The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 4

The High Republic:Trail of Shadows 4
Attribution information
Writer	Daniel José Older
Penciller	David Wachter
Inker	David Wachter
Letterer	Joe Sabino
Colorist	Giada Marchisio
Cover artist	David López
Editor	Tom Groneman Danny Khazem Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	January 26, 2022
Chronological information
Timeline	230 BBY
Series	Star Wars: The High Republic (Phase I) Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows
Issue number	4 of 5
Preceded by	The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 3
Followed by	The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 5

The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 4 is the fourth issue of the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows. The issue was written by Daniel José Older, illustrated by David Wachter and Giada Marchisio, and published by Marvel Comics on January 26, 2022.

Publisher's summary

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SOLVE THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEDI! As pressure mounts, EMERICK and SIAN follow a desperate lead to close in on their suspect! A sentimental mistake may tip the balance, but a creeping horror lurks in the shadows… Can the investigators uncover the NIHIL'S secret weapon before it's used to bring down THE REPUBLIC?

Plot summary

THE HIGH REPUBLIC TRAIL OF SHADOWS Chapter IV: WHATEVER IT TAKES
As danger and dead ends mount in Sian and Emerick's investigation, they find themselves quickly running out of options. Meanwhile, the conspirators prepare one more desperate attempt to secure their prize from the Nihil. Time is running out….

Media

Cover gallery

Cover by David López

Variant cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Variant cover by Pasqual Ferry

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Emerick Caphtor Arathab Fal Great Leveler (Indirect mention only) Sian Holt Sian Holt's father (Mentioned only) Moonanoo (First appearance) Q-2 Marchion Ro (Indirect mention only) Beesar Tal-Apurna (First appearance) Teemank (First mentioned) Unidentified Nameless (First appearance) (Indirect appearance only) Kisma Uttersond Ruusstha Vidyarvrikt (Vision to Emerick Caphtor) Zagyar

Organisms

Nameless (Indirect mention only) Rodent (Mentioned only) Rat (Mentioned only)

Events

Republic Era High Republic Era Great Disaster (Mentioned only) Nihil conflict Attack on a Nihil convoy (First appearance) Battle of Kur (Mentioned only) Destruction of Starlight Beacon

Locations

The galaxy Core Worlds Corusca sector Coruscant subsector Coruscant system Coruscant Galactic City Undercity (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Chad (First appearance) Kisma Uttersond's house (First appearance) Unidentified Chad shipyard (First appearance) Galactic Frontier Dalnan sector Eiram system Kur (Mentioned only) Sian Holt's house (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Detective Private investigator Doctor Galactic Republic Galactic Republic trooper Republic Defense Coalition (Mentioned only) Informant (Mentioned only) Jedi Order Jedi Jedi Master Jedi Sentinel Jedi investigator Musician Nihil Strike Nurse (Vision to Emerick Caphtor) Pilot Pirate Spy Uttersonds

Sentient species

Chadra-Fan Human Ongree (Vision to Emerick Caphtor) Tarnab

Vehicles and vessels

Space station Starlight Beacon Starship Freighter Unidentified Nihil freighter (First appearance) Sian Holt's ship Starfighter Jedi Vector Z-28 Skywing Transport

Weapons and technology

Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Zagyar's blaster Droid Engine Headset Hologram Holoprojector Lightsaber Emerick Caphtor's lightsaber Melee weapon Staff Electrostaff Arathab Fal's electrostaff Path engine (Mentioned only) Tracking device

Miscellanea

Capital City Ecumenopolis Clothing Robe Jedi robes Convoy Death Dismemberment Entry ramp Eye Fanling (First appearance) The Force Force power Force vision Force-sensitive Galaxy Glasses Language Galactic Basic Standard "Kark" "Kriff" Laser Music Shrii ka rai ka rai Parent Pepper (Mentioned only) Bebatek pepper (Mentioned only) Planet Seed (Mentioned only) Shipyard Star (Mentioned only) Stun Time Second Standard day Standard month Standard year Youngling

Collections

• Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows
• Star Wars: The High Republic Phase I – Light of the Jedi Omnibus

Sources

• The Fallen Star and Other Book Covers Revealed on the Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Marchion Ro's Origin Revealed and More in Marvel's January 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• The Jedi Rush to Face the Nihil in Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #4 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 208
• The Fallen Star, the Nameless First Look, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows (2021-) #4 (of 5) on official comiXology website (backup link)
• Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC TRAIL SHADOWS #4 (OF 5) on Previews World's official website (backup link)

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