Legacy of Vader 1

Legacy of Vader 1
Attribution information
Writer	Charles Soule
Penciller	Luke Ross
Inker	Luke Ross
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Nolan Woodard
Cover artist	Derrick Chew
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	February 5, 2025
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Legacy of Vader
Issue number	1
Followed by	Legacy of Vader 2

Legacy of Vader 1 is the first issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Luke Ross and Nolan Woodard, and published by Marvel Comics on February 5, 2025.

Publisher's summary

DARTH VADER'S SHADOW EXTENDS INTO…THE RISE OF THE FIRST ORDER! The reign of SUPREME LEADER KYLO REN begins! Kylo's dark obsession leads him to MUSTAFAR! What secrets does FORTRESS VADER hold for the young tyrant? And what face from the past will guide him on his quest?

Opening Crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 1
Han Solo and Leia Organa's son, Ben Solo, was once a promising young student to his uncle Luke Skywalker. But Ben's resentment of his family's legacy made him susceptible to the pull of the dark side, transforming him into Kylo Ren, First Order tyrant and master of the Knights of Ren. Kylo's desire to finish what his grandfather Darth Vader started has led him down sinister paths: murdering his father, slaying his former master to supplant him as Supreme Leader and attempting to decimate the remaining Resistance forces on Crait. Now a volatile Kylo vows to continue to destroy the past at all costs. But in the process, he might discover that some parts of the past are not so easily killed….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Derrick Chew

Solicit cover by Derrick Chew

Reveal cover by Derrick Chew

Virgin cover by Derrick Chew

Variant cover by E.M. Gist

Virgin variant cover by E.M. Gist

Black History Month variant cover by Karen S. Darboe

Reveal Black History Month variant cover by Karen S. Darboe

Jedi Knights Atha Prime Sneak Peak Preview variant cover by Ramon Rosanas

Reveal Jedi Knights Atha Prime Sneak Peak Preview variant cover by Ramon Rosanas

Variant cover by Annie Wu

Reveal variant cover by Annie Wu

Variant cover by John Giang

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Indirect mention only) Aniseya (Variant cover only) Armitage Hux Brendol Hux (Indirect mention only) Leia Organa (In flashback(s)) Atha Prime (Variant cover only) Kylo Ren Rey (In flashback(s)) Luke Skywalker (In flashback(s)) Shmi Skywalker (Indirect mention only) Snoke (Appears as a corpse) Han Solo (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader (Appears in hologram) Vaneé

Organisms

Plant Tree Irontree

Events

Battle of Endor (Indirect mention only) First Order-Resistance War (In flashback(s)) Battle of Crait (In flashback(s)) Battle of Oetchi (In flashback(s)) Hosnian Cataclysm (Mentioned only) Starkiller crisis (In flashback(s)) Battle of Starkiller Base (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy Hosnian system (Mentioned only) Hosnian Prime (Indirect mention only) Ilum (In flashback(s)) Starkiller Base (In flashback(s)) Outer Rim Territories Atravis sector Mustafar system Mustafar Gahenn Plains Fortress Vader Bon'nyuw-Luq sector (In flashback(s)) Crait system (In flashback(s)) Crait (In flashback(s)) Ossus (In flashback(s)) Jedi Temple of Luke Skywalker (In flashback(s)) Ben Solo's hut (In flashback(s)) Tatooine (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Advisor Alazmec of Winsit Sith cultist Elder Houses House of Organa First Order First Order military First Order Army Stormtrooper Corps Stormtrooper First Order Navy First Order officer Supreme Leader Galactic Empire (Appears in hologram) Hux family Jedi Order (In flashback(s)) Jedi (In flashback(s)) Jedi Master (In flashback(s)) Padawan (In flashback(s)) Knights of Ren Ren Lord (Appears in hologram) Miramir's family (In flashback(s)) Officer General Palpatine family (In flashback(s)) Pilot Prince (Mentioned only) Resistance (In flashback(s)) Resistance officer (In flashback(s)) Scavenger (In flashback(s)) Sith (Appears in hologram) Dark Lord of the Sith (Appears in hologram) Darth (Appears in hologram) Sith apprentice (Appears in hologram) Sith Lord (Appears in hologram) Skywalker family Smuggler (In flashback(s)) Solo family

Sentient species

Alazmec Human Alderaanian (In flashback(s)) Chandrilan Corellian (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship Battlecruiser Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Finalizer Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Mega-class Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Supremacy (In flashback(s)) Snoke's throne room (In flashback(s)) Star Destroyer Freighter (In flashback(s)) Light freighter (In flashback(s)) YT-series (In flashback(s)) YT-1300 light freighter (In flashback(s)) Millennium Falcon (In flashback(s)) Shuttle Upsilon-class shuttle Kylo Ren's command shuttle Starfighter TIE fighter series TIE/vn space superiority fighter Kylo Ren's TIE silencer Transport Troop transport AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport Walker (In flashback(s)) All-terrain vehicle (In flashback(s)) All Terrain MegaCaliber Six (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor (Wreckage only) First Order stormtrooper armor Helmet Kylo Ren's helmet (Cover only) Arrow Blaster Blaster rifle F-11D blaster rifle Bow Cybernetics (Appears in hologram) Mechno-arm (Appears in hologram) Hologram Lightsaber Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Skywalker lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Melee weapon Axe Spear

Miscellanea

Aurodium (Mentioned only) Battalion (Mentioned only) Blood Clothing Cape First Order military uniforms Command cap Poncho Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi apparel (In flashback(s)) Khalat robes Cult Sith cult Cyborg (Appears in hologram) Death Dream (Mentioned only) Entry ramp Fire First Order insignia Flagship Fleet (Mentioned only) The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Telekinesis Force-sensitive Fortress Fuel (Mentioned only) Galaxy Holdo maneuver (Indirect mention only) Language Galactic Basic Standard Magma Obsidian Parent (In flashback(s)) Planet Planetary defense forces (Indirect mention only) Rhodochrosite (In flashback(s)) Ring (In flashback(s)) Snoke's ring (In flashback(s)) Shipyard (Mentioned only) Star system Strand-Cast (In flashback(s)) Throne (In flashback(s)) Time Standard day Standard decade Standard year Wood Ironwood

Sources

• Kylo Ren Returns in Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader — Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Begins His Reign and Journeys Into Darth Vader's Past in 'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• Marvel Comics and Star Wars Celebrate Black History Month With New Variant Covers on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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