Doctor Aphra (2020) 4

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Doctor Aphra 4 is the fourth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. It was written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by Marika Cresta, and published by Marvel Comics on September 30, 2020. It features the story "Fortune and Fate Part 4: The Deal," in which Chelli Aphra and company make their escape from Vaale, and Just Lucky strikes a deal with Ronen Tagge.

Publisher's summary

RING OF FIRE! Trapped and betrayed, DOCTOR APHRA fights to escape the cursed city of VAALE before madness overcomes her! Meanwhile, RONEN TAGGE's sinister plan for the RINGS OF VAALE approaches fruition. Will Aphra be able to thwart him in time?

Opening crawl

FORTUNE AND FATE part 4 THE DEAL 
Doctor Aphra and her team were hired by Detta Yao to find the Rings of Vaale, mysterious ancient artifacts of untold power.
There's just one tiny but extremely dangerous detail—Ronen Tagge, scion of the infamous and insanely powerful Tagge family,
has his eyes on the prize.

Aphra's team tracked the rings to an ancient city made of living bone on Dianth. But they were separated right before Tagge's
mercenaries arrived. Fortunately, Aphra activated the city's booby traps and escaped capture while Eustacia found one of the rings!

Unfortunately, Detta's double-crossed Aphra. Oh, and so has Just Lucky! It's a bit of a mess…

Plot summary

Trapped in the catacombs of Vaale by Just Lucky and her crew, Doctor Aphra vows a painful revenge. Lucky, having secured the Rings of Vaale, justifies her betrayal as a simple act of survival. While Krrsantan tries to smash through the blocked entrance, Aphra's team searches for another way out, eventually escaping through a garbage chute into the city's labyrinthine sewers.

As they navigate the pulsing sewer walls, Doctor Okka reveals a stunning discovery: the city itself is a living organism. Its bone-like structure emits a "song"—a frequency that targets brain waves, inducing madness. The legendary insanity of Vaale wasn't caused by the rings, but by a rogue security system that grew, mutated, and now affects them. They escape to the surface just in time to see the entire ancient city obliterated by ships commanded by Domina Tagge. Aphra grimly notes, "Whatever Tagge can't have, he destroys."

Meanwhile, Lucky's crew celebrates their score, though the ring continues to emit a strange sound even in space. Their victory is short-lived. On Canto Bight, Tagge is displeased, noting they brought only one of the two rings and failed to capture Doctor Okka. He cuts their pay by a third and delivers a veiled threat against Lucky’s brother before dismissing them to the Canto Casino.

Amid the ruins of Vaale, Aphra's team finds a functioning High Republic ship. Aphra deduces that since Tagge only has one ring, the other must not have been in the city when it was destroyed. With a new plan in mind, she hails Tagge's fleet, provokes a chase, and allows her ship to be captured and boarded. As Tagge greets his new prisoners on Canto Bight, Aphra privately hopes her risky gambit pays off.

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Doctor Aphra 4 was originally solicited for June 10, 2020.[3]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 4 to 3 ABY.
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Marvel Comics JUNE 2020 Solicitations on Newsarama (March 19, 2020) (backup link archived on March 19, 2020)

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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
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Doctor Aphra (2016) · Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent
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Revelations (2022) · Tall Tales
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