Darth Vader’s Desired Revenge in the Star Wars Saga: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 explores the alternate ending that could have been for Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, the comic book issue revisits Padmé confronting her Jedi husband on the lava planet Mustafar after he murders Separatist officials at Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious’ command. The issue features the word-for-word dialogue delivered by Anakin (Hayden Christensen) and Padmé (Natalie Portman) in the prequel film, but instead of their conversation ending with Padmé horrified and attacked by her husband, she takes Anakin’s hand and the two embrace.

This is not the first time that Marvel’s expansion of Star Wars canon has imagined a different path for Darth Vader. In the prior Star Wars: Darth Vader run by writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli, specifically the title’s fifth issue released in 2017, Vader has a vision where he gets a green lightsaber and turns on Palpatine following the events of Revenge of the Sith. Having rescinded the Dark Side of the Force, he later reunites with Obi-Wan and kneels before him in search of forgiveness.

However, in actuality, Darth Vader does not turn back to the Light Side of the Force until the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Between the end of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and original trilogy, Vader did the bidding of Emperor Palpatine, such as hunting down and murdering the remaining Jedi Knights. As for Padmé, she dies at the end of Revenge of the Sith shortly after giving birth to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. It is Luke who eventually restores Vader’s humanity and causes him to take down Palpatine.

Marvel’s latest Star Wars: Darth Vader series launched in 2020 and has run for more than 30 issues. Like several other Star Wars comic titles releasing new issues at the same time, this Darth Vader series is set between Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi. Along with Pak writing and Roberson on interiors, Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 is colored by Federico Blee and lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna. Main cover art for the issue is done by Rahzzah, with variant cover artwork contributed to by Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho, Mateus Manhanini, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Neeraj Menon. The issue goes on sale Feb. 8 from Marvel Comics.

Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 explores the alternate ending that could have been for Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, the comic book issue revisits Padmé confronting her Jedi husband on the lava planet Mustafar after he murders Separatist officials at Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious’ command. In this imagined alternate ending, Padmé takes Anakin’s hand and the two embrace. Darth Vader’s inner dialogue then reads, “This is how it should have been…not how it was,” before showing what really happened: Anakin Force choking Padmé and transforming into Darth Vader after fighting his former Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

It is not the first time Marvel’s expansion of Star Wars canon has imagined a different path for Darth Vader. In the prior Star Wars: Darth Vader run by writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli, specifically the title’s fifth issue released in 2017, Vader has a vision where he gets a green lightsaber and turns on Palpatine following the events of Revenge of the Sith. Having rescinded the Dark Side of the Force, he later reunites with Obi-Wan and kneels before him in search of forgiveness.

In actuality though, Darth Vader does not turn back to the Light Side of the Force until the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Between the end of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and original trilogy, Vader did the bidding of Emperor Palpatine, such as hunting down and murdering the remaining Jedi Knights. As for Padmé, she dies at the end of Revenge of the Sith shortly after giving birth to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. It is Luke who eventually restores Vader’s humanity and causes him to take down Palpatine.

Marvel’s latest Star Wars: Darth Vader series explores the alternate ending that could have been for Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, the comic book issue revisits Padmé confronting her Jedi husband on the lava planet Mustafar after he murders Separatist officials at Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious’ command. In this imagined alternate ending, Padmé takes Anakin’s hand and the two embrace. Darth Vader’s inner dialogue then reads, “This is how it should have been…not how it was,” before showing what really happened: Anakin Force choking Padmé and transforming into Darth Vader after fighting his former Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Marvel’s latest Star Wars: Darth Vader series is set between Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi. Along with Pak writing and Roberson on interiors, Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 is colored by Federico Blee and lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna. Main cover art for the issue is done by Rahzzah, with variant cover artwork contributed to by Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho, Mateus Manhanini, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Neeraj Menon. The issue goes on sale Feb. 8 from Marvel Comics.

Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 explores the alternate ending that could have been for Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, the comic book issue revisits Padmé confronting her Jedi husband on the lava planet Mustafar after he murders Separatist officials at Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious’ command. In this imagined alternate ending, Padmé takes Anakin’s hand and the two embrace. Darth Vader’s inner dialogue then reads, “This is how it should have been…not how it was,” before showing what really happened: Anakin Force choking Padmé and transforming into Darth Vader after fighting his former Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Marvel’s latest Star Wars: Darth Vader series explores the alternate ending that could have been for Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, the comic book issue revisits Padmé confronting her Jedi husband on the lava planet Mustafar after he murders Separatist officials at Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious’ command. In this imagined alternate ending, Padmé takes Anakin’s hand and the two embrace.

In actuality, Darth Vader does not turn back to the Light Side of the Force until the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Between the end of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and original trilogy, Vader did the bidding of Emperor Palpatine, such as hunting down and murdering the remaining Jedi Knights. As for Padmé, she dies at the end of Revenge of the Sith shortly after giving birth to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. It is Luke who eventually restores Vader’s humanity and causes him to take down Palpatine.

Marvel’s latest Star Wars: Darth Vader series is set between Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi. Along with Pak writing and Roberson on interiors, Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 is colored by Federico Blee and lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna. Main cover art for the issue is done by Rahzzah, with variant cover artwork contributed to by Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho, Mateus Manhanini, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Neeraj Menon. The issue goes on sale Feb. 8 from Marvel Comics.

Star Wars: Darth Vader #31 is a comic book issue that explores the alternate ending that could have been for Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Ibraim Roberson, the comic book issue revisits Padmé confronting her Jedi husband on the lava planet Mustafar after he murders Separatist officials at Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious’ command. In this imagined alternate ending, Padmé takes Anakin’s hand and the two embrace. Darth Vader’s inner dialogue then reads, “This is how it should have been…not how it was,” before showing what really happened: Anakin Force choking Padmé and transforming into Darth Vader after fighting his former Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

In actuality, Darth Vader does not turn back to the Light Side of the Force until the events of Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983). Between the end of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and original trilogy, Vader did the bidding of Emperor Palpatine, such as hunting down and murdering the remaining Jedi Knights. As for Padmé, she dies at the end of Revenge of the Sith shortly after giving birth to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. It is Luke who eventually restores Vader’s humanity and

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