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Age of Rebellion · after A New Hope

Star Wars: Vader Down

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The first crossover: Vader crashes on a planet full of rebels; collects 6 issues of Star Wars, Darth Vader and the Vader Down one-shot

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Quick recap

Vader finds out where Luke is and goes after him alone. The Rebellion sees its chance and shoots his fighter down over Vrogas Vas, a remote planet. Vader survives the crash, and the rebels send a whole squadron to finish him, which doesn't go as planned. Luke has crashed there too, and Han, Leia and Chewbacca race to get him. On the other side, Doctor Aphra and the killer droids arrive to back Vader up. The crossover ends with father and son face to face and both sides leaving the planet without a clear winner.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesThe first crossover

    Vader Down was the first crossover between the monthly Star Wars and Darth Vader books of Marvel's new era.

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  2. Behind the scenesTwo writers

    Darth Vader #14 and #15 were co-written by Kieron Gillen and Jason Aaron.

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  3. ReferenceVader vs. an army

    The setup is simple: Vader's fighter goes down on a remote planet and he takes on the rebel troops coming for him by himself.

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