Darth Vader (2020) 34

Darth Vader 34 is the thirty-fourth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Adam Gorham and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on May 10, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

UNBOUND FORCE – Part TWO! According to the JEDI, fear leads to anger, and anger leads to hate. But does hate lead to suffering…or power? As DARTH VADER'S Force abilities spiral out of control, his lieutenant Sabé is caught in the maelstrom – and finally must confront the horrifying consequences of her choice to serve him. Will she choose darkness over light?

Plot summary[]

UNBOUND FORCE
PART II

After Darth Vader convinced Sabé to fully
commit to the battle against the insurgent
Jul Tambor, Sabé's fellow handmaidens tried
to free her from the Dark Lord's control. But
she returned to Vader, whom only she
knows was once Anakin Skywalker.

Having joined the Imperials fully, Sabé
tricked Jul Tambor into revealing his plan to
take over Skako Minor, causing his followers
to revolt.

But as Vader contends with a Force Wave
that has caused him to lose control of his
powers, Sabé must look deep inside herself
to see whether she'll return to the light or
fall further toward the darkness….

Development[]

On November 2, 2022, writer Greg Pak tweeted that he had just turned in the script for the issue.^[3]

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

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 (Vision to Sabé)
Chewbacca (Vision to Sabé)
Dormé (Vision to Sabé)
Eirtaé (Vision to Sabé)
Leia Organa (Vision to Sabé)
Sabé
Saché (Vision to Sabé)
Luke Skywalker (Vision to Sabé)
Han Solo (Vision to Sabé)
Darth Vader
Jul Tambor (Vision to Sabé)
Rabé Tonsort (Vision to Sabé)
Unidentified human (First appearance)
Unidentified human pilot (First appearance)
Dryden Vos (Variant cover only)
Yané (Vision to Sabé)

Organisms

Insect (Vision to Sabé)
- Butterfly (Vision to Sabé)

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (Indirect mention only) (Vision to Sabé)
- Galactic Civil War (Vision to Sabé)
  - Battle of Endor (Vision to Sabé)
- Uprising on Skako Minor (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Bombing of Kantiema (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

The galaxy
- Core Worlds (Vision to Sabé)
  - Bormea sector (Vision to Sabé)
    - Brentaal System (Vision to Sabé)
      - Brentaal IV (Vision to Sabé)
        Jul Tambor's camp (Vision to Sabé)
- Mid Rim Territories (Vision to Sabé)
  - Chommell sector (Vision to Sabé)
    - Naboo system (Vision to Sabé)
      - Naboo (Vision to Sabé)
        Theed (Vision to Sabé)
        Tomb of Padmé Amidala (Vision to Sabé)
- Outer Rim Territories (Vision to Sabé)
  - Moddell sector (Vision to Sabé)
    - Endor system (Vision to Sabé)
      - Endor (Vision to Sabé)
- Unidentified astronomical object

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Vision to Sabé)
- Alliance Military (Vision to Sabé)
  - Alliance Army (Vision to Sabé)
    - Rebel Alliance Special Forces (Vision to Sabé)
      - Endor strike team (Vision to Sabé)
    - Rebel trooper (Cover only)
  - Rebel pilot (Vision to Sabé)
- Alliance officer (Vision to Sabé)
Amidalans (Indirect mention only) (Vision to Sabé)
Chewbacca's family (Vision to Sabé)
Elder Houses (Vision to Sabé)
- House of Organa (Vision to Sabé)
  - Princess (Vision to Sabé)
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military (Vision to Sabé)
  - Imperial Army (Vision to Sabé)
    - Stormtrooper Corps (Vision to Sabé)
      - Stormtrooper (Vision to Sabé)
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Gunner (Mentioned only)
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jedi Order (Vision to Sabé)
- Jedi (Vision to Sabé)
- Jedi Knight (Vision to Sabé)
Jul Tambor's forces (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Naberrie family (Vision to Sabé)
Officer
- Commander (Vision to Sabé)
- General (Vision to Sabé)
- Lieutenant Commander
Queen (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
Pilot
Royal House of Naboo (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
- Monarch of Naboo (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
- Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
Skywalker family
Smuggler (Vision to Sabé)
Solo family (Vision to Sabé)
Tambors (Vision to Sabé)
Unidentified human group (First appearance)

Sentient species

Human
- Alderaanian (Vision to Sabé)
- Corellian (Vision to Sabé)
- Naboo
Skakoan (Vision to Sabé)
Wookiee (Vision to Sabé)

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Executor (Indirect mention only)
- Gunship
  - X4 Gunship (First appearance)
- Shuttle (Wreckage only)
  - Abecederian line (Wreckage only)
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (Wreckage only)
      - Sabé's shuttle (Wreckage only)
- Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
- Unidentified starship (First appearance)
Walker (Vision to Sabé)
- All-terrain vehicle (Vision to Sabé)
  - All Terrain Scout Transport (Vision to Sabé)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
- Helmet
- Stormtrooper armor (Vision to Sabé)
Blaster (Vision to Sabé)
- Blaster pistol (Vision to Sabé)
  - Defender sporting blaster pistol (Vision to Sabé)
    - Satine's Lament (Vision to Sabé)
  - DH-17 blaster pistol (Cover only)
  - Heavy blaster pistol (Vision to Sabé)
    - DL-44 heavy blaster pistol (Vision to Sabé)
      - Han's heavy blaster pistol (Vision to Sabé)
- Blaster rifle (Vision to Sabé)
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle (Vision to Sabé)
Bowcaster (Vision to Sabé)
- Chewbacca's bowcaster (Vision to Sabé)
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Headset
Lightsaber (Vision to Sabé)
- Dual-phase lightsaber (Vision to Sabé)
- Sith lightsaber (Vision to Sabé)
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber (Vision to Sabé)
Melee weapon
- Staff
  - Darth Vader's staff (First appearance)
Personal energy shield

Miscellanea

Capital (Vision to Sabé)
City (Vision to Sabé)
Clothing
- Bandolier (Vision to Sabé)
- Cape
- Goggles
- Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
  - Throne room gown (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
- Pressure suit (Vision to Sabé)
Cyborg
Death
Dream (Mentioned only) (Vision to Sabé)
Fire
The Force
- Force power
  - Force vision
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
- Force Wave (First identified as Force Wave)
Forest (Vision to Sabé)
Galaxy
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Mineral (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
- Crystal (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
  - Gemstone (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
    - Jewel of Zenda (as statue) (Vision to Sabé)
Moon (Vision to Sabé)
Ocean
Parent
Planet (Vision to Sabé)
Plant (Vision to Sabé)
- Tree (Vision to Sabé)
  - Redwood tree (Vision to Sabé)
Super Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
Water
Youngling (Vision to Sabé)

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 7 – Unbound Force

Sources[]

"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 218

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) #34 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader (2020) 34 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.
↑ Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "I just turned in the script to issue #34. We've got a LOT more coming, folks! No worries! https://t.co/22WYvJWQdH" (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #34 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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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) #34 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] The events of Darth Vader (2020) 34 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.

[Tweet-3] Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "I just turned in the script to issue #34. We've got a LOT more coming, folks! No worries! https://t.co/22WYvJWQdH" (backup link)

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