Darth Vader (2020) 22

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Darth Vader 22 is the twenty-second issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco, and published by Marvel Comics on April 13, 2022.

Publisher's summary

CRIMSON HAVOC! With all secrets smashed and all traitors revealed, DARTH VADER unleashes his endgame! But is his target CRIMSON DAWN – or the EMPIRE itself? And where does that leave the heroes and assassins who have fought at his side? Plus, a shocking reveal that cuts to the very core of the DARK LORD'S dark heart!

Opening crawl

CRIMSON HAVOC

Darth Vader has revealed to Ochi
of Bestoon and Sabé that he has been aware
of Ochi's traitorous ways and is using him
as a pawn in his battle against Crimson
Dawn.

Now he's also using Sabé's status as a
member of their ranks to advance his next
attack on Crimson Dawn….

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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

Padmé Amidala (Mentioned only)
Loriach
Ochi
Hurst Romodi
S'ira
Sabé
Ankala Sahm
Tanka
Unidentified cell member (First appearance)
Unidentified Crimson Dawn cell member (First appearance)
Unidentified droid (First appearance)
Unidentified Imperial officer (First appearance)
Darth Vader
Beilert Valance
ZED-6-7
Chilla Zin

Organisms

Sando aqua monster (Appears as a corpse)
Unidentified long-necked creature (First appearance)
Unidentified six-legged horned creature (First appearance)

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Battle at Padmé's tomb (Indirect mention only)
- War against the Sith
  - Purge of suspected Crimson Dawn collaborators (Indirect mention only)
  - Skirmish on Oro Sankeria (First appearance)

Locations

Bestoon (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Mid Rim Territories
- Chommell sector
  - Naboo system
    - Naboo
      - Tomb of Padmé Amidala (Mentioned only)
Outer Rim Territories
- Crimson Dawn Regional Outpost (First appearance)
- Oro Sankeria (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Assassin
- Master Assassin
Crimson Dawn
- Unidentified Crimson Dawn cell (First appearance)
Galactic Empire
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Black Team (First mentioned)
      - Blue Team (First mentioned)
      - Green Team (First mentioned)
      - Stormtrooper
        Stormtrooper Commander
  - Imperial Navy
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps
  - Squadron D12 (First mentioned)
  - Tac Team Blue (First mentioned)
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
Handmaiden (Mentioned only)
Lord
Naboo Royal Handmaidens (Mentioned only)
Officer
- General
Revengers
Savvy Clan (First mentioned)
Sith
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin
- Sith Lord
- Vader's crew (First identified as Vader's crew)
Skywalker family
Sniper
Soldier
Spy
- Sleeper Agent
Troop
Valance family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

Clothing
- Cape
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
Cyborg
Death
Entry ramp
Fire
Flagship
Flotilla (Mentioned only)
Foodstuff
- Caf
The Force
- Force power
  - Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Lightsaber combat
Nightmare (Mentioned only)
Parent
Planet
Sector
Squadron (Mentioned only)
Time
- Standard day
Water

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: Darth Vader (2020) #22 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Darth Vader (2020) 22 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse (backup link archived on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Darth Vader (2020) 22 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

External links

Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #22 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Dark Heart of the Sith:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Into the Fire:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
War of the Bounty Hunters:	12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17
Crimson Reign:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27
Hidden Empire:	28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32
Unbound Force:	33 · 34
Target Aphra:	35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
42 · 43 · 44 · 45
The Razing of Exegol:	46 · 47
48 · 49 · 50
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
Related media
Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2017) In Service to the Empire · Revelations (2022) · Tool of the Empire The Curse · Phantom Menace Special

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Crossover
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Star Wars:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Darth Vader:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Doctor Aphra:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Bounty Hunters:	18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Collections
Crimson Reign · Omnibus
Crossover: Star Wars Vol. 4 · Darth Vader Vol. 4 Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 · Bounty Hunters Vol. 4
Related media
War of the Bounty Hunters · Hidden Empire Han Solo & Chewbacca 3

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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: Darth Vader (2020) #22 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Darth Vader (2020) 22 takes place after the Escape from Cloud City, which is dated to 3 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Additionally, Sliro Barsha dies during the events of Star Wars Outlaws, which Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse (backup link archived on August 5, 2024) dates to 3 ABY. As he is alive during Crimson Reign 5, and the events of Darth Vader (2020) 22 precede the comic, it must also take place during that year.

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