Legacy of Vader 3

Legacy of Vader 3 is the third issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Luke Ross and Nolan Woodard, and published by Marvel Comics on April 16, 2025.

Publisher's summary

KYLO REN — PRISONER ON TATOOINE! KYLO REN has been imprisoned by the ruthless GARDULLA THE HUTT! The young tyrant must survive the harsh conditions of his grandfather DARTH VADER'S homeworld! And who is the mysterious FORCE USER in Gardulla's employ?

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN
PART 3

Even after killing Snoke and taking the mantle of Supreme Leader, Kylo Ren
still struggles with forging his own path in the shadow of his family's legacy.

Kylo's quest to kill the past led him to Darth Vader's former home,
where the young tyrant met the erstwhile aide of the Dark Lord, a man
by the name of Vaneé.

Kylo accompanied Vaneé to Tatooine to further explore his grandfather's
origins. But once there, Kylo's anger quickly drove him into the clutches of the
ruthless Gardulla the Hutt, who now holds him captive….

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Collected in

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 1

Appearances

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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

Gardulla Besadii the Elder
Armitage Hux
Kylo Ren
Rey (In flashback(s))
Snoke (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Unidentified First Order lieutenant (First appearance)
Unidentified Force-sensitive individual
Darth Vader (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Vaneé

Organisms

Events

First Order-Resistance War (In flashback(s))
- Battle of Oetchi (In flashback(s))
Mission to Tatooine
Mission to Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Imperial Era (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Galactic Civil War (Vision to Kylo Ren)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories
- Chommell sector
  - Naboo system
    - Naboo
      - Lake Country
        Varykino
        Varykino Villa
Outer Rim Territories
- Arkanis sector
  - Tatoo system
- Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Fortress Vader (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)

Organizations and titles

Aide (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Alliance to Restore the Republic (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Alliance Military (Vision to Kylo Ren)
  - Alliance Army (Vision to Kylo Ren)
    - Rebel trooper (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Besadii
Crime lord
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
First Order
- First Order military
  - First Order Navy
- First Order officer
- Praetorian Guard (Appears as a corpse) (In flashback(s))
- Supreme Leader
Galactic Empire (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Hutt Clan
Hux family
Jedi Order (In flashback(s))
- Jedi (In flashback(s))
- Padawan (In flashback(s))
Knights of Ren
- Ren
Miramir's family (In flashback(s))
Officer
- General
- Lieutenant
Palpatine family (In flashback(s))
Pilot
Prince (Mentioned only)
Resistance (In flashback(s))
Scavenger (In flashback(s))
Sith (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Dark Lord of the Sith (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Darth (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Sith apprentice (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Sith Lord (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Skywalker family
Solo family

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Capital ship
  - Battlecruiser
    - Resurgent-class Star Destroyer
      - Finalizer
  - Dreadnought (In flashback(s))
    - Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s))
      - Mega-class Star Dreadnought (In flashback(s))
        Supremacy (In flashback(s))
        Snoke's throne room (In flashback(s))

Weapons and technology

Armor (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Darth Vader's armor (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Helmet (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Cybernetics (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Mechno-arm (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Droid
Headset
Hologram
Holoprojector
Oculus (In flashback(s))
Photoreceptor
Weapon
- Blaster (Vision to Kylo Ren)
  - Blaster pistol (Vision to Kylo Ren)
    - DH-17 blaster pistol (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Lightsaber
  - Crossguard lightsaber
    - Kylo Ren's lightsaber
  - Dual-phase lightsaber (Vision to Kylo Ren)
  - Sith lightsaber (Vision to Kylo Ren)
    - Darth Vader's lightsaber (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- Melee weapon
  - Knife
- Torpedo (Mentioned only)
- Turbolaser (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Blood
Clothing
- Cape (Vision to Kylo Ren)
- First Order military uniforms
- Hat
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Jedi apparel (In flashback(s))
Cloud
Cyborg (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Death
Desert
Dream (Mentioned only)
Ear
Eye
Fire
Flagship
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
- Force-sensitive
Fortress
Gender
Glass
Hair
Kajidic
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Huttese
Laser
Lightsaber combat (Vision to Kylo Ren)
Limb
Metal
Mountain
Mouth
Nose
Orbital bombardment
Planet
Prison
Prisoner
Sentience
Species
- Mammal
Star
- Binary star system
Time
- Standard day
- Standard hour
- Standard minute
Tooth
Transparisteel
Viewport
Water

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: Legacy of Vader (2025) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Legacy of Vader 3 take place in 34 ABY per the reasoning here.

External links

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader

Trade paperbacks
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Related media
Legacy of Vaneé

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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: Legacy of Vader (2025) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Legacy of Vader 3 take place in 34 ABY per the reasoning here.

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