Darth Vader (2020) 32

Darth Vader 32 is the thirty-second issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Ibraim Roberson and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on March 22, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

HANDMAIDEN NO MORE? Few bonds in the galaxy are as strong as the sisterhood of the former handmaidens of Padmé Amidala. But all that was threatened when Sabé entered the service of Darth Vader, the man the handmaidens always believed was responsible for Padmé's death. Now Dormé, Saché, Rabé and Eirtaé are determined to save Sabé – or stop her, no matter what. But the influence of the Dark Lord is strong and dangerous – and not just to Sabé. What path will the handmaidens choose? And how does all this play into Darth Vader's true plans?

Plot summary[]

HANDMAIDEN
NO MORE?

Following Jul Tambor's kidnapping of Sabé, the
remaining former handmaidens of Padmé
Amidala formed an uneasy alliance with Darth
Vader to stage a daring rescue.

Throughout the battle against Jul's droid army,
the handmaidens realized that they were simply
being used as Vader's pawns so he could rescue
Sabé and fully immerse her into his dark
machinations.

Now Sabé must decide if she is to remain loyal
to the sisterhood of the handmaidens or join
Vader in his violent crusade against Jul
Tambor….

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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

Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s))
Dormé
Eirtaé
Gee-Ninety
Ochi
Firmus Piett
Sabé
Saché
Darth Sidious (Variant cover only)
Luke Skywalker (In flashback(s))
Jul Tambor
Wat Tambor (Mentioned only)
Rabé Tonsort
Unidentified Skakoan refugee (First appearance)
Darth Vader
Yané

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Uprising on Skako Minor
  - Battle against Jul's droid army (Mentioned only) (First identified as battle against Jul's droid army)
  - Bombing of Kantiema (First appearance)
  - Destruction of Jul's droid army (First appearance)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Bormea sector
  - Brentaal System
    - Brentaal IV
      - Kantiema (First appearance)
      - Unidentified Brentaal IV village
- Skako system
  - Skako Minor
Outer Rim Territories (In flashback(s))
- Atravis sector (In flashback(s))
  - Mustafar system (In flashback(s))
    - Mustafar (In flashback(s))
      - Klegger Corp Mining Facility (In flashback(s))
- Bespin (In flashback(s))
  - Cloud City (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic (In flashback(s))
- Alliance Military (In flashback(s))
  - Rebel pilot (In flashback(s))
- Alliance officer (In flashback(s))
Assassin
- Master Assassin
Foreman (Mentioned only)
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Senator (In flashback(s))
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Padawan (In flashback(s))
Jul Tambor's forces
- Jul's droid army (First identified as Jul's droid army)
Lord
Monarch of Naboo (Mentioned only)
Naberrie family (In flashback(s))
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Officer
- Admiral
- Commander (In flashback(s))
- Lieutenant Commander
Queen (Mentioned only)
Sith
Skakoan Council (Mentioned only) (First identified as Ruling Council)
Skywalker family
Tambors

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
- Dropship
  - Imperial Dropship Transport
- Gunship (Appears on screen)
  - Low Altitude Assault Transport (Appears on screen)
    - Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry (Appears on screen)
- Jul's command ship (First identified as Jul's flagship)
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
  - Star Commuter 2000

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Army (Mentioned only)
Bridge
City
Clothing
- Boot
  - Levitating boot
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
- Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (In flashback(s))
- Pressure suit
Command ship
Cyborg
Data pit
Death
Entry ramp
Flagship
Foodstuff
The Force
- Force power
  - Force deflection
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
Fungus
- Mushroom
Gravity
Heart (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Life Zone (In flashback(s))
Magma (In flashback(s))
Mountain (In flashback(s))
Near-human
Parent
Planet
- Gas giant (In flashback(s))
Port
Refugee
Sleep (Mentioned only)
Soul (Mentioned only)
Star system
Time
- Standard day
Water
Youngling

Collections[]

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

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) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Darth Vader (2020) 32 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #32 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 2024 · Phantom Menace Special

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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) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Darth Vader (2020) 32 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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