Darth Vader (2020) 21

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Darth Vader 21 is the twenty-first issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, and published by Marvel Comics on March 23, 2022.

Publisher's summary[]

THE RETURN OF THE HANDMAIDEN! A figure terrifyingly close to VADER'S dark heart returns – but with a shocking new allegiance that threatens total chaos! The band of heroes who have bound themselves to Vader's cause finally learn the true nature of their new lord. And how long can OCHI OF BESTOON keep his desperate secret?

Plot summary[]

RETURN OF THE
HANDMAIDEN

Darth Vader has uncovered that Crimson
Dawn has infiltrated all areas of the
galaxy, including members of the Empire.

But chaos is afoot, as Ochi of Bestoon
seems to be loyal to Crimson Dawn and is
leading Vader astray.

Meanwhile, Sabé is inching closer to
Darth Vader….

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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 (Indirect mention only)
Cadeliah (Indirect mention only)
Gee-Ninety
Grapa (First appearance)
Loriach
Sly Moore
Ochi
Hurst Romodi
S'ira
Sabé
Ankala Sahm
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Tanka
Darth Vader
Beilert Valance
Yuralla Vega (Indirect mention only)
Espis Zanchal (Mentioned only)
Espis Zanchal's narglatch (Mentioned only)
ZED-6-7
Chilla Zin

Organisms

Narglatch (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (Indirect mention only)
- Massacre of the Amidalans (First mentioned)
- War against the Sith
  - Attack on the Crimson Dawn Sub-Headquarters (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Purge of suspected Crimson Dawn collaborators

Locations

The galaxy
- Bestoon (Mentioned only)
- Core Worlds
  - Corusca sector
    - Coruscant subsector
      - Coruscant system
        Coruscant
        Imperial City
- Mid Rim Territories
  - Chommell sector
    - Naboo system
      - Naboo
        Sabé's hut (First appearance)
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Tranchar (First appearance)
- S'ira's village (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Administrator
- Sub-Administrator
Alliance to Restore the Republic (Mentioned only)
Amidalans (Appears as a corpse) (Appears in hologram)
Assassins Guild (Mentioned only)
- Assassin
  - Master Assassin
Baron (Mentioned only)
Crimson Dawn
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps (Cover only)
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Lawyer (Mentioned only)
Lord
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Officer
- General
- Lieutenant
Revengers
Sith
Skywalker family
Sniper
Soldier
Spy
- Sleeper Agent
Valance family

Sentient species

Alazmec
Bestoonian
Bith
Duros
Gungan (Appears as a corpse) (Appears in hologram)
- Otolla (Appears as a corpse) (Appears in hologram)
Human
- Naboo
Mon Calamari
Trandoshan
Umbaran
Voridsec
Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Dreadnought
    - Star Dreadnought
      - Executor-class Star Dreadnought
        Executor
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lamnda-class T-4a shuttle
- Starfighter
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE Advanced x1
      - Darth Vader's TIE Advanced
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter (Cover only)
- Vermillion (Indirect mention only)

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Book (Mentioned only)
Capital
City
- Ecumenopolis
Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
Cyborg
Death
Entry ramp
Flagship
Foodstuff
The Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
Galaxy
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Parent
Planet
Plant
- Tree
Time
- Standard month
Torture
Treason (Mentioned only)

Collections[]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Darth Vader (2020) 21 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on www.thepopverse.com (archived from the original on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Darth Vader (2020) 21 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

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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Star Wars: Crimson Reign

Crossover
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Star Wars:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Darth Vader:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Doctor Aphra:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Bounty Hunters:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Collections
Crimson Reign · Omnibus
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 4 · Darth Vader Vol. 4 Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 4
Related media
War of the Bounty Hunters · Hidden Empire Han Solo & Chewbacca 3

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Darth Vader (2020) 21 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on www.thepopverse.com (archived from the original on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Darth Vader (2020) 21 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

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