Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 22

"Wrote Darth Vader #22 today - FORTRESS VADER Part 4, or 'The Tale of Lord Momin.' I really like it. I've had this story in mind since my Lando book (with @alexmaleev & @paulmounts) in 2015. Wasn't sure I'd ever get a chance to tell it."

―Charles Soule, on Twitter^[src]

Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 22 is the twenty-second issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. It was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, and published on October 17, 2018 by Marvel Comics.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

"FORTRESS VADER" continues! The Tale of LORD MOMIN! Plans are drawn…a foundation is laid…and darkness rises on MUSTAFAR!

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

FORTRESS VADER
Part IV

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.

Vader has requested that his master grant him a planet
to do with what he will — and he has chosen Mustafar,
a world ripe with dark side energies…and the site of his
greatest defeat. Palpatine has charged Chief Imperial
Architect Alva Brenne to build Vader's fortress there
and gifted his apprentice with the Mask of Lord Momin, a
mysterious dark side artifact.

But Brenne has failed to capture Vader's vision for the
fortress. And Momin's mask has revealed its power —
by murdering Brenne, possessing her assistant and
offering up its own designs for Fortress Vader....

Development[edit | edit source]

According to writer Charles Soule, the story for Darth Vader 22 had been in his mind since 2015, when he wrote the comic book miniseries Star Wars: Lando,^[3] which first introduced the Mask of Lord Momin.^[4]

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Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606086665; October 17, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 02211; Cover A; Elia Bonetti, Giuseppe Camuncoli
- 02221; 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 (Indirect mention only)
Bbbl (First appearance)
Alva Brenne (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Flitta (First mentioned)
Kkkt (Mentioned only)
Darth Momin (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Momin's father (First mentioned)
Momin's mother (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Sheev Palpatine (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Roggo (Appears as a corpse)
Rrrn (First appearance)
Darth Shaa (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Sssp (First appearance)
Unidentified blonde Jedi (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Unidentified human Jedi (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Darth Vader

Creatures

Cat (Mentioned only)
- Rada-cat (First mentioned)
Insect
- Flea
  - Lava flea

Events

Imperial Era
- Skirmish on Mustafar (First appearance)
Darth Momin's destruction of a city (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))

Locations

Outer Rim Territories
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains
        Fortress Vader (First identified as Fortress Vader) (Appears in hologram)
        
        Sith cave
Unidentified city (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire
- Chief Imperial Architect (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) (First identified as Chief Imperial Architect)
Galactic Republic (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Kkkt's clan
- Father (Mentioned only)
Lord
Sculptor (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Darth Momin's acolytes (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master (Appears in flashback(s))
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Human
- Cyborg
Mustafarian
Rada-cat (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Yuzzum (Appears in flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Vader's armor
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
  - Mustafarian blaster rifle
Helmet
- Mask of Lord Momin
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
  - Darth Momin's lightsabers (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
  - Darth Shaa's lightsabers (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
Darth Momin's superweapon (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))

Miscellanea

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Darth Vader (2017) #22 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 as well as issue 21 immediately following the events of issue 20, therefore, the events of issue 22 must also occur in that year as it immediately follows the events of issue 21.
↑ Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter: "Wrote Darth Vader #22 today - FORTRESS VADER Part 4, or "The Tale of Lord Momin." I really like it. I've had this story in mind since my Lando book (with @alexmaleev & @paulmounts) in 2015. Wasn't sure I'd ever get a chance to tell it." (backup link)
↑ Lando 3

External links[edit | edit source]

Darth Vader (2017) #22 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
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2020)

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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Darth Vader (2017) #22 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 as well as issue 21 immediately following the events of issue 20, therefore, the events of issue 22 must also occur in that year as it immediately follows the events of issue 21.

[Twitter-3] Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter: "Wrote Darth Vader #22 today - FORTRESS VADER Part 4, or "The Tale of Lord Momin." I really like it. I've had this story in mind since my Lando book (with @alexmaleev & @paulmounts) in 2015. Wasn't sure I'd ever get a chance to tell it." (backup link)

[Lando_3-4] Lando 3

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