Shu-Torun Lives

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"Shu-Torun Lives" is a canon comic story created by Kieron Gillen. It was published in Star Wars 50.

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

SHU-TORUN LIVES

The dreaded Death Star superweapon is
no more, destroyed by Luke Skywalker
and the heroic Rebel Alliance.

The evil Galactic Empire's most feared
enforcer, Darth Vader, is charged with
rooting out the Rebels and restoring
order to the galaxy.

But with every victory against Vader and
the Imperials, the more dangerous the
Rebels become....

Appearances[edit | edit source]

By type

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

Characters

Conan Antonio Motti (Appears in flashback(s))
Leia Organa (Appears in flashback(s))
Kendal Ozzel
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Wilhuff Tarkin (Appears in flashback(s))
Trios
Darth Vader
Maximilian Veers

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War (Indirect mention only)
  - Battle of Yavin (Mentioned only)
  - The Disaster (Indirect mention only)
  - Mission to Jedha (Indirect mention only)
- War on Shu-Torun (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Alderaan (Remains only)
Mid Rim
- Jedha (Mentioned only)
- Shu-Torun
Outer Rim Territories
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains
        Fortress Vader

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (Appears in flashback(s))
- Alliance Fleet (Mentioned only)
Clerk (Mentioned only)
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Governor (Appears in flashback(s))
- Grand Moff (Appears in flashback(s))
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Navy
    - Death Squadron (Mentioned only)
    - Imperial Navy Trooper (Appears in flashback(s))
      - Death Star Trooper (Appears in flashback(s))
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
House of Organa (Appears in flashback(s))
- Princess (Appears in flashback(s))
Kingdom of Shu-Torun
- Shu-Torun royalty
  - Monarch of Shu-Torun
  - Queen
Lord
Lower Mantle Confederacy (First mentioned)
Officer
- Admiral
- General
Ore barons (Mentioned only)
Sith
Skywalker family
Tarkin family (Appears in flashback(s))

Sentient species

Human
- Alderaanian (Appears in flashback(s))
- Cyborg

Vehicles and vessels

Space station (Appears in flashback(s))
- Battle station (Appears in flashback(s))
  - Death Star (Appears in flashback(s))
    - DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Appears in flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Vader's armor
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
Code cylinder
Datapad
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Officer's disk
Superweapon (Appears in flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Death
Dream (Mentioned only)
Fleet (Mentioned only)
Magma
Star
Star system
Time
- Standard month
Tree (Mentioned only)

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

The Galaxy In Comics: Darkness Begins to Fall in the Landmark Star Wars #50 on StarWars.com (backup link)

Collections[edit | edit source]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ "Shu-Torun Lives" takes place months before Star Wars 50. Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition places the events of Star Wars 50 one year after the Battle of Yavin, or 1 ABY. As "Shu-Torun Lives" takes place months before Star Wars 50, it must take place in 0 ABY or 1 ABY.

In other languages

[Date_note-1] "Shu-Torun Lives" takes place months before Star Wars 50. Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition places the events of Star Wars 50 one year after the Battle of Yavin, or 1 ABY. As "Shu-Torun Lives" takes place months before Star Wars 50, it must take place in 0 ABY or 1 ABY.

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