Kantiema

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"He's currently stationed in an abandoned river-port village called Kantiema, assembling his forces."
"I'm familiar with it. Why are you telling me this?"
―Sabé informs Jul Tambor of Darth Vader's location in Kantiema[2]

Kantiema was a river-port village on the planet Brentaal IV. Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY, the Galactic Empire maintained a presence in the village. Kantiema was completely destroyed when the Skakoan nationalist Jul Tambor bombed the village in an attempt to kill the Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Description

Kantiema was a river-port village located on[2] the planet[3] Brentaal IV. It lay on a river that ran near several mountains. Sections of Kantiema were built over the water, including landing platforms for starships.[2]

History

"I know you've been preparing something special to kill Vader. But the Empire's also holding captured Skakoan refugees in that village. Once Vader's clear of Kantiema, he's all yours."
―Sabé, to Jul Tambor[2]

By the time between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[1] the village was abandoned and had an Imperial presence.[2] During this time,[1] during[2] the Skakoan nationalist[4] Jul Tambor's quest to kill[2] the Sith Lord[5] Darth Vader, the former Naboo Royal Handmaiden Sabé allied herself with Vader in a play to help the citizens of[2] the planet[4] Skako Minor. Sabé contacted Tambor and told him that Vader was in Kantiema but also mentioned that there were several Skakoan refugees being held in Imperial custody there as well.[2]

The bombing of Kantiema

The bombing of Kantiema

Tambor inquired as to how many refugees were in Kantiema, and Sabé responded that there were twelve. Although she warned Tambor not to attack, the Skakoan nonetheless bombed the village and completely destroyed it in an effort to eliminate Vader. He then victoriously proclaimed his indifference to the civilian casualties and declared that he would rule over the people of Skako Minor as foreman. However, Sabé's entire maneuver had been a ploy to expose Tambor. In actuality, Kantiema had been completely abandoned besides a pair of KX-series security droids and an Imperial shuttle. Meanwhile, the refugees had been with Sabé, and upon hearing Tambor's words, turned on their would-be ruler.[2]

Behind the scenes

Kantiema appeared in the thirty-second issue of the 2020 comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, and published by Marvel Comics[2] on March 22, 2023.[6]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 StarWars.com SWCE 2023: Marvel Reveals Star Wars: Dark Droids Horror Event and More on StarWars.com (backup link) states that the events of the comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader, including the bombing of Kantiema in Darth Vader (2020) 32, take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Timelines.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Darth Vader (2020) 32
  3. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII Vanguard Squadron in the Databank (backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Darth Vader (2020) 28
  5. ↑ Lords of the Sith
  6. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)