Darth Vader (2020) 46

Darth Vader 46 is the forty-sixth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on May 8, 2024.

Publisher's summary[]

THE RAZING OF EXEGOL, PART ONE! DARTH VADER and the SCHISM IMPERIAL launch their boldest challenge to the power of PALPATINE with an assault on EXEGOL, the home of the EMPEROR'S greatest secrets and treasures! But if sheer brute force can't overcome the defenses of the SITH CITADEL, what terrifying new resources will the DARK LORD draw upon? Also: CAPTAIN ENRIC PRYDE faces his greatest test!

Plot summary[]

THE RAZING OF EXEGOL
PART 1

Sly Moore's Schism Imperial, a covert group
of Imperials determined to overthrow the
Emperor, has continued to grow. Darth Vader
has now led the group on missions from the
Outer Rim to Tython, all building toward a
final assault on the Emperor's regime.

Meanwhile, Sabé, former handmaiden to
Queen Amidala, has teamed up with Jedi
pretender Warba in an effort to find Luke
Skywalker, the son of the man she once knew
as Anakin Skywalker….

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 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Jar Jar Binks (Variant cover only)
Blades
Warba Calip
Chamdaka
Corleque
Dooku (Variant cover only)
Eye-Oh-Ninety-Eight-Dee (Indirect mention only)
Fabarian (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Qui-Gon Jinn (Variant cover only)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Variant cover only)
Masakint
Sly Moore
Enric Pryde
Sabé
Sabé's droid (First appearance)
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only)
Tandorvo
Tauntaza (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unidentified Sith Eternal cultist (First appearance)
Darth Vader

Organisms

Summa-verminoth
- Unidentified summa-verminoth subspecies

Droid models

Battle droid
- B-series battle droid (Parts only)
  - B1-series battle droid (Parts only)
Monster droid
- Unidentified monster droid model
Security droid (Modified head only)
- KX-series security droid (Modified head only)

Events

Imperial Era
- Assault on Exegol (First appearance)
- Battle for the Executor (Indirect mention only)
- Mission to Slandarvia M-9 (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

Inner Rim Territories
- Sergia
  - Sergia Seven Spaceport (First appearance) (First identified as Sergia Seven Spaceport)
    - Bay Twelve (First appearance)
Naboo (Mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Unidentified planet (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Slandarvia M-9 (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Slandarv's factory (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Tython (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Martyrium of Frozen Tears (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unknown Regions
- Exegol system
  - Exegol
    - Sith Citadel
      - Kyber Temple (First identified as Kyber Temple)
- Red Honeycomb Zone

Organizations and titles

Administrator
Alliance to Restore the Republic
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jedi (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Lord
Monarch of Naboo (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Officer
- Captain
- Senior Lieutenant
Queen (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Schism Imperial
- Droid uprising
  - Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon
- M.A.R. Corps
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Eternal
  - Sith cultist
  - Tanker
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master (Mentioned only)
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
  - Unbreakable (Mentioned only)
- Supply ship
  - Eta-class supply barge
    - SW-0222 (First appearance)
- Unidentified Sith Eternal starship model (First appearance)
- Yacht
  - H-type Nubian yacht
    - Sabé's H-type Nubian yacht (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Brain (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Cult
- Sith cult
Cyborg
Death
Entry ramp
The Force
- Force power
  - Force vision (Mentioned only)
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
Hangar
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Mineral
- Crystal
  - Kyber crystal
- Kyberite
Nebula
Near-human
Parent
Planet
Sleep
Spaceport
Subspecies
Time
- Standard day

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 9 – Rise of the Schism Imperial

Sources[]

"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 225

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) #46 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader (2020) 46 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.

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #46 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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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) #46 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] The events of Darth Vader (2020) 46 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.

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