Darth Vader #5: Vader’s Saber and Vision

Apr 15, 2020 7:14 PM

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I saw some folks talking about wanting to see a take on Vader returning to the light early on... it made me think of this comic... I took a few screenshots. If you want to see the whole thing, be sure to buy a copy! The whole series is fantastic.

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Source: Marvel Darth Vader (2017-2018) #5

NGL, a Sith with a blue or green saber would be pretty scary. Don't dominate and corrupt the Kyber; force it to kill while it is still pure.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

He chose cowardice, blind ignorance, fear and hatred. So a dedicated Trump voter.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 7

Whenever I order a steak.

6 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 1

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 15

Bad. Ass.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Any idea when they're releasing comics again?

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I meant weekly releases that's been out for a while now, they never date them right.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I kinda expected an MCU crossover where Vision showed up.

6 years ago | Likes 70 Dislikes 2

That took me a second.

3 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It looks cool in practice but in overall lore the bleeding idea is awful.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

I agree. It was an unnecessary change. Using Sith alchemy to create synthetic kybers was a good, simple explanation. Why change it?!

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

pls dont post disney era stuff come on theres tons of stuff in the real canon that isnt "corrupting" lightsaber crystals

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

I love that in his vision, nearly every panel focuses on his left with the broken eye-panel, on the man behind the mask.

6 years ago | Likes 205 Dislikes 1

...while after the vision, nearly every panel on his right with the intact eye-panel. The mask alone.

6 years ago | Likes 60 Dislikes 0

Vader with a green saber looks so strange to me.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And it's hilarious that Tarkin thinks that the Emperor's safety would be in any way affected by Tarkin's presence or lack thereof.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

FUCK AMAZON!!!!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

?1

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Since you're OP, and not some Redditor, I won't reply all snarky. midtowncomics.com/

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

People give the KOTOR mmo so much shit but where am I supposed to get my starwars fix

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The "original" bits before the expansions is awesome.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

After the original stuff they decided it would be cheaper to homogenize all of the class stories into one and it made it a nonsensical mess.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Are you talking about SWTOR instead of KOTOR?

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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6 years ago | Likes 234 Dislikes 1

Yep, that was my inspiration to post this set.

6 years ago | Likes 58 Dislikes 1

6 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 0

You just had to make me cry didn't you?!?!? ;_;

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Damn that’s good.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Can someone help me understand who he fought first? Was that a dream?

6 years ago | Likes 49 Dislikes 1

The "vision" was him turning back to the light and striking the emperor down. He refused it and stayed the course of the darkside.

6 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

A force vision, shown to him by the kyber crystal, trying to get him to turn back to the light.

6 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

This is what happens when those who choose blind ignorance, anger and fear press on. They destroy everything they touch.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Man, that is a *great* bit of worldbuilding for the red sabers. I think previously it was just the mustafar version of the khyber crystal?

6 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 0

pre-disney, sith used synthetic crystals which were always red

6 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 0

The first five books are amazing. The emperor says all Sith blades are taken from Jedi and then corrupted by the dark side, hence the red.

6 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Hmm. This is a bit of a retcon, I think. Used to be that Sith had red sabers because they had to make and use artificial kyber crystals.

6 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

It also suggests there could be real meaning behind the other blade colors as well. I'd love to think they were deliberate & personal.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

They are, each color has a meaning and depending on your role in the jedi it determines what color you get.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I must be thinking of KOTOR where it was just a trait of the crystal you used.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Color was retconned many times. Current canon is they are based on Jedi role. Sith kill a Jedi, take the lightsaber and corrupt it red.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So it's ok to just post full comicbooks now??

6 years ago | Likes 0 Dislikes 15

If 13 pages is the full comic, it deserves to be free.

6 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 1

Lmao

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I didn’t post the whole thing, just the panels relevant to my point... I wasn’t sure if I was posting too much, but I cropped quite a bit.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Lol, you don't have to justify your copyright infringement to me. I'm not Marvel or whomever you stole this from.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 9

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Lots of folks have been banned for it, so no. Some people would argue it's good advertising, tho...I know I want to read this book now.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Like I said, the entire series is amazing. Takes place immediately after his “noooooooo!” moment.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

It appears the downvoters prefer free comicbooks to supporting the writer, artist, etc.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

I couldn't say...I'm not a cop.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's a portion of one comic book in a series, with a link to where you can purchase it. I never would have known this was a thing I'd want/1

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Without posts like this. Is it copyright infringement? Yeah. Will a few more people buy it because of things like this? Also yes.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Careful, you’re being reasonable.

6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Then he chosen blind ignorance instead.

6 years ago | Likes 196 Dislikes 8

He chosen, this is a prequel and can't deviate from cannon

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Thing about a Tragic Flaw is that it is very simple and easily avoidable.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

You have to remember too: this is days after he lost Padme. He’s convinced he can bring her back through the Dark Side.

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6 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Even though it was obviously a lie by palpatine since the dark side brings death and destruction, and not life, that is some deep writing.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

The rest of the series touches on this A LOT

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The rest of the series touches on this A LOT

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Read the series if you haven't, its amazing in fleshing out the time between Mustafaar and Vader in Ep4. Goes into all that and much more.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He chose the only thing he knows. Cowardice and fear.

6 years ago | Likes 97 Dislikes 6

The fear part yes, that is one thing sith draw on but Vader isnt really a coward.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

He's scared of the damage to his ego, or being wrong, of being the cause of his own suffering. He won't face that. Physical danger isn't a

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Issue, and really hasn't been one, meaning his battle feild or sense of normalcy, of what is a threat, is drastically different.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My two cents though. Bravery imo is based on doing stuff that is beyond a baseline. Tales of bravery otoh...

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He's too far in, the sunken cost fallacy on a grand scale. If he turns back now everything he did was for nothing and all that suffering

6 years ago | Likes 54 Dislikes 0

and death was just a bloody farce. He's so far gone into self loathing and hatred that he follows Palpatine just so he doesn't have to face

6 years ago | Likes 50 Dislikes 0

what he's done, willingly turning himself into just a puppet. The new comics did a really good job at fleshing out his personality.

6 years ago | Likes 48 Dislikes 0

It was for nothing anyway, and digging yourself deeper helped no one else but palpatine.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Well done kind sir /madam. Well done!

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