Unidentified Imperial contact

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"Forget the guard droids and alarms and whatever. What about Darth Vader? How do you think he'll react if we rob his house?"
"Nothing to worry about there, Massif. One of Qi'ra's Imperial contacts passed along that Vader's busy investigating the murder of a bunch of Palpatine's Royal Guards. He ain't home."
―The Knight of Ren Massif discussing their concerns about the group's mission with "Ren"[1]

A contact of[1] Lady Qi'ra—the leader of the criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn[2]—was one[1] of many she had within the Galactic Empire during her war against the Sith.[3] Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,[4] when the syndicate's assassin[5] Ochi of Bestoon[2] killed ten of Emperor Palpatine's Royal Guards in the Imperial Palace on[5] the Imperial capital world[6] Coruscant,[5] the Sith Lord[3] Darth Vader was sent to investigate.[1]

Afterward, the contact informed Qi'ra of Vader's investigation, which allowed her to send the Knights of Ren[1]—a group of dark side practitioners[2]—to carry out a heist on Vader's castle on the planet Mustafar so they could acquire a key she needed. As the Knights made their way to Mustafar, "Ren"—the Knights' leader—reassured[1] his[3] fellow Knights, telling them what Qi'ra's contact had relayed on the Sith's investigation. Following this, however, Vader appeared in his castle and almost prevented the Knights from completing their mission.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Imperial contact was mentioned in the fourth issue of the 2021 comic miniseries Star Wars: Crimson Reign. The issue was written by Charles Soule and published by Marvel Comics[1] on April 27, 2022.[7]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Crimson Reign 4
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Crimson Reign 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hidden Empire 1
  4. ↑ StarWars.com Hidden Empire Revealed: Charles Soule on Marvel's Next Star Wars Epic – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that the events of Star Wars: Crimson Reign, including Crimson Reign 2 and Crimson Reign 4, 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.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Crimson Reign 2
  6. ↑ Star Wars (2020) 27
  7. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Crimson Reign (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)