Star Wars: Darth Vader Saved Luke Skywalkers Life and it Changes Everything

August 15, 2024

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The following contains major spoilers for Star Wars: Darth Vader #49, on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Darth Vader saved the life of his own son, and it could be one of the biggest problems he has ever known.

Star Wars: Darth Vader #49 finds Luke Skywalker and his allies working tirelessly to escape the frozen wilderness of Caranthanax B’s South Pole before their Imperial pursuers can catch up to them. Unfortunately for them, that was never going to happen, although the Empire’s army isn’t the only concern the heroes have. As it turns out, Luke and his allies have landed themselves right in the middle of a fight between the Empire, Darth Vader’s Schism, and the members of the cybernetically enhanced M.A.R. Corps who have only recently regained their freedom. Most shocking of all, Darth Vader is more than willing to make sure no actual harm comes to his son, even if doing so means starting yet another fight on top of those already being waged.

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Star Wars: Darth Vader #49

Written by GREG PAK Art by RAFFAELE IENCO Colors by FEDERICO BLEE Letters by VC’s JOE CARAMAGNA Main cover art by LEINIL FRANCIS YU & ROMULO FAJARDO JR. Variant covers by CHRIS SPROUSE, KJARL STORY & NEERAJ MENON, DIKE RUAN, and KAEL NGU

Darth Vader, formerly known as Anakin Skywalker, has been building toward a major confrontation with his Sith master, Emperor Palpatine, for quite some time in the pages of Marvel Comics. During an encounter with the malevolent artificial intelligence known as the Scourge in 2023’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #39, the titular villain was forced to come to terms with the idea that the Emperor was always his one true nemesis. Not long after, Darth Vader embarked upon a quest to lead his rebellion from within the Empire.

In the process, Darth Vader has employed the help of the ominous fighting force known as the Schism Imperial who have worked alongside him in secret to subvert the Emperor’s endeavors and eventually usurp his place on the throne. Founded by the Sith Sly Moore, better known as Umbaran, the Schism Imperial sought to dismantle Palpatine’s reign long before Darth Vader took command of their efforts. Throughout their journeys, Vader and the Schism Imperial traversed harsh terrains, including the Emperor’s former world — Exegol.

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While Darth Vader has been leading his subversive charge against the Emperor, Marvel Comics’ mainline Star Wars ongoing series has seen Luke Skywalker similarly driven into the depths of the Dark Side of the Force. May’s Star Wars #43 by Charles Soule, Steven Cummings, and Jethro Morales saw Luke’s consciousness come face-to-face with a powerful Sith within the confines of a twisted Kyber crystal. During the experience, Luke had to contend with his own worst memories, as well as the fears they instilled within him, all before eventually freeing the Kyber crystal of the dark influence that had been imbued within it.

Star Wars: Darth Vader #49 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics

Star Wars

The original trilogy depicts the heroic development of Luke Skywalker as a Jedi and his fight against Palpatine’s Galactic Empire alongside his sister, Leia. The prequels tell the tragic backstory of their father, Anakin, who is corrupted by Palpatine and becomes Darth Vader.

Summary

Created by George Lucas, Star Wars began in 1977 with the then-eponymous film that would later be retitled Episode IV: A New Hope. The original Star Wars trilogy centered on Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa, who helped lead the Rebel Alliance to victory over the tyrannous Galactic Empire. This Empire was overseen by Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine, who was aided by the cybernetic menace known as Darth Vader.In 1999, Lucas returned to Star Wars with a prequel trilogy that explored how Luke’s father Anakin Skywalker became a Jedi and eventually succumbed to the dark side of the Force. This, of course, is what led him to become the aforementioned Darth Vader.Lucas would sell Lucasfilm and Star Wars to The Walt Disney Company in 2012, and two years later, Disney declared the entire Expanded Universe – consisting of novels, comic books, video games and more – non-canon. The new era of Star Wars canon was bolstered by the sequel trilogy, which kicked off in 2015 with The Force Awakens. This trilogy saw a new generation of heroes band together to take down the First Order, an Empire-like regime that rose from the ashes of Palpatine’s original Empire. The faction was led by Supreme Leader Snoke and later Kylo Ren, the son of Han and Leia and the grandson of Darth Vader.Outside of the prequel, original and sequel trilogies, Disney experimented with Star Wars anthology films such as Rogue One and Solo. When Disney+ launched in 2019, the company also expanded into live-action television with The Mandalorian, which paved the way for The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, Andor and more. The streaming service also housed the revival of The Clone Wars for its final season and a spinoff called The Bad Batch.As for the Expanded Universe, while those stories are no longer canon, fans can still revisit them under the Star Wars Legends banner.

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