![]() It’s a bit strange to see them show up again here in a totally different setting, and I suppose it would work better if we actually knew much about Ochi to make this meaningful, but it’s still a cool little connection to the previous arc of this series. In this issue, Ochi is reunited with the Droid Crush, a pirate group from Bestoon that helped Ochi hunt down and fight Vader on Mustafar. Empire strikes back bounty hunters series#So far in this series he’s basically just been there, playing a huge role, but we’re not getting a whole lot of insight into who he is. This issue continues to pair Ochi of Bestoon alongside Vader, but we continue to not really learn much about him. So this leads Vader to “team up” with Bokku the Hutt, who isn’t exactly the most trustworthy partner – but who comes to fear Vader and realize that he is unbeatable, just as Vader has learned that his own master is unbeatable. As I’ve written before it feels like a bit of a stretch based on what we’ve seen so far, but it’s nonetheless his very obvious and clear motivation in this War of the Bounty Hunters story. That’s why he wants Han Solo, as he thinks it’ll lead him to Skywalker (or vice versa), and supposedly Vader is now convinced of his master’s power and knows he needs to kill his son. This issue continued the theme of the previous one by showing the inner dialogue and thought process of Vader, determined to kill Luke Skywalker. She claims that, together, they can become more powerful than Vader and the Emperor could possibly imagine. It is revealed that his client is Sly Moore and her court. ![]() Meanwhile, a rebuilt IG-88 arrives on Coruscant, saying that Vader is too strong and that it wants out of the agreement. Returning to the barge, Vader threatens Bokku for having planned to betray him all along, but the Hutt confesses that he has learned that Vader cannot be defeated. The Droid Crush escapes, but Vader takes IG-88’s hand and uses it to access the computer terminal, where he and Ochi discover that Crimson Dawn is behind things. Upon seeing this, IG-88 turns his blaster toward his head and shoots his own head off.Īfter this, Bokku orders his barge to fire on them, but Vader is able to fend it off. But Vader uses the Force to pull the remote out of IG-88’s hand, freeing himself from the droid’s control. IG-88, in control of Vader’s suit, moves to force Vader to cut his own head off, all the while Bokku watches from his barge. Vader and the others are shocked at this, as Vader knows it means someone gave the droid the codes to slice his suit, given its extreme security protocols. Vader fights back and presses the attack on IG-88, slicing off one of it’s arms, but IG-88 then activates a device that slices Vader’s suit and freezes him, rendering him unable to move. ![]() ![]() Vader and Ochi are pinned down by the Droid Crush, and the assassin droid IG-88 appears, launching a furious attack on the Imperials. They travel together to the droids’ location, and Vader descends to the planet in an Imperial shuttle – but upon their descent the shuttle’s systems are sliced and the engines shut down, causing a crash landing. But Bokku reveals that a group of droids went in a different direction, one deep in Hutt space, and says that Vader must take Bokku’s barge there or else will scare them off. ![]() Bokku fills in Vader and Ochi of Bestoon on what’s been going on, as Jabba put a bounty on Boba Fett, and most of those who have bit went after Fett’s last known location. Vader strikes down Bokku’s Gamorrean Guards, which convinces Bokku to change his mind and help. That’s what has led Vader to Bokku the Hutt, seeking information on the whereabouts of Han Solo. But Vader is now determined to kill Luke, and thus kill Kenobi’s last hope. Let’s dive in to our review of this issue! SUMMARY:ĭarth Vader revisits the final words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, about becoming more powerful than he could possibly imagine, and deduces that it was because Kenobi’s hope had shifted to Luke. The War of the Bounty Hunters continues with Darth Vader #13, which sees the Sith Lord and Ochi of Bestoon enlisting the help of Bokku the Hutt to hunt down a lead on Boba Fett and Han Solo – but in so doing they encounter a familiar bounty hunter from The Empire Strikes Back, and it’s revealed that there’s a sinister threat lurking in the shadows for Vader. ![]()
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