Hidden Empire 4
Hidden Empire 4
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4 of 5[1]Preceded by
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THE ENDGAME GAMBIT APPROACHES! The final moves of Lady Qi'ra's great game have begun. The Sith have been summoned, and the Fermata Cage will open… For Qi'ra, it's all or nothing.
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Dreaming of a freer galaxy, Lady QI'RA and her organization,CRIMSON DAWN, have waged a secret war against the Empire.Qi'ra acquired a means of prevailing against the Sith in the FERMATA CAGE, an artifact thatsupposedly suspended an ancient Sith Lord in time. Qi'ra tasked the Archivist with unleashingthis Sith against the Emperor and activated her operatives across the galaxy to serveas a smoke screen. The Emperor retaliated against Crimson Dawn, forcing Qi'ra to herstronghold Dawnfall, where a Crimson Dawn fleet prepares to strike against the Empire.A failed attempt to unlock the Fermata Cage nearly killed the Archivist, and the disturbancein the Force it produced served as a beacon to Darth Vader. Qi'ra dispatched Chanath Chaand the Orphans to defend the Archivist and the artifact. Chanath Cha and the Orphansfought valiantly but proved no match for Darth Vader.However, their sacrifice allowed the Archivist to escape, providingCrimson Dawn a final opportunity to enact their plan…. |
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Final cover byPaulo Siqueira
Solicit cover by Paulo Siqueira
Connecting variant cover bySteven Cummings
Travel variant cover byDavid López
Battle variant cover byDeclan Shalvey
Women's History Month variant cover byPeach Momoko
Variant cover byPatrick Zircher
Virgin variant cover by Patrick Zircher
Variant cover byInHyuk Lee
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Lady Qi'ra, Darth Vader, the Knights of Ren, and More Come Together on Steven Cummings' Connecting 'Star Wars: Hidden Empire' Variant Covers onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)- Marvel Comics and Peach Momoko Reveal NewStar Wars Women's History Month Covers – First Look onStarWars.com(backup link)
- "Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 217
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- ↑1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.101.11 Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022) #4 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)
- ↑The flashbacks ofStar Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-twoyears afterSheev Palpatine'sascension toEmperor, whichStar Wars: Timelines dates to19 BBY, meaning they must occur around3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events ofStar Wars (2020) 43, which occur after theStar Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule UnleashesDark Droids onStarWars.com(backup link) places afterStar Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3ABY byTimelines. AsHidden Empire 4 takes place betweenWar of the Bounty Hunters andDark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.
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