Darth Vader is likely one of the strongest Pressure customers in all of Star Wars historical past, however he was by no means extra highly effective than he was throughout Star Wars' 'Age of the yellow lightsaber'. This period (which is marked by the yellow lightsaber that Luke Skywaker makes use of) takes place between The Empire Strikes Again and Return of the Jedifilling the hole between the ultimate two movies within the authentic trilogy. And inside that time frame, Darth Vader unlocked his final energy, leading to him turning into a residing superweapon on this planet. Star Wars comics printed in 2024.
Darth Vader's 'Age of the Yellow Lightsaber' storyline has formally come to an finish in 2024 Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 by Greg Pak, Raffaele Ienco, Paul Fry, Luke Ross and Adam Gorham. This situation was the grand finale of the collection and acted because the fruits of each hint of unparalleled energy that Darth Vader had collected as much as that time throughout the 'Age of the Yellow Lightsaber'.
All through the 'Age of the Yellow Lightsaber', Darth Vader waged a private warfare in opposition to Emperor Palpatine, which gave credibility to his proposal to Luke Skywalker in Episode V. It was at all times unusual that Vader wished to usurp the Emperor in Episode Vhowever later he returned to be his lackey in Episode VI. Now, because of the 'Age of the Yellow Lightsaber,' followers know that Vader truly tried to kill Palpatine and take his place, turning into an incredible energy to perform that (finally futile) job.
Darth Vader gained the flexibility to contaminate and remotely management cyborg troopers
Star Wars: Darth Vader #42 by Greg Pak and Adam Gorham
Darth Vader explored all avenues of energy in his quest to kill Emperor Palpatine and take his place as ruler of the galaxy, together with one thing that originally posed as a serious risk. Through the Darkish Droids story arc, Vader's circuits have been contaminated by an AI hive thoughts referred to as Scourge, who briefly took over Darth Vader's swimsuit and added him to his established hive thoughts. As an alternative of creating him their slave, nevertheless, the Scourge confirmed Darth Vader how androids and cyborgs could possibly be managed remotely by a better intelligence - so Vader determined to do the identical factor.
Due to the Scourge, Darth Vader found a method to infect and remotely management androids and cyborgs. This allowed Vader to create a military of troopers who had no alternative however to observe his each command. By no means earlier than has Darth Vader had a lot affect over his followers, as even the Clones and Stormtroopers solely adopted the instructions of their superiors. Nevertheless, it was what Darth Vader did with this military that turned him into the 'residing weapon' he grew to become when difficult Palpatine for the throne.
Darth Vader grew to become a strolling 'demise star'
Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 Turned Vader right into a residing weapon
After turning into the chief of a military of androids and cyborgs who had no alternative however to observe his each command, Darth Vader (together with a gaggle conspiring in opposition to the Emperor referred to as the Imperial Schism) gained management of a weapon that had the flexibility to empty the life drive of a whole planet and convert that power into energy cells. Then, Darth Vader invaded Exegol and stole fragments of the mountain of purple kyber that Palpatine saved in his Sith palace, the identical kyber that fueled the Sith fleet. Fans of planet-destroying Star Destroyers saw in The Rise of Skywalker.
Darth Vader then inserted these items of kyber into his Zaly Protect and electrostaff, and supercharged his robotic swimsuit with the ability cells. This allowed Darth Vader to fireside immensely highly effective blasts of concentrated power, as he grew to become a residing weapon powered by the power of a whole planet with the planet-destroying energy that kyber crystals provided. In essence, Darth Vader grew to become a strolling 'Demise Star' and used this new energy to destroy a whole legion of the Emperor's troopers in Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 earlier than difficult the Emperor himself.
In fact, it didn't matter how highly effective Darth Vader grew to become on the finish of the 'Age of the Yellow Lightsaber', as he was at all times destined to lose to Emperor Palpatine, and turning into the Sith Apprentice's loyal fan noticed him as in Return of the Jedi (earlier than he lastly assaults Palpatine on the finish of the movie). Nevertheless, simply because he wasn't highly effective sufficient to defeat the Emperor doesn't rule out how extremely robust Darth Vader has develop into on this 2024. Star Wars comics, as they confirmed Darth Vader Unlock your final energy and develop into a residing superweapon (in additional methods than one).