Thursday, December 16, 2021

At least they didn't tell the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise; I'm sick of that one...

I love Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar, because it is a god-level dick move by his boss, Palpatine: hey, remember that planet where you got beat, had your limbs severed, and got burned in lava? I built you a house there! I don't know if that's part of the legends told of it, though. From 2018, Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle #5, "The Fearful Finale!" Written by Cavan Scott, art by Derek Charm and Charles Paul Wilson III.
The framing device for this series was a Rebel crew crash-landing on Mustafar, then exploring the titular castle to try and find a way of the inhospitable lava planet. Over the course of series, various stories are told, which give some of the Rebels inspiration to rally and survive when it becomes apparent oh, crap, this is Darth Vader's house. Because this was a more kid-friendly "Adventures" tale, some of said Rebels do make it out; in most continuities Vader would probably murder the hell out of them, but they even manage to come back and rescue a captured teammate later. Still, here their leader wonders if Vader didn't let them escape, to spread the story, and the fear, across the galaxy.

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