Dark Empire 1

Dark Empire 1:The Destiny of a Jedi
Attribution information
Writer	Tom Veitch
Penciller	Cam Kennedy
Inker	Cam Kennedy
Letterer	Todd Klein
Colorist	Cam Kennedy
Cover artist	Dave Dorman
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	December 12, 1991
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	10 ABY
Series	Star Wars: Dark Empire
Issue number	1
Followed by	Dark Empire 2

Dark Empire 1: The Destiny of a Jedi was the first issue of the 6 part Star Wars: Dark Empire series of comics. It was released on December 12, 1991 by Dark Horse Comics and reprinted on August 18, 1992.

Opening Crawl

BOOK 1: THE DESTINY OF A JEDI
Following the deaths of Darth Vader and the Emperor and the destruction of the second Death Star, the Rebel Alliance proclaimed a New Republic over three-fourths of the Galaxy. But without the thousands of Jedi Knights who formed the backbone of the Old Republic, the new confederation was a precarious one. Long years of struggle ensued, during which the Imperials regained strength, pushing back the Alliance until the majority of worlds, including the vital Imperial System, fell once again under Imperial control. Then, without warning, civil war erupted, as factions within the Imperial Navy battled the former Emperor's ruling circle for control of the Empire. The Rebels seized the opportunity to sow confusion among the feuding Imperials, using captured Star Destroyers to conduct hit-and-run sorties into the war zones. One such raid, over the raging Imperial City battleground, ended in disaster: the Alliance Star Destroyer <u>Liberator</u>, commanded by Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian, crashed on the planet's surface. Only Luke's skillful use of the ship's deflector shields and anti-grav braking system prevented all aboard from being killed. As our story opens, Princess Leia Organa and her husband Han Solo, together with the Wookiee Chewbacca and the protocol droid C-3PO, are on a daring mission to rescue their fallen comrades.

Publisher's summary

Six years after Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance has established a New Republic over three-fourths of the galaxy. The surviving Imperial Forces are torn by civil war and harassed by rebel attacks. One of these raids ends in disaster: Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian are shot down over the former Imperial City. When news reaches Han Solo and Leia Organa, they rush to the rescue… (along with Wookiee Chewbacca and droid C-3PO, of course!). But there's something else rushing toward the Imperial City… something that wants Luke.

Legacy

The events of Destiny of a Jedi were adapted in the Dark Empire (audio) radio drama, which featured the music of John Williams' score from the films, as well as a voice cast that included Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Lando Calrissian.

An independently produced animated adaptation of Destiny of a Jedi was released online in October 2019, which used the radio drama and the original comic as its basis.

Cover gallery

Full cover art

Wuzard Ace Edition textless cover

Polish - Mroczne Imperium 1

Appearances

By type

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

Characters

Wedge Antilles Brick (First appearance) C-3PO Lando Calrissian Chewbacca Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only) Huoba Neva (First mentioned) R2-D2 Anakin Skywalker (Mentioned only) Luke Skywalker Slag (First appearance) Syub Snunb (First appearance) Han Solo Jacen Solo (Indirect mention only) Jaina Solo (Indirect mention only) Leia Organa Solo Yoda (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Nek (First appearance)

Droid models

Class two droid Astromech droid R-series R2-series astromech droid Battle droid Weapons droid (First appearance) Class three droid Protocol droid 3PO-series protocol droid XR-85 tank droid (First appearance)

Events

Galactic Civil War Operation Shadow Hand (First appearance) Imperial Civil War (First appearance) Second Battle of Coruscant (First appearance)

Locations

Coruscant Imperial City Imperial Palace Pinnacle Base (First mentioned)

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire Emperor's Inner Circle (Mentioned only) Imperial Military Imperial Army Stormtrooper Corps Scout trooper Stormtrooper New Republic General New Republic Special Forces Jedi Jedi Knight (Mentioned only) Jedi Master Merchant Junk trader (First appearance) Scavenger (First identified as Scav) Skywalker family Thief

Sentient species

Ewok Human Corellian Sullustan Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

All Terrain Scout Transport All Terrain Armored Transport BTL Y-wing starfighter CR90 corvette TIE crawler (First appearance) DP20 gunship EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Antares Six (First appearance) Rebel Star (First appearance) I-7 Howlrunner (First appearance) Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Liberator (First appearance before retcon) T-65 X-wing starfighter TIE/IN interceptor TIE/ln space superiority starfighter YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon

Weapons and technology

Armor Stormtrooper armor Scout trooper armor Protocol empathy module Sensor Rectenna Weapon Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle Cannon Laser cannon Quad laser cannon AG-2G quad laser cannon Lightsaber Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber

Miscellanea

Cloud Daath Fire Gamorrean Two-Step (First mentioned) Hyperspace Wormhole (First appearance) The Force Dark side of the Force Force storm (First appearance) Telekinesis

Collections

• Star Wars: Dark Empire trade paperback
• Star Wars: Dark Empire Third Edition
• Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
• Star Wars: Dark Empire Trilogy
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 5
• Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 2

External links

• Dark Empire #1 (of 6) in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Star Wars: Dark Empire #1 (of 6) on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
• Star Wars: Dark Empire (1991) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• A Time of Darkness on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup link)

In other languages

• ქართული
• polski