Dark Empire II 3

Dark Empire II 3
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	February 21, 1995
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	10 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Dark Empire II
Issue number	3
Preceded by	Dark Empire II 2
Followed by	Dark Empire II 4

Dark Empire II 3 was the third issue of the 6 part Star Wars: Dark Empire II series of comics. It was released on February 21, 1995 by Dark Horse Comics.

Opening crawl

World of the Ancient Sith
Jedi Princess Leia, pregnant with her third child, journeys with Han Solo and Chewbacca to the spaceport moon of Nar Shaddaa, where Leia hopes to find the old Jedi woman, Vima-da-Boda [sic]. Arriving in the ancient spaceport, Leia and Han are stalked by bounty hunters, Gank killers, and warriors from the Emperor's new Darkside Elite. After a vicious confrontation with the Ganks, Leia and Han succeed in finding Vima in the deepest levels of the city. But Boba Fett follows them, resulting in a clash which ends when Chewbacca rips off Fett's helmet and ignites his jet pack, sending Boba Fett blasting into the darkness. Safely aboard the ''Millennium Falcon'', Leia, Han, and Chewbacca attempt to take Vima-da-Boda [sic] away from Nar Shaddaa, but the ''Falcon'' is caught in a tractor beam by an Imperial Star Destroyer. In a test of wits, Han Solo tricks the Commander of the Star Destroyer into impaling his ship on a city pylon. As the massive warship plunges to destruction, the ''Falcon'' jumps safely to hyperspace. Leia, Han, and Chewbacca are not the only Rebels on a quest. In another part of the galaxy, Luke Skywalker and Jedi Knight Kam Solusar are on their way to the planet Ossus, an ancient Jedi stronghold, to hunt for Jedi artifacts... And Han Solo's old friends Salla Zend and Shug Ninx are returning to Byss, the Emperor's throneworld, in hope of recovering Salla's ship, the ''Starlight Intruder''.

Publisher's summary

Luke is racing to the far side of the galaxy to obtain a Jedi Holocron rumored to be on the planet Ossus. The power and knowledge that ancient device holds could give him just the edge he needs to defeat the evil Empire! But the Emperor has heard these rumors, too, and has sent a platoon of battle-hungry Dark Siders to bring the Holocron back to him. Fire up the lightsaber, Luke! It's gonna be a long night!

Legacy

The events of this issue were adapted in the Dark Empire II (audio) radio drama, which featured the music of John Williams' score from the films.

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 Ood Bnar Ood Bnar's descendant (First appearance) Baddon Fass (Mentioned only) Vill Goir Zasm Katth (Mentioned only) Nefta (Indirect mention only) Shug Ninx Okko (First appearance) Palpatine Sa-Di (Indirect mention only) Sedriss QL Luke Skywalker Kam Solusar Bo-Pe Sommo (First mentioned) Jem Ysanna (First appearance) Rayf Ysanna (First appearance) Salla Zend

Droid models

Probe droid

Events

Galactic Civil War Operation Shadow Hand Skirmish on Ossus (First appearance)

Locations

Byss Ossus Great Jedi Library

Organizations and titles

Chief Galactic Empire Dark Side Elite Galactic Emperor Stormtrooper Darktrooper Jedi Jedi Master Jedi Knight New Republic

Sentient species

Human Neti Ysanna (First appearance)

Vehicles and vessels

Allegiance-class battlecruiser Galaxy Gun Imperial hunter Scourge One (First appearance) Jedi Explorer Salvager Three T-77 Experimental Airspeeder

Weapons and technology

Armor Stormtrooper armor Ysanna tribal mask (First appearance) Blaster Holocron (Mentioned only) Jedi Holocron (Mentioned only) Tedryn Holocron (Mentioned only) Lightsaber Luke Skywalker's lightsaber

Miscellanea

The Force Beam of light (First appearance) Force bond "Jedi kinship" (First appearance) Dark side of the Force

Collections

• Star Wars: Dark Empire II trade paperback
• Star Wars: Dark Empire II Second Edition
• Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 5
• Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 2

Behind the scenes

Contrary to the title, the planet displayed in the comic, Ossus, is actually an ancient Jedi planet.

Notes and references

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