Purge (comics)

Infobox SW Comics
name = Purge


script = John Ostrander
cover_art = Adam Hughes
lettering = Michael David Thomas
art = Doug Wheatley
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colors = Ronda Pattison
designer = Tina Alessi
art_dir = Lia Ribacchi
editor = Randy Stradley
asst_editor = Dave Marshall
asso_editor = Jeremy Barlow
era = Prequel
series =
galactic_year = 19 BBY
canon = C
publisher = Dark Horse Comics
release_date = 28 December 2005
pages = 32
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isbn =
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format = One-shot
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"Purge" is a comic book one-shot released on 28 December 2005 by Dark Horse Comics. The story was written by John Ostrander, and the art was done by Doug Wheatley. The events depicted take place in the "Star Wars" galaxy approximately one month after the events in ""

ynopsis

The story starts in Eriadu, a planet in the Outer Rim Territories. There, Imperial stormtroopers are searching for Jedi Master Tsui Choi. After Choi surprises them and defeats them, he is surprised by another Jedi survivor, Bultar Swan. The two head off under Bultar's guidance.

Meanwhile on Coruscant, Darth Vader completes his torture of Jedi Dama Montalvo by killing him, his reason being that Dama refused to give up the location of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Afterwards, a trooper informs Lord Vader that Imperial spies have information of a Jedi gathering on Kessel.

The person who has called this gathering is Shadday Potkin. Bultar and Tsui arrive, bringing the total amount of Jedi in attendance to eight. The Jedi began to debate what should be done about the Empire and the purge of their order, and Koffi Arana proposes going to the dark side to stop Vader. As the Jedi ponder this, a dark presence is sensed arriving. It is none other than Lord Vader. Secretly, Shadday has "invited", by spreading rumors Obi-Wan would be here, in hopes of the Jedi group being able to trap and overwhelm him. To help her do this, she also employs the use of a cortosis-weaved blade.

Vader quickly dispatches one of the Jedi, Sia-Lan Wezz, and while fighting the other Jedi, promptly disposes of another, Ma'kis'shaalas. Shadday is able to corner Vader and dispose of his lightsaber blade with the cortosis weapon, but then Vader uses the Force to grab Shadday and steal her weapon, then snaps her neck. Using the cortosis blade, Vader disables the lightsabers of Roblio Darté and Arana. The Jedi manage to sever Vader's hand and bring him to "surrender". Arana does not believe that Vader is sincere, and when Bultar protests and points out the Jedi do not take the lives of unarmed opponents, Arana takes Bultar's saber, kills her, and heads after Vader. He underestimates him however, and Vader sends the cortosis blade from his severed hand through Arana with a wave of the hand, and grabs a spare lightsaber dropped by one of the dead Jedi. The three remaining Jedi rally together, and use the Force to send debris hurling at Vader. Almost incapacitated, Tsui Choi prepares to finish Vader off, but then a contingent of Stormtroopers show up, and begin firing. Jastus Farr is fired upon and falls to his death, while Choi distracts the troopers for a chance for Darté to escape, but it is useless, and he succumbs to the barrage of blaster fire. Finally, Vader kills Choi. Vader returns to Coruscant, where his purge of the Jedi conclave has now turned into a legendary rumor that states Vader tracked down a nest of fifty Jedi and destroyed them all.

External links

* [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-404 Dark Horse Comics Listing]
* [http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/18195 Official CargoBay Listing]