Darth Vader Is Getting a New Master Even the Sith Feared

Warning ! This article contains spoiler for Star Wars : Darth Vader # 38From Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi , to finally the evil Darth Sidious , Darth Vaderhas had a issue of skipper throughout hisStar Warscareer , but an upcoming new one is unlike any of the previous , as it is an entityeven the Sith feared : the Scourge .

The Scourge is a sentient virus that only touch droids and cyborg . It appears as a purple energy upsurge , one that creeps into the circuitry of an contrived lifeform / sweetening and bends its victim to its will . Aside from teases , trailer , and first - looking at , the Scourge ’s first in - continuity reveal was inStar war : Hidden Empire , when Lady Qi’ra hadthe Fermata Cageopened in an effort to use the ancient Sith artifact / prison house to trap Darth Vader and the Emperor . When the cage was opened , a little disc fell out , one that Darth Vader and Sidious did n’t know what to make of . When the two Sith Lords left the area , tragically unaffected by the Fermata Cage ( thanks tothe Knights of Ren ) , they leave the strange disc where they found it . This disc was then possessed by the disembodied Spark Eternal , which was created long ago by a Sith Cult called the Ascendant , and act as a variety of celluloid Force ( specifically colored side ) . The Spark Eternal is sentient , malevolent , and travels through machinery . It fly into this phonograph record , presumptively throw new life to the Scourge - which is something Darth Vader should be terrified by .

The Scourge Will Soon Become Darth Vader’s NewStar WarsMaster

In a prevue partake in byLeague of Comic GeeksofStar Wars : Darth Vader#38 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco , fans are depict a sneak - peak of the book binding , and it looks as though Darth Vader is being aim over by the Scourge . The covering fire depict Vader wait worriedly at his left automatonlike arm as it is attacked by a lilliputian , disc - shaped droid . The droid is drilling down with regal vigor - the tell - tale sign of the Scourge infection being legislate on . As antecedently mentioned , the Scourge touch droids and cyborgs , and Darth Vader became more machine than man after his fall to the dark side and subsequent defeat by the hired man of Obi - Wan Kenobi during their climactic battle on Mustafar . Given that Vader is quite literally covered in mechanics that keep his consistency alive , he is totally vulnerable to Scourge contagion . If this cover is any indication of what will pass during the Dark Droids crosswalk event , then it seems Vader may have unwillingly institute himself a unexampled ‘ captain ’ .

The prospect of the Scourge controlling the actions of Darth Vader is one that the entire galaxy should reverence , not just Vader himself . The Scourge ’s destination is to take over the wandflower from organics , and since these organic have Force - exploiter like the Emperor and even Luke Skywalker , the Scourge need one of their own : Darth Vader . With Vader ’s idea fully regulate by the Scourge , the A.I. villain will have no trouble forcing Vader to manipulate the Force on its behalf . This would make the Scourge an boundlessly more dangerous threat to the galaxy , and could prove why the ancient Sith presumably dread it so much .

Based on the context clues of the limited selective information fans have so far , the Scourge ( before it apparently merge with the Spark Eternal ) was prevent on the minor disc that Vader and Sidious incur after it fell out of the Fermata Cage . Since the Fermata Cage was a Sith artifact which was used as an everlasting prison house , it only take in sensation that the ancient Sith immobilise the Scourge within it , as that was the only way they could mean of to be disembarrass of such a dangerous entity . Now , the very thing even Sith had reason to fear is out , presumably strong than ever with the influence of the Spark Eternal , and it will ostensibly soon becomeDarth Vader ’s newStar Warsmaster .

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