Darth Vader's secret forces

The title of this article is conjectural. Although this article is based on canonical information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

In 0 ABY,^[3] the Sith Lord Darth Vader assembled a group of secret forces who would be loyal to him alone in order to investigate two matters: Vader sought to learn the identity of the Rebel pilot who destroyed the DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station at the Battle of Yavin and the identity of an individual who was conspiring with Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine behind his back.^[1] For these matters, he hired the bounty hunters Boba Fett and Krrsantan,^[6] but he also believed he needed to assemble a private force of troops. For that, Vader recruited the rogue archaeologist Chelli Lona Aphra, who provided the assassin droids 0-0-0 and BT-1. Next, the group traveled to the planet Geonosis to retrieve a portable droid factory, which Vader used to construct^[1] his own army^[7] of BX-series droid commandos.^[1] After Krrsantan captured the individual who had met with Palpatine, Doctor Cylo, and 0-0-0 learned the scientist was working to create replacements for Vader,^[8] Vader led his commando droids into the skirmish in Cylo's research base.^[2]

After learning from Fett that the pilot who destroyed the Death Star was named Luke Skywalker, which Vader realized meant the boy was his own son,^[9] Vader made it his mission to capture the boy and turn him to the dark side of the Force.^[10] Vader, Aphra, 0-0-0, and BT-1 all attempted to capture Skywalker during the Battle of Vrogas Vas, but he escaped.^[11] Vader also deployed his commando droids into the War on Shu-Torun.^[12] When Palpatine learned the extent of Vader's secret army, he was pleased by how his Sith apprentice had acted in the shadows as it was the way of the Sith.^[5]

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• Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy: Updated and Expanded (Indirect mention only)

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