Legacy of Vader 9

Legacy of Vader 9
Attribution information
Writer	Charles Soule
Penciller	Stefano Raffaele
Inker	Stefano Raffaele
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Nolan Woodard
Cover artist	Derrick Chew
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	October 15, 2025
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Legacy of Vader
Issue number	9
Preceded by	Legacy of Vader 8
Followed by	Legacy of Vader 10

Legacy of Vader 9 is the ninth 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 October 15, 2025

Publisher's summary

KYLO REN VS. TAVA REN! TAVA REN begins her attempt to overthrow KYLO REN as leader! Will KYLO REN be able to withstand the onslaught from this enigmatic new foe??

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 9
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. In other parts of the galaxy, Kylo's former acolytes, the Knights of Ren, follow a new leader, Tava Ren. This dark warrior sought Kylo out, pledging her loyalty to him. But Tava's true motives remain mysterious….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Derrick Chew

Solicit cover by Derrick Chew

Depa Billaba & Caleb Dume Jedi Knights variant cover by Bengal

Solicit Depa Billaba & Caleb Dume Jedi Knights variant cover by Bengal

Variant cover by Godtail

Solicit variant cover by Godtail

Variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu

Collected in

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Ap'lek (In flashback(s)) Bedat (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Depa Billaba (Variant cover only) Cardo (In flashback(s)) Caleb Dume (Variant cover only) Armitage Hux Kuruk (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren Tava Ren Rey (In flashback(s)) Seventh Guard (In flashback(s)) Snoke (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Third Guard (In flashback(s)) Trudgen (In flashback(s)) Unidentified First Order officer (First appearance) Unidentified First Order stormtrooper (First appearance) Unidentified male individual (First appearance) (Appears as a corpse) (In flashback(s)) Ushar (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Vaneé (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Vicrul (In flashback(s))

Organisms

Rat (Mentioned only) Roach-rat (Mentioned only)

Events

Duel on the Finalizer (First appearance) First Order-Resistance War (In flashback(s)) Battle of Oetchi (In flashback(s)) Mission to Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Locations

The galaxy Mustafar (Mentioned only) Fortress Vader (Indirect mention only)

Organizations and titles

Aide (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Bedat's gang (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Bodyguard (In flashback(s)) Dark Lord of the Sith (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Darth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Elder Houses House of Organa Enforcer (In flashback(s)) First Order First Order military First Order Army Stormtrooper Corps First Order stormtrooper First Order Navy First Order officer Praetorian Guard (In flashback(s)) Supreme Leader 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 Palpatine family (In flashback(s)) Pilot Resistance (In flashback(s)) Scavenger (In flashback(s)) Skywalker family Solo family

Sentient species

Human Chandrilan

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)) Starfighter TIE series TIE/fo space superiority fighter Transport Oubliette-class transport Night Buzzard

Weapons and technology

Armor First Order stormtrooper armor Helmet Kylo Ren's helmet (Cover only) Pauldron Code cylinder Computer Engine Weapon Bilari electro-chain whip (In flashback(s)) Blaster Blaster rifle F-11D blaster rifle Kuruk's blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) Sniper rifle (In flashback(s)) DLT-19x targeting blaster (In flashback(s)) Cannon (In flashback(s)) Arm cannon (In flashback(s)) Cardo's arm cannon (In flashback(s)) Grenade (In flashback(s)) Concussion grenade (In flashback(s)) Melee weapon (In flashback(s)) Axe (In flashback(s)) Vibro-ax (In flashback(s)) Munit'kad halberd (In flashback(s)) Ap'lek's Mandalorian executioner vibro-ax (In flashback(s)) Lightsaber Caleb Dume's lightsaber (Variant cover only) Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Depa Billaba's lightsaber (Variant cover only) Skywalker lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Vibro-arbir blade (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Atmosphere Betaplast Blood Bridge Clothing Body glove Cape First Order military uniforms Command cap Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi apparel (In flashback(s)) Color Death Execution (Mentioned only) Ear Entry ramp Eye Fire First Order insignia Flagship Foodstuff Alcohol Fruit The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Force jump Force sense Force Stasis Telekinesis Force push Force-sensitive Galaxy Gender Glass Gravity Hair Hangar Hull Hyperspace (Mentioned only) Language Galactic Basic Standard "Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive) Lightsaber combat Jar'Kai Lightsaber duel Limb Magma (Cover only) Metal Money (Mentioned only) Mouth Nose Prison (In flashback(s)) Prisoner (In flashback(s)) Realspace Sentience Species Mammal Stone Tooth Transparisteel Unarmed combat Vacuum Viewport Water (In flashback(s))

Sources

• NYCC 2025: All the News and Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #9 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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