Darth Vader (2020) 5

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Darth Vader 5 is the fifth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. It was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, and published by Marvel Comics on September 16, 2020. It features the story "Dark Heart of the Sith Part V," in which Darth Vader's search is concluded at Polis Massa, the birthplace of Luke Skywalker.

Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]

A QUEST FOR TRUTH…A JOURNEY OF DESTRUCTION! DARTH VADER'S search for revenge against those who hid his son Luke reaches a terrible climax – at the tomb of PADMÉ AMIDALA! What secrets does he learn? And who will pay as a result? All the answers are coming – in the ruins of POLIS MASSA – the birthplace of Luke Skywalker!

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

DARK HEART OF THE SITH
Part V

Darth Vader revealed the truth: He is Luke
Skywalker's father. But Luke refused Vader's
call to the dark side of the Force and escaped.

Enraged, Vader has taken a squad of death
troopers and the Imperial forensics droid,
ZED-6-7, on a quest of revenge against everyone
who hid Luke from him. Vader's new ally—Queen
Amidala's former handmaiden Sabé—has sworn
a vengeance of her own against her queen's
killers.

But Sabé betrayed Darth Vader, believing the
Dark Lord to be Padmé's killer. Vader battled
Sabé and her followers on Naboo before
Padmé's grave....

Development[edit | edit source]

Darth Vader 5 was originally solicited for June 17, 2020.^[3]

Media[edit | edit source]

Editions[edit | edit source]

UPC 759606096015; September 16, 2020; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
- 00511; Cover A; InHyuk Lee
- 00521; Cover B; Chris Sprouse, Karl Story & Neeraj Menon

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Appearances[edit | edit source]

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Appears in hologram)
C-3PO (Indirect mention only)
Dormé
Eirtaé
Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s))
R2-D2 (Indirect mention only)
Rabé
Sabé
Saché
Darth Sidious
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only)
Tonra
Gregar Typho
Darth Vader
ZED-6-7

Creatures

Insect (In flashback(s))
- Butterfly (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Analysis droid
- SP-4 ISC
Astromech droid
- R-series
Forensics droid
Medical droid (Wreckage only)
- Midwife droid (Wreckage only)
  - Chroon-Tan B-Machine (Wreckage only)

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at the Tomb of Padmé Amidala (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Battle on Polis Massa (First appearance)
- Bombardment on Polis Massa (First mentioned)
- Duel on Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Escape from Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Great Jedi Purge (In flashback(s))
  - Duel on Mustafar (In flashback(s))
Republic Era (In flashback(s))

Locations

Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
  - Coruscant subsector
    - Coruscant system
      - Coruscant
        Galactic City
        Federal District
        Imperial Palace
        Council Towers
        
        Emperor's throne room
Mid Rim
- Chommell sector
  - Naboo system
    - Naboo
      - Lake Country (In flashback(s))
      - Theed
        Tomb of Padmé Amidala
Outer Rim Territories
- Anoat sector (Vision to Darth Vader)
  - Bespin system (Vision to Darth Vader)
    - Bespin (Vision to Darth Vader)
      - Life Zone (Vision to Darth Vader)
        Cloud City (Vision to Darth Vader)
        Administrator's Palace (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Atravis sector (In flashback(s))
  - Mustafar system (In flashback(s))
    - Mustafar (In flashback(s))
      - Mustafarian Mining Complex (In flashback(s))
- Subterrel sector
  - Polis Massa system
    - Polis Massa
      - Polis Massa Base
      - Starport control (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only)
Amidalans
Galactic Empire
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Galactic Emperor
- Imperial Military
  - Death trooper
    - Darth Vader's guard
  - Imperial Navy
- Senator (Appears in hologram)
Galactic Republic (In flashback(s))
- Republic Military (Cover only)
  - Grand Army of the Republic (Cover only)
    - Jedi General (Cover only)
Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Knight (Cover only)
- Jedi Master (In flashback(s))
- Padawan (Vision to Darth Vader)
Lord
Naberrie family (Appears in hologram)
Officer
- Captain
- General (Cover only)
Pilot
Queen (Statue only)
Royal House of Naboo (Statue only)
- Monarch of Naboo (Statue only)
- Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Sith
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Skiff (Appears in hologram)
  - J-type Naboo star skiff (Appears in hologram)
- Starfighter
  - Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter
  - N-1 starfighter

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - DH-17 blaster pistol
  - Heavy blaster pistol
    - DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - Blaster carbine
    - E-11D blaster carbine
  - Sniper rifle
    - Pulse cannon
Breath mask
Comlink
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Data core (Mentioned only)
Droid
Force pike
Hologram
Lightsaber
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber (In flashback(s))
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Skywalker lightsaber (Cover only)
Med implant (First appearance)
Memory bank
Rifle

Miscellanea

Asteroid
Asteroid field
Braid (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Padawan braid (Vision to Darth Vader)
Burial
Capital
City
Clothing
- Cape
- EVA suit
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi robes (In flashback(s))
- Zeyd cloth
Death
Ecumenopolis
Entry ramp
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Force choke (In flashback(s))
  - Force lightning
  - Force vision
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
Galactic coordinates (Mentioned only)
Language
- Death trooper encryption
- Galactic Basic
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel (In flashback(s))
Magma (In flashback(s))
Map (Appears in hologram)
Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (In flashback(s))
Planet
- Gas giant (Vision to Darth Vader)
Plant (In flashback(s))
- Grass (In flashback(s))
Reflec
Reproduction (Indirect mention only)
Squad
Starport
Throne
Time
- Standard year
Troop
Trooper
Youngling (Vision to Darth Vader)

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Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 — Dark Heart of the Sith

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

The Former Anakin Skywalker Discovers the Final Resting Place of Padmé Amidala in Marvel's Darth Vader 5 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader 5 take place shortly after the Duel on Cloud City, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY. Therefore, the events of Darth Vader 5 must also be set around that year.
↑ Marvel Comics JUNE 2020 Solicitations. Newsarama. Newsarama (2020-03-19). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

Star Wars: Darth Vader

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
1 · 2 · 3
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Empire Ascendant

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] The events of Darth Vader 5 take place shortly after the Duel on Cloud City, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY. Therefore, the events of Darth Vader 5 must also be set around that year.

[Newsarama-3] Marvel Comics JUNE 2020 Solicitations. Newsarama. Newsarama (2020-03-19). Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2020.

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