Darth Vader (2020) 49

Darth Vader (2020) 49
Attribution information
Writer	Greg Pak
Penciller	Raffaele Ienco
Inker	Raffaele Ienco
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Federico Blee
Cover artist	Leinil Francis Yu
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	August 14, 2024
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY or 4 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Darth Vader
Issue number	49
Preceded by	Darth Vader (2020) 48
Followed by	Darth Vader (2020) 50

Darth Vader 49 is the forty-ninth 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 August 14, 2024.

Publisher's summary

"IMPERIAL SCHISM" NEARS ITS THRILLING CLIMAX! LUKE SKYWALKER faces the full might of the SCHISM IMPERIAL! SLY MOORE makes the biggest choice of her life! The M.A.R. Corps gains the upper hand! And DARTH VADER confronts the consequences of his ruthless quest for unlimited power!

Plot summary

RULE OF TWO
Sly Moore's Schism Imperial, a covert group within the Empire 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. However, Sly Moore betrayed Vader and used his own droid-controlling devices against him in an attempt to take his position at Emperor Palpatine's side. Now she's left Vader to his fate at the hands of the vengeful M.A.R. Corps, who have just recently regained control of their cybernetic bodies….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Leinil Francis Yu

Solicit cover by Leinil Francis Yu

The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Variant cover by Kael Ngu

Variant cover by Dike Ruan

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Kitster Banai Blades Warba Calip Chamdaka Corleque Eye-Oh-Ninety-Eight-Dee (Indirect mention only) Fabarian Obi-Wan Kenobi (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Ki-Adi-Mundi (Variant cover only) Plo Koon (Variant cover only) Masakint (First identified as Masakint) Sly Moore Moroff (Mentioned only) Enric Pryde R2-D2 Sabé Sabé's droid Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) Luke Skywalker Tandorvo Tauntaza Unidentified human doctor Darth Vader Wald Mace Windu (Variant cover only) Yoda (Variant cover only) ZED-6-7

Organisms

Insect Butterfly Plant Tree

Droid models

Analysis droid SP-4 ISC Astromech droid R-series R2 series astromech droid Battle droid B-series battle droid (Parts only) B1-series battle droid (Parts only) Slandarv's battle droid model Forensics droid Monster droid Unidentified monster droid model Security droid (Modified head only) KX-series security droid (Modified head only)

Events

Imperial Era Assault on Exegol (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Galactic Civil War Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only) Skirmish on Endoviara Seven (First appearance) Mission to Slandarvia M-9 (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

Denon (Mentioned only) Exegol (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Outer Rim Territories Atravis sector (In flashback(s)) Mustafar system (In flashback(s)) Mustafar (In flashback(s)) Caranthanax B Southern Pole Dellalt (Mentioned only) Endoviara Seven (First identified as Endoviara Seven) Gigor (Mentioned only) 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) Zee-Nine City Seven (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Administrator Sub-Administrator (Mentioned only) Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Rebel pilot Alliance officer M.A.R. Corps Doctor Galactic Empire Assistant Data Processor Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Governor Imperial Military Imperial Navy Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Jedi Order Jedi Padawan Lord Officer Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander (Indirect mention only) Senior Lieutenant Pilot Schism Imperial Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Lord Sith Master (Indirect mention only) Skywalker family

Sentient species

Gigoran Human Naboo Rodian Umbaran

Vehicles and vessels

Death Star (Mentioned only) DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only) Starship Dropship Imperial transport Transport Troop transport Yacht H-type Nubian yacht Sabé's H-type Nubian yacht Tauntaza's fortress (First identified as Tauntaza's death machine)

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor Helmet Shield Zaly Shield Tauntaza's armor Binoculars Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Light repeating blaster SE-14r light repeating blaster Wrist blaster Code cylinder Comlink Cybernetics Mechno-arm Droid Droid brain (Mentioned only) Lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Lightsaber pike Luke Skywalker's yellow lightsaber Sith lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Loudhailer Melee weapon Staff Electrostaff Darth Vader's electrostaff

Miscellanea

City (Mentioned only) Clothing Cape Imperial military uniforms Rank insignia plaque Robe Jedi apparel Cyborg Death Dismemberment Entry ramp Fire The Force Force power Telekinesis Force-sensitive Forest Language Binary Galactic Basic Standard Laser Magma (In flashback(s)) Mineral Crystal Kyber crystal Kyberite Near-human Prisoner (Mentioned only) Rule of Two (Mentioned only) Snow Torture (Mentioned only) World

Collections

• Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 10 – Phantoms

Sources

• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 226

External links

• Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #49 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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