For more than four decades, the galaxy far, far away brought fan-favorite characters that will forever be etched in everyone's hearts, may it be heroes or villains. From the screens, the characters are now in the comic books as Lucasfilm partners with Marvel Comics to bring the exciting stories on paper! Now, Star Wars brings two of the most formidable villains to go head to head in a new preview as the master, Emperor Palpatine, gets tested by Darth Vader!
Darth Vader is, undoubtedly, one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars lore being one of the central protagonists in the prequel trilogy as Anakin Skywalker, and the main antagonist in the original trilogy as himself. In pop culture, Darth Vader is among the greatest villains to ever grace the screens and with his iconic character design, it's no question that he stands out among others. From being a Jedi, he was lured to the dark side by none other than Chancellor Palpatine to be a Sith Lord.
The one who lured, Palpatine, is another well-known villain in Star Wars being the main antagonist of the Skywalker saga throughout nine films! Being the one who brought Darth Vader to the dark side of the Force, he is the master of the latter who is a politician who climbed the ranks from being a senator to an emperor. All the while, Palpatine is also a Sith lord who crafts sinister plans against the heroes of the narrative.
How did Darth Vader test Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars preview?
Star Wars brings two of the most famous villains of the franchise together in a preview from Marvel Comics for Star Wars: Darth Vader #40. Darth Vader came back to the Imperial home world of Coruscant from Mustafar during the Scourge. This is the time when the rogue A.I. entity has affected the droids from being robots to cybernetic entities. The droids pushed Vader to take them all out without relying on his cybernetic limbs and armor and because of this, he's targeting to pick on Palpatine.
Check out the official synopsis of Star Wars: Darth Vader #40 below:
SCOURGE OF CORUSCANT! What greater prize could the DROID SCOURGE imagine than CORUSCANT, an ecumenopolis filled with millions of droids? And what greater TERROR could the people of Coruscant imagine than a horde of scourged droids...led by LORD VADER himself? Written by: Greg Pak Art by: Raffaele Ienco, Federico Blee Cover by: Leinil Francis Yu, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: November 8, 2023
Star Wars: Darth Vader #40 comes out on the shelves under Marvel Comics on November 8, 2023.
