Dark Droids: D-Squad 4

For other uses, see D-Squad.

Dark Droids: D-Squad 4 is the fourth and final issue of the 2023 comic miniseries Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad. The issue was written by Marc Guggenheim, illustrated by Salva Espín and Israel Silva, and published by Marvel Comics on December 6, 2023.

Publisher's summary

INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT D-SQUAD! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The D-SQUAD's mission takes them into the palace of JABBA THE HUTT! R2-D2 and QT-KT take on the malevolent torture droid EV-9D9! This issue ties directly into DARK DROIDS! Not to be missed!

Opening crawl

"RISE OF THE D-SQUAD"

The SPARK ETERNAL has merged with an ancient droid intelligence to become something
new and terrifying.

This SCOURGE is corrupting droids on both sides of the GALACTIC CIVIL WAR.

ARTOO-DETOO and his band of fellow droids have learned of a group trying to stand
against the Scourge: THE COLONY OF THE SECOND REVELATION.

But before this newly formed "D-Squad" could learn the Colony's location, they were
attacked by a group of corrupted Imperial droids….

Plot summary

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Collected in

Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad trade paperback

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

0-0-0
4-LOM
8D8
BT-1
C-3PO (Indirect mention only)
Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
EV-9D9
IG-88
Lobot
QT-KT
R2-D2
Scourge
Ajax Sigma
Luke Skywalker (Indirect mention only)
Jabba Desilijic Tiure (Mentioned only)
TT-8L/Y7
Unidentified cyborg
Unidentified Dowutin (Voice only)
Unidentified droid (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
WAC-47 (Variant cover only)

Organisms

Gondar (Tusks only, as part of Gondar tusk mask)

Droid models

Events

Clone Wars (Mentioned only)
Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Scourge of the droids
  - Attack on Scourge 01 (Indirect mention only)
  - Mission to Jabba's Palace
  - Skirmish on Ryloth

Locations

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Dowutin (Voice only)
Human
Hutt (Mentioned only)

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Freighter
  - Light freighter
    - YT-series
      - YT-1300 light freighter
        Millennium Falcon
- IG-88's starship

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Helmet
  - Gondar tusk mask
- Tantel armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol
  - X-8 Night Sniper
    - Lando Calrissian's X-8 Night Sniper
- Blaster rifle
Cannon
- Laser cannon
  - Quad laser cannon
    - AG-2G quad laser cannon
Circular saw
- Buzz saw
Cybernetics
- AJ^6 cyborg construct
DAS-430 Neural Inhibitor
Databank (Mentioned only)
Droid
Neural core (Mentioned only)
Saw blade
Scomp link
Spark Eternal (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Miscellanea

Sources

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Dark Droids: D-Squad 4 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links

Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
TRANSITIONS by Legal Dispatch | Marc Guggenheim on Substack (June 2, 2023) (backup link)

Dark Droids: D-Squad
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Crossover
Star Wars: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Bounty Hunters: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Darth Vader: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
Doctor Aphra: 35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
Collections
Dark Droids · D-Squad
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 7 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 Darth Vader Vol. 8 · Doctor Aphra Vol. 7
Related media
The Book of Ajax
Han Solo & Chewbacca (9 · 10) Revelations (2022)

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Dark Droids: D-Squad 4 is part of the Dark Droids event, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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