STAR WARS: LEGACY (ISSUE 34)
June 24th 2009 02:06
Category: Graphic Novels/Comics
“Lord Vader, can you hear me?”
“Yes my master.”
Darth Sidious to Darth Vader after Vader’s ‘transformation’, Revenge of the Sith
“He’s more machine than man…”
Obi Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker, Return of the Jedi
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Production Team: John Ostrander – story/script, Jan Duursema – story/pencils, Dan Parsons – inks, Brad Anderson – colours, Michael Heisler – letters, Daniel Dos Santos – cover art.
Cost: AU$7.95/US$2.99
Darth Krayt is dead, long live Darth Krayt…
It seems that the confrontation on Had Abbadon between Cade Skywalker, Celeste Morne and Cade’s mixed bunch of allies has had the desired end of eliminating the dark lord of the Sith. But even though Krayt is no longer he in one important way still lives – his vision of one united Sith remains and it is important that he in some way be perceived to live even though he is well and truly dead, killed by a blast of Sith lightning from his closest aide and confidant Darth Wyyrlok…treachery is the way of the Sith after all. So Wyyrlok has taken the body of his onetime master and taken him the dark heart of the Sith on Coruscant, there he has been entombed, although Wyyrlok has managed to actually make things appear as if Krayt is grievously wounded and been placed in stasis. This convenient fiction is one that is easy to maintain, as he was constantly being attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong biological implants within him Darth Krayt was known for constantly taking time to slip into suspended animation and give his body a chance to regain some of its vitality. So his charade has a grain of truth to it, and that makes it all the more sustainable.
Naturally Cade and co are completely unaware of these turn of events. All Cade is focused on is trying to save his one time friend Azlyn Rae, a fellow Jedi from the days when they were both padawans in the Jedi Temple. They do not realise that their actions have effectively given the Sith the means by which they can be unified from now until the end of time, Krayt has in essence become a martyr to his vision which is just how Darth Wyyrlok realised the unity of the order would need to be continued. For the Sith to live Krayt had to die, and in death he can become the symbol that is needed to forge a lasting unity amongst the various members of the Order and their minions. And from this unity the Sith can forge the galaxy into a unified whole, everyone will become part of the Sith, one galaxy, one Sith – truly a frightening visions if ever there was one.
Yet whilst this is taking place the crew of the Mynock, Cade’s starship, have managed to crash land on Kiffar where Nate Skywalker in his guise as Bantha Rawk is currently dwelling along with his wife, Droo and their natural and adopted children. Here we also discover what has become of the Vos clan; it seems that the Sheyf, the local leader is a member of this distinguished clan as is Droo, Nate’s wife. So we have a tie back to the legacy of the Clone Wars in the Vos clan and the fact that two members of it have become directly and indirectly entwined with the Skywalkers. No one knows though that rather than the worst of their troubles being over, they are most likely only just beginning.
This is very much a transition story, a story that is effectively laying the groundwork of what the universe will be like in the aftermath of the Vector crisis. Apparently the focus of the entire Vector crisis was to have significant impact upon the various eras in which it occurred, galaxy shaking impact to be precise. What is occurring in this particular issue is the effect that these changes are having on galactic affairs – we see that in order for the Sith to continue its founder must die yet at the same time live. Cade tells his friend Shado Vao, that Krayt is well and truly dead and that the Jedi are safe now to re-emerge from the shadows in which they have been hiding. Shado seems content to take this message back to the masters of the temple whilst he has the chance.
Meanwhile though there is the matter of Azlyn Rae, the young Jedi/Imperial Knight who was grievously wounded in the conflict on Had Abaddon has been kept alive through Cade’s unique healing ability, an ability that leads him perilously close to the Dark Side. Azlyn Rae is eventually left in the hands of Droo and Bantha, whom promises Cade that he and his wife will do the best they can for Azlyn. Although as time passes and Droo employs all of her abilities and talents to trying to cure the terminally injured Jedi she comes swiftly to the realisation that there is nothing more she can do, and in fact perhaps if Azlyn was left to become one with the force. Bantha disagrees, he believes that there is one way they can achieve success…but it is a path that is fraught with peril.
As I have often mentioned before in previous reviews about Star Wars Legacy the team that have produced this particular project often make use of the mirroring effect, thus there are situations that occur in Legacy that mirror similar situations or events within the movies, comics etc. It maintains a sense of continuity as well as emphasising the point that ‘those who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them’. It seems that there is the likelihood that Bantha and Droo are about to make a catastrophic mistake. Bantha’s solution to helping Azlyn is to put her into a suit of armour that acts as a form of life support as well as protection…sound familiar? A mortally wounded individual who is suddenly placed within armour in order to allow them to be able to live, as the drama closes in this issue the question that is left hanging is:
“Bantha are we doing right? Or could we be creating another Vader?”
“We just have to trust the force that we’re not…”
If this was a movie or television program they’d finish with a fade out and possibly the Imperial March, a piece of music synonymous with Darth Vader as the credits roll. It’s a nice way to end the comic, a note of impending potential doom and sense of fearful expectation. Just goes to show how good the production team are on this project and the calibre of their work.
“Yes my master.”
Darth Sidious to Darth Vader after Vader’s ‘transformation’, Revenge of the Sith
“He’s more machine than man…”
Obi Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker, Return of the Jedi
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Production Team: John Ostrander – story/script, Jan Duursema – story/pencils, Dan Parsons – inks, Brad Anderson – colours, Michael Heisler – letters, Daniel Dos Santos – cover art.
Cost: AU$7.95/US$2.99
Darth Krayt is dead, long live Darth Krayt…
It seems that the confrontation on Had Abbadon between Cade Skywalker, Celeste Morne and Cade’s mixed bunch of allies has had the desired end of eliminating the dark lord of the Sith. But even though Krayt is no longer he in one important way still lives – his vision of one united Sith remains and it is important that he in some way be perceived to live even though he is well and truly dead, killed by a blast of Sith lightning from his closest aide and confidant Darth Wyyrlok…treachery is the way of the Sith after all. So Wyyrlok has taken the body of his onetime master and taken him the dark heart of the Sith on Coruscant, there he has been entombed, although Wyyrlok has managed to actually make things appear as if Krayt is grievously wounded and been placed in stasis. This convenient fiction is one that is easy to maintain, as he was constantly being attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong biological implants within him Darth Krayt was known for constantly taking time to slip into suspended animation and give his body a chance to regain some of its vitality. So his charade has a grain of truth to it, and that makes it all the more sustainable.
This is very much a transition story, a story that is effectively laying the groundwork of what the universe will be like in the aftermath of the Vector crisis. Apparently the focus of the entire Vector crisis was to have significant impact upon the various eras in which it occurred, galaxy shaking impact to be precise. What is occurring in this particular issue is the effect that these changes are having on galactic affairs – we see that in order for the Sith to continue its founder must die yet at the same time live. Cade tells his friend Shado Vao, that Krayt is well and truly dead and that the Jedi are safe now to re-emerge from the shadows in which they have been hiding. Shado seems content to take this message back to the masters of the temple whilst he has the chance.
Meanwhile though there is the matter of Azlyn Rae, the young Jedi/Imperial Knight who was grievously wounded in the conflict on Had Abaddon has been kept alive through Cade’s unique healing ability, an ability that leads him perilously close to the Dark Side. Azlyn Rae is eventually left in the hands of Droo and Bantha, whom promises Cade that he and his wife will do the best they can for Azlyn. Although as time passes and Droo employs all of her abilities and talents to trying to cure the terminally injured Jedi she comes swiftly to the realisation that there is nothing more she can do, and in fact perhaps if Azlyn was left to become one with the force. Bantha disagrees, he believes that there is one way they can achieve success…but it is a path that is fraught with peril.
As I have often mentioned before in previous reviews about Star Wars Legacy the team that have produced this particular project often make use of the mirroring effect, thus there are situations that occur in Legacy that mirror similar situations or events within the movies, comics etc. It maintains a sense of continuity as well as emphasising the point that ‘those who do not learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them’. It seems that there is the likelihood that Bantha and Droo are about to make a catastrophic mistake. Bantha’s solution to helping Azlyn is to put her into a suit of armour that acts as a form of life support as well as protection…sound familiar? A mortally wounded individual who is suddenly placed within armour in order to allow them to be able to live, as the drama closes in this issue the question that is left hanging is:
“Bantha are we doing right? Or could we be creating another Vader?”
“We just have to trust the force that we’re not…”
If this was a movie or television program they’d finish with a fade out and possibly the Imperial March, a piece of music synonymous with Darth Vader as the credits roll. It’s a nice way to end the comic, a note of impending potential doom and sense of fearful expectation. Just goes to show how good the production team are on this project and the calibre of their work.
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