Legacy of Vader 4

Legacy of Vader 4
Attribution information
Writer	Charles Soule
Penciller	Stefano Raffaele
Inker	Stefano Raffaele
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Nolan Woodard
Cover artist	Derrick Chew
Editor	Mark Paniccia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Publication date	May 21, 2025
Chronological information
Timeline	34 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Legacy of Vader
Issue number	4
Preceded by	Legacy of Vader 3
Followed by	Legacy of Vader 5

Legacy of Vader 4 is the fourth issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Stefano Raffaele and Nolan Woodard, and published by Marvel Comics on May 21, 2025.

Publisher's summary

KYLO REN EXPLORES ANAKIN AND PADMÉ'S PAST ON NABOO! KYLO and VANEÉ journey to the home planet of Kylo's grandmother, PADMÉ AMIDALA, to learn more of VADER'S dark secrets. Kylo must battle against STORG VERUNA and his raiders! And who will rule NABOO when all is said and done?

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 4
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. Kylo's quest to kill the past led him to Darth Vader's former home, where the young tyrant met the erstwhile aide of the Dark Lord, a man by the name of Vaneé. After being led to Tatooine and surviving torture from Gardulla the Hutt, Kylo came away with new resolve. Now Kylo must venture to the planet Naboo to further explore his family's history….

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Derrick Chew

Solicit cover by Derrick Chew

The Force Awakens 10th Anniversary variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Reveal The Force Awakens 10th Anniversary variant cover by Chris Sprouse

Variant cover by David Marquez

Variant cover by Marc Aspinall

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 (In flashback(s)) BB-8 (Variant cover only) Gardulla Besadii the Elder (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Finn (Variant cover only) Armitage Hux Sheev Palpatine (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren Rey (In flashback(s)) Lor San Tekka (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Marlowe San Tekka (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Vellis San Tekka (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Sanga (First appearance) Sanga's companion (First appearance) Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (In flashback(s)) Snoke (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Vaneé (In flashback(s)) Storg Veruna (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Organisms

Insect (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Plant (In flashback(s)) Bush (In flashback(s)) Flower (In flashback(s)) Grass (In flashback(s)) Tree (In flashback(s)) Shaak (In flashback(s))

Events

Assault on Naboo (First appearance) Attack on Tuanul (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) First Order-Resistance War (In flashback(s)) Battle of Oetchi (In flashback(s)) Battle of Starkiller Base (Indirect mention only) Imperial Era (In flashback(s)) Battle of Endor (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Imperial occupation of Naboo (In flashback(s)) Padmé Amidala's funeral (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Proclamation of the New Order (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Mission to Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Mission to Tatooine (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) New Republic Era (In flashback(s)) Republic Era (In flashback(s)) Wedding of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy Jakku (Variant cover only) Niima Outpost (Variant cover only) Mid Rim Territories Chommell sector Naboo system Naboo Lake Country (In flashback(s)) San Tekka private island (In flashback(s)) San Tekka compound (In flashback(s)) Varykino (In flashback(s)) Varykino Villa (In flashback(s)) Otoh Gunga High Board Room Theed (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Theed Royal Palace (Cover only) Outer Rim Territories (In flashback(s)) Arkanis sector (In flashback(s)) Geonosis system (In flashback(s)) Geonosis (In flashback(s)) Stalgasin hive spires (In flashback(s)) Petranaki Arena (In flashback(s)) Tatooine (Mentioned only) Atravis sector (In flashback(s)) Mustafar system (In flashback(s)) Mustafar (In flashback(s)) Fortress Vader (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Klegger Corp Mining Facility (In flashback(s)) Starkiller Base (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Aide (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Bodyguard (In flashback(s)) Elder Houses House of Organa First Order First Order military First Order Navy First Order officer Praetorian Guard (In flashback(s)) Supreme Leader Galactic Empire (In flashback(s)) Galactic Emperor (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Imperial Military (In flashback(s)) Imperial Army (In flashback(s)) Stormtrooper Corps (In flashback(s)) Stormtrooper (In flashback(s)) Galactic Republic (In flashback(s)) Galactic Senate (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Senator (In flashback(s)) Gungan High Council Boss Rep Hux family Jedi Order (In flashback(s)) Jedi (In flashback(s)) Padawan (In flashback(s)) King (Mentioned only) Knights of Ren Ren Miramir's family (In flashback(s)) Naberrie family (In flashback(s)) Officer General Palpatine family (In flashback(s)) Pilot Prince (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Queen (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Resistance (In flashback(s)) Royal House of Naboo (Indirect mention only) (In flashback(s)) Monarch of Naboo (Mentioned only) San Tekka clan (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Scavenger (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)) Sith Master (as a statue) (In flashback(s)) Skywalker family Solo family Storg Veruna's raiders (First appearance) (In flashback(s)) Verunas (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Gungan Otolla Human Chandrilan Naboo Hutt (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Vehicles and vessels

Boat Starship Capital ship Battlecruiser Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Finalizer Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Siege Dreadnought (Mentioned only) Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought (Indirect mention only) Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Mega-class Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s)) Supremacy (In flashback(s)) Snoke's throne room (In flashback(s)) Star Destroyer (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Armor (In flashback(s)) Helmet (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren's helmet (Cover only) Stormtrooper armor (In flashback(s)) Code cylinder Cybernetics (In flashback(s)) Mechno-arm (In flashback(s)) Hydrostatic bubble Weapon (In flashback(s)) Bilari electro-chain whip (In flashback(s)) Blaster (In flashback(s)) Blaster pistol (In flashback(s)) Heavy blaster pistol (In flashback(s)) DL-44 heavy blaster pistol (In flashback(s)) Blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) E-11 medium blaster rifle (In flashback(s)) Melee weapon (In flashback(s)) Lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Crossguard lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren's lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Dual-phase lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Sith lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Darth Vader's lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Skywalker lightsaber (In flashback(s)) Staff (In flashback(s)) Rey's quarterstaff (Variant cover only) Vibro-arbir blade (In flashback(s)) Vibro-voulge (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Atmosphere Blood Bone (In flashback(s)) Skeleton (In flashback(s)) Braid (In flashback(s)) Padawan braid (In flashback(s)) Bridge Capital (Cover only) City (In flashback(s)) Clothing Belt (In flashback(s)) Body glove (In flashback(s)) Cape First Order military uniforms Command cap Glove Holster (In flashback(s)) Padmé Amidala's wardrobe (In flashback(s)) Padmé Amidala's wedding dress (In flashback(s)) Summer meadow dress (In flashback(s)) Robe (In flashback(s)) Jedi apparel (In flashback(s)) Cloud (In flashback(s)) Data pit Death (In flashback(s)) Democracy (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Demon (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Ear Eye First Order insignia Flagship The Force Dark side of the Force (In flashback(s)) Force power (In flashback(s)) Telekinesis (In flashback(s)) Force choke (In flashback(s)) Force-sensitive Funeral (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Galaxy Gender Glass Gravity Hair Hells (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Homeworld Hull Hyperspace (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Hyperspace route (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Imperial crest (In flashback(s)) Language Galactic Basic Standard Laser (In flashback(s)) Limb Marriage (In flashback(s)) Metal Durasteel (In flashback(s)) Monarchy (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Money (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Mountain (In flashback(s)) Mouth Nose Obsidian (In flashback(s)) Orbit Planet Plasteel (In flashback(s)) Plastoid (In flashback(s)) Politics (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) Realspace Sentience Species Amphibian Mammal Star Throne (In flashback(s)) Kylo Ren's throne (Mentioned only) Time Standard century Standard day Standard decade Standard year Tooth Torture (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Transparisteel Unarmed combat (In flashback(s)) Universe Vacuum Viewport Water (In flashback(s)) Wedding fabric (In flashback(s))

Sources

• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 231

External links

• Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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