Star Wars (1977) 49

The Last Jedi

Plot summary[]

PrincessLeia Organa,Luke Skywalker and thedroids take aY-wing fighter to a jungle planet where they answer a beacon left behind byPrinceDenid ofVelmor. Denid, his betrothedLoren, and his friendJedidiah crash-landed on this world years ago, a crash that claimed Loren's life. It is now imperative that he returns to Velmor to take the rite of succession or else his younger brother, an Imperial sympathizer, will gain control of the planet. Luke is surprised to find that Jedidiah, now addle-brained due to an injury, was once a potentialJedi Knight.

With Luke disguised as abounty hunter, and Leia disguised as Loren, they escort Prince Denid back to Velmor to claim the throne just in time to prevent the coronation of Denid's brotherAnod as the new king. This frustrates not only Anod but alsoZelor and ImperialCaptainZeta Traal, each of whom have their own plans for power.

At the ceremonialMrid Hunt to commemorate the return of Denid, Traal plans to have Denid and Leia killed in order to keep the planet sympathetic to the Empire. Zelor also desires the two would-be leaders dead, but for his own personal gain since he would rule the planet if no one of royal blood could take the throne. In the ensuing battle Denid and Leia are wounded by Anod, but Anod himself is killed by Traal. Zelor intends to kill Luke thinking the brash scoundrel would be no match for him with his energy sword, but he doesn't realize that Luke is a skilled swordsman who easily defeats Zelor. But during the duel, Traal has a clear shot at them both but is interrupted by Jedidiah who bravely sacrifices himself to prevent Luke from being captured.

With all of the conspirators either killed or captured, Denid is free to become King of Velmor and pledges to be sympathetic to theRebellion. Luke, Leia and the droids bid farewell to Denid and leave Velmor, and Luke takes charge of Jedidiah's body and gives him a funeral in space in honor of the fallen hero's bravery.

Continuity[]

This is the only appearance ofJedidiah. He uses the nameJedi as a nickname. Like many other Jedi before him, Jedidiah does not discorporate upon death likeObi-Wan Kenobi did.

This is the first appearance ofCaptainZeta Traal.

At one point in this issue, the name of the planetVelmor is misspelled asVelmore. On page 12,Alderaan is misspelled asAlderann.

The Y-wing that the crew uses to reach Velmor has a cabin, comfortably housing four (Luke, Leia, the King of Velmor, and C-3PO). TheCourier variant is the only known Y-wing model with this capacity in theLegends continuity.

On the cover, Jedidiah is green, but is shown with a purplish hue throughout the issue.

In this issue—as in issues45 and51—Luke has a lightsaber, despite having losthis inissue 44 (corresponding to the events ofThe Empire Strikes Back). On page 22, its blade is red.

In contrast to other depictions ofhyperspace travel, in this issue, a portal appears as ships are entering and exiting hyperspace.

OnSeptember 16,2017,Mark Hamill joked on hisTwitter account that this issue contained spoilers for the soon-to-be-released filmThe Last Jedi.^[3]

Appearances[]

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Sources[]

• "Comic Marvels" —Star Wars Insider 91
• Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
• From the Pages ofStar Wars Insider: The Mighty Walt onStarWars.com(backup link)
• "The Mighty Walt" —Star Wars Insider 220

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