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Warning : Contains SPOILERS for Star Wars : Darth Vader # 50!Darth Vaderregularly allege that Anakin Skywalker is beat , and that he ’s the one who pop him . However , that proved false afterVader found repurchase inReturn of the Jedi , as it seemed Luke Skwalker ’s Father of the Church was n’t ‘ dead ’ after all . In fact , Vader previously proved that Anakin was still ‘ alive ’ during the events leading up toEpisode VIin the chassis of an unofficial net testimonial to Anakin Skywalker .
In a prevue forStar Wars : Darth Vader#50 by Greg Pak , Raffaele Ienco , Luke Ross , Paul Fry , and Adam Gorham , reader are feed a sneak - peek atDarth Vader ’s final risky venture between the events ofEpisode VandEpisode VI . This last story arc has detailedDarth Vader ’s campaign to usurp Emperor Palpatine , gather ally and artillery to touch that end . In this preview , fan are shown the climactic struggle between passkey and prentice - and fan are n’t the only I bear witness to this awesome fight .
Using their fight as a pure deflexion , a radical of captive escapes an Imperial hold adeptness where Vader and Palpatine are have got it out . And among those captive are two that are especially notable : Kitster and Wald . While their names may not be immediately familiar , fans will recognize them as Anakin Skywalker ’s puerility friend from Tatooine , who famously resist by his side during his podracing competitor in The Phantom Menace . By create a misdirection with his fight against Palpatine , Darth Vader save Kitster and Wald ’s life , thereby honour their friendly relationship to Anakin Skywalker .
This Isn’t the First (or Second) Time Darth Vader has Saved the Lives of His Childhood Friends
Darth Vader has Rescued His Old Friends Both Passively and Deliberately
The first sentence Darth Vader rescued Kitster and Wald was through no other means than simply knowing Padmé Amidala - or , more accurately , Sabé . After Anakin was release from slavery and acquire off of Tatooine , Sabé launched a crusade to relinquish a phone number of slaves who lived there , include and especially Anakin ’s mother , Shmi . However , at this clock time , Shmi had already joined the Lars family , and Sabé had no intel on her whereabouts . So , Sabé freed a apparently random group of slave in her name , and among those who were granted their freedom were Kitster and Wald .
twelvemonth afterwards , Darth Vader has the chance to straightaway save Kitster and Wald ’s go when he agree to help Sabé free a satellite that ’s rein over by a vicious purple regulator named Tauntaza . Kitster and Wald were a part of the ohmic resistance radical against the regulator , and before they launch an attack , their camp was attacked by a horde of vicious alien animate being . Darth Vader veer the alien predators down with little fuss , though if he had n’t , Kitster and Wald would have been toast .
Star Wars’ Kitster and Wald May Not be Out of the Woods Just Yet
It Isn’t Too Late for Darth Vader to Murder His Old Friends
Saving his friends one final time would be an excellent way to show fans that Darth Vader was prepared for his ultimate redemption , as it is a touching testimonial to Anakin Skywalker right beforeReturn of the Jedi . However , fans also love that this comic must end with a rapprochement between Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine given the nature of their relationship inEpisode VI . What better way for Vader to reaffirm his commitment to the Sith than to slaughter the childhood champion of Anakin Skywalker ? Ones who just so happen to be on the assumption .
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While he may have indirectly economize them in this preview , Darth Vader may end up mangle the very friends he saved many time before . However , grim theory aside , the fact remain thatDarth Vaderhas saved Kitster and Wald three times inStar Warscanon , and this last one pass during the conclusion of his laughable serial is a perfect final tribute to Anakin Skywalker , one that show Luke ’s father was never fully ‘ dead ’ .
Star Wars : Darth Vader # 50by Marvel Comics is uncommitted September 18 , 2024 .
Conceived by the will of the Force itself , Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One , destined to add the Force into balance . Anakin struggled to balance vie attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala , and ultimately fall to the dark side , becoming Darth Vader . For years he dish up as Palpatine ’s right deal military man , but he was at long last redeem by the religion of his son , Luke Skywalker . Now a Force Ghost , Anakin continues to act as an factor of rest .
Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine’s right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker. Now a Force Ghost, Anakin continues to act as an agent of balance.
Conceived by the will of the Force itself, Anakin Skywalker was the prophesied Chosen One, destined to bring the Force into balance. Anakin struggled to balance competing attachments to the Jedi Order and his wife Padmé Amidala, and ultimately fell to the dark side, becoming Darth Vader. For years he served as Palpatine’s right hand man, but he was ultimately redeemed by the faith of his son, Luke Skywalker. Now a Force Ghost, Anakin continues to act as an agent of balance.
