Star Wars (2020) 36

For other uses, see Star Wars 36.

Star Wars 36 is the thirty-sixth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Andrea Di Vito, and published by Marvel Comics on July 5, 2023.

Publisher's summary[]

DISASTER LOOMS FOR THE REBEL ALLIANCE! With the discovery that the Empire is building a second DEATH STAR, the Rebels are on the verge of despair. But LEIA ORGANA has devised an impossible mission to remind both the Rebels and the galaxy how to hope. It's the FALCON's time to shine, as the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy flies into the belly of the beast!

Opening crawl[]

THE TRIAL RUN

After being hunted almost to extinction by
the evil GALACTIC EMPIRE, the REBEL
ALLIANCE finally has an opportunity to
strike back!

GENERAL LEIA ORGANA, with the help of
LUKE SKYWALKER, has discovered a key
weakness in the Empire's defenses that
could allow for a single, desperate mission.

Success could rally the galaxy to the cause
of the Alliance. Failure would mean
disaster….

Plot summary[]

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Continuity[]

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Cover gallery[]

Collected in[]

Star Wars Vol. 6: Quests of the Force

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

Gial Ackbar
Padmé Amidala (Variant cover only)
Wedge Antilles
Shara Bey
C-3PO
Landonis Balthazar Calrissian
Chewbacca
Mart Mattin
Nien Nunb
Leia Organa
Paploo (Variant cover only)
Bryen Rowne (First appearance)
Darth Sidious (as a statue)
Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only)
Freyta Smyth
Unidentified Imperial commander (First appearance)
Unidentified Imperial lieutenant (First appearance)
Unidentified Imperial officer (First appearance)
Unidentified rebel (First appearance)
Darth Vader (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Unidentified creature (First appearance)

Droid models

Events

Imperial Era
- Empire-Day (Mentioned only)
- Galactic Civil War
  - Aerial assault on Coruscant (First appearance)
  - Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only)
  - Unity Day attack (Mentioned only)

Locations

The galaxy
- Cloud City (Indirect mention only)
- Core Worlds
  - Bar'leth (Mentioned only)
  - Corusca sector
    - Coruscant subsector
      - Coruscant system
        Coruscant
        Imperial City
        Coruscant Underworld
        Level 128 (First appearance)
        
        Level 201 (First appearance)
        
        Level 777 (First appearance)
        
        Level 1313
        
        Level 2007 (First appearance)
        
        Level 2908 (First appearance)
        
        Level 3726 (First appearance)
        
        Federal District
        Imperial Inspectorate HQ (First identified as Imperial Inspectorate Command Center)
        
        Level 5127
        
        Monument Plaza
        
        Security checkpoint Delta-Three (First appearance)

Organizations and titles

Ackbar family
Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
  - Rebel Alliance Navy
    - Rebel pilot
    - Red Squadron (Indirect mention only)
- Alliance officer
Antilles family
Cadet (Mentioned only)
Calrissian family
Chewbacca's family
Dameron family
Elder Houses
- House of Organa
  - Princess
Galactic Empire
- Galactic Emperor (as a statue)
- Imperial cadet (Mentioned only)
- Imperial Military
  - Imperial Army
    - Stormtrooper Corps
      - Stormtrooper
  - Imperial Navy
    - Imperial Starfighter Corps
      - Imperial Starfighter Pilot
- Imperial Officer Corps
  - Imperial officer
- Inspectorate
Krrupt Gang (First appearance)
Officer
- Admiral
- Captain
- Commander
- General
- Lieutenant
Palpatine family (as a statue)
Pilot
Sith (as a statue)
- Dark Lord of the Sith (as a statue)
- Darth (as a statue)
- Sith apprentice (Cover only)
- Sith Lord (as a statue)
- Sith Master (as a statue)
Skywalker family
Soldier (Mentioned only)
Smuggler

Sentient species

Human
- Alderaanian
- Corellian
- Naboo (as a statue)
Ithorian
Mon Calamari
Rodian
Sullustan
Twi'lek
Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Death Star (Mentioned only)
- DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station (Mentioned only)
Space station
- Golan-II Defense Platform (First appearance)
  - Unidentified Coruscant orbital defense platform (First appearance)
- Unidentified farming platform (First appearance)
Starship
- Capital ship
  - Star Destroyer
    - Imperial-class Star Destroyer
    - Venator-class Star Destroyer (Wreckage only)
      - Unidentified Venator-class Star Destroyer (First appearance) (Wreckage only)
- Cruiser
  - Star Cruiser
    - MC-series star cruiser
      - MC80 Star Cruiser
        MC80A Home One Type Heavy Cruiser
        Home One
- Freighter
  - Light freighter
    - YT-series
      - YT-1300 light freighter
        Millennium Falcon
- Shuttle
  - Abecederian line
    - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Starfighter
  - A-wing starfighter
    - RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
  - TIE fighter series
    - TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- Transport
  - Supply ship
    - Altor-class supply ship (First appearance)
      - Pikka's Pride (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Armor
- Darth Vader's armor (Cover only)
- Helmet
  - Flight helmet
- Stormtrooper armor
Blaster
- Blaster pistol (Cover only)
  - Defender sporting blaster pistol (Cover only)
    - Satine's Lament (Cover only)
  - DH-17 blaster pistol (Variant cover only)
- Blaster rifle
  - E-11 medium blaster rifle
Breath mask
Camera
Cannon
- Laser cannon
  - Quad laser cannon
    - AG-2G quad laser cannon
Code cylinder
Computer
- Targeting computer
Coruscant's security net (First appearance) (Appears in hologram)
Cybernetics (Cover only)
- Mechno-arm (Cover only)
Datapad
Droid
Hologram
HoloNet (Mentioned only)
Holotable
Missile
Missile launcher
Officer's disk
Sensor (Mentioned only)
Turbolaser

Miscellanea

Atmosphere
Battalion (Mentioned only)
Capital
Cargo manifest (Mentioned only)
City
- Ecumenopolis
Clothing
- Bandolier
  - Chewbacca's bandolier
- Cape
- Flak vest
- Flame-colored robes (Variant cover only)
- Flight suit
  - TIE pilot flight suit
- Goggles
- Imperial military uniforms
  - Imperial kepi
  - Rank insignia plaque
- Mon Calamari fleet officer uniform
- Zeyd cloth (as a statue)
Coruscanti
Cyborg (Cover only)
Death
Farm (Mentioned only)
Fertilizer (First pictured)
Fighter wing
Flagship
Fleet (Mentioned only)
The Force (Mentioned only)
- Force-sensitive
- Force Wave (Indirect mention only)
- Light side of the Force (Mentioned only)
Galaxy
Gravity
Gravity well (Mentioned only)
"Hells" (Mentioned only) (as expletive)
Hyperspace (Mentioned only)
Imperial crest
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
- "May the Force be with you"
- Shyriiwook
- Sullustese
Laser
Lekku
Near-human
Orbit
Parade (Mentioned only)
Planet
Plant
- Algae (Mentioned only)
Rebel Alliance starbird
Skylane
Skyscraper
Squadron (Mentioned only)
Terrorist (Mentioned only)

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars (2020) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Star Wars (2020) 36 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars (2020) 43, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

External links[]

Star Wars (2020) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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) · Star Wars (2025) "An Echo of Victory" · Revelations (2022) · "A Trick of the Mind" "Return to Echo Base"

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In other languages

[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 Star Wars (2020) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Star Wars (2020) 36 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars (2020) 43, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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