Star Wars 21 is the twenty-first issue of the Marvel comic book series Star Wars, and the first of the The Last Flight of the Harbinger arc. Released on July 20, 2016, it is written by Jason Aaron, with art by Jorge Molina. The issue saw the introduction of a new stormtrooper squad led by Sergeant Kreel, who previously appeared in the second arc of the comic series.
Publisher's summary[]
"The Last Flight of the Harbinger" STARTS NOW! Sgt. Kreel is back with an all-new squad of stormtroopers! Go inside the minds of an elite group of Imperial soldiers! Join incoming artist Jorge Molina for a walk on the dark side!
Plot summary[]
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Attack the rebels on the Ghost Moon[]
As the Imperial shuttle have been shot down the Taylander shuttle and going crash landing onto the Ghost Moon, as Kreel narrates his life what happened to his people at his homeworld of Chagar IX that when he was four years old, he saw a man die, cried like a baby and at least the next dozen more. Two years later, his father was murdered in front of him. A week after that, he was the one doing the killing. Everything on his homeworld revolved around the fighting pits, for the people rich enough to sit enough in the stands and for those of them too poor to buy their way out of the hole. He figured that would be his life for as long as he was able to survive. But then one day, everything suddenly changed forever. That was the day Kreel saw the most beautiful sight he'd ever seen: the day he saw his first stormtrooper.
During Kreel's story after rebel shuttle crashed, the rebels escaped as the Imperial shuttle landing and out the shuttle, the elite squad of stormtroopers the 501st Legion known as Task Force 99 aka the SCAR Squadron has come to hunt down the rebels.
As Sharp checked on the Taylander shuttle, he said that the Rebels have cleared out. Sergeant Kreel tells Mic that their target is on board, so Mic says that they had time to blow the computers and he tells Cav to find their trail. So, the SCAR Squad are searching for the rebels in the abandoned town. Aero tells Zuke that it's the "Ghost Moon", as the entire place was evacuated years ago, when the eruptions started. As he added to Zuke, "nice place to hide. If you're a Rebel coward." But Kreel said that they're not hiding, but leading them into an ambush.
Ambush: SCAR Squad vs. Rebels[]
As sergeant use the electrobinoculars, he asked Misty about it. He answered, he'd all be dead already, and lucky for them Rebel snipers are "rubbish". Misty added that the "rubbish sniper'd" probably right on the top floor. They go another click, and he'll have them in range. Kreel tells Cav to come with him while the others keep going and to stay out of range. Cav asked Kreel that they're taking the stairs, but Kreel said that "SCAR Troopers don't need stairs" which means that they can use rocket jets. They killed all four of the Rebel snipers, and when fifth sniper said "May the Force be with me!" before repeating he was missed the fire.
Kreel tells Zuke that he's all his, so Zuke fire the missile launcher onto the bottom of the building killed the fifth Rebel sniper. As Kreel continues narrate that he was doomed to die in the arena, like his father, his mother, and everyone he'd known. Until the stormtroopers came, the Empire made life worth living. As the Empire came to his homeworld of Chagar IX and toppled the overlords in a day and shut down the arenas, especially that they gave his people jobs and peace.
Kreel ordered the rest of the squad is to keep moving and follow the sound of the blaster fire, Misty asked what blaster fire because he's confused as Kreel, Cav and Zuke opens fire on the other Rebel troopers as the others joined in. Aero hot-wiring an old speeder bike and he fixed it. Kreel continues his story that he will be old enough as they will give him something even greater. At the Imperial Academy, he made friends with a ranger named Izak Anzio, a farmer's boy from Agamar who dreamed of seeing the galaxy. During their first mission, Izak never made it off the rebel mortars that they killed him. So, Kreel killed every rebel he could find that day, and every day since. The rebels them to think they're fighting for freedom. He knew that the rebels lied, since the Empire came as "Freedom means law. Freedom means order. All the rebels want is chaos." The mission of SCAR Squadron is to eliminate terrorists, permanently.
During their chase, and at the bridge, they pushed the Rebels and their bike down to the lava, until they were ambushed by the Rebels' tank, Micro tells Zuke to do something but Zuke can't to pierce the tank's armor. Kreel ordered his squad to fall back in the sewage tunnels.
Battle of the sewers[]
As they hid in the sewage tunnels while avoiding the rebel armored tank, Mic reminded himself that their last sarge never took them through the sewer. Kreel continues to narrate that he goes deep under cover on Nar Shaddaa for his special assignment that he spent a few years. He got caught by a dianoga the trash squid as it narrates that their last sergeant was with them for years, still waiting for him to prove himself, or waiting for him to die. Kreel defeated the dianoga and continues to hunt down the rebels in the sewers.
The rebels are reported that they're not on surface and have to wait for the trash squid to get them, but the two of them have been shot by SCAR Squad, as Admiral Verette orders to take them down to the sewers by using the detonators. As it explodes, they've been caught the blast of the rebel tank, and the cannon of the rebel tank have been sliced by Kreel's lightsaber, in which that he finishes his narrate of his story that he didn't talk to the others about his childhood in the arena, during his undercover. They don't know that he picked up a few special skills along the way, and he feels that their old sergeant couldn't do this. Cav was surprised that Kreel is holding a lightsaber as Kreel ordered to get the Rebels out of the tank.
Sharp using the flamethrower on the rebel tank to force the Rebels out of the tank. As Admiral Verette, and a Rebel trooper are out of the tank, the trooper protects the admiral while he tries to get away from the SCAR Squad, but the trooper got killed and Verette have been injured, as Verette have been captured by the SCAR Squad as they prepared for an interrogation.
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Collection[]
- Star Wars Vol. 4: Last Flight of the Harbinger
- Star Wars Vol. 2
- Star Wars by Jason Aaron Omnibus
- Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda's Secret War
Sources[]
Elite Stormtroopers Are Coming in Star Wars #21 – Exclusive! on StarWars.com (backup link)- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 166
- Elite Stormtroopers Prepare to Strike in Star Wars #21 – First Look! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Comic Book Galaxy: The Greatness of Marvel's Star Wars Villains and More on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Marvel Art of Star Wars
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Star Wars (2015) #21 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars (2015) 21
- ↑ Marvel Comics Solicitations for July 2016 on IGN (April 19, 2016) (archived from the original on February 10, 2020)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars (2015) 19 and Star Wars (2015) 22 to 0 ABY. As the events of Star Wars (2015) 21 take place between the two issues, they must also take place in 0 ABY.
