Darth Vader (2020) 7

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Darth Vader 7 is the seventh issue of the canon comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader. It was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, and published by Marvel Comics on November 11, 2020.

The issue features the story "Into the Fire Part II: The Assassin," in which Darth Vader struggles to survive the embers of Mustafar, as he faces Ochi of Bestoon, assassin of the Sith.

Publisher's summary[]

PAIN LEADS TO ANGER AND ANGER LEADS TO AN ELEMENT FROM EPISODE IX! As DARTH VADER battered and broken by the EMPEROR as punishment for his rebellion, drags himself across the blasted surface of MUSTAFAR with vengeance on his mind! But can he survive the onslaught of a certain mysterious SITH ASSASSIN? And how will his world change when he learns his enemy's GREATEST SECRET?!!

Plot summary[]

INTO THE FIRE
Part II: THE ASSASSIN

Darth Vader revealed the truth: He is
Luke Skywalker's father. But Luke
refused Vader's call to the dark side of
the Force and escaped.

Enraged, Vader tore through the galaxy
on a quest of revenge against everyone
who hid Luke from him.

Following Vader's defiant actions,
Emperor Palpatine brutally punished his
apprentice and left him broken and
stranded on Mustafar....

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

Eye of Webbish Bog (First pictured)
Nute Gunray (Appears as a corpse)
Ochi
Sabé (Indirect mention only)
Darth Sidious (In flashback(s))
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unidentified blind giant (First pictured)
Unidentified Jedi youngling (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
Darth Vader

Droid models

Battle droid (Wreckage only)
- B-series battle droid (Wreckage only)
  - B1-series battle droid (Wreckage only)
    - OOM-series battle droid (Wreckage only)
      - OOM-series security droid (Wreckage only)
  - B2-series super battle droid (Arm only)
Repair droid
- MSE series
  - MSE-6 series repair droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (Indirect mention only)
- Battle on Polis Massa (Indirect mention only)
- Duel on Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Escape from Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Mission to Mustafar (In flashback(s))
Republic Era (In flashback(s))
- Clone Wars (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s))
- Great Jedi Purge (In flashback(s))
  - Operation: Knightfall (In flashback(s))

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only)
Coruscant (In flashback(s))
- Imperial City (In flashback(s))
  - Federal District (In flashback(s))
    - Imperial Palace (In flashback(s))
Exegol (Indirect mention only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Klegger Corp Mining Facility

Organizations and titles

Assassin
- Master Assassin
Confederacy of Independent Systems (In flashback(s))
- Confederacy military (In flashback(s))
  - Separatist Droid Army (In flashback(s))
    - Army infantry corps (In flashback(s))
- Executive Separatist Council (In flashback(s))
- Head of State (In flashback(s))
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
Galactic Republic (In flashback(s))
- Supreme Chancellor (In flashback(s))
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Jedi youngling (In flashback(s))
Lord
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin
- Sith Lord
- Sith Master (In flashback(s))
Skywalker family
Trade Federation (In flashback(s))
- Neimoidian Royal Guard (Appears as a corpse)
- Viceroy of the Trade Federation (In flashback(s))
Viceroy (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Human
- Cyborg
- Naboo (In flashback(s))
Neimoidian (Appears as a corpse)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle (In flashback(s))
  - E-5 blaster rifle (In flashback(s))
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Droid
Lightsaber
- Sith lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Skywalker lightsaber (In flashback(s))
Melee weapon
- Sword (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Capital (In flashback(s))
Cave
City (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi robes (In flashback(s))
- Viceroy gown
- Zeyd cloth (In flashback(s))
Death (In flashback(s))
Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s))
The Force
The galaxy
- Galaxy
Jedi temple (In flashback(s))
Language
- Cruly-3
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Magma
Megacorporation (In flashback(s))
Order 66 (In flashback(s))
Parent
Planet
Symbiosis
Volcano
Youngling (In flashback(s))

Collections[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2 — Into the Fire

Sources[]

Ghosts of Mustafar and Order 66 Remain in Marvel's Darth Vader #7 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references[]

↑ Ghosts of Mustafar and Order 66 Remain in Marvel's Darth Vader #7 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Darth Vader (2020) 7 to 3 ABY.

External links[]

Marvel Comics' November 2020 comic book solicitations and covers revealed (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

[Preview-1] Ghosts of Mustafar and Order 66 Remain in Marvel's Darth Vader #7 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

[Date-2] Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Darth Vader (2020) 7 to 3 ABY.

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