Star Wars (2020) 24

Publisher's summary

"THE FINAL HUNT!" COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA, former protégé of GRAND MOFF WILHUFF TARKIN, has used brilliant tactics and savage brutality to nearly eradicate the Rebel fleet. Now she and her final target, GENERAL LEIA ORGANA, will hunt each other across a wild planet…to the bitter end.

Opening crawl

As Zahra executes her devastating plan on the
rebels from the command position of the
''Tarkin's Will'', Kes Dameron and his team
rescue his wife, Shara Bey, from her cell on
board.

Together, the team of rebels wreck havoc on
the Empire's Star Destroyer from the inside,
forcing the Imperials to abandon ship as it
goes down in a fiery blaze.

But Commander Zahra doesn't give up that
easily….

Plot summary

The hunt begins

On the planet Panisia, Leia Organa and her crew survey the remains of the destroyed Tarkin's Will. Organa tells her crew that Commander Ellian Zahra found joy in killing thousands of rebels, burning them as they ran for safety. They then receive a message from Zahra, who confirms she is nearby and signals her location with a plume of blue smoke. Organa orders the Starlight Squadron to the location, though Kes Dameron immediately suspects a trap. Organa agrees, and they send droids to map the cave system before planning to flush her out.

Zahra calls again, taunting Organa. Against her crew's advice, Organa decides to go in after her. A technician warns them that the cave floor is covered in a highly flammable substance, so they leave their blasters behind and enter with only bladed weapons. Organa explains that she suspects a blade is Zahra's preferred weapon.

The final confrontation

Just as they enter, Zahra steps out and shoots the floor, igniting the flammable substance and killing several rebels. Using his sense of smell, Chewbacca tracks Zahra's path. Soon after, Zahra leaps from a ledge and kicks Organa off another one. Chewbacca quickly pushes Zahra off the ledge, giving Organa an advantage.

Organa emerges from a pool filled with hungry predators but is immediately attacked by bat-like creatures with sharp teeth. Zahra appears, surprisingly, and defends Organa, telling her that no one will kill her but herself. Just then, a large creature spits a trap at Zahra, pinning her against a cave wall. Chewbacca and the rebels appear and shoot at the creature, chasing it away.

Organa confronts Zahra, telling her that while she has killed many Imperial soldiers, her actions are nothing compared to someone like Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. She explains that she only kills when she has no choice. Organa takes a device from Zahra and leaves her pinned in the cave to face her fate.

Continuity

The issue incorrectly refers to Kes Dameron as a commander rather than sergeant.^[3]

Media

Cover gallery

Final cover by Carlo Pagulayan

Solicit cover by Carlo Pagulayan

Unlettered cover

50 years cover by Chris Sprouse

Variant cover by Rickie Yagawa

Textless cover by Rickie Yagawa

Rickie Yagawa's cover before it was finished

Collected in

• Star Wars Vol. 4: Crimson Reign
• Star Wars: Crimson Reign Omnibus

Appearances

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Sources

• A Tale from Obi-Wan's Youngling Days and More from Marvel's May 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• SWCA 2022: 8 Things We Learned from the Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

External links

• Star Wars (2020) #24 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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