Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 5

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Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 5 is the fifth and final issue of the comic book miniseries Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle. The comic was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Derek Charm and Charles Paul Wilson III, and released on October 31, 2018 by IDW Publishing.

Development[]

Originally, the issue was intended to be titled The Revenge of Darth Vader, and the story was to feature a thief breaking into Fortress Vader to steal treasures. The thief plot point was ultimately used with the character Hudd in the framing story.^[4]

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 827714016321; October 31, 2018; IDW Publishing^[1]
- 00511; Cover A; Francesco Francavilla
- 00521; Cover B; Charles Paul Wilson III
- 00531; Retailer Incentive Cover; Francesco Francavilla

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

Chewbacca (In flashback(s))
CR-8R "Crater"
Criakan (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Dooku (In flashback(s))
Auric Graf (Indirect mention only)
Lina Graf
Milo Graf (Mentioned only)
Great Devourer (Indirect mention only)
Thom Hudd (Mentioned only)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s))
Visler Korda (Mentioned only)
Renza (First mentioned)
Skritt
Han Solo (Indirect mention only)
Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader
Vaneé
XM-G3 (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Beetle
- Kubaza beetle
Insect (In flashback(s))
- Flea (In flashback(s))
  - Lava flea (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle of Fortress Vader (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
- Galactic Civil War
  - Fact-finding mission to the Outer Rim

Locations

Outer Rim Territories
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains
        Fortress Vader

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Stormtrooper
    - Lava Trooper (First identified as Lava Trooper)
Graf family
House Serenno (In flashback(s))
- Count (In flashback(s))
  - Count of Serenno (In flashback(s))
Officer
- Commander
Sith
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Ewok (In flashback(s))
Gorax (Mentioned only)
Human
- Cyborg
Mustafarian
- Northern Mustafarian
- Southern Mustafarian
Peasle
Unidentified species (In flashback(s))
Wookiee (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
Bowcaster (In flashback(s))
- Chewbacca's bowcaster (In flashback(s))
Lanvorak (First appearance)
Cybernetics

Miscellanea

Arthropod (In flashback(s))
Borra horn (Mentioned only)
Fire
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Mustafarian (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Magma

Collections[]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader's Castle #5 (of 5) on Amazon.com (backup link)
↑ Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle takes place around the time of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the events of which are dated to 1 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. As Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle immediately follows Tales, both series must take place around that year.
↑ The frame story takes place shortly after the construction of Fortress Vader. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the construction forty-six years prior to Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore Fortress Vader was constructed in 12 BBY and Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 5 takes place around the same year.
↑ The Spooky Secrets of IDW's Tales from Vader's Castle on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle #5 on IDW Publishing's official website (backup link)

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One-shots
Ashcan · Annual 2018 · Annual 2019 FCBD 2018 · FCBD 2019 · Flight of the Falcon
Destroyer Down
1 · 2 · 3 · TPB · Loot Crate special
Vader's Castle
Tales from Vader's Castle (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB · box set)
Return to Vader's Castle (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB)
Shadow of Vader's Castle
Ghosts of Vader's Castle (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB)
Beware Vader's Castle Vader's Castle – The Deluxe Library Collection
The Clone Wars – Battle Tales
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB
Related media
Star Wars Adventures (2020)

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In other languages

[Amazon-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader's Castle #5 (of 5) on Amazon.com (backup link)

[Date1-2] Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle takes place around the time of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the events of which are dated to 1 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. As Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle immediately follows Tales, both series must take place around that year.

[Date-3] The frame story takes place shortly after the construction of Fortress Vader. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary dates the construction forty-six years prior to Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore Fortress Vader was constructed in 12 BBY and Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 5 takes place around the same year.

[Spooky_Secrets-4] The Spooky Secrets of IDW's Tales from Vader's Castle on StarWars.com (backup link)

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