This series is also set shortly after the events of The Empire Strikes Back, with Vader currently on a warpath hunting for anyone who helped hide the existence of his son. (Image Credit: Marvel/Lucasfilm)Vader has problems of his own to deal with over in Darth Vader #5. He no longer has a true body, but the power of the Dark Side prevents him from being able to completely die.Īrt by Jesus Saiz. At this point, we learn the Inquisitor has been doomed to some sort of hellish, undead existence. Vader is disgusted with his servant's inability to overpower a half-trained Jedi Knight. Luke escapes the temple with his new prize, and just before Darth Vader arrives.
The Inquisitor is less than impressed by Luke's feeble swordsmanship, but Luke ultimately triumphs and slices through his opponent, revealing the Grand Inquisitor to be some sort of ghostly echo of his physical self. Luke is reminded of that fact right away when he's forced to defend himself from the Grand Inquisitor, who seems to have mysteriously survived his death in the Season 1 finale of Star Wars Rebels. Still, half a double-saber is better than no saber at all. (Image Credit: Marvel/Lucasfilm)While the Temple Guards normally wielded double-bladed lightsaber pikes, this particular saber looks to have been sliced in half, Darth Maul-style.
