Legacy of Vader 4

Legacy of Vader 4
Attribution information
Writer	Charles Soule
Penciller	Stefano Raffaele
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Nolan Woodard
Cover artist	Derrick Chew
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	May 21, 2025
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Legacy of Vader
Issue number	4
Preceded by	Legacy of Vader 3
Followed by	Legacy of Vader 5

Legacy of Vader 4 is the fourth issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Stefano Raffaele, and published by Marvel Comics on May 21, 2025.

Publisher's summary

KYLO REN EXPLORES ANAKIN AND PADMÉ'S PAST ON NABOO! KYLO and VANEÉ journey to the home planet of Kylo's grandmother, PADMÉ AMIDALA, to learn more of VADER'S dark secrets. Kylo must battle against STORG VERUNA and his raiders! And who will rule NABOO when all is said and done?

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 4
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. After being led to Tatooine and surviving torture from Gardulla the Hutt, Kylo came away with new resolve. Now Kylo must venture to the planet Naboo to further explore his family's history….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Derrick Chew

Solicit cover by Derrick Chew

The Force Awakens 10th Anniversary variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Reveal The Force Awakens 10th Anniversary variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Variant cover by David Marquez

Variant cover by Marc Aspinall

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala BB-8 (Variant cover only) Gardulla Besadii the Elder (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Finn (Variant cover only) Armitage Hux Sheev Palpatine (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren Rey (Variant cover only) Lor San Tekka (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Marlowe San Tekka (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Vellis San Tekka (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader Snoke (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Vaneé Storg Veruna

Organisms

Plant (In flashback(s)) Tree (In flashback(s))

Events

Attack on Tuanul (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Battle of Oetchi (Indirect mention only) Battle of Starkiller Base (Indirect mention only) Imperial Era (In flashback(s)) Proclamation of the New Order (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Mission to Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Mission to Tatooine (Indirect mention only) New Republic Era (In flashback(s)) Republic Era (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy Jakku (Variant cover only) Niima Outpost (Variant cover only) Mid Rim Territories Chommell sector Naboo system Naboo Lake Country (In flashback(s)) San Tekka private island (In flashback(s)) San Tekka compound (In flashback(s)) Varykino (In flashback(s)) Varykino Villa (In flashback(s)) Theed Theed Royal Palace Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Fortress Vader (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Starkiller Base (Mentioned only) Tatooine (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Aide (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Elder Houses House of Organa First Order First Order military First Order Navy First Order officer Supreme Leader Galactic Empire (In flashback(s)) Galactic Emperor (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Imperial Military (In flashback(s)) Imperial Army (In flashback(s)) Stormtrooper Corps (In flashback(s)) Stormtrooper (In flashback(s)) Galactic Senate (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Senator (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Hux family Knights of Ren Ren Naberrie family Officer General Palpatine family (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Pilot Prince (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Royal House of Naboo (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Monarch of Naboo (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) San Tekka clan (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Sith (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Dark Lord of the Sith (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Darth (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Sith Lord (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Sith Master (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Skywalker family Solo family

Sentient species

Human Chandrilan Naboo Hutt (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship Battlecruiser Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Finalizer Star Destroyer (Mentioned only) Dreadnought (Mentioned only) Siege Dreadnought (Mentioned only) Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought (Indirect mention only) Supremacy (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Armor Helmet Kylo Ren's helmet Stormtrooper armor (In flashback(s)) Blaster (In flashback(s)) Blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) E-11 medium blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) Lightsaber Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Rey's quarterstaff (Variant cover only)

Miscellanea

Capital City Clothing Cape Democracy (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Flagship The Force Force power Force-sensitive Galaxy Hyperspace (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Hyperspace route (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Imperial crest (In flashback(s)) Language Galactic Basic Standard Monarchy (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Mountain (In flashback(s)) Orbit Planet Politics (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Time Standard century Standard day Torture (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Water (In flashback(s))

Collections

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

Sources

• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 231

External links

• Full Marvel Comics May 2025 solicitations: Doom reigns and Godzilla strikes on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link)

In other languages

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