Darth Vader (2020) 9

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Darth Vader 9 is the ninth 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 January 13, 2021.

Publisher's summary[]

THE ASSASSIN RETURNS!

In his search for vengeance in the depths of MUSTAFAR, DARTH VADER has seized the mysterious key to the EMPEROR'S greatest secret.
But the key itself needs a key — which only the deadly assassin OCHI OF BESTOON seems to have. Vader and Ochi are in for the fight of their lives with the fate of the Emperor in the balance — but how much of this is all PALPATINE'S plan?
And what happens when the SITH LORD and the SITH ASSASSIN start to figure that plan out?

Plot summary[]

INTO THE FIRE
Part IV: THE ASSASSIN RETURNS

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, stranding him on Mustafar.
Vader rebuilt his body, battled the
assassin Ochi and his droid mercenaries,
and survived the Eye of Webbish Bog.

But now Ochi returns with an army of
droids set on bringing the Dark Lord down
for good....

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

Eye of Webbish Bog (Mentioned only)
FX-6 (In flashback(s))
Ochi
Darth Sidious (In flashback(s))
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unidentified droid pirate captain (First appearance)
Darth Vader

Creatures

Summa-verminoth
- Unidentified summa-verminoth subspecies (First appearance)

Droid models

Battle droid (Parts only)
- B-series battle droid (Parts only)
  - B1-series battle droid (Parts only)
    - OOM-series battle droid (Parts only)
  - B2-series super battle droid (Parts only)
Medical droid (In flashback(s))
- 2-1B-series medical droid (In flashback(s))
- DD-13 medical assistant droid (In flashback(s))
- FX-series medical assistant droid (In flashback(s))
  - FX-9 surgical assistant (In flashback(s))
Repair droid
- MSE series
  - MSE-6 series repair droid

Events

Imperial Era

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only)
Coruscant (In flashback(s))
- Imperial City (In flashback(s))
  - Grand Republic Medical Facility (In flashback(s))
Galactic Barrier
- Red Honeycomb Zone
Exegol (Mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains (In flashback(s))
        Fortress Vader (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Assassin
- Master Assassin
Captain
Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon (First identified as Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon)
Galactic Empire
- Emperor's Royal Guard (In flashback(s))
- Galactic Emperor (In flashback(s))
Lord
Mercenary (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Open Circle Fleet (Emblem only)
Palpatine family (In flashback(s))
Pirate (Mentioned only)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master (In flashback(s))
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Human
- Cyborg
- Naboo (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Vader's armor
Bacta tank (In flashback(s))
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - Heavy blaster pistol
    - DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
  - E-5 blaster rifle
  - E-11 blaster rifle
- Wrist blaster (Cover only)
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Force pike (In flashback(s))
Hologram
Hyperspace transport ring
Life support
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Sword
Piston plate (First identified as piston plate)
Wayfinder
- Sith wayfinder
  - Vader's wayfinder

Miscellanea

Army
Capital (In flashback(s))
City (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
- Zeyd cloth (In flashback(s))
Death
Dismemberment
Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s))
Fire
The Force
Fortress (In flashback(s))
Galactic coordinates (Mentioned only)
Hyperspace
"Kark"
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Magma
Planet
Time
- Standard year
Volcano (In flashback(s))

Collections[]

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

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ Marvel Comics January 2021 solicitations and covers revealed (2020-10-22). GamesRadar.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020.
↑ This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.

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 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23
	24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2017) Empire Ascendant

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In other languages

[Solicits-1] Marvel Comics January 2021 solicitations and covers revealed (2020-10-22). GamesRadar.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020.

[Date-2] This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.

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