Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25

"It's kind of baby Vader when he's first in his suit of armor… He's taking [his] first steps into a larger world of murder and death."

―Charles Soule, on writing Darth Vader^[src]

Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25 is the twenty-fifth and final 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 December 19, 2018 by Marvel Comics.

Publisher's summary[]

FORTRESS VADER: FINALE! The FORTRESS is complete. The door will be opened. VADER finds everything he has ever desired. THE DARK LORD gets everything he deserves.

Plot summary[]

FORTRESS VADER
Part VII

Darth Vader has constructed a castle on Mustafar to
harness the planet's powerful dark side energies. With
the aid of a Sith artifact, the Mask of Lord Momin, Vader
has succeeded in opening a mysterious gateway using
the Force.

After possessing several hosts, Momin's spirit betrayed
Vader by using the gateway to resurrect its original body.
But ultimately, Momin was destroyed following a fierce
duel.

Broken but not beaten, Vader prepares to pass through
the portal in the belief that he can resurrect the spirit of
his dead wife, Padmé Amidala. Now, Darth Vader will face
his destiny....

Continuity[]

One of the scenes in Darth Vader 25 takes inspiration from the teaser poster of the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.^[3]

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606086665; December 19, 2018; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 02511; Cover A; Elia Bonetti, Giuseppe Camuncoli
- 02521; Cover B; Rod Reis
- 02531; Cover C; Gabriele Dell'Otto

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Vision to Darth Vader)
Ferren Barr (Vision to Darth Vader)
Depa Billaba (Vision to Darth Vader)
C-3PO (Vision to Darth Vader)
Adi Gallia (Vision to Darth Vader)
Kirak Infil'a (Vision to Darth Vader)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Vision to Darth Vader)
Eeth Koth (Vision to Darth Vader)
Plo Koon (Vision to Darth Vader)
Shmi Skywalker Lars (Vision to Darth Vader)
Darth Momin (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Jocasta Nu (Vision to Darth Vader)
Yarael Poof (Vision to Darth Vader)
Kylo Ren (Voice only)

Rey (Indirect mention only)
Roggo (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Darth Sidious
Luke Skywalker (Vision to Darth Vader)
Sssp (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Ahsoka Tano (Vision to Darth Vader)
Shaak Ti (Vision to Darth Vader)
Saesee Tiin (Vision to Darth Vader)
Darth Vader
Quinlan Vos (Vision to Darth Vader)
Mace Windu (Vision to Darth Vader)
Yaddle (Vision to Darth Vader)
Yoda (Vision to Darth Vader)

Creatures

Insect (Appears as a corpse)
- Flea (Appears as a corpse)
  - Lava flea (Appears as a corpse)

Droid models

Protocol droid (Vision to Darth Vader)
- 3PO-series protocol droid (Vision to Darth Vader)
Training droid (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Marksman-H training remote (Vision to Darth Vader)

Events

Republic Era (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Wedding of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala (Vision to Darth Vader)
Imperial Era
- Battle of Fortress Vader (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Great Jedi Purge (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Mission to Malachor (Vision to Darth Vader)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
  - Coruscant subsector
    - Coruscant system
      - Coruscant
        Galactic City
        Federal District
        Imperial Palace
        Council Towers
        High Council Tower
        
        Reassignment Council Tower
        
        Tower of First Knowledge
        
        Tower of Reconciliation
        
        Emperor's throne room
Mid Rim Territories (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Chommell sector (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Naboo system (Vision to Darth Vader)
    - Naboo (Vision to Darth Vader)
      - Lake Country (Vision to Darth Vader)
        Varykino (Vision to Darth Vader)
      - Theed (Vision to Darth Vader)

Outer Rim Territories
- Arkanis sector (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Geonosis system (Vision to Darth Vader)
    - Geonosis (Vision to Darth Vader)
      - Stalgasin hive spires (Vision to Darth Vader)
        Petranaki Arena (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Tatoo system (Vision to Darth Vader)
    - Tatooine (Vision to Darth Vader)
      - Mos Espa (Vision to Darth Vader)
        Skywalker home (Vision to Darth Vader)
        
        Watto's junkshop (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains
        Corvax Fortress (First appearance)
        
        Fortress Vader
        
        Sith cave
- Chorlian sector (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Malachor system (Vision to Darth Vader)
    - Malachor (Vision to Darth Vader)
      - Malachor Sith Temple (Vision to Darth Vader)

Organizations and titles

Archivist (Vision to Darth Vader)
Chief (Vision to Darth Vader)
Eeth Koth's family (Vision to Darth Vader)
Elder Houses (Voice only)
- House of Organa (Voice only)
First Order (Voice only)
Galactic Empire
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Galactic Emperor
Galactic Republic (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Senator (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Supreme Chancellor (Vision to Darth Vader)
Jedi Order (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Bear Clan (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Chief Librarian (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Consular Jedi (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Grand Master (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Jedi (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Jedi Knight (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Jedi Master (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Jedi youngling (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Master of the Order (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Padawan (Vision to Darth Vader)

Knights of Ren (Voice only)
- Master of the Knights of Ren (Voice only)
Librarian (Vision to Darth Vader)
Lord
Naberrie family (Vision to Darth Vader)
Podracer (Vision to Darth Vader)
Royal House of Naboo (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Royal Naboo Security Forces (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Security Guard (Vision to Darth Vader)
Sith
Skywalker family
Solo (Voice only)

Sentient species

Angel (Mentioned only)
Human
- Chalactan (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Chandrilan (Voice only)
- Cyborg
- Naboo
Iktotchi (Vision to Darth Vader)
Kel Dor (Vision to Darth Vader)
Mustafarian (Appears as a corpse)
Near-human (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Kiffar (Vision to Darth Vader)
Quermian (Vision to Darth Vader)
Tholothian (Vision to Darth Vader)
Togruta (Vision to Darth Vader)
Yoda's species (Vision to Darth Vader)
Zabrak (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Iridonian (Vision to Darth Vader)

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Podracer (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Anakin Skywalker's Podracer (Vision to Darth Vader)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
  - Mask of Lord Momin (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Vader's armor
Breath mask (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Antiox mask (Vision to Darth Vader)
Droid (Vision to Darth Vader)
Force pike
Hologram
Holoprojector

Lightsaber
- Ahsoka's lightsabers (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Curved-hilt lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Kirak Infil'a's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Depa Billaba's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Eeth Koth's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Jocasta Nu's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Plo Koon's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Quinlan Vos's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Saesee Tiin's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Shoto lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Ahsoka Tano's white lightsabers (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Yoda's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Shaak Ti's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Skywalker's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Training lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Mace Windu's lightsaber (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Yarael Poof's lightsaber (First appearance) (Vision to Darth Vader)
Superweapon (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Malachor superweapon (Vision to Darth Vader)

Miscellanea

Arthropod (Appears as a corpse)
Backpack (Vision to Darth Vader)
Capital
City
Clothing
- Cape
- Robe (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Jedi robes (Vision to Darth Vader)
Death (Vision to Darth Vader)
Dismemberment (Vision to Darth Vader)
Dream (Mentioned only)
The Force
- Chosen One (Mentioned only)
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Force lightning (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Force vision
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
  - Force-Sensitive Outcast (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Light side of the Force (Vision to Darth Vader)
Fortress
Galaxy
Gimer stick (Vision to Darth Vader)
Jedi temple

Jedi training (Vision to Darth Vader)
Lightsaber combat (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Lightsaber duel (Vision to Darth Vader)
Lekku (Vision to Darth Vader)
Magma
Mark of Illumination (Vision to Darth Vader)
Marriage (Vision to Darth Vader)
Montral (Vision to Darth Vader)
Padawan braid (Vision to Darth Vader)
Parent (Vision to Darth Vader)
Plant
- Flower
Podracing (Vision to Darth Vader)
Portal
Sith artifact (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Sith temple (Vision to Darth Vader)
Throne
Time
- Second
Universe
Youngling (Vision to Darth Vader)
Zeyd cloth

Collections[]

Bibliography[]

Notes and references[]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Darth Vader (2017) #25 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that Fortress Vader was completed forty-six years before the Starkiller Incident, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore, the fortress's construction, as well as the Battle of Fortress Vader that ensued, must have happened in 12 BBY.
↑ Writer Charles Soule on the Journey to Marvel's Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith's Climactic End on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links[]

Darth Vader (2017) #25 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) #25 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Death_note-2] Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary states that Fortress Vader was completed forty-six years before the Starkiller Incident, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore, the fortress's construction, as well as the Battle of Fortress Vader that ensued, must have happened in 12 BBY.

[Soule_interview-3] Writer Charles Soule on the Journey to Marvel's Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith's Climactic End on StarWars.com (backup link)

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