Han and Chewie are going on a secret mission. The front of its nose has been sharpened and curved." That's actually some serious nightmare fuel. Half its head is missing: replaced with a telescoping red eye. Bound to its metal limbs with twine and wire. Bones moves, the literal bones attached to the droid make an unnerving rattling sound. He’s powerful, fast, and he stabs enemies with a vibrating blade. Bones, and it’s the fighting force Episode I’s droids dreamed of being. He kills people.Yep, the ROGER ROGER bots are back. Lucasfilm Story Group member Pablo Hidalgo did recently say " Boba Fett is both simultaneously alive and dead in the Sarlacc Pit until a story pulls him out." Maybe Aftermath will be that story in books two and three. Where is the legendary bounty hunter himself? We simply don't know. If Boba Fett escaped that terrible fate, or if someone else retrieved the armor later, either scenario would explain the set's rough condition. According to Jabba (via C-3PO), the Sarlacc slowly digests its food over a thousand years. Been through hell and back." We last saw Boba Fett tumbling into the Sarlacc Pit's mouth in Return of the Jedi. The armor is "pitted and picked, as if some with some kind of acid. In a Sandcrawler on Tatooine, a stranger and a lawman discover the Jawas' secret stash of goodies – Imperial weapons, parts of a luxury sail barge, and a complete set of Mandalorian battle armor. Okay, the book doesn't 100% say the armor belongs to Boba Fett, but it's super strongly implied. Plus, the brand new Kylo Ren action figure does speak lines like "That weapon is mine" and "You know what I've come for." Not yet.” She adds that they want to destroy the lightsaber “so that it can be returned to its master in death.”Īfter the exchange, the seller admits to his assistant that he doesn’t know whether the laser sword truly belonged to Vader.Ĭould this be our first encounter with the recently revealed Knights of Ren – the order to which Force Awakens villain Kylo Ren belongs? There were rumors that Kylo (and perhaps other members) seek out Sith relics, so Vader's weapon would be a true treasure. Acolytes of the Beyond.” He asks for assurance that they won’t kill him with the weapon once they buy it, and she says “We are not violent. The merchant asks who they are, and the woman responds “We are adherents. He activates the crimson blade to demonstrate its authenticity. In a brief interlude, a Kubaz (picture the snouted spy from A New Hope) merchant sells what he claims to be Darth Vader’s weapon to three mysterious figures – two in black robes, and one a pale, young woman who speaks in strained whispers. The hand and the sword tumbled down into the same deep pit that later claimed the Emperor. The last time we saw Vader’s lightsaber, the Sith Lord held it tight in his right hand… before Luke dismembered him in a flash of rage. Someone (may have) bought Darth Vader's lightsaber. The committee includes a self-appointed Grand Moff, one of the Emperor’s advisors (also a Dark Side follower), a ruthless Admiral, and a handful of others.Though they all want control, none seem to match Palpatine’s cunning or sheer, effective cruelty. In hope of fixing the problem, a handful of powerful Imperials meet on an Outer Rim planet, Akiva, to decide the Empire’s next steps. Meanwhile, the Rebels are pressing their advantage hard after the victory at Endor, scoring win after win against scattered Imperial forces. The deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader aboard the second Death Star left a gaping hole in Imperial leadership.In Aftermath, we learn that nobody has yet definitively stepped forward to take the Empire’s reins. Feel free to jump into the comments and speculate away! 1. Here's what's officially going on in Star Wars. Some feel like they could be important in The Force Awakens, some are insightful, and some are just plain fun. These are the details Star Wars fans should know. In these moments, author Chuck Wendig (working with Lucasfilm) shines light on the future of some of the series' most beloved characters: Han, Luke, Boba Fett, and more. Play Aftermath is unique in that it does tell one connected story with new characters, but every few chapters it takes a 2-3 page break to share tiny glimpses of what's happening throughout the galaxy.
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