- "Fate has chosen you."
- ―Tagline
Vader Immortal – Episode I is a canon virtual reality video game and the first installment of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series. It is created by ILMxLAB and written and executive produced by David S. Goyer,[2] who had previously written the virtual reality experience Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire.[6] It launched on May 21, 2019 on the Oculus Quest[7] and Episode II was released on September 25, 2019.[8] All three episodes were released together for PlayStation VR on August 25, 2020.[3] The series is set in 1 BBY after the events of Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire and follows Darth Vader on Mustafar.
Plot summary[]
After escaping from the Hutts with a shipment of spice, the Windfall is pulled out of hyperspace by an Interdictor vessel. The captain of the Windfall, an unnamed smuggler, and their droid ZO-E3 are taken captive.
Darth Vader visits the smuggler in the prison cell and orders them to open a box. The smuggler is able to open the box due to them being a descendant of the ancient force-sensitive being Lady Corvax. Vader then leaves, and a Mustafarian tells the smuggler that they have to escape or else Vader will use them to find a crystal called the Bright Star. After handing the smuggler a hydrospanner, they are able to escape.
The Smuggler makes it to the hangar but is spotted, and the Mustafarian tells them that the only way out is to go down into the caves below. The Smuggler and ZO-E3 escape by climbing through the emergency hatch. After crawling through the ductwork of Vader's castle they end up in a maintenance area, right by Vader's chambers. Here, they overhear Vader being told about a device called the Aeon Engine, by a shadowy figure. With it, he is told, Vader can have incredible power and even possibly resurrect the dead. They then see that Vader has an echo of Padmé Amidala's soul preserved in a crystal structure, though he is unable to communicate with her.
The Smuggler and ZO-E3 escape to another room where the smuggler finds a lightsaber. After a brief lesson from a training droid they sneak out and into more maintenance ducts. They make it to a loading platform and steal a skiff after a quick battle with stormtroopers, and afterward enter a temple that the Empire had uncovered with their excavation.
A Mustafarian Priestess explains to the Smuggler and ZO-E3 how Mustafar was once a lush green world, where the Mustafarians lived peacefully with Lady Corvax and her husband, Dorwin Corvax. When an unknown enemy attacked the planet, Dorwin was mortally wounded. In response Lady Corvax stole the Bright Star, a powerful artifact, and used it to power the Aeon Engine. This resulted in Dorwin being trapped between worlds and the life energy of Mustafar drained, eventually turning it into the lava planet it is now.
The priestess and a guard depart, after telling the Smuggler that they must retrieve the Bright Star, and Vader cannot be allowed to have it. However, quickly afterward, a squad of stormtroopers enter and Vader quickly tosses the rambling ZO-E3 aside. Vader then gives the smuggler a device, and the Smuggler uses it to activate a lift. Shortly after lowering the lift, however, a number of ancient droids activate and begin to attack. Vader orders his men to protect the prisoner, but they are quickly defeated. Once the Smuggler has destroyed the ancient droids, Vader confiscates the smuggler's lightsaber and says the two of them must continue on, and that Vader won't be denied.
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Sources[]
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)- The Star Wars Show: Vader Immortal First Look and Meet the Cast of Star Wars Resistance on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Get a First Look at ILMxLAB's Vader Immortal at Star Wars Celebration on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SWCC 2019: 7 Things We Learned at the Vader Immortal Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Star Wars Show: Star Wars Dates Announced, Plus We Won an Emmy! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- The Star Wars Show: New Photos from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- The Star Wars Show: We Talk BB-8 and Aliens with Matt Denton on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- The Star Wars Show: Vader Immortal Posters and More Coming To San Diego Comic-Con on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ILMxLAB Debuts New Vader Immortal Character Posters for SDCC 2019 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Fate Has Chosen Your Mobile Device for These Vader Immortal Wallpapers on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Star Wars Show: Secrets of the Jedi and the Star Wars Unknown on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars Day 2023 Games and Experiences Deals! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Our Favorite Scary Star Wars Stories to Thrill You This Halloween Season on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ People Magazine Collector's Edition: The Secrets of Rogue One
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vader Immortal PlayStation VR Release Date Announced at State of Play by Lauren Rouse on GameRant (August 6, 2020) (archived from the original on October 4, 2024)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 SWCC 2019: 7 Things We Learned at the Vader Immortal Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ The Star Wars Show: Inside Secrets of the Empire with David S. Goyer, the New runDisney Dark Side Medals, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- ↑ Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode I Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Master the Force with Darth Vader in Vader Immortal – Episode II, Available Now on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Maya Rudolph Joins Vader Immortal, and More News from Star Wars Celebration Chicago! on ilmimmersive.com (backup link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Star Wars Show: Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 Live Stream - Day 1 | The Star Wars Show LIVE! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
