Darth Vader (2020) 7

Darth Vader 7
Attribution information
Writer	Greg Pak
Penciller	Raffaele Ienco
Inker	Raffaele Ienco
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Neeraj Menon
Cover artist	Daniel Acuña
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	November 11, 2020
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Darth Vader
Issue number	7
Preceded by	Darth Vader (2020) 6
Followed by	Darth Vader (2020) 8

Darth Vader 7 is the seventh issue of the canon comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader. It was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, and published by Marvel Comics on November 11, 2020.

The issue features the story "Into the Fire Part II: The Assassin," in which Darth Vader struggles to survive the embers of Mustafar, as he faces Ochi of Bestoon, assassin of the Sith.

Publisher's summary

PAIN LEADS TO ANGER AND ANGER LEADS TO AN ELEMENT FROM EPISODE IX! As DARTH VADER battered and broken by the EMPEROR as punishment for his rebellion, drags himself across the blasted surface of MUSTAFAR with vengeance on his mind! But can he survive the onslaught of a certain mysterious SITH ASSASSIN? And how will his world change when he learns his enemy's GREATEST SECRET?!!

Plot summary

INTO THE FIRE Part II: THE ASSASSIN
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 tore through the galaxy on a quest of revenge against everyone who hid Luke from him. Following Vader's defiant actions, Emperor Palpatine brutally punished his apprentice and left him broken and stranded on Mustafar....

Media

Cover gallery

Cover A

Cover A (not final)

Cover B

Cover B (not final)

Cover B (unlettered)

Second printing cover

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Eye of Webbish Bog (First pictured) Nute Gunray (Appears as a corpse) Ochi Sabé (Indirect mention only) Darth Sidious (In flashback(s)) Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Unidentified blind giant (First pictured) Unidentified Jedi youngling (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader

Droid models

Battle droid (Wreckage only) B-series battle droid (Wreckage only) B1-series battle droid (Wreckage only) OOM-series battle droid (Wreckage only) OOM-series security droid (Wreckage only) B2-series super battle droid (Arm only) Repair droid MSE series MSE-6 series repair droid

Events

Imperial Era Battle at Padmé's tomb (Indirect mention only) Battle on Polis Massa (Indirect mention only) Duel on Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Escape from Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Mission to Mustafar (In flashback(s)) Republic Era (In flashback(s)) Clone Wars (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Great Jedi Purge (In flashback(s)) Operation: Knightfall (In flashback(s))

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only) Coruscant (In flashback(s)) Imperial City (In flashback(s)) Federal District (In flashback(s)) Imperial Palace (In flashback(s)) Exegol (Indirect mention only) Outer Rim Territories Atravis sector Mustafar system Mustafar Klegger Corp Mining Facility

Organizations and titles

Assassin Master Assassin Confederacy of Independent Systems (In flashback(s)) Confederacy military (In flashback(s)) Separatist Droid Army (In flashback(s)) Army infantry corps (In flashback(s)) Executive Separatist Council (In flashback(s)) Head of State (In flashback(s)) Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Galactic Republic (In flashback(s)) Supreme Chancellor (In flashback(s)) Handmaiden (Mentioned only) Jedi Order (In flashback(s)) Jedi (In flashback(s)) Jedi youngling (In flashback(s)) Lord Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only) Palpatine family (In flashback(s)) Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith assassin Sith Lord Sith Master (In flashback(s)) Skywalker family Trade Federation (In flashback(s)) Neimoidian Royal Guard (Appears as a corpse) Viceroy of the Trade Federation (In flashback(s)) Viceroy (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Bestoonian Human Cyborg Naboo (In flashback(s)) Neimoidian (Appears as a corpse)

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) E-5 blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) Cybernetics Mechno-arm Droid Lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Skywalker lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Melee weapon Sword (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Capital (In flashback(s)) Cave City (In flashback(s)) Clothing Cape Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi robes (In flashback(s)) Viceroy gown Zeyd cloth (In flashback(s)) Death (In flashback(s)) Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s)) The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Force choke Telekinesis Force-sensitive The galaxy Galaxy Jedi temple (In flashback(s)) Language Cruly-3 Galactic Basic Standard Laser Magma Megacorporation (In flashback(s)) Order 66 (In flashback(s)) Parent Planet Symbiosis Volcano Youngling (In flashback(s))

Collections

• Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2 — Into the Fire

Sources

• Ghosts of Mustafar and Order 66 Remain in Marvel's Darth Vader #7 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Marvel Comics' November 2020 comic book solicitations and covers revealed (backup link)

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