The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation 4 is the fourth issue of the 2025 comic miniseries Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation, an adaptation of the film of the same name. The issue was written by Jody Houser, illustrated by Will Sliney and Guru-eFX, and published by Marvel Comics on May 28, 2025.

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THE FINAL RECKONING OF THE RESISTANCE! REY and KYLO REN's years-in-the-making showdown reaches its devastating conclusion! A shocking death sends ripples across the galaxy! As the RESISTANCE faces their lowest moment, who can they turn to for hope?

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Episode IX, Part IV
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
The dead speak! EMPEROR PALPATINE has
somehow survived, broadcasting a threat
of REVENGE across the galaxy.

Hoping to stop Palpatine, REY and her
friends went on the hunt for a Sith
wayfinder to lead them to his lair on the
hidden planet Exegol. The friends tracked
the artifact to Kef Bir, discovering it in
the wreckage of the DEATH STAR II.

Haunted by the discovery that she is
Palpatine's granddaughter, Rey rushed 
ahead of her friends, only to be
confronted by KYLO REN, who destroyed
the wayfinder and invited her to join him
on the dark side of the Force….

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