Warning! This text comprises spoilers for Star Wars: Darth Vader #38-40 Star Wars followers are just a few brief points away from the galaxy (and, in actual fact, Palpatine himself) going through the best risk but: a Scourge-infected Darth Vader. Whereas this has been the aim of the Scourge because the starting of Star Wars’ Darkish Droids crossover occasion, the prospect of it lastly coming to move is one in all true terror for each dwelling factor within the galaxy far, distant – together with and particularly for individuals who stay on Coruscant.
Coruscant is the capitol world of the Empire, and has been the middle of political energy within the galaxy for ages, regardless of the regime. Coruscant is the place Palpatine spends most of his time, and from which he instructions his Empire. Through the early days of the Empire, it was extra essential than ever that Palpatine stored a powerful presence on Coruscant, as he wanted to personally manipulate Senators to proceed to vote in favor of each political overreach he introduced earlier than the Senate, permitting his perversion of democracy to slowly make him a dictator. It’s for that cause that Palpatine truly cares about maintaining appearances on Coruscant, as proven in Star Wars: Darth Vader #20 by Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli. In that difficulty, Darth Vader by accident killed a Senator who Palpatine wanted to vote in his favor, after inflicting widespread injury close to the Senate constructing, and creating worry and panic inside upper-class society. Whereas Palpatine wouldn’t care about any of this on every other planet, he made it clear to Vader that Coruscant was off-limits in relation to exhibiting the true malevolence of the Sith. However now, it appears Vader is about to assault that very planet with a complete droid military behind him – all managed by the Scourge.
In Star Wars: Darth Vader #38 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco, Darth Vader simply defeated a complete military managed by the Scourge, and the problem ended with Vader boarding his ship, heading to Coruscant. Nevertheless, the problem additionally ended with a little bit of a cliffhanger, because the Scourge one way or the other adopted Vader to Mustafar the place it possessed a completely large deserted battle droid from the Clone Wars period (manufactured by the Techno Union). Primarily based on the proof on this difficulty, plus the knowledge made out there by Marvel Comics on the following two upcoming points, it appears as if this big Scourge-infected droid will achieve possessing Darth Vader, after which take him to his beforehand desired location of Coruscant, successfully making him (because the solicitation for difficulty #40 describes), the “Scourge of Coruscant”.
The quilt artwork of Star Wars: Darth Vader #40 exhibits Darth Vader main a military of Scourge-infected droids on the bottom on Coruscant, which not solely signifies that Vader does – in actual fact – get possessed, however that he does the one factor Palpatine warned him by no means to do once more: mess with Coruscant. Whereas it’s much less vital to maintain up appearances at this level in Star Wars lore (since Palpatine has since dissolved the Galactic Senate), the protected and flourishing city-world of Coruscant nonetheless represents the facility and safety of the Empire, and an assault on the planet is a direct problem to the Emperor himself.
Whereas Palpatine’s victory on this upcoming battle is all however assured, the damage to his satisfaction and repute upon Vader’s storming of his palace will nonetheless be one thing he received’t quickly overlook, as Darth Vader’s new title, “Scourge of Coruscant”, makes him Palpatine’s worst nightmare.
Star Wars: Darth Vader #38 by Marvel Comics is offered now, #39 is offered October 4, 2023, and #40 is offered November 8, 2023.