Dark Empire 5

Dark Empire 5: Emperor Reborn
Attribution information
Writer	Tom Veitch
Penciller	Cam Kennedy
Inker	Cam Kennedy
Letterer	Todd Klein
Colorist	Cam Kennedy
Cover artist	Dave Dorman
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	August 18, 1992
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	10 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Dark Empire
Issue number	5
Preceded by	Dark Empire 4
Followed by	Dark Empire 6

Dark Empire 5: Emperor Reborn was the fifth issue of the six-part Star Wars: Dark Empire series of comics. It was released on August 18, 1992 by Dark Horse Comics.

Opening crawl

BOOK 5: EMPEROR REBORN
As the Emperor's World Devastators continue to savage the Alliance, Princess Leia and Han Solo embark on a quest to free Luke Skywalker from the grasp of the Dark Side. With Chewbacca and C-3PO, Han and Leia journey to an ancient spaceport moon, refuge of Corellian smugglers. There they encounter bounty hunter Boba Fett, who survived being swallowed by the Sarlacc on Tatooine. Thanks to Han's old friends: ''Salla Zend'' and ''Shug Ninx'', the Millennium Falcon and its crew escape to hyperspace aboard Salla's ''Starlight Intruder'' – a hot rod freighter licensed to haul military cargo to the Deep Galactic Core. Boba Fett pursues the ''Intruder'', but meets disaster over Byss – the Emperor's throne world – when he attempts to sneak past the planet's security shields. Once in port, Leia uses her Jedi powers to guide the Millennium Falcon to the citadel where Luke now reigns as the Emperor's protégé. A vicious fight ensues, but according to plan, Ninx and Salla save the Falcon – and Leia, Han, Chewbacca, and C-3PO allow themselves to be captured. Brought at last into the presence of Emperor Palpatine and his Supreme Commander Luke Skywalker, Leia makes a valiant attempt to save luke [sic], using her intensifying control of the Force. But the Emperor cannot be overcome so easily. He gives Leia a painful demonstration of his ever-expanding power, crowing in triumph that he has finally captured the last of the Jedi!

Publisher's summary

Captured by the Emperor, Leia discovers that he holds hostage an even greater treasure: a mysterious and intelligent artifact called the Jedi Holocron. With both the Holocron and Luke Skywalker under his control, there's no limit to what the Emperor can do! Written by Tom Veitch, with painted art by Cam Kennedy and painted cover by Dave Dorman. Don't miss out on the hottest series this side of Tatooine!

Legacy

The events of Emperor Reborn were adapted in the Dark Empire (audio) radio drama, which featured the music of John Williams' score from the films, as well as a voice cast that included Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Lando Calrissian.

Cover gallery

Full cover art

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Full cover art Bodo Baas (First appearance) (Appears in holocron) C-3PO Chewbacca Judgement 12-X7 (First appearance) Lo Khan (First appearance) Luwingo (First appearance) Shug Ninx Palpatine Hideaz Quill-Face (First appearance) R2-D2 Jak Sazz (First appearance) Luke Skywalker Han Solo Leia Organa Solo Spog (First appearance) Salla Zend

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Probe droid Hunter-Killer probot Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid

Events

Galactic Civil War Operation Shadow Hand Duel on Byss (First appearance)

Locations

Byss Imperial Freight Complex Byss Bistro (First appearance) Nar Shaddaa (Mentioned in opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor Jedi Order of the Sith Lords Dark Lord of the Sith Smuggler

Sentient species

Ab'Ugartte (First appearance) Human Clone Naboo Corellian Krevaaki (First appearance) (Appears in holocron) Wookiee Rwook Yaka

Vehicles and vessels

Starlight Intruder (Mentioned only) Storm Skimmer Patrol Sled (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Grivooga (First appearance) Holocron (First appearance) Jedi Holocron (First appearance) Tedryn Holocron (First appearance) Gatekeeper (First appearance) Lightsaber Luke Skywalker's lightsaber Palpatine's blue-bladed lightsaber (First appearance)

Miscellanea

Transfer essence (First appearance)

Collections

• Dark Empire trade paperback
• Star Wars: Dark Empire Third Edition
• Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
• Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 5
• Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 2

External links

• Lost For Over 300 Years on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)

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