Hidden Empire 4

Hidden Empire 4 is the fourth issue of the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars: Hidden Empire. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Steven Cummings, Wayne Faucher, Victor Olazaba, and Guru-eFX, and published by Marvel Comics on March 1, 2023. The issue contains the story Part 4: "Rings".

Publisher's summary[]

THE ENDGAME GAMBIT APPROACHES! The final moves of Lady Qi'ra's great game have begun. The Sith have been summoned, and the Fermata Cage will open… For Qi'ra, it's all or nothing.

Plot summary[]

PART 4
"RINGS"

Dreaming of a freer galaxy, Lady QI'RA and her organization,
CRIMSON DAWN, have waged a secret war against the Empire.

Qi'ra acquired a means of prevailing against the Sith in the FERMATA CAGE, an artifact that
supposedly suspended an ancient Sith Lord in time. Qi'ra tasked the Archivist with unleashing
this Sith against the Emperor and activated her operatives across the galaxy to serve
as a smoke screen. The Emperor retaliated against Crimson Dawn, forcing Qi'ra to her
stronghold Dawnfall, where a Crimson Dawn fleet prepares to strike against the Empire.

A failed attempt to unlock the Fermata Cage nearly killed the Archivist, and the disturbance
in the Force it produced served as a beacon to Darth Vader. Qi'ra dispatched Chanath Cha
and the Orphans to defend the Archivist and the artifact. Chanath Cha and the Orphans
fought valiantly but proved no match for Darth Vader.

However, their sacrifice allowed the Archivist to escape, providing
Crimson Dawn a final opportunity to enact their plan….

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Appearances[]

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By type

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

Characters

Chelli Lona Aphra (Appears in hologram)
"The Archivist"
Bazzra (Mentioned only)
Cadeliah
Cardo
Chanath Cha (Mentioned only)
Deathstick
Kho Phon Farrus (Mentioned only)
Fyodor (Mentioned only)
Ladybright (Indirect mention only)
Margo
Marinda
Massif
Maul (Mentioned only)
Ochi (Cover only)
Qi'ra
Ren
Sear (Indirect mention only)
Darth Sidious
Trinia
Unidentified Crimson Dawn captain (First appearance)
Unidentified Imperial admiral (First appearance)
Unidentified Sith Lord (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader
Imara Vex (Indirect mention only)
Vicrul

Events

Imperial Era
- Great Jedi Purge (Indirect mention only)
- War against the Sith
  - Battle against Crimson Dawn (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Battle at Amaxine Station (First appearance)
  - Battle on an unidentified planet (Indirect mention only)
  - Heist on Vader's Castle (Indirect mention only)
  - Mission to a dark side hellscape (Indirect mention only)

Locations

The galaxy
- Dawnfall Base
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Fortress Vader (Indirect mention only)
  - Unidentified star system

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only)
Aphra family (Appears in hologram)
Archivist
Archaeologist (Appears in hologram)
Assassin
- Master Assassin (Cover only)
Bodyguard
Crimson Dawn
- Dawn Fleet
Doctor (Appears in hologram)
Galactic Empire
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Galactic Emperor
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Death trooper division
        Death trooper
  - Imperial Navy
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Jedi (Mentioned only)
Knights of Ren
- Ren
Lord
Nurse (Mentioned only)
Officer
- Admiral
- Captain
Orphans (Mentioned only)
Palpatine family
Royal line of the Unbroken Clan
Sava (Mentioned only)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin (Cover only)
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master
Skywalker family
Soldier
Troop

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Space station
- Amaxine Station
Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
  - Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)
- Class One (First identified as Class One)
- Class Three
- Class-Two (First identified as Class-Two)
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Siroto
- Starfighter
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE/IN interceptor
      - Unidentified crimson TIE/IN interceptor variant
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- Transport
  - Oubliette-class transport
    - Night Buzzard
  - Unidentified Crimson Dawn transport (First appearance)
- Yacht
  - Nau'ur-class yacht

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Clothing
- Cape
- Glove (Variant cover only)
  - Calling glove (Variant cover only)
- Goggles (Cover only)
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
- Zeyd cloth
Cyborg
Data pit
Death
Fire
Flagship
Fleet
Foodstuff (Mentioned only)
- Salad (Mentioned only)
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force artifact
  - Dark side artifact
    - Sith artifact
- Force power
  - Disturbance in the Force
  - Force lightning (Cover only)
- Force-sensitive
Fortress (Mentioned only)
Fuel (Mentioned only)
Galaxy
Hangar
Hyperspace
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Writing
  - Aurebesh
Lekku
Lethorn
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
Money (Mentioned only)
- Credit (Mentioned only)
Montral
Near-human
Plant
- Tree
Platoon (Mentioned only)
Prison (Mentioned only)
Rule of Two (Mentioned only)
Star
Time
- Second
- Standard day
Water
Youngling

Collections[]

Star Wars: Hidden Empire

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Hidden Empire 4 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links[]

Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Crossover
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Doctor Aphra:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
Bounty Hunters:	29 · 30 · 31
Trade paperbacks
Hidden Empire
Crossover: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 6
Related media
War of the Bounty Hunters · Crimson Reign Revelations (2022)

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Hidden Empire 4 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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