Legacy of Vader 3

Legacy of Vader 3
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	April 16, 2025
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Legacy of Vader
Issue number	3
Preceded by	Legacy of Vader 2
Followed by	Legacy of Vader 4

Legacy of Vader 3 is the third 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 April 16, 2025.

Publisher's summary

KYLO REN — PRISONER ON TATOOINE! KYLO REN has been imprisoned by the ruthless GARDULLA THE HUTT! The young tyrant must survive the harsh conditions of his grandfather DARTH VADER'S homeworld! And who is the mysterious FORCE USER in Gardulla's employ?

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 3
Even after killing Snoke and taking the mantle of Supreme Leader, Kylo Ren still struggles with forging his own path in the shadow of his family's legacy. Kylo's quest to kill the past led him to Darth Vader's former home, where the young tyrant met the erstwhile aide of the Dark Lord, a man by the name of Vaneé. Kylo accompanied Vaneé to Tatooine to further explore his grandfather's origins. But once there, Kylo's anger quickly drove him into the clutches of the ruthless Gardulla the Hutt, who now holds him captive….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Derrick Chew

Solicit cover by Derrick Chew

Variant cover by Stephanie Hans

Variant cover by Rafael Albuquerque

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Gardulla Besadii the Elder Armitage Hux Kylo Ren Rey (In flashback(s)) Snoke (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Unidentified First Order lieutenant (First appearance) Unidentified Force-sensitive individual Darth Vader (Vision to Kylo Ren) Vaneé

Organisms

Dewback Krayt dragon Canyon krayt dragon Plant Tree Worm (Mentioned only)

Events

First Order-Resistance War (In flashback(s)) Battle of Oetchi (In flashback(s)) Mission to Tatooine Mission to Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Imperial Era (Vision to Kylo Ren) Galactic Civil War (Vision to Kylo Ren)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories Chommell sector Naboo system Naboo Lake Country Varykino Varykino Villa Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector Tatoo system Tatoo I Tatoo II Tatooine Gardulla Besadii the Elder's fortress Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Fortress Vader (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Aide (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Alliance to Restore the Republic (Vision to Kylo Ren) Alliance Military (Vision to Kylo Ren) Alliance Army (Vision to Kylo Ren) Rebel trooper (Vision to Kylo Ren) Besadii Crime lord Elder Houses House of Organa First Order First Order military First Order Navy First Order officer Praetorian Guard (Appears as a corpse) (In flashback(s)) Supreme Leader Galactic Empire (Vision to Kylo Ren) Hutt Clan Hux family Jedi Order (In flashback(s)) Jedi (In flashback(s)) Padawan (In flashback(s)) Knights of Ren Ren Miramir's family (In flashback(s)) Officer General Lieutenant Palpatine family (In flashback(s)) Pilot Prince (Mentioned only) Resistance (In flashback(s)) Scavenger (In flashback(s)) Sith (Vision to Kylo Ren) Dark Lord of the Sith (Vision to Kylo Ren) Darth (Vision to Kylo Ren) Sith apprentice (Vision to Kylo Ren) Sith Lord (Vision to Kylo Ren) Skywalker family Solo family

Sentient species

Human Chandrilan Hutt Weequay

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))

Weapons and technology

Armor (Vision to Kylo Ren) Darth Vader's armor (Vision to Kylo Ren) Helmet (Vision to Kylo Ren) Cybernetics (Vision to Kylo Ren) Mechno-arm (Vision to Kylo Ren) Droid Headset Hologram Holoprojector Oculus (In flashback(s)) Photoreceptor Weapon Blaster (Vision to Kylo Ren) Blaster pistol (Vision to Kylo Ren) DH-17 blaster pistol (Vision to Kylo Ren) Lightsaber Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber (Vision to Kylo Ren) Sith lightsaber (Vision to Kylo Ren) Darth Vader's lightsaber (Vision to Kylo Ren) Melee weapon Knife Torpedo (Mentioned only) Turbolaser (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Blood Clothing Cape (Vision to Kylo Ren) First Order military uniforms Hat Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi apparel (In flashback(s)) Cloud Cyborg (Vision to Kylo Ren) Death Desert Dream (Mentioned only) Ear Eye Fire Flagship The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Force-sensitive Fortress Gender Glass Hair Kajidic Language Galactic Basic Standard Huttese Laser Lightsaber combat (Vision to Kylo Ren) Limb Metal Mountain Mouth Nose Orbital bombardment Planet Prison Prisoner Sentience Species Star Binary star Time Standard day Standard hour Standard minute Tooth Transparisteel Viewport Water

Collections

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 – Reign of Kylo Ren

External links

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

In other languages

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