Darth Vader (2020) 31

Darth Vader 31 is the thirty-first issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Ibraim Roberson and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on February 8, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

THE TAMBOR GAMBIT! The Dark Lord finally comes face-to-face with Skakoan revolutionary Jul Tambor – and Sabé finally must pick sides! Is Jul just another selfish, revenge-driven monster? Or is he a freedom fighter who desperately cares about his people? Or both? And is Vader more interested in crushing Jul – or completing the co-option of the Handmaidens of Padmé Amidala?

Opening crawl[]

THE TAMBOR GAMBIT

Sabé has slipped further under the influence of
the Empire. Seeking to liberate their companion or
end her desecration of Padmé's memory, Sabé's
fellow handmaidens launched a rescue operation.

The handmaiden Dormé infiltrated the ''Executor''
to track down Sabé, but Darth Vader swiftly
apprehended her. On Skako Minor, Sabé violated
her orders to execute revolutionary Jul Tambor who
then revealed that through the data banks of droids
destroyed by the Sith, he has determined Darth
Vader's weakness.

Refusing to sacrifice one sister for another, the
handmaidens rushed to Dormé's rescue. They then
threatened to activate the ''Executor''<span style="padding-left: 0.1em;">'</span>s self-
destruct protocol unless Darth Vader relinquished
control over Sabé.

Now Jul Tambor has taken Sabé hostage,
forcing the handmaidens to ally themselves with Darth
Vader….

Plot summary[]

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Development[]

On August 24, 2022, writer Greg Pak tweeted that he was working on the issue.^[3]

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Cover gallery[]

Collected in[]

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

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 (Appears in hologram)
Boushh (Impersonated) (Variant cover only)
Buboicullaar (Variant cover only)
Chewbacca (Variant cover only)
Dormé
Eirtaé
Gee-Ninety
J'Quille (Variant cover only)
Jannah (Variant cover only)
Sly Moore
Leia Organa (Variant cover only)
Ree-Yees (Variant cover only)
Sabé
Saché
Saelt-Marae (Variant cover only)
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Luke Skywalker (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
Jul Tambor
Wat Tambor (Mentioned only)
Wat Tambor II (Mentioned only)
Tessek (Variant cover only)
Rabé Tonsort
Darth Vader
Yané (Appears in hologram)
ZED-6-7

Organisms

Frog-dog (Variant cover only)

Droid models

Events

Republic Era (Appears in hologram)
- Battle of Naboo (Mentioned only)
- Mission to Mustafar (Indirect mention only)
Imperial Era
- Battle on Fedalle (Appears in hologram)
- Mission to Brentaal IV (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Mission to Skako Minor (Indirect mention only)
- Uprising on Skako Minor
  - Battle against Jul's droid army (First appearance)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Bormea sector
  - Brentaal System
    - Brentaal IV
      - Unidentified Brentaal IV village (First appearance)
- Fedalle (Appears in hologram)
- Skako Minor (Erroneous mention)
Naboo (Mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories (In flashback(s))
- Arkanis sector (Variant cover only)
  - Tatoo system (Variant cover only)
    - Tatooine (Variant cover only)
      - Dune Sea (Variant cover only)
        Northern Dune Sea (Variant cover only)
        Jabba's Palace (Variant cover only)
- Atravis sector (In flashback(s))
  - Mustafar system (In flashback(s))
    - Mustafar (In flashback(s))
      - Klegger Corp Mining Facility (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Administrator
- Sub-Administrator
Artist
Chewbacca's family (Variant cover only)
Elder Houses (Variant cover only)
- House of Organa (Variant cover only)
Farmer
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Senator (In flashback(s))
Galactic Republic (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Supreme Chancellor (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jabba's criminal empire (Variant cover only)
- Gamorrean Warrior (Variant cover only)
Jul Tambor's forces (First identified as Jul Tambor's forces)
- Jul's droid army
Lord
Naberrie family (Appears in hologram)
Officer
- Lieutenant Commander
Royal House of Naboo (Appears in hologram)
- Monarch of Naboo (Appears in hologram)
- Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Queen (Appears in hologram)
Scientist
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
Skywalker family
Slicer
Tambors
Trade Federation (Mentioned only)
Troop

Sentient species

Gamorrean (Variant cover only)
Gran (Variant cover only)
Human
- Naboo
Jawa (Variant cover only)
Quarren (Variant cover only)
Skakoan
Umbaran
Whiphid (Variant cover only)
Wookiee (Variant cover only)
Yarkora (Variant cover only)

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft
- Speeder
  - Speeder bike
Starship
- Executor (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Gunship
  - Low Altitude Assault Transport
    - Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
- Jul's command ship (First identified as Jul's command ship)
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle

Weapons and technology

Antigrav
Armor
- Boushh's armor (Variant cover only)
- Darth Vader's armor
- Helmet
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Hold-out blaster
- Blaster rifle
  - E-5 blaster rifle
Comlink
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Data bank (Mentioned only)
Droid
Hologram
Holoprojector
Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Ax (Variant cover only)
  - Gamorrean war ax (Variant cover only)
- Lance (Variant cover only)
- Staff
Self-destruct mechanism (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Shock blade (Variant cover only)

Miscellanea

Clothing
- Bandolier (Variant cover only)
  - Chewbacca's bandolier (Variant cover only)
- Boot
  - Levitating boot (Appears in hologram) (First identified as levitating boot)
- Cape
- Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (Appears in hologram)
  - Throne room gown (Appears in hologram)
- Pressure suit
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi robes (In flashback(s))
- Shata leather pants (Variant cover only)
Command ship
Cyborg
Death
Entry ramp
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Force vision
  - Telekinesis
    - Force choke
- Force-sensitive
Gravity
Hair
Heart (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
"Klick"
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Magma (In flashback(s))
Marriage (Indirect mention only)
Mineral (Appears in hologram)
- Crystal (Appears in hologram)
  - Gemstone (Appears in hologram)
    - Jewel of Zenda (Appears in hologram)
Mountain (In flashback(s))
Music (Mentioned only)
Near-human
Planet
Plant (Appears in hologram)
- Tree (Appears in hologram)
Platoon (Mentioned only)
Prisoner
Refugee (Mentioned only)
Scar of remembrance (Appears in hologram)
Time
- Standard day
- Standard minute
Torture (Mentioned only)
Youngling

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) #31 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Darth Vader (2020) 31 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.
↑ Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter (post): "I just recently turned in the script to DARTH VADER #30 and am working on #31 right now, and it's hard to express how excited I am by the current storyline and all of the incredible creative collaborators working on this book. Hugely grateful to everyone who's reading!" (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #31 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 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32
Unbound Force:	33 · 34
Target Aphra:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
42 · 43 · 44 · 45
The Razing of Exegol:	46 · 47
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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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 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #31 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Darth Vader (2020) 31 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

[Tweet-3] Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter (post): "I just recently turned in the script to DARTH VADER #30 and am working on #31 right now, and it's hard to express how excited I am by the current storyline and all of the incredible creative collaborators working on this book. Hugely grateful to everyone who's reading!" (backup link)

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