Darth Vader Confirms The Secret History of Darth Maul's Apprentice
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: Crimson Reign #5
In the final chapter of Star Wars: Crimson Reign, Darth Vader confirms the secret history of Darth Maul and his apprentice. While Han Solo's first love Qi'ra abandoned him to become Maul's second in command over Crimson Dawn, it's been revealed that she learned how to do much more beyond leading a crime syndicate. Case in point, Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn have become a major threat to the Sith Lords and their Empire, and it's all thanks to the training and legacy of Darth Maul himself.
Following the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event which saw Crimson Dawn's resurgence in the galaxy in between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the subsequent Crimson Reign event has seen the crime syndicate becoming a major player with spies and agents embedded all over the galaxy. Executing all sorts of secret schemes to position Crimson Dawn against the Empire, the Dawn's new leader Lady Qi'ra is targeting the Sith specifically, knowing exactly who Palpatine and Darth Vader are and what they're capable of.
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With Qi'ra's intimate knowledge of the Sith that few others possess, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader speak about the threat of Crimson Dawn in the final issue of Crimson Reign from Charles Soule and Steve Cummings. Combined with her ability to hold her own in a duel with Darth Vader himself thanks to her unique skills in the fighting style Teräs Käsi, Vader and the Emperor have confirmed that she must have received special training. However, Vader also notes that her skills mirror that of Palpatine himself, an indication that the Emperor's former apprentice Darth Maul trained Qi'ra as his own
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