Star Wars (2015) 63

Publisher's summary

THE SCOURGING OF SHU-TORUN: OPERATION VENGEANCE! KANCHAR returns, and he's still got an amazing cybernetic arm. Does QUEEN TRIOS feel regret over all she's done? Spoilers: She will soon, if LEIA has anything to do with it.

Opening crawl

Queen Trios of Shu-Torun's betrayal allowed the
evil Galactic Empire to launch a surprise attack
against the Rebel Alliance's fleet and nearly
crushed their heroic cause once and for all.

But the Rebels have endured. Princess Leia
Organa has hatched a plan to strike back against
Trios and recruited a team of rogues and
specialists to get the job done.

Now, Leia, together with Luke Skywalker and Han
Solo, Tunga, a shape-shifting Clawdite and actor,
Meorti, a crack slicer, and even Benthic and his
extremist Partisans, is ready to take down
Shu-Torun....

Plot summary

Queen Trios of Shu-Torun hosts a party in the Abyssal Rooms, a series of magnificent chambers deep within the planet. The unique infrastructure of her world is powered by a grand structure called the Spike, which draws energy from the planet's core and distributes it through energy shields. Trios explains to Commander Kanchar that this system is what allows Shu-Torun to exist, but it also means the planet is beholden to the Empire. Elsewhere, Leia, Han, and Luke observe the Spike and finalize a plan to destroy it, aiming to cripple the Empire's operations while avoiding mass casualties.

Aboard the Millennium Falcon, Leia lays out the details: they will target key engines within the Spike, causing a chain reaction that will shut down the planet's energy shields. This will turn Shu-Torun from a technologically advanced world into a normal mining planet, but it requires them to get their hands on the Spike's plans. Conveniently, R2-D2 displays a hologram of the plans, which were acquired from Trios's files. Leia reveals that they can use the plans to find specific targets and, with access to the master security controls, lock down the facility. To do this, they need an eye scan of the Queen, which will grant them access to the Imperial security area.

To get the scan, the rebels form two teams: one to infiltrate the Spike and another to go to Trios's party. The second team intercepts and subdues a Duke on his way to the party, using his vehicle and identity to gain access. C-3PO is disguised with a cybernetic eye scanner, and another rebel, Tunga, impersonates the Duke. They successfully infiltrate the party, and with Tunga's distraction, they get a scan of the Queen's eye.

Media

Editions

• UPC 759606081134; March 20, 2019; Marvel Comics^[1]
  • 06311; Cover A; Gerald Parel
  • 06321; Cover B; John Tyler Christopher

Cover gallery

Cover A

Cover A, unlettered

Cover B

Collected in

• Star Wars Vol. 11: The Scourging of Shu-Torun
• Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus

Appearances

Notes and references

External links

• Star Wars (2015) #63 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)