Doctor Aphra (2020) 25

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Doctor Aphra 25 is the twenty-fifth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Minkyu Jung and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on October 26, 2022.

Publisher's summary

DESOLATION! The SPARK UNDYING lives in DOCTOR APHRA'S body, and as its power grows, so does its hunger! But Aphra's plotting her own escape…! As everyone flocks to the VERMILLION, their showdown will change everything!

Opening crawl

DESOLATION

As a Spark-possessed Doctor Aphra sought Ascendant tech aboard the ''Vermillion'', flagship of Crimson Dawn, the true Aphra found herself
trapped within her own memories. In this mental prison, Aphra encountered Miril, the creator of the Spark Eternal, who revealed the origins
of Ascendant technology.

Searching for their friend, Sana Starros and her team of Aphra associates arrived on Birukay, where they found the two murderous droids
BT-1 and 0-0-0 in need of some entertainment.

Ordered to steal the Spark, Just Lucky and Ariole Yu landed on the ''Vermillion'', where the Spark welcomed them with a Sith-killing blade….

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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
Chelli Lona Aphra
Korin Aphra
"The Archivist" (Appears in hologram)
BT-1
Chewbacca (Variant cover only)
Kho Phon Farrus
Kiehart
Just Lucky
Miril (In flashback(s))
Eustacia Okka
Leia Organa (Variant cover only)
Qi'ra (Mentioned only)
Han Solo (Variant cover only)
Song
Sana Starros
Domina Tagge (Picture only)
Ronen Tagge (Mentioned only)
Magna Tolvan
Tucker
Venters
Detta Yao
Ariole Yu

Droid models

Events

Slaughter of the Ascendant (Indirect mention only)
Imperial Era
- Hunt for the Spark Eternal

Locations

Bar'leth (In flashback(s))
- Tomb of the Spark Eternal (In flashback(s))
  - Unyielding Heart (In flashback(s))
Outer Rim Territories
- Birukay

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance officer
Aphra family
Archaeologist
Archivist (Appears in hologram)
Ascendant (In flashback(s))
- Bar'leth Group (In flashback(s))
Assassin
Bounty hunter
Crimson Dawn
Doctor
Galactic Empire (Sculpture only)
- Stormtrooper (Sculpture only)
House of Tagge
- Tagge Corporation (Picture only)
  - Executive officer (Picture only)
- Tagge's mercenaries
Lady (Picture only)
Mercenary
Officer
- Captain
Professor
Sana Starros' crew
Sith (Mentioned only)
Sixth Kin
- Lieutenant
Smuggler
Spy (Mentioned only)
Starros Clan

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Dropship (In flashback(s))
  - TIE/rp Reaper attack lander (In flashback(s))
- Freighter
  - Light freighter
    - YT-series
      - YT-1010 light freighter
        Volt Cobra
- TIE fighter series (In flashback(s))
- Vermillion
  - The Archivist's office (First identified as The Archivist's office)

Weapons and technology

Armor (Sculpture only)
- Stormtrooper armor (Sculpture only)
Artificial intelligence
Blaster
Brass knuckles
Comlink
Cybernetics
Droid
Fermata Cage (Indirect mention only)
Hologram
Holoprojector
Lightsaber
- Curved-hilt lightsaber
Melee weapon
- Sword
  - Null Blade
Rectenna
Saw blade
Spark Eternal
Whip of Sorrows (Appears through imagination)

Miscellanea

Clothing
- Glove
  - Calling glove
- Goggles
- Hat
Cortosis
Cyborg
Death
Entry ramp
Flagship
The Force (Mentioned only)
- Force power (Indirect mention only)
Fortress
Hangar
"Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
Laser
Parent
Planet
Prison (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Ring (Mentioned only)
- Rings of Vaale (Indirect mention only)
  - Ring of Fortune (Indirect mention only)
  - Ring of Immortality (Indirect mention only)
Sentience
Tattoo
- Electro-tattoo
Time
- Standard century
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 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #25 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Doctor Aphra 25 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.

External links

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #25 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Trade paperbacks
Fortune and Fate:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
The Engine Job:	6 · 7 · 8 · 9
War of the Bounty Hunters:	10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15
Crimson Reign:	16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Hidden Empire:	22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34
Dark Droids:	35 · 36 · 37 · 38 · 39
~	40
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Other
Omnibus · Friends & Enemies Omnibus
Related media
Doctor Aphra (2016) · Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent Audiobook Original (script) Revelations (2022) · Tall Tales

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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 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #25 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Doctor Aphra 25 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas.

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