Darth Vader (2020) 9

Darth Vader 9
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	January 13, 2021
Pages	23
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Darth Vader
Issue number	9
Preceded by	Darth Vader (2020) 8
Followed by	Darth Vader (2020) 10

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

Cover A

Cover A (not final)

Cover B

Cover B (unlettered)

Cover C

Cover D

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 (Mentioned only) FX-6 (In flashback(s)) Ochi Ought-Six (First appearance) Darth Sidious (In flashback(s)) Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Unidentified 2-1B-series medical droid (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader

Organisms

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 (Leg 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)) Monster droid Unidentified monster droid model Repair droid MSE series MSE-6 series repair droid Security droid (Modified head only) KX-series security droid (Modified head only)

Events

Imperial Era

Locations

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

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 Naboo (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Escape pod Starship Starfighter Interceptor Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor Darth Vader's green Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth 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 medium blaster rifle Wrist blaster (Cover only) Cybernetics Mechno-arm Droid Hologram Hyperspace transport ring Life support Lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Melee weapon Force pike (In flashback(s)) Sword Piston plate (First identified as piston plate) Scanner (Mentioned only) Thermal scanner (First mentioned) Wayfinder Sith wayfinder Vader's wayfinder

Miscellanea

Army Capital (In flashback(s)) City (In flashback(s)) Clothing Cape Zeyd cloth (In flashback(s)) Cyborg Death Dismemberment Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s)) Fire The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Force Dash Force-sensitive 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

• Doctor Aphra Crosses Paths with Sana Starros, and More from Marvel's January 2021 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 199
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 200

Notes and references

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