Darth Vader (2020) 4

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Darth Vader 4 is the fourth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. It was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, and published by Marvel Comics on August 12, 2020. The issue features the story "Dark Heart of the Sith Part IV," in which the Amidalans spring their trap against Darth Vader.

Publisher's summary[]

WHO HUNTS THE HUNTER? DARTH VADER continues his terrifying quest for vengeance against everyone who hid the existence of his son from him. But on NABOO, the DARK LORD OF THE SITH faces a deadly new challenge as his focus turns from LUKE to PADMÉ, the wife of the man Vader used to be. And what secrets lie in the tomb of PADMÉ AMIDALA?

Plot summary[]

DARK HEART OF THE SITH
Part IV

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 has taken a squad of death
troopers and the Imperial forensics droid,
ZED-6-7, on a quest of revenge against everyone
who hid Luke from him. Vader's new ally—Queen
Amidala's former handmaiden Sabé—has sworn
a vengeance of her own kind against her queen's
killers.

But Sabé has betrayed Darth Vader. She
believes the Dark Lord to be Padmé's murderer
and now springs her deadly trap....

Development[]

Darth Vader 4 was initially solicited for a May 20, 2020 release,^[3] but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606096015; August 12, 2020; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
- 00411; Cover A; InHyuk Lee
- 00421; Cover B; Chris Sprouse, Karl Story & Neeraj Menon

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Statue only)
Dormé
Eirtaé
Qui-Gon Jinn (Appears as a corpse) (In flashback(s))
Ric Olié
Sabé
Saché
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Tonra
Rabé Tonsort
Gregar Typho
Darth Vader
Yané (In flashback(s))
ZED-6-7

Organisms

Sando aqua monster

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (First appearance)
- Duel on Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Escape from Cloud City (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Padmé Amidala's funeral (Indirect mention only)
Republic Era (In flashback(s))
- Funeral of Qui-Gon Jinn (In flashback(s))
- Invasion of Naboo (In flashback(s))
  - Battle of Naboo (Indirect mention only)

Locations

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))
        Port District (In flashback(s))
        Western spaceport (In flashback(s))
Mid Rim Territories
- Chommell sector
  - Naboo system
    - Naboo
      - Lake Country (In flashback(s))
      - Theed
        Funeral Temple (In flashback(s))
        
        Theed Royal Palace
        
        Tomb of Padmé Amidala (First appearance)
Tatooine (In flashback(s))
- Mos Espa (In flashback(s))
  - Watto's junkshop (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Aide (In flashback(s))
Amidalans
Bodyguard (In flashback(s))
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Death trooper
    - Darth Vader's guard
  - Imperial Navy
Galactic Republic (In flashback(s))
- Jedi General (Mentioned only)
- Senator (In flashback(s))
Handmaiden (In flashback(s))
Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Jedi Master (Appears as a corpse) (In flashback(s))
- Padawan (In flashback(s))
Lord
Naberrie family (Statue only)
Officer
- Captain
- General (Mentioned only)
Pilot
Queen (Statue only)
Royal House of Naboo (Statue only)
- Monarch of Naboo (Statue only)
- Naboo resistance (Mentioned only) (First identified as Naboo resistance)
- Royal Naboo Security Forces (In flashback(s))
  - Naboo Royal Handmaidens (In flashback(s))
Sith
Skywalker family
Trade Federation (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Angel (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Gungan
- Otolla
Human
- Cyborg
- Naboo
Mon Calamari
Togruta

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- J-type 327 Nubian starship (In flashback(s))
  - Naboo Royal Starship (In flashback(s))
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Bubble wort
Burial
Capital
City
Clothing
- Cape
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Flame-colored robes (In flashback(s))
Death
Dismemberment
Ecumenopolis (In flashback(s))
Fire (In flashback(s))
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
- Force-sensitive
Funeral (In flashback(s))
- Jedi funeral (In flashback(s))
Language
- Death trooper encryption
- Galactic Basic Standard
Lekku
Lightsaber combat
Map (Mentioned only)
Mineral
- Gemstone
  - Jewel of Zenda
Montral
Necklace
- Japor snippet
Ocean
Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (In flashback(s))
Pillow
Planet
Reflec
Silk
- Naboo silk (First appearance)
Slavery (In flashback(s))
Spaceport (In flashback(s))
Species
Squad
Time
- Standard century
- Standard day
- Standard year
Torture (Mentioned only)
Water
Youngling (In flashback(s))

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Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 — Dark Heart of the Sith

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Darth Vader (2020) 4 to 3 ABY.
↑ Marvel Comics MAY 2020 Solicitations on Newsarama (February 20, 2020) (archived from the original on February 20, 2020)
↑ MARVEL Not Releasing Any New Titles This Week Print or Digitally, But May Change in Future by Arrant, Chris on Newsarama (March 31, 2020) (archived from the original on March 31, 2020)

External links[]

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] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Darth Vader (2020) 4 to 3 ABY.

[Newsarama-May-3] Marvel Comics MAY 2020 Solicitations on Newsarama (February 20, 2020) (archived from the original on February 20, 2020)

[Newsarama-Delay-4] MARVEL Not Releasing Any New Titles This Week Print or Digitally, But May Change in Future by Arrant, Chris on Newsarama (March 31, 2020) (archived from the original on March 31, 2020)

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