Legacy of Vader 8

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Legacy of Vader 8 is the eighth issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Stefano Raffaele and Nolan Woodard, and published by Marvel Comics on September 3, 2025

Publisher's summary

THE KNIGHTS OF REN RETURN WITH A NEW LEADER — TAVA REN! In order to control the Knights of Ren, TAVA must KILL KYLO REN! Learn the dark secrets of this mysterious group of villains! What subterfuge will this new warrior use to get what she wants?

Opening crawl

REIGN OF KYLO REN
PART 8

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.

Heeding Vaneé's guidance, Kylo sought out his family's secrets on Tatooine and Naboo,
before turning his sights on one of the last survivors of Order 66. Meanwhile, Kylo's
former comrades, the Knights of Ren, have continued to pillage the galaxy, now
under the banner of a new leader….

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Collected in

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Ap'lek
Baius (First appearance)
Bedat (First mentioned)
Cardo
Grandea (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Armitage Hux
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Variant cover only)
Kuruk
"Ren" (In flashback(s))
Kylo Ren
Tava Ren (First appearance)
Seventh Guard (In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious (Variant cover only)
Snoke (In flashback(s))
Third Guard (In flashback(s))
Trudgen
Unidentified First Order commander (First appearance)
Unidentified human monk (First appearance)
Unidentified Inner Rim warlord (In flashback(s))
Ushar
Darth Vader (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Vaneé (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Vicrul
Yoda (Variant cover only)

Organisms

Plant
- Tree
Rat (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid
- BB-series astromech droid

Events

Assault of Naboo (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Battle of Oetchi (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Duel in the Galactic Senate (Variant cover only)
Duel on Mustafar (Variant cover only)
Mission to Lahtee (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Mission to Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Mission to Tatooine (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
New Republic Era (In flashback(s))
- Assassination of an Inner Rim warlord (In flashback(s))
- Skirmish on the Minemoon (In flashback(s))
Occupation of Corellia (Indirect mention only)
Raid on Vandor (First appearance)

Locations

The galaxy
- Corellia (Mentioned only)
  - Corellian Shipyards (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant (Variant cover only)
  - Imperial Senate Building (Variant cover only)
    - Galactic Senate Chamber (Variant cover only)
- Mid-Rim
  - Minemoon (In flashback(s))
  - Naboo (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Sloo sector
    - Vandor system
      - Vandor
        Unidentified vault (First appearance)
- Mustafar (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Fortress Vader (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Tatooine (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Unidentified warlord's stronghold (First mentioned)

Organizations and titles

Aide (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Bodyguard (In flashback(s))
Dark Lord of the Sith (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Darth (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
First Order
- First Order military
  - First Order Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - First Order stormtrooper
  - First Order Navy
- First Order officer
- Praetorian Guard (In flashback(s))
- Supreme Leader
Hux family
Knights of Ren
- Ren
Monk
Officer
- Commander
- General
Pilot
Prior (First appearance)
Skywalker family
Solo family
Unidentified monk group (First appearance)
Warlord (In flashback(s))

Sentient species

Human
- Chandrilan

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft (In flashback(s))
- Speeder (In flashback(s))
  - Landspeeder (In flashback(s))
  - Speeder bike (In flashback(s))
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))
- Shuttle (In flashback(s))
  - Upsilon-class command shuttle (In flashback(s))
- Starfighter (Mentioned only)
- Transport
  - Oubliette-class transport
    - Night Buzzard

Weapons and technology

Armor
- First Order stormtrooper armor
- Helmet
  - Kylo Ren's helmet (In flashback(s))
- Pauldron
Code cylinder
Comlink
Datapad
Droid
Weapon
- Bilari electro-chain whip (In flashback(s))
- Blaster
  - Blaster rifle
    - F-11D blaster rifle
    - Kuruk's blaster rifle
- Cannon
  - Arm cannon
    - Cardo's arm cannon
- Laser cannon
- Grenade
  - Concussion grenade
- Melee weapon
  - Axe
    - Vibro-ax
      - Munit'kad halberd
        Ap'lek's Mandalorian executioner vibro-ax
  - Club
    - War club
      - Ushar's war club
  - Lightsaber
    - Crossguard lightsaber (In flashback(s))
      - Kylo Ren's lightsaber (In flashback(s))
    - Skywalker lightsaber (Variant cover only)
    - Ren (In flashback(s))
    - Tai's lightsaber (In flashback(s))
  - Sword
    - Electro sword
  - Vibro-arbir blade (In flashback(s))
  - Vibro-weapon
    - Vibrocleaver
      - Trudgen's vibrocleaver
    - Vibro-scythe
      - Vicrul's scythe
  - Vibro-voulge (In flashback(s))
- Missile (In flashback(s))
- Missile launcher (In flashback(s))

Miscellanea

Atmosphere
Blood
Braid
Bridge
Cantina (In flashback(s))
Cell (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Cape
- First Order military uniforms
- Robe (In flashback(s))
  - Khalat robes (In flashback(s))
Credit (Mentioned only)
Data pit
Death
Ear
Entry ramp
Eye
Fire (In flashback(s))
First Order insignia
Flagship
Fleet (Mentioned only)
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Force power
  - Force jump
  - Force lightning (In flashback(s))
  - Telekinesis
    - Force choke (In flashback(s))
- Force-sensitive
Galaxy
Gender
Glass
Gravity
Hair
Hangar
Hull
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Hell" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Laser (In flashback(s))
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
Limb
Metal
Moon (In flashback(s))
Mountain
Mouth
Nose
Order 66 (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Phrik
Planet
Realspace
Sentience
Shipyard (Mentioned only)
Species
- Mammal
Star
Strand-Cast (In flashback(s))
Time
- Standard day
- Standard minute
- Standard month
Tooth
Transparisteel
Unarmed combat
Vacuum
Viewport
Water

Sources

Star Wars: Master of Evil, a New Darth Vader Novel, Turns the Page on the Sith Lord on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars Celebration - DAY 1 Replay on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (livestream no longer available)
'Star Wars: The High Republic - The Finale' and More Marvel 'Star Wars' Titles Revealed At Star Wars Celebration on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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) #8 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Legacy of Vader 8 take place in 34 ABY per the reasoning here.

External links

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader (2025) #8 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) #8 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Legacy of Vader 8 take place in 34 ABY per the reasoning here.

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