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Legacy of Vader 1

Attribution information

Writer

Charles Soule^[1]

Penciller

Luke Ross^[1]

Inker

Luke Ross^[1]

Publication information

Publisher

Marvel Comics^[1]

Publication date

February 5,2025^[1]

Chronological information

Timeline

34 ABY^[2]

Series

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader^[1]

Issue number

1^[1]

Followed by

Legacy of Vader 2

Legacy of Vader 1 is the first issue of the2025 canon comic book seriesStar Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue was written byCharles Soule, illustrated byLuke Ross andNolan Woodard, and published byMarvel Comics onFebruary 5, 2025.

Publisher's summary[]

DARTH VADER'S SHADOW EXTENDS INTO…THE RISE OF THE FIRST ORDER! The reign of SUPREME LEADER KYLO REN begins! Kylo's dark obsession leads him to MUSTAFAR! What secrets does FORTRESS VADER hold for the young tyrant? And what face from the past will guide him on his quest?

Opening crawl[]

REIGN OF KYLO REN PART 1
Han Solo and Leia Organa's son, Ben Solo, was once a promising young student to hisuncle Luke Skywalker. But Ben's resentment of his family's legacy made him susceptibleto the pull of the dark side, transforming him into Kylo Ren, First Order tyrant and masterof the Knights of Ren.Kylo's desire to finish what his grandfather Darth Vader started has led him down sinisterpaths: murdering his father, slaying his former master to supplant him as SupremeLeader and attempting to decimate the remaining Resistance forces on Crait.Now a volatile Kylo vows to continue to destroy the past at all costs. But in the process,he might discover that some parts of the past are not so easily killed….

REIGN OF KYLO REN
PART 1

Han Solo and Leia Organa's son, Ben Solo, was once a promising young student to hisuncle Luke Skywalker. But Ben's resentment of his family's legacy made him susceptibleto the pull of the dark side, transforming him into Kylo Ren, First Order tyrant and masterof the Knights of Ren.Kylo's desire to finish what his grandfather Darth Vader started has led him down sinisterpaths: murdering his father, slaying his former master to supplant him as SupremeLeader and attempting to decimate the remaining Resistance forces on Crait.Now a volatile Kylo vows to continue to destroy the past at all costs. But in the process,he might discover that some parts of the past are not so easily killed….

Plot summary[]

Supreme Leader ascends[]

Following thedeath ofSnoke and the events onCrait,Kylo Ren asserts his position asSupreme Leader of theFirst Order. Aboard theFinalizer, he presents the bisected corpse of Snoke to the assembledofficers, blaming the death onRey and using the moment to demand loyalty from his subordinates. The officers comply, but beneath Kylo’s commanding presence is a storm of conflicting emotions. Despite outward authority, he is consumed by inner unrest. In private, he is plagued by visions of his past—his parents, his former master, and theJedi who refused to join him. These images drift through his consciousness unbidden, weakening the image of the unshakable leader he wishes to project.

General Hux delivers a report onfleet readiness and strategic operations. Kylo dismisses the practical concerns with growing impatience. He demands the immediate construction of a throne, placing symbolic power above military needs. Hux obeys, though frustration simmers beneath his composure. The exchange highlights the shifting dynamics within the First Order’s command—Kylo holds power, but the structure beneath him strains under the weight of his volatility.

Journey to Mustafar[]

Unsettled and seeking clarity, Kylo Ren departs forMustafar. His intention is to confront and destroy the legacy ofDarth Vader. As theKylo Ren's TIE silencer descends through the scorchedatmosphere, Kylo prepares for battle. On the planet’s surface, he is met by theAlazmec of Winsit, a cult that venerates Vader’s memory and guards the fortress. Kylo fights his way through them without hesitation. The rain pours and fire glows as he cuts down his enemies with precise, brutal strikes. His power is undeniable, but the battle reveals more than aggression—it shows his desire to dominate symbols of the past and prove his separation from the figure whose shadow still looms over him.

Inside thefortress, Kylo finds not peace or resolution, but a voice from within the structure. He follows it deeper and encountersVaneé, the former attendant of Darth Vader. Vaneé now exists as a preserved head sustained by a mechanical frame. Rather than confront Kylo with hostility, Vaneé welcomes him. He offers knowledge, not resistance. He proposes to show Kylo the methods by which Vader channeled pain into strength. This moment becomes a turning point—not an erasure of Vader’s memory, but a deeper entanglement with it. Rather than severing ties with the past, Kylo finds himself pulled toward it. The confrontation he imagined as destructive becomes transformative. The past he wished to destroy becomes, instead, a source of promised power.