Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 21

Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 21 is the twenty-first issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, and published on September 12, 2018 by Marvel Comics.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

DARTH VADER returns to the place of his birth as he seeks the path to his destiny. Echoes from the past reach out to him — both from his own, and from the dark history of the SITH.

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

FORTRESS VADER
Part III

The Republic is overthrown. Emperor Palpatine rules
the galaxy with an iron fist. Palpatine's apprentice —
Darth Vader — serves his master's Empire by rooting
out surviving Jedi with the help of the Inquisitorius, a
squad of dark side adepts.

But they have done their job too well. No Jedi remain for
Vader to hunt. As a reward for his service, Palpatine
has recovered the royal starship of Padmé Amidala, the
deceased wife of the man Vader once was.

He now has Palpatine's blessing to go where he will in
pursuit of the powers of the dark side. But Vader has
only one prize in mind — the world of Mustafar....

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Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606086665; September 12, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 02111; Cover A; Elia Bonetti, Giuseppe Camuncoli
- 02121; Cover B; Rod Reis

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Tomas Azoras (Indirect mention only)
Barokki (Indirect mention only)
Zorta Bingan (Indirect mention only)
Alva Brenne (First appearance)
Corin Ferro (Indirect mention only)
Kkkt (First appearance)
Darth Momin (Mentioned only)
Roggo (First appearance)
Darth Sidious (Appears in flashback(s))
Joon Strephi (Indirect mention only)
Darth Vader
Zzzs (First appearance)

Creatures

Insect
- Flea
  - Lava flea

Events

Imperial Era

Locations

Core Worlds (Appears in flashback(s))
- Corusca sector (Appears in flashback(s))
  - Coruscant subsector (Appears in flashback(s))
    - Coruscant system (Appears in flashback(s))
      - Coruscant (Appears in flashback(s))
        Galactic City (Appears in flashback(s))
        Imperial Palace (Appears in flashback(s))
Outer Rim Territories
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains
        Fortress Vader (Appears in hologram)
        
        Sith cave

Organizations and titles

Architect
Galactic Empire
- Emperor's Royal Guard (Appears in flashback(s))
- Galactic Emperor (Appears in flashback(s))
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Officer Corps
    - Imperial officer
      - Colonel
      - Lieutenant
Galactic Republic (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Kkkt's clan (First appearance)
- Father (First appearance)
Sith
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Naboo Royal Starship

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
  - Mask of Lord Momin (First identified as Mask of Lord Momin)
- Vader's armor
Blaster
- Light repeating blaster
  - SE-14r light repeating blaster
Cybernetics
Droid (Mentioned only)
Holocron (Appears in flashback(s))
- Jedi holocron (Appears in flashback(s))
- Sith holocron (Appears in flashback(s))
Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber

Miscellanea

Arthropod
Atmosphere
Basalt
- Flood basalt (First mentioned)
Brandy (Mentioned only)
Brutalist (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Cape
Crystal (Mentioned only; in flashback)
- Kyber crystal (Mentioned only; in flashback)
Death
Fire
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
  - Bleeding (Mentioned only; in flashback)
Hyperspace
Magma
Museum (Mentioned only)
Navigation computer (Mentioned only)
Sexes
Tea (Mentioned only)
Time
- Standard hour

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Darth Vader (2017) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Tarkin take place five years after the rise of the Galactic Empire, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 19 BBY. Therefore, Tarkin must be set in 14 BBY. As Darth Vader knows about Wilhuff Tarkin's past on Eriadu in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 18, which he only learned about in Tarkin, issue 18 must take place after the novel. The later issue Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 19 featured the Second Sister, who was killed in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Fallen Order takes place five years after the Great Jedi Purge, which is dated to 19 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Therefore, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is also set in 14 BBY. As Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 18 is between both Tarkin and Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 19, the events of the issue must take place in 14 BBY. The events of issue 20 take place immediately following issue 19 and therefore, the events of issue 21 must also occur in that year as it immediately follows the events of issue 20.

External links[edit | edit source]

Darth Vader (2017) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
The Chosen One:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Dying Light:	7 · 8 · 9 · 10
The Rule of Five:	11 · 12
Burning Seas:	13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Bad Ground:	18
Fortress Vader:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Other
Annual 2 · Hardcover 1 · Hardcover 2 · Omnibus
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2020)

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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Darth Vader (2017) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Vader_20_Chronology_Note-2] The events of Tarkin take place five years after the rise of the Galactic Empire, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 19 BBY. Therefore, Tarkin must be set in 14 BBY. As Darth Vader knows about Wilhuff Tarkin's past on Eriadu in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 18, which he only learned about in Tarkin, issue 18 must take place after the novel. The later issue Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 19 featured the Second Sister, who was killed in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Fallen Order takes place five years after the Great Jedi Purge, which is dated to 19 BBY by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Therefore, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is also set in 14 BBY. As Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 18 is between both Tarkin and Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 19, the events of the issue must take place in 14 BBY. The events of issue 20 take place immediately following issue 19 and therefore, the events of issue 21 must also occur in that year as it immediately follows the events of issue 20.

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