Darth Vader undertook a mission to the river moon of Al'doleem during the early stages of the Great Jedi Purge[4] in 19 BBY.[5]
Vader had come to the moon in pursuit of the Jedi Kirak Infil'a,[1] as his Sith Master, Darth Sidious, had ordered him to take a kyber crystal from a Jedi he defeated in combat,[2] which Vader would then bleed into his own.[6] As Infil'a had separated himself from the rest of the Jedi Order by taking the Barash Vow, he survived the execution of Order 66, giving Vader a target for his crystal.[2]
As Vader dueled Infil'a, three members of the Am'balaar City police attempted to stop them, as they were fighting on vital city infrastructure, but the Sith Lord attempted to throw them off. While Infil'a was able to save them, Vader used the Force to destroy other infrastructure, which would flood the city. Infil'a was horrified and tried to stop the water, but Vader took advantage of his distraction to steal the Jedi's lightsaber and lift him off the ground. As the Jedi was Force choked, he was forced to watch as the flood began. Vader then killed Infil'a and let the Jedi's body fall into the flood.[1]
After taking the crystal, Vader's droid brought their starship to Mustafar, and, once inside a Sith cave, he began to bleed it. After rejecting a vision where he returned to the light side of the Force, Vader corrupted the crystal, bending it to his will[6]
Behind the scenes[]
The mission to Al'doleem first appeared in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 3: Fortress Vader, Part III, a 2017 canon comic written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli.[4]
Appearances[]
- Darth Vader (2017) 3 (First appearance)
- Darth Vader (2017) 4
- Darth Vader (2017) 5 (Indirect mention only)
- "Darth Vader and the Weapon of a Sith" — Galactic Adventures Storybook Collection
- Darth Vader (2017) 6 (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader (2017) 12 (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars (2020) 19 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars (2020) 20 (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Darth Vader (2020) 36 (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
- Darth Vader (2020) 37 (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 63 (Databank A-Z: Darth Vader)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 69 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Jedi Purge)
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (Indirect mention only)
- Skywalker: A Family at War
- Star Wars: The Secrets of the Sith
- Star Wars: Timelines
- What is the Barash Vow? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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