Darth Vader (2020) 37

Darth Vader 37 is the thirty-seventh issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on August 16, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

CURSE OF THE JEDI! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Killer Droids have taken over Darth Vader's flagship Super Star Destroyer, the Executor! But even with the powerful Kyberite shield, the Dark Lord of the Sith cannot fully control the Force! Will the lessons of Jedi Masters Qui-Gon and Obi-Warn [sic] save him from the SCOURGE — or make him a tool for its galactic conquest?

Plot summary[]

CURSE OF THE JEDI,
SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS

After the Fermata Cage caused Darth Vader's
control of the Force to waver, he tracked
down Doctor Chelli Aphra to help him retrieve
the ancient Zaly Shield: a weapon made of
kyberite that can help Force users focus their
energies.

Darth Vader utilized the shield to take on the
droid uprising that launched an attack on the
Sith Lord while his powers were not fully in
control.

As Vader slowly regained his command of the
Force, he turned the tide in the battle with
the droid uprising, directing Ochi and Zed to
retrieve the scraps of fallen droids and enlist
them to serve his dark purposes….

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Cover gallery[]

Development[]

On February 4, 2023, writer Greg Pak tweeted that he was due to work on the issue that month, which would be the record for the most consecutive issues of a single series he had wrote.^[3] On March 18, Raffaele Ienco stated he would be the artist for the issue but had yet to receive its script.^[4]

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

Mas Amedda (Appears in hologram)
Chelli Lona Aphra (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Arex
Corleque
Qui-Gon Jinn (In flashback(s))
Obi-Wan Kenobi (In flashback(s))
Shmi Skywalker Lars (Grave only) (In flashback(s))
Sistros Nevet (Statuette only) (Variant cover only)
Ochi (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Ought-Six
Firmus Piett
R2-D2 (In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader
Istan Zaly (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Scourge
ZED-6-7

Droid models

Analysis droid
- SP-4 ISC
Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2 series astromech droid (In flashback(s))
Battle droid
- B-series battle droid
  - B1-series battle droid
  - B2-series super battle droid
Forensics droid
Monster droid
- Unidentified monster droid model
Protocol droid
- RA-7 protocol droid
Repair droid
- MSE series
  - MSE-6 series repair droid
Security droid (Modified head only)
- KX-series security droid (Modified head only)
Service droid
- Unidentified service droid model (First appearance)
Spider-droid
Training droid
- Jedi training droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle with the droid uprising (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) (First identified as battle with the droid uprising)
- Great Jedi Purge (Indirect mention only)
  - Mission to Al'doleem (Indirect mention only)
- Scourge of the droids
  - Battle for the Executor (First appearance)
Republic Era (In flashback(s))
- Funeral of Shmi Skywalker Lars (In flashback(s))

Locations

Al'doleem (Mentioned only)
Core Worlds (In flashback(s))
- Corusca sector (In flashback(s))
  - Coruscant subsector (In flashback(s))
    - Coruscant system (In flashback(s))
      - Coruscant (In flashback(s))
        Galactic City (In flashback(s))
        Federal District (In flashback(s))
        Jedi Temple (In flashback(s))
Outer Rim Territories
- Arkanis sector (In flashback(s))
  - Tatoo system (In flashback(s))
    - Tatooine (In flashback(s))
      - Jundland Wastes (In flashback(s))
        Great Chott salt flat (In flashback(s))
        Lars Homestead (In flashback(s))
- Atravis sector
  - Mustafar system
    - Mustafar
      - Gahenn Plains
        Fortress Vader
      - Klegger Corp Mining Facility (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Assassin (Mentioned only)
Captain
Doctor (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Droid uprising
- Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Grand Vizier (Appears in hologram)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Knight (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Master (In flashback(s))
- Padawan (In flashback(s))
Kenobi family (In flashback(s))
Lars family (Grave only) (In flashback(s))
Lord
Officer
- Admiral
Pilot
Pirate
Sith
Skywalker family

Sentient species

Chagrian (Appears in hologram)
Human

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
  - Star Destroyer
    - Imperial-class Star Destroyer
      - Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
        Unbreakable
- Dropship
  - Imperial transport
- Starfighter
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- Skiff (In flashback(s))
  - J-type Naboo star skiff (In flashback(s))
- Transport
  - Troop transport

Weapons and technology

Armor
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
  - E-5 blaster rifle
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle
  - Light repeating blaster (Appears on screen)
    - SE-14r light repeating blaster (Appears on screen)
- Wrist blaster
Code cylinder
Comlink (Mentioned only)
Computer
Cybernetics
- Mechno-arm
Datapad
Droid
Emergency beacon (Mentioned only)
Fermata Cage (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Hologram
Life support (Mentioned only)
Lightsaber
- Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber (In flashback(s))
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's second lightsaber (In flashback(s))
- Sith lightsaber
  - Darth Vader's lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Staff
  - Darth Vader's staff
Officer's disk
Shield (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Bridge
Capital (In flashback(s))
City (In flashback(s))
- Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s))
Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi robes (In flashback(s))
Coruscanti (In flashback(s))
Cyborg
Data pit
Death
Devil (Mentioned only)
Entry ramp (In flashback(s))
Farm (In flashback(s))
- Moisture farm (In flashback(s))
Fire
Flagship
Fleet
The Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
- Force Wave (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Meditation (Mentioned only)
Fortress
Funeral (In flashback(s))
Hull
Jedi temple (In flashback(s))
Jedi training (In flashback(s))
Language
- Binary
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Lethorn (Appears in hologram)
Lightsaber combat (In flashback(s))
- Lightsaber duel (In flashback(s))
Magma
Mineral
- Kyberite
Moon (Mentioned only)
Parent
Planet
Time
- Second
- Standard hour
- Standard minute
Youngling (In flashback(s))

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: Darth Vader (2020) #37 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) 37 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.
↑ Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "Just turned in my script for DARTH VADER #36, which now ties my run on FIREFLY for the most consecutive issues of a single series I've written in my career. Gonna pass that record with VADER this month. Hugely grateful to everyone who's supporting it so passionately. Means a ton." (backup link)
↑ Raffaele Ienco (@Raffaele_Ienco) on Twitter: "Something very rare in the life of a comic book artist has happened-- on Friday I finished inking page 20 of Darth Vader #36 and I have not received the script for issue #37 yet which means--- I HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #37 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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[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: Darth Vader (2020) #37 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) 37 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

[Tweet-3] Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "Just turned in my script for DARTH VADER #36, which now ties my run on FIREFLY for the most consecutive issues of a single series I've written in my career. Gonna pass that record with VADER this month. Hugely grateful to everyone who's supporting it so passionately. Means a ton." (backup link)

[Inking_tweet-4] Raffaele Ienco (@Raffaele_Ienco) on Twitter: "Something very rare in the life of a comic book artist has happened-- on Friday I finished inking page 20 of Darth Vader #36 and I have not received the script for issue #37 yet which means--- I HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (backup link)

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