Darth Vader's Secret Army Could Redefine Sequel Canon
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Darth Vader #21
While Darth Vader may have been tasked by Emperor Palpatine to take down the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn, he may be its only hope for survival following the latest issue of Marvel's Darth Vader. Seeing as how the relationship between a Sith master and apprentice is always treacherous, Vader may use Crimson Dawn against his master (something he's potentially already begun doing). Furthermore, the revelation that his late wife's former handmaiden is an agent of the Dawn may change Vader's tactics as well.
In recent issues of Darth Vader, Vader has formed a team of assassins and freedom fighters to hunt down members of Crimson Dawn who have embedded themselves within multiple levels of the Empire. However, a recent list of collaborators they recovered was proven to be a fake after they had murdered several of the Imperial leaders. That being said, Vader revealed to his right-hand assassin Ochi that he always knew the list was planted and just didn't care. Crimson Dawn or not, Vader saw those on the list as unworthy to serve the Empire. As such, Vader killed them in the name of order, while also potentially weakening his master's power at the same time.
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Following Star Wars #21 from Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco, Vader ends up using Ochi and his duplicitous nature to his advantage, knowing full well that Ochi is in contact with the Crimson Dawn agent who created the fake list in the hopes of using Vader to do the Dawn's work for them. Discovering that the agent in question is none other than Sabé who survived her last encounter with Vader when she tried to kill him on Naboo, Vader forces the former Queen's
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