Poe Dameron 6

Poe Dameron 6

Publisher's summary[]

*Poe and Agent Terex are in a race…to break out of jail!*But with Black Squadron surrounded by deadly inmates…*…Their only hope is BB-8?!?

Opening crawl[]

It is a time of uncertainty in the galaxy. Thefearless Resistance works to hold the tyranny ofthe ruthless First Order at bay, and is aided byheroes such as Poe Dameron and his team of acepilots, the Black Squadron.General Leia Organa has sent Poe's team to MegaloxBeta on a mission to recover crucial informationheld by the prison planet's most infamous resident,Grakkus the Hutt.Upon their arrival at the prison, Poe has discoveredthat they have been beaten to the planet by theirnew enemy, Agent Terex of the First Order SecurityBureau. Terex is also seeking Grakkus' information,and the duplicitous Hutt has announced he willprovide it only to whoever can free him from theprison. Poe immediately implements plans for a prisonbreak, and is aided by his fearless droid partner,BB-8. Terex, however, has plans of his own....

Plot summary[]

At thespace station aboveMegalox Beta,BB-8 battles with ahulking security droid for control of the generator, which creates a grav-field dome around theMegaloxprison. On the surface, Poe Dameron and hisBlack Squadron fight against the other prisoners outsideGrakkus theHutt'sfortress. BB-8 manages to use his cable to fry the security droid's circuits, toppling it.

Near Grakkus' fortress, theFirst Order agentTerex and the gangstersIsin,Kan Be, andPapaToren observe the skirmish as the gangsters try to fight their way through Black Squadron.L'ulo L'ampar demands that Grakkus let them in if he wants them to help him escape. However, Grakkus decides to keep the offer close because he had already made a deal with Terex, his old friend. WithTemmin Wexley nursing a wound to his head,Poe Dameron reassuresKaré Kun to keep them at bay a little longer while the droids do their work.

Meanwhile, BB-8 and his fellowastromech droids deactivate the grav-field dome. Poe tells his men to wear theirgravity belts. The dome collapses and many of the gangsters are overwhelmed by the high gravity on Megalox Beta. While Isin, Kan, Be and Toren think thatWardenLuta wanted to stop the riot, Terex realizes that Poe was behind this. Black Squadron force their way inside Grakkus' fortress and offer to help him escape.

At the space station, Warden Luta and her crew find that they have been locked out of every system. Luta receives a message from Poe Dameron and his Black Squadron. Poe tells her that he knew that Agent Terex had bribed her into make sure that Black Squadron did not leave the planet alive, despite paying for safe passage down here. With Grakkus in tow, Poe offers to give her back control of the prison if she lets them leave Megalox Beta. Luta accepts Dameron's offer, not wanting the prisoners to be crushed to death by the gravity.

While Papa Toren deals with the death of one of hisXimpi, Kan Be tells Terex that they will be crushed to death soon. He disagrees and summons his ship, theCarrion Spike. After activating his gravity belt, Terex tells his former criminal associates that he is abandoning them because they failed to kill Grakkus, Poe, and Black Squadron. At the space station, Poe tells a freed Grakkus that he can escape in one of the station's shuttles. They promise to escort him. They are soon joined by the astromechs with the exception ofJessika Pava's droidO-R10N, who was destroyed during the mission.

As they leave the space station, BB-8 transmits the control codes for Megalox back to Warden Luta. Before they can turn the gravity field back on, Terex flies theCarrion Spike through the space station, disabling its systems. Grakkus panics and asks Poe to transmit the coordinates since his ship lacks anav computer capable of doing calculations. With the space station's systems failing, Warden Luta sends emergency shuttles to evacuate the prisoners from Megalox. However, theCarrion Spike begins attacking the shuttles and theirescape pods.

Temmin warns Poe of the news but Grakkus opines they should let them kill each other and reminds them of their mission to keep him safe. Poe orders Black Squadron to attack theCarrion Spike. Terex orders his crew to kill them all but the ship sustains damage from the starfighters. With theCarrion Spike damaged, Terex reluctantly authorizes his crew tocloak the ship and jump to lightspeed.

Back at theResistance base onD'Qar, Poe is debriefed byGeneralLeia Organa about the information that Grakkus had provided aboutLor San Tekka. When Poe asks about following these new leads, General Organa instructs him to return to theCrèche since they were the only ones to give the information about the explorer's visit to Grakkus to Poe. Aboard the damagedCarrion Spike, Captain Phasma asks Terex about his failed mission to Megalox. She orders him to return to First Order space for debriefing. Privately, Terex decides to delay his return.

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Regular cover byPhil Noto

Textless cover by Phil Noto

Variant cover byMike Mayhew

Collected in[]

• Star Wars: Poe Dameron Vol. 1 — Black Squadron

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• "Blaster" —Star Wars Insider 168
• Comic Book Galaxy: ExclusiveHan Solo #4 Cover Reveals and More onStarWars.com(backup link)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Poe Dameron (2016) #6 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)

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