Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 1

Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 1 is the first issue of five in the Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows comic mini-series written by Tim Siedell. It was released on December 18, 2013.

Publisher's summary

During the Clone Wars, a single trooper—left for dead during battle—comes to hate the Jedi generals who abandoned him. Years later, he lives on, bitter and angry, until hearing tales of a great warrior. Now, this clone believes he may have found the leader he should have been following all along… Darth Vader!

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

Characters

Hock Malsuum (First appearance)
Darth Vader
Unidentified Twi'lek Jedi General (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Unidentified Zabrak Jedi General (First appearance) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

B1-series battle droid (In flashback(s))
B2 super battle droid (In flashback(s))
Droideka (In flashback(s))

Events

Clone Wars (In flashback(s))
- Battle of Malsuum (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Order 66 (Mentioned only)

Locations

Malsuum (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Farmer (Mentioned only)
Galactic Empire
Galactic Republic (Indirect mention only)
- Grand Army of the Republic (In flashback(s))
  - Red Team (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
  - Blue Team (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    - Clone troopers
- Jedi Order (Indirect mention only)
  - Jedi General (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Bothan
Duros
Elom
Gand
Gran
Human
- Clone
- Cyborg
Kaminoan (In flashback(s))
Sullustan
Twi'lek (In flashback(s))
Zabrak (In flashback(s))

Vehicles and vessels

Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter (Appears in hologram) (In flashback(s))
Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor
- Phase I clone trooper armor (In flashback(s))
Blaster
- DC-15A blaster rifle (In flashback(s))
- DC-17 hand blaster (In flashback(s))
- Z-6 rotary blaster cannon (In flashback(s))
Lightsaber
- Darth Vader's lightsaber

Miscellanea

Sources

Star Wars Comics Preview: December 18, 2013 on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

↑ Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows (2013) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The various Darth Vader miniseries released by Dark Horse date themselves to a few months after the events of Revenge of the Sith, which The Essential Atlas dates to early in the year 19 BBY, thus placing the Darth Vader comics in 19 BBY as well.

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows (2013) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[VaderDate-2] The various Darth Vader miniseries released by Dark Horse date themselves to a few months after the events of Revenge of the Sith, which The Essential Atlas dates to early in the year 19 BBY, thus placing the Darth Vader comics in 19 BBY as well.

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