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Scripter: Ron Marz Penciler: Jan Duursema Inker: Rick Magyar Letterer: Steve Dutro Colorist: Dave McCaig Cover Artist: Drew Struzan Book Design: Jeremy Perkins Assistant Editor: Michael Carriglitto Editor: Dave Land Publisher: Mike Richardson CHARACTER Featured Darth Maul Supporting Vigo Morn (dies, Calamari), Vigo Whee Tillatch (Selonian), Vigo Narees (Iktotchi), Mighella, Oolth, Asa Naga, Devaronian Vigo, Twi'lek Vigo, Vigo Dardo (Rodian), Vigo Nep Chung (Phuii), Vigo Mother Dean Villain Alexi Garyn (head of Black Sun, called "Master Lex" throughout) Other Black Sun guards (die, include Gotal) Cameo Darth Sidious (as Hologram) DROID Sith probe droid (referred to as Dark Eye Probes), droid bodyguard LOCATION Mon Calamari, Ralltiir, Black Sun fortress ORGANIZATION Black Sun SPECIES Falleen, Gamorrean, Klatooinian, Nikto, Ishi Tib, Weequay, Whipid, Aqualish, Iktotchi, Twi'lek, Rodian, Selonian TECHNOLOGY electrobinoculars, holoprojector, Darth Maul's lightsaber VEHICLE Sith speeder | ||
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This timeline in this issue indicates the events of this series take place 6 months prior to The Phantom Menace, while the online timeline indicates 33 years before A New Hope.Published both with an artwork cover by Drew Struzan and a photo cover variant.
On Mon Calamari, Vigo Morn is pleading with Darth Maul for his life. The Calamari even tells Maul the location of the meeting of the remaining Black Sun Vigos on Ralltiir. Maul is not so easily swayed, and kills Morn.
At the Black Sun Fortress on Ralltiir, the remaining seven Vigos all bicker amongst themselves, Vigo Whee Tillatch and Vigo Narees being the most vocal. They are interrupted by a sword thrust between them from the Masters bodyguard Mighella. Alexi Garyn enters with his aide Oolth and Asa Naga. Asa tells the Vigo's his story of survival on Darnada's space station. Garyn does not know who this 'Maul' is that threatens Black Sun, but that he is dangerous. He tells his Vigos that they may have been driven together to be eliminated in one stroke, but his fortress his unbreachable and there is a legion of troops outside, plus they each have personal bodyguards, so they must just wait.
All this has been observed by a black eye probe droid launched from Maul's ship. It joins its siblings and returns to him where he is observing the fortress thru a pair of electrobinoculars. He contacts Darth Sidious on his holoprojector and lets him know all is in readiness before launching himself towards the fortress on his Sith speeder.
The guards outside, which include a Gotal, begin firing upon Maul, but he easily slices them down. Mighella, a Dathomir nightsister, senses a disturbance in the Force. Garyn tries to assuage her fears, that his cadre will stop the intruder. She informs him bluntly that they won't.
Maul leaps off his speeder inside the fortress to battle dozens of Black Sun soldiers. Whipid, human, Aqualish, Ishi Tib, Klatooinan, Gran, Nikto, Rodian, Devaronian; none are a match for the fury of Maul and his double-bladed lightsaber! As he leaves the carnage to find the Vigos, he Force chokes a lone survivor.
Approaching the seal of the Black Sun on the main chamber door, Maul ignites his saber and burns through the door, kicking it in to be confronted by the bodyguards of the Vigos. They are ready to kill him. Maul just smiles.