For other uses, see The High Republic 9.

The High Republic 9 is the ninth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: The High Republic. The issue was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Ario Anindito, Mark Morales, and Frank William, and published by Marvel Comics on May 10, 2023.

Publisher's summary

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE! Vildar Mac has been haunted all his life. Now, as the Leveler is unleashed, the Jedi Knight faces a terrible decision – resist the lure of the dark side or become what he fears the most to survive. Will TEY SIRREK pay the ultimate price for Vildar's choice?

Opening crawl

THE HIGH REPUBLIC
BATTLE FOR THE FORCE
Chapter IV: THE HAND OF SIBERUS
As Jedha burns, Padawan Matty Cathley protects
Kradon Minst's besieged Enlightenment tapbar from
an enforcer-droid attack.

Meanwhile, Vildar Mac and Tey Sirrek have entered
the secret Jedi vault in the ruins of the great statue
that once stood in Jedha's cold desert. Here the
unlikely allies have discovered that the recent
troubles have all been a smoke screen to hide Werth
Plouth's search for a fabled artifact known as the Rod
of Daybreak.

Now, with the combined Rods of Power in his hand,
the Herald of the Path of the Open Hand fully controls
the creature known only as the Leveler, a creature
capable of striking fear into the heart of any Force
user.

A creature that has begun to feed….

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Development

On September 29, 2022, writer Cavan Scott tweeted that he was in the process of writing the script for the issue.[3]

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: The High Republic (2022) #9 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  2. Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic (2022) 9 to 382 BBY.
  3. TwitterLogo Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) on Twitter (post): "So, Twitter is fun, but I need to get back to work. Issue #9 of STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC Phase 2 won't write itself. Especially with REDACTED about to attack REDACTED with REDACTED." (backup link)

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