Sunday, May 30, 2021

Darth Vader #11 comic has undone the entire Star Wars canon and I just learned about this.


So this is big. A word of warning, I am entering heavy spoiler territory and what may sound to some of you as deep fanfic.I would also like to preface that I understand the noble intention of tying the tragically disjointed episode IX into the canon but what the writer Greg Pak has achieved can in my opinion only be classified as "big, hot mess".Darth Vader #11, also called "Into the fire. Part 6: Exegol" takes place just after the events of Empire Strikes Back.(3 ABY, this information is key here)In previous issues, Vader, with the unwilling help of Ochi of Bestoon learned about the existence of Exegol and obtained a wayfinder on Mustafar (similar to the one Kylo Ren used)Vader landed on Exegol, beat a giant tentacle monster and used it to gain access to the sith sanctum seen in Episode IX.When inside, he sees what I can only assume is Luke Skywalker's severed hand that Palpatine has already been using to make force sensitive clones (first reminder, we are just after the events of ESB).He then proceeds to use the force to simultaneously murder at least 20 dark side cultists and this is where the "fun" begins.Vader and Ochi see with their own eyes a fleet of "hundreds of Star Destroyers" each already being equipped with "a cannon that can destroy a planet".Second reminder, we are only post Empire Strikes Back.Let's recap, shall we?3 years ABY, there is a fleet of hundreds of Star Destroyers, each equipped with a death star-like cannon. To make them in secret, so that the galaxy didn't know anything, and taking into account that the construction of Death Star 1 took 21 years (!) Palpatine must have started this project before the Death Star. The implication being that the entire work of Galen Erso and Orson Krennic was pointless and the battle of Yavin was a ruse.3 years ABY, Palpatine knew how to miniaturize the death star technology, and still went through with DS2.Vader was aware that Palpatine can make force-sensitive clones and not only made a meaningless sacrifice in Return of the Jedi, he also failed to let Luke know about any of the above. One could wonder if Vader actually turned to the light at the end.Starkiller base existence is completely invalidated.Final Order was being prepared at least 30 years before the rise of First Order.EDIT: In opposition to both Death Stars, this fleet could have been deployed sooner, even without the cannons. Why introduce it so soon if it will wait on Exegol for 30 years??You can all probably see the consequences of this single comic issue shatter the already fragile continuity of Star Wars canon. And let me repeat, I appreciate the efforts of the writing team, but if this is the solution, and I don't say this lightly, I'd prefer the sequels were decanonized. via /r/StarWars https://ift.tt/3wOkShD

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