Legacy of Vader 2

Legacy of Vader 2
Attribution information
Writer	Charles Soule
Penciller	Luke Ross
Inker	Luke Ross
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Nolan Woodard
Cover artist	Derrick Chew
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	March 12, 2025
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Legacy of Vader
Issue number	2
Preceded by	Legacy of Vader 1
Followed by	Legacy of Vader 3

Legacy of Vader 2 is the second issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Luke Ross and Nolan Woodard, and published by Marvel Comics on March 12, 2025.

Publisher's summary

A RETURN TO TATOOINE! KYLO REN seeks out the home planet of his grandfather, ANAKIN SKYWALKER! The young tyrant must go up against GARDULLA THE HUTT and her guards…and a RANCOR! What secrets of the past blow in the harsh sands of MOS ESPA?

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 2
Even after killing Snoke and taking the mantle of Supreme Leader, Kylo Ren still struggles with forging his own path in the shadow of his family's legacy. His quest to kill the past took Kylo to Fortress Vader on the planet Mustafar, where he was met with guardians defending the dark lord's former home. Once he made it inside, he was greeted by a mysterious figure from Vader's past. One who promises to show Kylo a way forward….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Derrick Chew

Reveal cover by Derrick Chew

Virgin cover by Derrick Chew

Women's History Month variant cover by Betsy Cola

Variant cover by Alan Quah

Variant cover by David López

Variant cover by Rafael Grassetti

Collected in

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 1

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Padmé Amidala (Mentioned only) Gardulla Besadii the Elder C-3PO (In flashback(s)) Landonis Balthazar Calrissian (In flashback(s)) Chewbacca (In flashback(s)) Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only) Leia Organa (In flashback(s)) Sheev Palpatine (Mentioned only) R2-D2 (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren Rey (Variant cover only) Sebulba (Mentioned in Outer Rim Basic on wall carving) Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (In flashback(s)) Luke Skywalker (In flashback(s)) Shmi Skywalker (Mentioned only) Snoke (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Han Solo (In flashback(s)) Unidentified Force-sensitive individual (First appearance) Unidentified Tatooinian bandit 1 (First appearance) Unidentified Tatooinian bandit 2 (First appearance) Unidentified Tatooinian bandit 3 (First appearance) Unidentified Weequay guard (First appearance) Vaneé Watto (Appears through imagination)

Organisms

Bantha Dewback Insect (In flashback(s)) Plant (In flashback(s)) Bush (In flashback(s)) Tree (In flashback(s)) Rancor Worm (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid (In flashback(s)) R-series (In flashback(s)) R2-series astromech droid (In flashback(s)) Medical droid (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) 2-1B surgical droid (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Protocol droid (In flashback(s)) 3PO-series protocol droid (In flashback(s))

Events

Battle of Crait (Indirect mention only) Battle of Endor (Indirect mention only) Battle of Oetchi (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Rescue of Han Solo (Indirect mention only) Mission to Mustafar (Indirect mention only) Mission to Tatooine (First appearance) Republic Era (In flashback(s)) Boonta Eve Classic (In flashback(s)) Mission to rescue Shmi Skywalker Lars (In flashback(s))

Locations

Coruscant (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Imperial City (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Grand Republic Medical Facility (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Hutt Space (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Arkanis sector Tatoo system Tatoo I Tatoo II Tatooine Gardulla Besadii the Elder's fortress (First appearance) Mos Espa Mos Espa podrace circuit (In flashback(s)) Mos Espa Grand Arena Grandstands Watto's junkshop Unidentified Tusken village (In flashback(s)) Auril sector (In flashback(s)) Adega system (In flashback(s)) Ossus (In flashback(s)) Mustafar (In flashback(s)) Gahenn Plains (In flashback(s)) Fortress Vader (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Alazmec of Winsit (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Besadii Calrissian family (In flashback(s)) Chewbacca's family (In flashback(s)) Crime lord Elder Houses House of Organa Princess (In flashback(s)) First Order First Order Navy (Mentioned only) Supreme Leader Galactic Empire (In flashback(s)) Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Hutt Clan Jedi Order (In flashback(s)) Jedi (In flashback(s)) Jedi Master (In flashback(s)) Padawan (In flashback(s)) Junk dealer (Appears through imagination) Knights of Ren Ren New Republic (In flashback(s)) Senator (In flashback(s)) Pilot Prince (Mentioned only) Racer (In flashback(s)) Podracer (In flashback(s)) Boonta Eve Classic Podracer pilot (In flashback(s)) Sith (In flashback(s)) Dark Lord of the Sith (In flashback(s)) Darth (In flashback(s)) Sith apprentice (In flashback(s)) Sith Lord (In flashback(s)) Skywalker family Smuggler (In flashback(s)) Solo family

Sentient species

Human Alderaanian (In flashback(s)) Chandrilan Corellian (In flashback(s)) Hutt Toydarian (Appears through imagination) Tusken Raider (In flashback(s)) Weequay Wookiee (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft Podracer Anakin Skywalker's Podracer (In flashback(s)) Speeder Speeder bike Starship (In flashback(s)) Freighter (In flashback(s)) Light freighter (In flashback(s)) YT-series (In flashback(s)) YT-1300 light freighter (In flashback(s)) Millennium Falcon (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor Darth Vader's armor (In flashback(s)) Helmet Kylo Ren's helmet (Variant cover only) Comlink Cybernetics (In flashback(s)) Mechno-arm (In flashback(s)) Datapad (In flashback(s)) Droid (In flashback(s)) Engine Podracer engine 620C racing engine (In flashback(s)) Moisture vaporator Photoreceptor (In flashback(s)) Weapon Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Lightsaber Anakin Skywalker's first lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Crossguard lightsaber Kylo Ren's lightsaber Dual-phase lightsaber (Appears through imagination) Sith lightsaber (Appears through imagination) Darth Vader's lightsaber (Appears through imagination) Skywalker lightsaber (Variant cover only) Slugthrower (In flashback(s)) Slugthrower rifle (In flashback(s)) Cycler rifle (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Atmosphere Blood Capital (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Castle (In flashback(s)) City Ecumenopolis (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s)) Clothing Bandolier (In flashback(s)) Chewbacca's bandolier (In flashback(s)) Belt Cape (In flashback(s)) Goggles Hat (In flashback(s)) Holster Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi apparel (In flashback(s)) Cloud Credit (Mentioned only) Gender Cyborg (In flashback(s)) Death Dismemberment Eye Fire Foodstuff (In flashback(s)) The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Force jump Telekinesis Force choke (Appears through imagination) Force push Force-sensitive Fortress Fuel (Mentioned only) Hair Braid Homeworld Humanoid Jedi training (In flashback(s)) Kajidic Language Galactic Basic Standard Huttese Writing Outer Rim Basic Lightsaber combat Limb Mammal Marriage (Indirect mention only) Metal Mountain Mouth Nose Parent (In flashback(s)) Planet Podracing (In flashback(s)) Prisoner Sentience Slavery (In flashback(s)) Soul (Mentioned only) Species Star Binary star Tent (In flashback(s)) Urtya (In flashback(s)) Time Standard day Standard year Tongue Tooth Youngling

Sources

• New Star Wars Women's History Month Variant Covers Spotlight Iconic Heroes of the Galaxy Far, Far Away on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 230

External links

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #2 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

In other languages

• français
• ქართული