Star Wars (2015) 43

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Star Wars 43 is the forty-third issue of the Marvel comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Salvador Larroca, and released on February 7, 2018.

Publisher's summary

THE ASHES OF JEDHA CONCLUDES! The battle between the Empire and the Rebellion over the Kyber mines of Jedha comes to an explosive conclusion…with help coming from the most unexpected source.[1]

Opening crawl

Part VI
THE ASHES OF JEDHA 
It is period of high tension in the galaxy. The
Galactic Empire has sent Queen Trios of
Shu-Torun to Jedha in an attempt to collect the
remaining weapon-powering kyber crystals that
survived the Death Star's attack.

Recently, rebel leaders Princess Leia and Luke
Skywalker, as well as smuggler Han Solo, have
joined forces with Partisans Benthic and ex-rebel
fighter Ubin. Together, the group has launched an
attack on the Empire's orbital drill threatening to
endanger the lives and homes of the struggling civilians.

However, as Luke sneaks aboard the Imperial drill
to shut down their weapons systems, Benthic falls
in battle, leaving Han in charge of the Partisan
army. And Princess Leia soon finds herself
face-to-face with Queen Trios....

Plot summary

On the Leviathan, Queen Trios, armed and apologizing for the circumstances, confronts Leia. Leia asks if Trios leaked the crawler's plans, while Commander Kanchar engages Luke in a hangar bay. Trios confesses that Darth Vader killed her father and gave her the throne, then showed her a piece of Alderaan as a warning. She explains that she is now secretly sabotaging Imperial efforts and wants to form an alliance with the rebels. At the same time, Luke short-circuits Kanchar's cybernetics with an ion torpedo and defeats him.

Luke arrives as Leia and Trios agree to an alliance. Leia tells Luke that Trios is exactly what they needed: more hope. The rebels rush to escape the Leviathan as it approaches a massive chasm, but Han Solo arrives with the Millennium Falcon to save them at the last moment. Back on Jedha, Benthic and the remaining rebels promise to guard the planet's ashes until it's gone and agrees to work with the Alliance. Han gives Ubin a medal and tells her that living heroically is better than dying heroically. The heroes then fly off in the Falcon, ready to rebuild.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars (2015) #43 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ Star Wars 43 refers to the Galactic Empire as being around for twenty years. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the foundation of the Empire to 19 BBY meaning that Star Wars 43 takes place in 1 ABY.

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Star Wars (2015)
Skywalker Strikes: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon: 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Vader Down: 13 · 14
Rebel Jail: 16 · 17 · 18 · 19
From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: 7 · 15 · 20
The Last Flight of the Harbinger: 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25
Yoda's Secret War: 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
The Screaming Citadel: 31 · 32
Out Among the Stars: 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37
The Ashes of Jedha: 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43
Mutiny at Mon Cala: 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49
Hope Dies: 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55
The Escape: 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61
The Scourging of Shu-Torun: 62 · 63 · 64 · 65 · 66 · 67
Rebels and Rogues: 68 · 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 · 74 · 75
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