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Legacy of Vader 8

Attribution information

Writer

Charles Soule^[1]

Penciller

Stefano Raffaele^[1]

Inker

Stefano Raffaele^[1]

Publication information

Publisher

Marvel Comics^[1]

Publication date

September 3,2025^[1]

Chronological information

Timeline

34 ABY^[2]

Series

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader^[1]

Issue number

8^[1]

Preceded by

Legacy of Vader 7

Followed by

Legacy of Vader 9

Legacy of Vader 8 is the eighth issue of the2025 canon comic book seriesStar Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written byCharles Soule, illustrated byStefano Raffaele andNolan Woodard, and published byMarvel Comics onSeptember 3, 2025

Publisher's summary[]

THE KNIGHTS OF REN RETURN WITH A NEW LEADER — TAVA REN! In order to control the Knights of Ren, TAVA must KILL KYLO REN! Learn the dark secrets of this mysterious group of villains! What subterfuge will this new warrior use to get what she wants?

Opening crawl[]

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 8
Even after killing Snoke and taking the mantle of Supreme Leader, Kylo Renstill struggles with forging his own path in the shadow of his family's legacy.Kylo's quest to kill the past led him to Darth Vader's former home,where the young tyrant met the erstwhile aide of the Dark Lord, a manby the name of Vaneé.Heeding Vaneé's guidance, Kylo sought out his family's secrets on Tatooine and Naboo,before turning his sights on one of the last survivors of Order 66. Meanwhile, Kylo'sformer comrades, the Knights of Ren, have continued to pillage the galaxy, nowunder the banner of a new leader….

REIGN OF KYLO REN
PART 8

Even after killing Snoke and taking the mantle of Supreme Leader, Kylo Renstill struggles with forging his own path in the shadow of his family's legacy.Kylo's quest to kill the past led him to Darth Vader's former home,where the young tyrant met the erstwhile aide of the Dark Lord, a manby the name of Vaneé.Heeding Vaneé's guidance, Kylo sought out his family's secrets on Tatooine and Naboo,before turning his sights on one of the last survivors of Order 66. Meanwhile, Kylo'sformer comrades, the Knights of Ren, have continued to pillage the galaxy, nowunder the banner of a new leader….

Plot summary[]

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Cover gallery[]

Final cover byDerrick Chew

Solicit cover by Derrick Chew

Revenge of the Sith 20th Anniversary variant cover byChris Sprouse

Variant cover byKael Ngu

Solicit variant cover by Kael Ngu

Reveal variant cover by Kael Ngu

Variant cover byStephanie Hans

Solicit variant cover by Stephanie Hans

Collected in[]

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Ap'lek
Baius(First appearance)
Bedat(First mentioned)
Cardo
Grandea(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Armitage Hux
Obi-Wan Kenobi(Variant cover only)
Kuruk
"Ren"(In flashback(s))
Kylo Ren
Tava Ren(First appearance)
Seventh Guard(In flashback(s))
Darth Sidious(Variant cover only)
Snoke(In flashback(s))
Third Guard(In flashback(s))
Trudgen
Unidentified First Order commander(First appearance)
Unidentified human monk(First appearance)
Unidentified Inner Rim warlord(In flashback(s))
Ushar
Darth Vader(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Vaneé(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Vicrul
Yoda(Variant cover only)

Organisms

Plant
- Tree
Rat(Mentioned only)

Droid models

Astromech droid
- BB-series astromech droid

Events

Assault of Naboo(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Battle of Oetchi(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Duel in the Galactic Senate(Variant cover only)
Duel on Mustafar(Variant cover only)
Mission to Lahtee(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Mission to Mustafar(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Mission to Tatooine(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
New Republic Era(In flashback(s))
- Assassination of an Inner Rim warlord(In flashback(s))
- Skirmish on the Minemoon(In flashback(s))
Occupation of Corellia(Indirect mention only)
Raid on Vandor(First appearance)

Locations

The galaxy
- Corellia(Mentioned only)
  - Corellian Shipyards(Mentioned only)
- Coruscant(Variant cover only)
  - Imperial Senate Building(Variant cover only)
    - Galactic Senate Chamber(Variant cover only)
- Mid-Rim
  - Minemoon(In flashback(s))
  - Naboo(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Sloo sector
    - Vandor system
      - Vandor
        Unidentified vault(First appearance)
- Mustafar(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
  - Fortress Vader(Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Tatooine(Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Unidentified warlord's stronghold(First mentioned)