | Marc Guggenheim on Substack (June 2, 2023) (backup link)

Dark Droids: D-Squad
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Crossover
Star Wars: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Bounty Hunters: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Darth Vader: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Doctor Aphra: 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
Collections
Dark Droids · D-Squad Omnibus
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 7 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 Darth Vader Vol. 8 · Doctor Aphra Vol. 7
Related media
The Book of Ajax
Han Solo & Chewbacca (9 · 10) Revelations (2022)

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad (2020) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Dark Droids: D-Squad 3 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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