Darth Vader (2020) 17

Darth Vader 17
Attribution information
Writer	Greg Pak
Penciller	Raffaele Ienco
Inker	Raffaele Ienco
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Alex Sinclair
Cover artist	Aaron Kuder
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	October 27, 2021
Chronological information
Timeline	3 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Issue number	17
Preceded by	Darth Vader 16 Doctor Aphra 15 (Crossover)
Followed by	Darth Vader 18 War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 1 (Crossover)

Darth Vader 17 is the seventeenth issue of the 2020 comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader, and is part of the Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters event. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco and Alex Sinclair, and published by Marvel Comics on October 27, 2021.

Publisher's summary

"JUST REWARDS" Throughout the search for HAN SOLO, DARTH VADER has carved his way through shadows, unraveling mysteries cloaked in deceptions and betrayal. Now Vader finally takes care of all his business in this blockbuster conclusion to the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS story arc. But is he the true master of betrayal in this tale? Or is there another?

Opening crawl

DARTH VADER WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: Just Rewards
Darth Vader pursues his son, Luke Skywalker, across the stars to strike fear into his heart. Meanwhile, on planet Jekara, Vader's servant, Ochi of Bestoon, is battling Sly Moore after learning of her betrayal of Vader….

Media

Cover gallery

Solicitation cover

Final cover

Textless final cover

Handbook variant

Carbonite variant

Textless Carbonite variant

50 years of Lucasfilm cover by Karl Story

Collected in

• Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 3 — War of the Bounty Hunters
• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Mas Amedda Bokku Gak-Sixtoo Kani Marlo Meeka Sly Moore Ochi Firmus Piett (Voice only) Qi'ra R2-D2 Hurst Romodi Darth Sidious Luke Skywalker Han Solo (Mentioned only) Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Darth Vader

Organisms

Fish (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series R2 series astromech droid Nav droid

Events

Imperial Era Auction for Han Solo (Indirect mention only) Galactic Civil War Plot to assassinate Darth Vader

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only) Hutt Space Saki (First appearance) Zee-Nine City Seven (Mentioned only) Mid Rim Territories Bryx sector Jekara system Jekara Outer Rim Territories

Organizations and titles

Administrator Sub-Administrator Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Rebel Alliance Navy Rebel pilot Alliance officer Assassin's Guild (First mentioned) Assassin Master Assassin (First identified as Master Assassin) Crime lord Crimson Dawn Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon (Mentioned only) Galactic Empire Galactic Emperor Grand Vizier Imperial Military Imperial Army Stormtrooper Corps Death trooper division Death trooper Stormtrooper Imperial Navy Imperial Navy Trooper Imperial Starfighter Corps Imperial Starfighter Pilot Imperial Officer Corps Imperial officer Hutt Clan Gamorrean Warrior Grand Hutt Council Jedi Order Jedi Padawan Lord Officer Admiral (Voice only) Captain Commander General Palpatine family Pilot Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith assassin Sith Lord Sith Master Skywalker family Spy Sleeper Agent

Sentient species

Bestoonian Chagrian Gamorrean Human Corellian Cyborg Naboo Hutt Near-human Umbaran

Vehicles and vessels

Starship Capital ship Dreadnought Star Dreadnought Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Star Destroyer Imperial-class Star Destroyer Shuttle Abecederian line Lambda-class T-4a shuttle ST-718 Starfighter TIE fighter series TIE Advanced x1 Darth Vader's TIE Advanced TIE/ln space superiority starfighter M12-L Kimogila heavy starfighter X-wing starfighter T-65B X-wing starfighter Red Five Vermillion War barge of the Hutt Council

Weapons and technology

Armor Death trooper armor Helmet Flight helmet K-22995 light flight helmet Pauldron Stormtrooper armor Darth Vader's armor Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Blaster carbine E-11D blaster carbine E-11 medium blaster rifle Light repeating blaster SE-14r light repeating blaster Code cylinder Computer Cybernetics Mechno-arm Droid Headset Hologram Lightsaber Sith lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber Darth Vader's lightsaber Melee weapon Ax Gamorrean battle-ax Knife Vibro-knife Officer's disk Stuncuffs (First identified as manacles)

Miscellanea

Armada Army City (Mentioned only) Clothing Cape Flak vest Flight suit TIE pilot flight suit Imperial military uniforms Imperial kepi Rank insignia plaque Zeyd cloth Crown Death Flagship The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Telekinesis Force choke Force-sensitive Fortress Heart (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Language Galactic Basic Standard Huttese Lethorn Ocean Parent Planet Prison Prisoner Rebel Alliance starbird Reflec Soul (Mentioned only) Star Time Standard minute Troop Water

Sources

• War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1
• The War of the Bounty Hunters Comes to a Shocking End in Marvel's October 2021 Star Wars Comics - Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• A Droid Resurrected in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 #1 - Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #17 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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