Star Wars 9

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Star Wars 9 is the ninth issue of the canon comic series Star Wars. The comic was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Jan Bazaldua, and published by Marvel Comics on December 9, 2020.

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"OPERATION STARLIGHT" BEGINS, AS THE REBEL PATHFINDERS UNDERTAKE A DESPERATE MISSION TO THE IMPERIAL CORE.

In the Imperial Museum on CORUSCANT, an ancient droid holds the key to salvation of the REBEL ALLIANCE.
The Rebels' elite operations team, the PATHFINDERS, must pull off a daring heist right under the nose of the EMPEROR himself, with LANDO and LOBOT along for the ride!

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

OPERATION STARLIGHT
Part I: THE ANCIENT RELIC

The heroic Rebel Alliance is scattered
and on the run from the evil Galactic
Empire after losing the Battle of Hoth.

But the Empire's cunning Commander
Zahra has broken Rebel security codes
and will stop at nothing to crush the
Rebellion once and for all.

Princess Leia attempts to rally her
friends before all hope is lost....

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

Characters

Creatures

Nexu (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2 series astromech droid
Linguistics droid (First appearance)
- Autonomous Translator Module, Mark II (First appearance)
Protocol droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
Translator droid

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only)
Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
  - Battle at Elessia (Mentioned only)
  - Battle of Hoth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Operation Starlight (First appearance)
    - Heist at the Imperial Museum (First appearance)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Corusca sector
  - Coruscant subsector
    - Coruscant system
      - Coruscant
        Imperial City
        Federal District
        Imperial Museum (First appearance)
        
        Imperial Plaza
        Senate Building
Elessia (Mentioned only) (First identified as Elessia)
Hoth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Kashyyyk (Mentioned only)
- Kachirho (Mentioned only)
Quermia (Indirect mention only)
Unidentified world (First mentioned)

Organizations and titles

Administrator (Mentioned only)
- Baron Administrator (Mentioned only)
Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Army
    - Rebel Alliance Special Forces
      - Pathfinders
  - Alliance Fleet
- Alliance officer
Calrissian family
Chewbacca's family
Curator
Dameron family
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
  - Princess
Galactic Empire
- Coruscant Security Force (Mentioned only)
- Galactic Emperor (as a statue)
- Imperial Academy (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Ellian Zahra's assault group (Indirect mention only)
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
- Museum guard (First appearance)
Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Padawan
Officer
Pilot
Security guard
Sith (as a statue)
- Dark Lord of the Sith (as a statue)
- Darth (as a statue)
- Sith Lord (as a statue)
- Sith Master (as a statue)
Skywalker family
Slicer
Smuggler
Supervisor
Thief
Translator

Sentient species

Bith
Human
- Alderaanian
- Cyborg
- Naboo (as a statue)
Mon Calamari
Quermian
Sullustan
Tholothian
Trawaki (First mentioned)
Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Starship

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
  - Flight helmet
    - K-22995 light flight helmet
- Stormtrooper armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - DH-17 blaster pistol (Cover only)
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 blaster rifle
Camera (Mentioned only)
Comlink
Cybernetics
- AJ^6 cyborg construct
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Holotable
Mechno-chair
Melee weapon
Memory bank (Mentioned only)
Polearm
- Pike
  - Vibro-pike (First pictured)
Sledgehammer (First mentioned)

Miscellanea

Bandolier
Bespinite
Capital
Cave (Mentioned only)
City
Clothing
- Flight suit
Death
- Suicide (Mentioned only)
Dejarik (Mentioned only)
Division
Ecumenopolis
Eye
Fascist (Mentioned only)
Fleet
The Force
- Force-sensitive
Galaxy
- The galaxy
Imperial crest
Imperial Legal Code (Mentioned only)
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic
- Shyriiwook
- Trawak (First mentioned)
Mouth
Museum
Planet
Quermian holy relic (First appearance)
Refresher (Mentioned only)
Species
Time
- Second
- Standard day
- Standard year
Xenophobia

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Notes and references[edit | edit source]

↑ Luke, Leia, and Lando Plan a Heist in Marvel's Star Wars #9 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links[edit | edit source]

Marvel Comics' December 2020 comic book solicitations and covers revealed. GamesRadar+ (2020-09-17). Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved on September 17, 2020.

Star Wars

Trade paperbacks
The Destiny Path:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Will of Tarkin:	7 · 8
*Operation Starlight*:	9 · 10 · 11
	12
1 · 2
Related media
Star Wars (2015)

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[Preview-1] Luke, Leia, and Lando Plan a Heist in Marvel's Star Wars #9 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

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