Star Wars (2020) 3

For other uses, see Star Wars 3.

Star Wars 3 is the third issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Jesús Saiz, and published on February 26, 2020 by Marvel Comics. The issue features the story "The Destiny Path Part III," in which Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Lando Calrissian return to Cloud City to retrieve Luke's lightsaber.

Publisher's summary[]

RETURN TO CLOUD CITY! The end of the war and the final defeat of the REBEL ALLIANCE are inevitable as the cunning IMPERIAL COMMANDER ZAHRA unleashes her fury against the splintered and scattered survivors. But where have the Rebellion's greatest heroes gone when their cause needs them the most? LUKE SKYWALKER'S only hope at becoming a JEDI KNIGHT was lost during his battle with DARTH VADER…and so he, PRINCESS LEIA and LANDO CALRISSIAN must return to CLOUD CITY to find it! But Leia has her own covert mission to accomplish there…and Lando's mysterious reason for returning could very well ruin their only chance at success!

Plot summary[]

THE DESTINY PATH
Part III

The Empire has broken the Rebel Alliance's
security codes and is using this advantage to
expose and destroy their dwindling forces.

Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia narrowly
avoided Darth Vader's trap on Cloud City. But
Han Solo was taken by the bounty hunter,
Boba Fett, and Luke learned that Vader may
be his father.

Luke's path is now uncertain. Strange
visions of a robed figure with his lost
lightsaber compel Luke to return to Cloud
City with Leia and Lando Calrissian to
retrieve the blade....

Media[]

Editions[]

UPC 759606096008; February 26, 2020; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
- 00311; Cover A; R.B. Silva & Guru-eFX
- 00321; Cover B; Chris Sprouse, Karl Story & Neeraj Menon
- 00331; Cover C; Ema Lupacchino & Jesus Aburtov
UPC 759606096008; July 22, 2020; Marvel Comics; Second printing^[3]
- 00312; Cover D; R.B. Silva & Guru-eFX

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
Chewbacca (Cover only)
Elvar (First mentioned)
Boba Fett (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Gorr
Lobot
Leia Organa
R2-D2
Darth Sidious (Mentioned only)
Karyn Sitra (First appearance)
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Tanch (First appearance)
Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only) (In Tarkin's Will's name)
Unidentified Bespin technician (First appearance)
Unidentified human Bespinite (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
Darth Vader (In flashback(s))
Verla (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Ellian Zahra

Droid models

Astromech droid
- R-series
  - R2 series astromech droid

Events

Imperial Era
- Galactic Civil War
  - Battle of Yavin (In flashback(s))
  - Destruction of the Sixth Division (First appearance)
  - Duel on Cloud City (In flashback(s))
  - Mission to Cloud City (First appearance)
- Operation Starlight (Mentioned only)

Locations

Mid Rim Territories
Outer Rim Territories
- Gordian Reach (In flashback(s))
  - Yavin system (In flashback(s))
- Greater Javin
  - Anoat sector
    - Bespin system
      - Bespin
        Cloud City
        Level 109 (First appearance)
        Central Processing (First appearance)
        
        Smelting Core D-52 (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Administrator (Mentioned only)
- Baron Administrator (Mentioned only)
Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps
    - Sixth Division (First appearance)
      - Rebel pilot
  - Alliance officer
Bespin Wing Guard
Bounty hunter (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Calrissian family
Chewbacca's family (Cover only)
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
  - Princess
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
    - Hunter Fleet
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
    - Imperial Navy's officer corps
- Imperial Security Bureau (Mentioned only)
Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Padawan
Lord (Mentioned only)
Officer
- Captain
- Commander
- Ensign
- General
- Lieutenant
Pilot
Sith (In flashback(s))
- Dark Lord of the Sith (In flashback(s))
- Darth (In flashback(s))
- Sith apprentice (In flashback(s))
- Sith Lord (In flashback(s))
Skywalker family
Smuggler

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Repulsorcraft
- Cloud car
  - Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car
Space station (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
- Death Star (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
  - DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Wreckage only) (In flashback(s))
Starship
- Capital ship
  - Star Destroyer
    - Imperial-class Star Destroyer
      - Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
        Tarkin's Will (First identified as Fortitude)
- Freighter
  - Light freighter
    - YT-series
      - YT-1300 light freighter
        Millennium Falcon
- Shuttle
  - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Transport (Wreckage only)
  - GR-75 medium transport (Wreckage only)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Stormtrooper armor
- Darth Vader's armor (In flashback(s))
Blaster
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle
Carbon-freezing chamber
Computer (Mentioned only)
Cybernetics
- AJ^6 cyborg construct
- Mechno-arm
Ellian Zahra's blade (First mentioned)
Laser
Lightsaber (Mentioned only)
- Skywalker lightsaber (Mentioned only)
Stun
Turbolaser

Miscellanea

Atmosphere
Bandolier (Cover only)
- Chewbacca's bandolier (Cover only)
Bespinite (First identified as Bespinite)
Bridge
"Buckethead"
Carbonite
Carbon-freezing
City
Clothing
- Cape (In flashback(s))
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Rank insignia plaque
Death (Mentioned only)
Directive 197B-14 (First mentioned)
The Force
- Force-sensitive
The galaxy
- Galaxy
Gas
- Tibanna
Gas giant
Imperial crest
Life Zone
Mining (Mentioned only)
Parent
Planet
Prisoner
Star
Star system
Time
- Standard day
Treason (Mentioned only)

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Star Wars Vol. 1: The Destiny Path

Sources[]

Luke, Leia, and Lando Return to Cloud City in Star Wars #3 – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars (2020) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2020) 3 to 3 ABY.
↑ Star Wars Vol 5 #3 Cover D 2nd Ptg RB Silva Variant Cover on Midtown Comics (archived from the original on October 12, 2020)

External links[]

Star Wars (2020) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Star Wars (2020) #3 (Variant) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link) (Cover B)
Star Wars (2020) #3 (Variant) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link) (Cover C)
Star Wars Vol 5 #3 Cover D 2nd Ptg RB Silva Variant Cover - Midtown Comics (backup link) (Cover D)

Star Wars (2020)

Trade paperbacks
The Destiny Path:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Will of Tarkin:	7 · 8
*Operation Starlight*:	9 · 10 · 11 · 12
War of the Bounty Hunters:	13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Crimson Reign:	19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Stand-alones:	25
The Path to Victory:	26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
Quests of the Force:	31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
Dark Droids:	37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
The Sith and the Skywalker:	42 · 43
The Trial of Lando Calrissian:	44 · 45 · 46 · 47
The Path of Light:	48 · 49 · 50
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Related media
Star Wars (2015) An Echo of Victory · Revelations (2022) · A Trick of the Mind Return to Echo Base

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Star Wars (2020) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2020) 3 to 3 ABY.

[Midtown-3] Star Wars Vol 5 #3 Cover D 2nd Ptg RB Silva Variant Cover on Midtown Comics (archived from the original on October 12, 2020)

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