Darth Vader (2020) 29

Darth Vader 29 is the twenty-ninth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Luke Ross and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on November 30, 2022.

Publisher's summary[]

TECHNO (RE)UNION! Three decades ago, Anakin Skywalker slaughtered Wat Tambor, leader of the Techno Union, along with the rest of the Separatist leaders by the command of the Emperor. So who is the pirate JUL TAMBOR, what is he planning on Skako Minor, and what will the Handmaiden, who now stands at Vader's side, do when it's her job to choose if Jul lives or dies? Also, which Handmaiden is this? And will this new adventure fulfill Sabé's dream of derailing Vader's journey to the dark side – or simply complete it?

Plot summary[]

TECHNO (RE)UNION

After their failed mission to bring Governor
Tauntaza, a corrupt operative of Crimson
Dawn, to justice, Darth Vader and Sabé, the
former handmaiden of Padmé Amidala,
traveled to Coruscant for an audience with
the Emperor.

The Emperor tested Sabé, deeming her
worthy to serve as a commander for Darth
Vader. The Emperor then ordered Darth Vader
to quell an uprising on Skako Minor led by Jul
Tambor. Darth Vader sent Sabé to
assassinate Jul Tambor alone as yet another
test of her conviction.

On Naboo, Sabé's fellow handmaidens
apprehended the assassin Ochi of Bestoon.
The group interrogated Ochi, seeking to
liberate their companion from the Empire's
grasp or put an end to her desecration of
Padmé's memory….

Continuity[]

The publisher's summary places Darth Vader 29 three decades after the Mission to Mustafar,^[3] which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 19 BBY, meaning that Darth Vader 29 would take place in 11 ABY. However, as it must take place prior to Darth Vader's death which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 4 ABY, this placement is inaccurate.

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Appearances[]

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By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s))
Dormé
Eirtaé (Indirect mention only)
KA-336 (First appearance)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s))
KV-222 (First appearance)
Ochi
Firmus Piett
Sabé
Saché (Indirect mention only)
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Jul Tambor (First appearance)
Wat Tambor (Appears in hologram)
Wat Tambor II (First appearance) (Appears in hologram)
Tauntaza (Mentioned only)
Rabé Tonsort (Indirect mention only)
Unidentified Imperial officer (Indirect mention only)
Unidentified Skakoan (First appearance)
Unidentified stormtrooper (First appearance)
Darth Vader
Espis Zanchal (Indirect mention only)
ZED-6-7 (Variant cover only)

Organisms

Mynock (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Battle droid (Parts only)
- B-series battle droid (Parts only)
  - B1-series battle droid (Parts only)
Interrogator droid
- IT-O Interrogation Unit
Monster droid
- Unidentified monster droid model
Repair droid
- MSE series
  - MSE-6 series repair droid
Security droid (Modified head only)
- KX-series security droid (Modified head only)

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle on Polis Massa (Indirect mention only)
- Destruction of Tauntaza's fortress (Appears in hologram)
- Mission to Brentaal IV (First appearance)
- Mission to Skako Minor (Mentioned only)
- Purge of suspected Crimson Dawn collaborators (Indirect mention only)
- Skirmish on Oro Sankeria (Appears in hologram)
- Uprising on Skako Minor (First identified as uprising on Skako Minor)
Republic Era (Appears in hologram)
- Clone Wars (Mentioned only)

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Core Worlds
- Bormea sector
  - Brentaal System
    - Brentaal IV
- Coruscant (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Gabredor III (Appears in hologram)
Naboo (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Outer Rim Territories (Appears in hologram)
- Atravis sector (In flashback(s))
  - Mustafar system (In flashback(s))
    - Mustafar (In flashback(s))
      - Klegger Corp Mining Facility (In flashback(s))
    - Priate (In flashback(s))
- Oro Sankeria (Appears in hologram)
- Polis Massa (Indirect mention only)
Skako Minor (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Amidalans (Mentioned only)
Assassin
- Master Assassin
Crimson Dawn (Appears in hologram)
- Unidentified Crimson Dawn cell (Appears in hologram)
Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Governor (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
        Stormtrooper Commander
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Senator (In flashback(s))
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Master (In flashback(s))
Jul Tambor's forces
Lord
Naberrie family (In flashback(s))
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Officer
- Admiral
- Lieutenant Commander
Pirate
Ruling Council (Mentioned only) (First identified as Ruling Council)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin
- Sith Lord
Skakoan Council (Mentioned only) (First identified as Skakoan Council)
Skywalker family
Soldier
Tambors (First identified as Tambors)
Techno Union (Appears in hologram)
- Foreman (Appears in hologram)

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
        Bay Seven (First appearance)
        
        Sabé's private quarters (First appearance)
  - Star Destroyer
    - Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lamnda-class T-4a shuttle
  - Star Commuter 2000
- Skiff (In flashback(s))
  - J-type Naboo star skiff (In flashback(s))
- Starfighter
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
Tauntaza's fortress (Appears in hologram)

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
Bomb (Mentioned only)
Comlink
Datapad
Droid
Hologram
Holotable
Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Meditation chamber
- Darth Vader's meditation chamber
Melee weapon
- Knife
- Staff (Cover only)
Memory bank (Mentioned only)
Missile
Missile launcher
Officer's disk
Rebreather (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Armory (Mentioned only)
Asteroid (Mentioned only)
Atmosphere
Blood (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
- Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (In flashback(s))
- Pressure suit
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi robes (In flashback(s))
Cyborg
Data pit
Death
Entry ramp
Exile
Fire
Flagship
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
    - Force choke
- Force-sensitive
Fortress (Appears in hologram)
Hangar
"Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Magma (In flashback(s))
Parent
Planet
Star
Time
- Standard day
Youngling

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 6 – Return of the Handmaidens

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader 29 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.
↑ All of Marvel's November 2022 comics and covers revealed on Newsarama (archived from the original on August 18, 2022)

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #29 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 · 23 · 24
The Shadow's Shadow:	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) · Revelations (2023) Free Comic Book Day 2023

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[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Darth Vader 29 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.

[Solicit-3] All of Marvel's November 2022 comics and covers revealed on Newsarama (archived from the original on August 18, 2022)

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