Doctor Aphra (2020) 27

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Doctor Aphra 27 is the twenty-seventh issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Minkyu Jung and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on December 28, 2022.

Publisher's summary[]

"AN UNEASY ALLIANCE!" DOCTOR CHELLI APHRA has struck a bargain for power! Will she be able to pay the terrible cost?! Or does the crafty doctor have one last trick up her sleeve?

Plot summary[]

CONTROL ISSUES

The hunt for the Spark Eternal has ended in catastrophe! While a Spark-possessed Aphra tormented former friends aboard the ''Vermillion'',
the true Aphra learned about Ascendant technology from its creator, Miril, and plotted her escape from a Spark-induced prison in her mind.

Ordered to steal the Spark Eternal by Ronen Tagge, Just Lucky and Ariole Yu narrowly escaped the ''Vermillion'' with their lives.

Sana Starros and her team of Aphra associates were not as lucky. The manipulative Spark seized control of the murderous droids BT-1
and 0-0-0 and convinced Kho Phon Farrus to defect to Crimson Dawn. After fracturing the team, the Spark abandoned the ''Vermillion'' and
destroyed the pursuing ''Volt Cobra'' with Sana and her crew aboard….

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

0-0-0
Chelli Lona Aphra
Korin Aphra
Lona Aphra (Mentioned only)
"The Archivist"
BT-1
Cardo (Indirect mention only)
Kho Phon Farrus
Just Lucky
Marinda (Indirect mention only)
Massif (Indirect mention only)
Miril (Mentioned only)
Eustacia Okka
Sheev Palpatine (Mentioned only)
Qi'ra (Mentioned only)
Ren (Mentioned only)
Sana Starros
Domina Tagge
Ronen Tagge
Magna Tolvan
Unidentified Sith Lord (Indirect mention only)
Darth Vader (Appears in hologram)
Zam Wesell (Variant cover only)
Vicrul (Indirect mention only)
Detta Yao
Ariole Yu

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Assassination attempt on Domina Tagge (First mentioned)
- Hunt for the Spark Eternal (First identified as hunt for the Spark Eternal)
- War against the Sith
  - Battle against Crimson Dawn (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance officer
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Archivist
Ascendant (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Assassin
Bounty hunter
Crimson Dawn
Doctor
Galactic Empire
House of Tagge
- Tagge Corporation
  - Executive officer
  - Tagge Corporation fleet
- Tagge's mercenaries (Indirect mention only)
Knights of Ren (Mentioned only)
- Ren (Mentioned only)
Lady
Officer
- Captain
Professor
Sana Starros' crew
Scholar
Sith (Appears in hologram)
- Dark Lord of the Sith (Appears in hologram)
- Darth (Appears in hologram)
- Sith apprentice (Appears in hologram)
- Sith Lord (Appears in hologram)
Sixth Kin
- Lieutenant
Skywalker family (Appears in hologram)
Slicer
Smuggler
Starros Clan
Teacher (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Acquisitor
- Ark Angel IV
- Fleeting
- Vermillion (Mentioned only)
- Volt Cobra (Wreckage only)

Weapons and technology

Armor (Appears in hologram)
- Darth Vader's armor (Helmet only) (Appears in hologram)
- Helmet (Appears in hologram)
Bacta tank
Blaster (In flashback(s))
- Blaster rifle (In flashback(s))
  - Sniper rifle (In flashback(s))
Cybernetics
Droid
Fermata Cage
Hologram
Holoprojector
Kho Phon Farrus' machine
Melee weapon
- Sword
  - Null Blade
Saw blade (In flashback(s))
Spark Eternal
Vocabulator

Miscellanea

Army (Mentioned only)
Bacta
Brain (Mentioned only)
Capital
City
Clothing
- Cape
  - Kho Phon Farrus' cape
- Glove
  - Calling glove
- Goggles
Cockpit
Cyborg
Death (Mentioned only)
Defect (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Flagship
The Force (Mentioned only)
- Disturbance in the Force (Indirect mention only)
- Force artifact
  - Sith artifact
- Force-sensitive (Appears in hologram)
"Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- "Kark"
Memory Box (Indirect mention only)
Money (Mentioned only)
- Credit (Mentioned only)
Near-human
Parent
Planet
Prison (Mentioned only)
Realspace
Ring
- Rings of Vaale
  - Ring of Immortality
Star
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time

Collections[]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 — Ascendant

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 ^1.11 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Doctor Aphra 27 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: Doctor Aphra (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Fortune and Fate:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
The Engine Job:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9
War of the Bounty Hunters:	10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
Crimson Reign:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
The Spark Eternal:	22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Ascendant:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31
Ripple Effect:	32 · 33 · 34
Dark Droids:	35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
	40
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Other
Omnibus
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2016) · Audiobook Original (script) Revelations (2022) · Revelations (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 ^1.11 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Doctor Aphra 27 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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