Darth Vader (2020) 20

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Darth Vader 20 is the twentieth issue of the 2020 comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco and Alex Sinclair, and published by Marvel Comics on February 9, 2022.

Publisher's summary[]

THE QUEEN'S SHADOW RETURNS! Darth Vader continues his quest to destroy the agents of Crimson Dawn, abetted by an unlikely crew of heroes and assassins. But every twist in the tale gets thrown into question with the shocking return of SABÉ, handmaiden of Padmé Amidala! Who's the hero? Who's the villain? And will they choose chaos or order in the age of Crimson Reign?

Plot summary[]

QUEEN'S SHADOW RETURNS

While Darth Vader begins his mission
to eliminate all of Crimson Dawn,
Sabé the handmaiden of the queen is
on the hunt for Lord Vader.

Vader, with Ochi of Bestoon and
Valance at his side, has uncovered
that Crimson Dawn's reach is far
greater than expected: Crimson Dawn
is all across the galaxy….

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Gee-Ninety
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
Loriach
Sly Moore
Ochi
Hurst Romodi
S'ira
Sabé
Ankala Sahm
Luke Skywalker (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious
Tanka
Darth Vader
Unidentified Imperial officer (First appearance)
Beilert Valance
Espis Zanchal (First appearance)
Espis Zanchal's droid (First appearance)
Espis Zanchal's narglatch (First appearance)
ZED-6-7
Chilla Zin

Organisms

Feline
- Cat
  - Narglatch

Droid models

Analysis droid
- SP-4 ISC
Forensics droid
Medical droid (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
- Midwife droid (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
  - Chroon-Tan B-Machine (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
Repair droid (In flashback(s))
- MSE series (In flashback(s))
  - MSE-6 series repair droid (In flashback(s))
Service droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (Indirect mention only)
- Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
- Battle on Polis Massa (Indirect mention only)
- War against the Sith
  - Attack on the Crimson Dawn Sub-Headquarters
  - Purge of suspected Crimson Dawn collaborators (First appearance)

Locations

The galaxy
- Bestoon (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Core Worlds
  - Corusca sector
    - Coruscant subsector
      - Coruscant system
        Coruscant
        Imperial City
        Federal District
        Imperial Palace
        Council Towers
        High Council Tower
        
        Reassignment Council Tower
        
        Tower of First Knowledge
        
        Tower of Reconciliation
        
        Temple Spire
        Emperor's throne room
        
        Zanchal Estate (First appearance)
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Laecor
    - Crimson Dawn Sub-Headquarters (First identified as Crimson Dawn Sub-Headquarters)
  - Subterrel sector (In flashback(s))
    - Polis Massa system (In flashback(s))
      - Polis Massa (In flashback(s))
        Polis Massa Base (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Administrator
- Sub-Administrator
Advisor
Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Amidalans (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
Assassin's Guild (Mentioned only) (First identified as Assassin's Guild)
- Assassin
  - Master Assassin
Baron
Bodyguard
Crimson Dawn
Galactic Empire
- Emperor's adviser
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Galactic Emperor
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
        Stormtrooper Commander
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Senator (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Galactic Republic (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
- Republic Military (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi General (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Handmaiden (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Jedi Order (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Knight (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Lord
Monarch of Naboo (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Naberrie family (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Officer
- General
Palpatine family
Queen (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Revengers
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master
- Vader's crew
Skywalker family
Sniper
Spy
- Sleeper Agent
Valance family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Death Star (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lamnda-class T-4a shuttle

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
Code cylinder
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Hologram (In flashback(s))
Force pike
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Knife
- Staff
- Sword
Motivator (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Obedience circuit (Mentioned only)
Officer's disk
Self-destruct mechanism (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Synthskin

Miscellanea

Asteroid (In flashback(s))
Asteroid field (In flashback(s))
Bone
- Skeleton
Capital
City
- Ecumenopolis
Clothing
- Cape
- Hat
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
- Zeyd cloth
Cyborg
Death
- Suicide (Mentioned only)
Devil (Mentioned only)
Entry ramp
Eye
Fire (Mentioned only)
Foodstuff
- Alcohol
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
    - Force choke
- Force-sensitive
Galaxy
God (Mentioned only)
Hangar
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Money (Mentioned only)
Near-human
Parent
Planet
Prisoner
Skyscraper
Throne (Mentioned only)
Time
- Standard hour
- Standard week

Collections[]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #20 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Darth Vader (2020) 20 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse (backup link archived on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Darth Vader (2020) 20 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #20 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Dark Heart of the Sith:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Into the Fire:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22
The Shadow's Shadow:	23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27
Return of the Handmaidens:	28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32
Unbound Force:	33 · 34
Target Aphra:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Rise of the Schism Imperial:	42 · 43 · 44 · 45
The Razing of Exegol:	46 · 47
Phantoms:	48 · 49 · 50
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2017) In Service to the Empire · Revelations (2022) · Tool of the Empire The Curse · Phantom Menace Special

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Crossover
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Star Wars:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Darth Vader:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Doctor Aphra:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Bounty Hunters:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Collections
Crimson Reign · Omnibus
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 4 · Darth Vader Vol. 4 Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 4
Related media
War of the Bounty Hunters · Hidden Empire Han Solo & Chewbacca 3

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #20 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Darth Vader (2020) 20 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse (backup link archived on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Darth Vader (2020) 20 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

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