Darth Vader Joins With [SPOILER] in Star Wars' Most Shocking Alliance Yet

Warning ! This post curb SPOILERS for Darth Vader # 40

Summary

Darth Vaderhas done the unthinkable in his attack to assume Emperor Palpatine , allying himself with an incredibly dangerous threat in theStar Warsgalaxy . In the consequence ofThe Empire Strikes Back , Darth Vader and his master had quite a tenuous relationship , one that ram Palpatine to certify his true power and command of the dark side to deflect Vader to his will . As such , Star Warshas let on that Vader made a scandalous alliance in the month prior toReturn of the Jedi , presumptively in a last command to terminate Palpatine once and for all .

As seen inDarth Vader # 40by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco , this canonical new chapter sees the Dark Lord meeting with Palpatine during the currentDark Droidscrossover where asentient droid virus known as the Scourgeis attempting to consume both droids and organic life into its hive - mind . Having already pervert several droids across the galaxy , the Scourge is currently going after cyborgs include Darth Vader himself . Having already had one agonizing clash with the Scourge pursue by a Modern battle with his master in this new issue , Vader bring in the shameful conclusion to join the Scourgein an apparent bid for greater big businessman over Palpatine .

The dark compounding of a droid virus merged with anti - Sith technology forged by an ancient dark side cultus , the Scourge is just as concerned in harnessing the Force as it is eventually corrupting organic fertiliser . course , integrating a Sith cyborg such as Darth Vader into its hive mind offers the key to both . observe that in mind , it ’s very surprising that Darth Vader has willingly choose to ally himself with this new astronomical threat .

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The Scourge Has Merged With Darth Vader

What Will Palpatine Do?

The majority ofDarth Vader # 40is focus on Vader proving that he finally has mastery over his large stores of hate , knowing that hate itself leads to greater power from the drab side . However , Palpatine equally proves that he has always prosper on Vader ’s hatred , confirming that no matter how much mightiness Vader gains , he ’ll always be more powerful . This seems to be what has prompted Vader ’s bold choice to mix with the Scourge .

Vader likely believes the union will be common , allowing him to rein all the spoil droids against Palpatine in a last endgame during this transitional menstruation during the original trilogy ofStar Warsfilms . However , it stands to reason that it still wo n’t be enough considering the events ofReturn of the Jediwhere Vader is subservient to Palpatine before Luke convert his sire to in conclusion get go of his hatred and bunk the cargo area of the dark side . It impliesVader will still fail against Palpatinedespite his dark new alliance . Perhaps the Scourge will overpower the Dark Lord , so much so that an offensive against Palpatine wo n’t even occur .