Darth Vader (2020) 8

Darth Vader 8
Attribution information
Writer	Greg Pak
Penciller	Raffaele Ienco
Inker	Raffaele Ienco
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Neeraj Menon
Cover artist	Aaron Kuder & Richard Isanove
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	December 16, 2020
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020)
Issue number	8
Preceded by	Darth Vader (2020) 7
Followed by	Darth Vader (2020) 9

Darth Vader 8 is the eighth 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 December 16, 2020.

Publisher's summary

INTO THE FIRE! Hungry for vengeance after his brutal punishment at the hands of THE EMPEROR, can DARTH VADER uncover his master's secrets in the depths of MUSTAFAR? Stripped of his greatest weapons, can the dark lord survive the fire and the EYE? Or will he be overcome as the EYE turns Vader's every question back to his own terrible secrets?

Opening crawl

INTO THE FIRE Part III: THE EYE
Luke Skywalker refused Darth Vader's call to the dark side of the Force. Enraged, Vader tore through the galaxy on a quest of revenge against everyone who hid Luke from him. The Emperor brutally punished Vader for his rebellion. Broken and stranded on Mustafar, Vader must remember the true way of the Sith if he is to survive. The Sith assassin known as Ochi hinted at the Emperor's true plans for the galaxy. The secret may rest with the mysterious being Vader feels through the Force....

Media

Cover gallery

Cover A

Cover A (not final)

Cover B

Cover B (not final)

Cover B (unlettered)

Cover C

Collected in

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

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 Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s)) Sly Moore Ochi Darth Sidious Luke Skywalker (In flashback(s)) Unidentified blind Arobernos Darth Vader

Organisms

Insect Flea Lava flea Lava nymph Roggwart

Droid models

Battle droid (Parts only) B-series battle droid (Parts only) B1-series battle droid (Parts only) OOM-series battle droid (Leg only) B2-series super battle droid (Arm only) Monster droid Unidentified monster droid model (First appearance) Repair droid MSE series MSE-6 series repair droid Security droid (Modified head only) KX-series security droid (Modified head only)

Events

Imperial Era Galactic Civil War (In flashback(s)) Duel on Cloud City (In flashback(s)) Rescue of Princess Leia (In flashback(s)) Republic Era (In flashback(s)) Great Jedi Purge (In flashback(s)) Duel in Palpatine's office (In flashback(s))

Locations

Core Worlds Alderaan sector (In flashback(s)) Alderaan system (In flashback(s)) Corusca sector Coruscant subsector Coruscant system Coruscant Imperial City Federal District Imperial Palace Council Towers Temple Spire Emperor's throne room Senate Office Building (In flashback(s)) Chancellor's office (In flashback(s)) Exegol (Indirect mention only) Outer Rim Territories Atravis sector Mustafar system Mustafar Bespin (In flashback(s)) Cloud City (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Administrator Alliance to Restore the Republic (In flashback(s)) Alliance Military (In flashback(s)) Rebel pilot (In flashback(s)) Alliance officer (In flashback(s)) Assassin Master Assassin Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon (First appearance) Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor Imperial Military Death trooper Sly Moore's guard (First appearance) Imperial Navy (In flashback(s)) Death Squadron (In flashback(s)) Galactic Republic (In flashback(s)) Office of the Chancellor (In flashback(s)) Supreme Chancellor (In flashback(s)) Jedi Order (In flashback(s)) Jedi (In flashback(s)) Jedi Knight (In flashback(s)) Jedi Master (In flashback(s)) Padawan (In flashback(s)) Lord Officer (In flashback(s)) Commander (In flashback(s)) Palpatine family Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith assassin Sith Lord Sith Master Skywalker family

Sentient species

Arobernos Bestoonian Human Cyborg Naboo Near-human Umbaran Sirroning

Vehicles and vessels

Space station (In flashback(s)) Battle station (In flashback(s)) Death Star (In flashback(s)) DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (In flashback(s)) Starship Capital ship (In flashback(s)) Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Executor-class Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Executor (In flashback(s)) Starfighter Interceptor Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor Darth Vader's green Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor

Weapons and technology

Armor Death trooper armor Darth Vader's armor Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Blaster carbine E-11D blaster carbine E-5 blaster rifle E-11 medium blaster rifle Light repeating blaster SE-14r light repeating blaster Cybernetics Mechno-arm Droid Gas-processing vane (In flashback(s)) Hologram (In flashback(s)) Lightsaber Obi-Wan Kenobi's third lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Melee weapon Sword (Mentioned only) Superweapon (In flashback(s)) Wayfinder Sith wayfinder Vader's wayfinder

Miscellanea

Capital Cave City Clothing Cape Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi robes (In flashback(s)) Zeyd cloth Death Ecumenopolis Fire Flagship (In flashback(s)) The Force Chosen One (Indirect mention only) Dark side of the Force Force power Force lightning (In flashback(s)) Force vision (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Force-sensitive Galaxy The galaxy Language Cruly-3 Death trooper encryption Galactic Basic Standard Life Zone (In flashback(s)) Lightsaber combat (In flashback(s)) Lightsaber duel (In flashback(s)) Magma Planet Gas giant (In flashback(s)) Reflec Skylane Skyscraper Symbiosis Throne

Sources

• Vader Faces an Unknown Foe in Marvel's Darth Vader #8 - Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 199

External links

• Marvel Comics' December 2020 comic book solicitations and covers revealed on GamesRadar (September 17, 2020) (backup link archived on September 17, 2020)

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