The Sith Witch of Mustafar

"The Sith Witch of Mustafar"
Production information
Series	LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season
Episode	26
Air date	October 10, 2023
Episode chronology
Timeline	Between 12 BBY and 4 ABY
Previous episode	"Vader's Vacation"
Next episode	"Mandoween"

"I sense a disturbance. The Sith Witch of Mustafar."
"The Sith what-of-who-now?!"

―Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine

"The Sith Witch of Mustafar" is a non-canon animated LEGO short released on October 10, 2023 as part of the LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season series.

Official description

A creepy journey through the dark woods surrounding Darth Vader's castle leads to an argument between Vader and the Emperor over the Legend of the Sith Witch.

Plot summary

Emperor Palpatine visits Vader's castle, having sought his Sith apprentice out in the galaxy. Darth Vader has decorated his palace with pumpkins carved into jack-o'-lanterns. While Vader and Palpatine head towards their shuttle, Vader senses a disturbance, which he attributes to the "Sith Witch of Mustafar." Thunder flashes in the background.

When Palpatine presses Vader about the matter, Vader explains that when the night is dark and the lava bubbles, the Sith Witch of Mustafar arises to spread fear and troubles. He says that first they will hear an angry wail and then the woods will shake. Vader then says that a ghostly light will appear. Palpatine is dismissive of the Sith Witch legend and insists on heading towards their shuttle through the nearby forest.

Later, Palpatine records a hologram video where he ponders on the truth of the Sith Witch legend. He laughs at the legend, dismissing it as superstition. Just then, they sense that the woods are shaking. Vader ignites his lightsaber in self-defense and vows to protect his master. The sense of the commotion turns out to be a lava flea, which attempts to befriend Vader. Palpatine laughs, disbelieving the legend.

Just then, a ghastly light appears and Vader flashes his lightsaber. However, the ghastly light turns out to be from a stormtrooper patrol's search light. The stormtroopers are out collecting lollies and ask Palpatine and Vader if it is "trick or treat." After handing the stormtroopers lollies, Palpatine asks Vader about the presumed non-existence of the witch.

Just then, the two hear a wail, which Palpatine recognizes as not being from a lava flea. Vader is convinced that the source of the wail is the Sith Witch. Palpatine dismisses the myth but the two are frightened by a bright light which Vader believes to be the Sith Witch. Vader flees but Palpatine reminds him about the Rule of Two. The two face the "witch," whom they discover is the astromech droid R2-D2 wearing a sheet. Palpatine is incensed and attempts to electrocute R2-D2. However, the three of them are frightened away by a bright light. Vader says that he told them she was real.

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

R2-D2 Darth Sidious "Sith Witch of Mustafar" (First mentioned) Darth Vader

Organisms

Insect Flea Lava flea

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2 series astromech droid

Events

Halloween

Locations

Outer Rim Territories Atravis sector Mustafar system Mustafar Gahenn Plains Fortress Vader

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire Emperor Stormtrooper Corps Stormtrooper Palpatine family Sith Sith Lord Skywalker family Witch (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Human Naboo

Vehicles and vessels

Shuttle (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor Stormtrooper armor Hologram Holoprojector Lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber

Miscellanea

The Force Force power Force lightning Forest Swale (First mentioned) Legend of the Sith Witch (First appearance) Magma Planet Pumpkin Tree

Sources

• The Sith Witch of Mustafar | LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (backup link)
• Bricks and Broomsticks: New LEGO Star Wars Shorts Arrive for Halloween on StarWars.com (backup link)
• This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars spooky season has arrived | This Week! in Star Wars Dispatch on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

Notes and references

In other languages

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