Darth Vader (2020) 43

Darth Vader 43 is the forty-third issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Adam Gorham and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on February 14, 2024.

Publisher's summary[]

WHO DARES COMMIT TREASON AGAINST THE EMPIRE?! Seemingly disparate threads from years of storytelling come together as DARTH VADER uncovers the master plan of the SCHISM IMPERIAL! The UMBARAN nurtures her conspirators! KITSTER and WALD return – along with the death machinery of GOVERNOR TAUNTAZA! But when a group of betrayers come together, how long will it be until they betray each other?

Plot summary[]

THE ROOT OF TREASON

As Lieutenant Commander Enric Pryde and
other Imperials continue their duties across
the galaxy, Imperial Administrator Sly Moore
has secretly been putting together a group of
defectors to stand against the Empire.

Her crew already consists of Admiral
Corleque and Governor Tauntaza, but she has
now begun to convince Vader and his new
team of corrupted rebel cyborgs to join
her….

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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

Kitster Banai
Blades
Ezra Bridger (Variant cover only)
C1-10P "Chopper" (Variant cover only)
Chamdaka
Corleque
Eye-Oh-Ninety-Eight-Dee (First identified as Eye-Oh-Ninety-Eight-Dee)
Fabarian (First appearance)
Adi Gallia (Variant cover only)
Sly Moore
Enric Pryde (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Scourge (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Slandarv (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
Tandorvo
Tauntaza
Unidentified human doctor (First appearance)
Unidentified Imperial supervisor (First appearance)
Unidentified M.A.R. Corps member
Unidentified RA-7 protocol droid (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Unidentified rebel general (First appearance)
Darth Vader
Wald
Xanto (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Organisms

Bird (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Labor droid
- ASP-series labor droid
Protocol droid (In flashback(s))
- RA-7 protocol droid (In flashback(s))

Events

Imperial Era
- Destruction of Tauntaza's fortress (In flashback(s))
- Scourge of the droids (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
  - Battle for the Executor (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
  - Scourge of Coruscant (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy
- Coruscant (In flashback(s))
  - Imperial City (In flashback(s))
    - Imperial Palace (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    - ISB Office of Internal Review (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    - Sector 35 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
    - Sector 36 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Gabredor III (In flashback(s))
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Unidentified planet (First appearance)
- Skako Minor (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Administrator
- Sub-Administrator (In flashback(s))
Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Alliance Army
    - Rebel trooper
  - Red Platoon (First mentioned)
- Alliance officer
- M.A.R. Corps
Assistant
Baron (Mentioned only)
Crimson Dawn (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Doctor
Galactic Empire
- Assistant Data Processor (First appearance)
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Governor
- Imperial Court (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Imperial Security Bureau (In flashback(s))
  - Agent (In flashback(s))
Investigator (In flashback(s))
Lord
Officer
- Admiral (In flashback(s))
- Captain
- General
- Lieutenant Commander (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Schism Imperial
Sith
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Executor (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Star Destroyer (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
  - Unbreakable (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class shuttle
      - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
    - Zeta-class Heavy Cargo Shuttle
- Starfighter
  - X-wing starfighter
    - T-series X-wing line
      - T-65 X-wing starfighter
        T-65B X-wing starfighter
- Transport
Tauntaza's fortress

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
- Helmet
- Stormtrooper armor
- Tauntaza's armor
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Datapad
Droid
Electronic translator
- Translating vocoder
  - Vocoder mask
Hologram (In flashback(s))
Holotable (In flashback(s))
Lightsaber
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Officer's disk
Processor
Stuncuffs (In flashback(s))
Transregulator (First mentioned)

Miscellanea

Capital (In flashback(s))
City (In flashback(s))
- Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
Credit (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Cyborg
Death
- Death penalty (In flashback(s))
Defector
Devil (Mentioned only)
Entry ramp
Fire
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Force lightning (In flashback(s))
  - Telekinesis
    - Force choke
    - Force push
- Force-sensitive
Fortress
Galaxy
Imperial crest
Kilometer
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive) (In flashback(s))
Near-human
Planet
Platoon (Mentioned only)
Rebel command insignia
Time
- Standard day
- Standard decade
- Standard month
- Standard week
- Standard year
Treason

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 9 – Rise of the Schism Imperial

Sources[]

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) #43 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Darth Vader (2020) 43 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.

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #43 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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[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) #43 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date_note-2] The events of Darth Vader (2020) 43 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.

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