Darth Vader (2020) 30

Darth Vader 30 is the thirtieth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Luke Ross and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on January 11, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

ALL HER SHADOWS! During their terrible battle at Padmé's tomb on Naboo, the Queen's most devoted handmaidens were no match for the fury of Darth Vader. So as they are about to face the Dark Lord again, the handmaidens have prepared. But so has Vader. Who will triumph in the rematch? And what dark price will that victory exact?

Plot summary[]

ALL HER SHADOWS

Under the tutelage of Darth Vader, Sabé,
the former handmaiden of Padmé Amidala, has
slipped further under the influence of the
Empire. Seeking to liberate their companion
from Darth Vader's grasp or put an end to her
desecration of Padmé's memory, Sabé's
fellow handmaidens apprehended the
assassin Ochi of Bestoon.

Using Ochi and his security clearances, the
handmaiden Dormé boarded the ''Executor''
posing as Sabé to track down her
whereabouts. Dormé discovered that Sabé
had been dispatched to Skako Minor to
assassinate Jul Tambor. Moments later,
Dormé's cover was blown by Darth Vader.

On Skako Minor, Jul Tambor attempted to
sway Sabé to his side to no avail, as Sabé
followed orders and shot her target down….

Development[]

On August 24, 2022, writer Greg Pak tweeted that he had recently turned in the script for the issue.^[3]

Continuity[]

The opening crawl of the issue states that Sabé had been sent on a mission to Skako Minor to assassinate Jul Tambor, even though the issue itself, and the prior issue, Darth Vader (2020) 29, depicted Sabé's mission as taking place on Brentaal IV.^[4]

On the first page, Saché refers to Eirtaé as "Saché."

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Droid models

Analysis droid
- SP-4 ISC
Battle droid
- B-series battle droid
  - B1-series battle droid
    - OOM-series battle droid
      - OOM command battle droid
  - B2-series super battle droid
Forensics droid
Protocol droid (Impersonated)
- RA-7 protocol droid (Impersonated)
Repair droid
- MSE series
  - MSE-6 series repair droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (In flashback(s))
- Battle on Fedalle (First appearance)
- Uprising on Skako Minor
  - Mission to Brentaal IV
Republic Era (Indirect mention only)
- Separatist Crisis (Mentioned only)

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Core Worlds
- Bormea sector
  - Brentaal System
    - Brentaal IV
      - Jul Tambor's camp
- Fedalle (First appearance)
Mid Rim Territories (In flashback(s))
- Chommell sector (In flashback(s))
  - Naboo system (In flashback(s))
    - Naboo (In flashback(s))
      - Theed (In flashback(s))
        Tomb of Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s))
Skako Minor (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Amidalans (In flashback(s))
Assassin
- Master Assassin
Confederacy of Independent Systems (Mentioned only)
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial garrison (First mentioned)
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jul Tambor's forces
- Jul's droid army (First appearance)
Lord
Monarch of Naboo (Mentioned only)
Naberrie family (Cover only)
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Officer
- Admiral (Voice only)
- Lieutenant Commander
Old Republic (Mentioned only)
Queen (Mentioned only)
Sith
Skywalker family
Tambors

Sentient species

Human
- Naboo
Skakoan

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
        Bay Seven
- Jul's command ship (First appearance)
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lamnda-class T-4a shuttle
  - Star Commuter 2000
- Starfighter
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Data bank (Mentioned only)
Datapad
Droid
Hologram
Holotable (In flashback(s))
Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Staff
Rebreather
Self-destruct mechanism (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Blood (Mentioned only)
Capital (In flashback(s))
City (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Boot
  - Levitating boot (First appearance)
- Cape
- Pressure suit
Command ship
Cyborg
Death (Mentioned only)
Entry ramp
Eye
Flagship
The Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
    - Force push
- Force-sensitive
Garrison (Mentioned only)
Hangar
Heart (Mentioned only)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Writing
  - Aurebesh
Laser
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
Planet
Time
- Second
- Standard year

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 6 – Return of the Handmaidens

Sources[]

"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 215

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #30 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader (2020) 30 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.
↑ Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "I just recently turned in the script to DARTH VADER #30 and am working on #31 right now, and it's hard to express how excited I am by the current storyline and all of the incredible creative collaborators working on this book. Hugely grateful to everyone who's reading!" (backup link)
↑ Darth Vader (2020) 29

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #30 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Dark Heart of the Sith:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Into the Fire:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
The Shadow's Shadow:	25 · 26 · 27
Return of the Handmaidens:	28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32
Unbound Force:	33 · 34
Target Aphra:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Rise of the Schism Imperial:	42 · 43 · 44 · 45
The Razing of Exegol:	46 · 47
Phantoms:	48 · 49 · 50
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2017) In Service to the Empire · Revelations (2022) · Revelations (2023) Free Comic Book Day 2023

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #30 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] The events of Darth Vader (2020) 30 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.

[Tweet-3] Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "I just recently turned in the script to DARTH VADER #30 and am working on #31 right now, and it's hard to express how excited I am by the current storyline and all of the incredible creative collaborators working on this book. Hugely grateful to everyone who's reading!" (backup link)

[Vader_29-4] Darth Vader (2020) 29

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