Darth Vader's Darkest Kill Shows Why Jedi Are Forgotten by A New Hope
With the rise of the Empire in the Star Warsuniverse, Darth Vadertook to the galaxy to extinguish the last remnants of the Jedi, with his darkest kill showing exactly why the Jedi were forgotten by the time the events of Star Wars: A New Hopetook place. After having such a prominent presence in the galaxy before the Emperor took over, as well as remaining relevant throughout the time of the Rebellion, many fans find it hard to believe that within that roughly twenty year period, the Jedi have basically been forgotten with characters like Han Solo initially not even believing Jedi existed in the first place. In one Star Warsstory that exists within the Star Wars: Legendstimeline, Darth Vader shows exactly how he was able to scrub the galaxy of not only nearly every Jedi, but the memory of them as well.
In the two-part minisieries Star Wars — Purge: The Tyrant’s Fistby Alexander Freed, Marco Castiello, and Andrea Chella, Darth Vader and his troops are hunting a Jedi named Cho’na Bene who is fueling the fire of rebellion on the planet Vaklin. The Emperor gave Vader specific instructions to not only hunt down and kill this Jedi, but to also turn the people of Vaklin away from the Jedi’s teachings and the idea of rebellion as Vaklin is a valuable planet the Empire cannot afford to lose.
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Throughout the events of the issue, Darth Vader isn’t just hunting down Jedi Cho’na Bene but is also scrubbing the planet of the memory of the Jedi Order. The Empire is systematically tearing down Jedi monuments and putting up Emperial learning and community centers in their place, making the people forget about the good the Jedi have done for them in the past and
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