Doctor Aphra (2016) 36

Doctor Aphra 36 is the thirty-sixth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. It was written by Simon Spurrier, illustrated by Cris Bolson and Wilton Santos, and published on September 18, 2019 by Marvel Comics. The issue contains the story "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon Part V," in which Minister Pitina Voor reveals her manipulation of the previous events.

Publisher's summary[]

UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAPON PART V! The sinister propagandists of the COALITION FOR PROGRESS keep a vast gallery of the EMPIRE'S priceless victory trophies – and notorious thief DOCTOR APHRA just got in. But she won't get the chance to pinch anything. She's here to be initiated into the web of secret schemes she's unwittingly tangled herself in. Can you say "coup"? (IF yes: don't. Round here, there's always someone listening)

Plot summary[]

UNSPEAKABLE REBEL
SUPERWEAPON
Part V

Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra is known
across the galaxy as a brilliant scientist as
well as a thief and obtainer of ancient
valuable artifacts—which has earned her the
ire of both the Rebellion and Empire.

After Imperial Minister Pitina Voor placed a
bounty on her head and her sidekick, Vulaada,
Aphra offered the ancient Jedi weapon
called the FARKILLER to the Empire in
exchange for her protection, ruining the
rebels' plans to use the rifle to assassinate
the Emperor and end the war.

Now guests in Voor's headquarters, Aphra
and Vulaada have been shocked to discover
that Voor herself has been planning to overthrow the
Emperor herself....

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606086290; September 18, 2019; Marvel Comics^[1]
- 03611; Cover A; Ashley Witter
- 03621; Cover B; Jesús Saiz

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

0-0-0 (Appears in hologram)
Chelli Lona Aphra
Lona Aphra (In flashback(s))
BT-1 (Appears in hologram)
Airen Cracken
Vulaada Klam
Black Krrsantan (Indirect mention only)
Mon Mothma (Appears through imagination)
Oo'ob (Indirect mention only)
Darth Sidious
Hera Syndulla (In flashback(s))
Teezee-Too
Magna Tolvan
Darth Vader
Pitina Mar-Mas Voor (First identified as Mar-Mas)
Pitina Mar-Mas Voor's husband (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Creatures

Bird (In flashback(s))
- Nuna (In flashback(s))
Rancor (Appears in hologram)

Droid models

Assassin droid (Appears in hologram)
- BT-1 assassin droid (Appears in hologram)
Cam droid
Protocol droid
- RA-7 protocol droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Chase on Milvayne (Appears in hologram)
- Galactic Civil War (In flashback(s))
  - Capture of Hera Syndulla (In flashback(s))
  - Infiltration of Hivebase-1 (In flashback(s))
- Plot to assassinate Emperor Palpatine
  - Infiltration of the Red Mist (Indirect mention only)
- Proclamation of the New Order (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
  - Coruscant subsector
    - Coruscant system
      - Centax 3
        Coalition for Progress headquarters
      - Coruscant
        Galactic City
        Federal District
        Imperial Palace
        Emperor's throne room
Outer Rim Territories (Appears in hologram)
- Arbiflux (In flashback(s))
  - Lona Aphra's house (In flashback(s))
- Milvayne (Appears in hologram)
- Red Mist (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Advisor (In flashback(s))
Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Rebel Alliance Intelligence Service
  - Chief of Intelligence
- Alliance Military (In flashback(s))
  - Alliance Army (Appears through imagination)
    - Rebel trooper (Appears through imagination)
  - Rebel Alliance Navy (In flashback(s))
    - Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps (In flashback(s))
      - Rebel pilot (In flashback(s))
  - Commander-in-Chief (Appears through imagination)
- Alliance officer
- Chancellor (Appears through imagination)
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Assassin (Mentioned only)
Bureaucrat
Chelli Lona Aphra's crew
Doctor
Galactic Empire
- Coalition for Progress
  - Chair
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Galactic Emperor
- Imperial Court (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Scout trooper (In flashback(s))
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps (In flashback(s))
  - Tarkin Initiative (In flashback(s))
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Galactic Republic (In flashback(s))
- Senator (In flashback(s))
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Lord
Minister
Officer
- Captain
- General
Pilot
Pirate (In flashback(s))
Princess (Mentioned only)
Scientist
Scout (In flashback(s))
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master
Skywalker family
Syndulla clan (In flashback(s))
Thief

Sentient species

Aqualish (Appears in hologram)
Human
- Chandrilan (Appears through imagination)
- Cyborg
- Naboo (Appears in hologram)
Ishi Tib (In flashback(s))
Near-human (Appears in hologram)
- Twi'lek (In flashback(s))
- Zabrak (Appears in hologram)
  - Iridonian (Appears in hologram)
Trandoshan (Appears in hologram)
Wookiee (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft (Cover only)
- Speeder (Cover only)
  - Speeder bike (Cover only)
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))
- Hivebase-1 (In flashback(s))
Starship
- Capital ship (In flashback(s))
  - Star Destroyer (In flashback(s))
    - Imperial-class Star Destroyer (In flashback(s))
- Freighter (In flashback(s))
  - Lucrehulk-class Battleship (In flashback(s))
    - Lucrehulk Prime (In flashback(s))
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Starfighter (In flashback(s))
  - TIE line (In flashback(s))
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (In flashback(s))
Walker (In flashback(s))
- All-terrain vehicle (In flashback(s))
  - All Terrain Armored Transport (In flashback(s))
  - All Terrain Scout Transport (Appears through imagination)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Pauldron (Appears in hologram)
- Stormtrooper armor
- Vader's armor
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 blaster rifle
  - Sniper rifle
    - Farkiller
Bomb (Appears through imagination)
- Stun bomb (First appearance) (Appears through imagination)
Breath mask (In flashback(s))
Camera
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Force pike
Hologram
Ion pulse (Appears through imagination)
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Officer's disk
Rifle
Slicing unit (First identified as slicing kit)
Superweapon (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Alcohol
Bathroom (Mentioned only)
Birthday (In flashback(s))
Bounty (Indirect mention only)
Capital
City
Clothing
- Cape
- Cloak
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Crystal (Mentioned only)
- Synthetic kyber crystal (Mentioned only) (First identified as synthcrystal)
Death (In flashback(s))
Eye
The Force
- Dark side of the Force (In flashback(s))
- Force power (In flashback(s))
  - Force choke (In flashback(s))
  - Telekinesis (Appears through imagination)
- Force-sensitive
The galaxy
- Galaxy
Garrison (Mentioned only)
Heart
Hyperspace (Mentioned only)
Imperial crest
Jedi temple
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser (In flashback(s))
Lekku (In flashback(s))
Marriage (In flashback(s))
Money (Mentioned only)
- Credit (Mentioned only)
Moon
Museum (Mentioned only)
Music (Mentioned only)
Parent (In flashback(s))
Planet
Propaganda
Reproduction (Mentioned only)
Skylane
Skyscraper
Stun (Appears through imagination)
Suicide (In flashback(s))
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Terrorist (Mentioned only)
Throne
Time
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Standard month
- Standard year
Torture (Appears in hologram)
Treason
Trooper
Youngling (In flashback(s))
Zeyd cloth

Collections[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 — Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon

Notes and references[]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Doctor Aphra (2016) 21 take place after the Battle of Yavin, which marks the beginning of 0 ABY, according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Additionally, the rebel base on Hoth is still intact during the events of Doctor Aphra (2016) 40, which takes place after Doctor Aphra 21. Since Galactic Atlas also places the destruction of the base in 3 ABY, the events of Doctor Aphra 21 must take place sometime between 0 ABY and 3 ABY. Doctor Aphra 36 takes place between Doctor Aphra 21 and Doctor Aphra 40 and therefore must also be set between 0 ABY and 3 ABY.

External links[]

Trade paperbacks
Aphra:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Screaming Citadel:	7 · 8
The Enormous Profit:	9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13
Remastered:	14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19
The Catastrophe Con:	20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Worst Among Equals:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31
Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon:	32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
A Rogue's End:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · The Screaming Citadel
Other
Annual 1 · Annual 2 · Annual 3 · Hardcover 1 · Omnibus
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2020) · Audiobook Original (script) · Empire Ascendant

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[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Doctor Aphra (2016) 21 take place after the Battle of Yavin, which marks the beginning of 0 ABY, according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Additionally, the rebel base on Hoth is still intact during the events of Doctor Aphra (2016) 40, which takes place after Doctor Aphra 21. Since Galactic Atlas also places the destruction of the base in 3 ABY, the events of Doctor Aphra 21 must take place sometime between 0 ABY and 3 ABY. Doctor Aphra 36 takes place between Doctor Aphra 21 and Doctor Aphra 40 and therefore must also be set between 0 ABY and 3 ABY.

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