I hope that you all enjoy this Legends story involving Darth Vader and the Jedi Order 66 survivor Cho’na Bene on the planet Vaklin, as found in the 2012 comic “Star Wars: Purge: The Tyrant’s Fist”. Have a great weekend everyone and thank you for another awesome week here on the channel!
good weekend as well. It is nice to see Vader being a very good leader and considering tactics so well, it really adds depth to the Empire beyond just being a shallow 'evil' entity. Great vid. B)
Exactly, I thought that it was a very interesting point for Vader, as especially in the Dark Times comics (and even in a novel like Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader), Sidious is doing all that he can to get Vader to let go of his obsession with the Jedi. It was nice to come across this one story where Vader actually did that successfully!
Thing about Legends is, there's a lot more of it. It's had decades. Disney's canon has just started. Give it time. Not all of Legends is good either. It's easy to remember the great parts we love and forget the bad parts just because of how content much there is there. So yeah, not really a fair comparison.
I found this comic issue really intriguing when I read it for the first time. It's clever, manipulative, strategic, and oh so impressive. One big thing I took from it is that Palpatine should have continued to think as a ruler, not dominating with fear alone as he advised Vader here. He knew the value of it so well early on, but then the Death Star got closer and closer to completion and he lost it. Also liked Oniye Namada quite a lot, and it would have been great to see more of her in other comics.
I felt exactly the same. I've been making my way through the comics again recently, and issue after issue is Vader hunting the Jedi down, trying to do everything he can to get his revenge (and Sidious trying to get him to do the opposite), so it was nice to see Vader have to actually accept letting one go. Of course, it wouldn't be for long and Cho'na would fall into the trap, but from Vader's point of view, the Jedi "got away" from him and his own lust for vengeance. Just an awesome story! I was disappointed to see that ISB agent Namada wasn't touched on again. To be honest, she is one of those characters that I feel could play an interesting role within the current Canon. I always welcome more ISB agents!
I disagree on that point. It seems to me that Palpatine had always intended to rule through fear, but he knew that that would only work if he had the power to strike back when someone dares to call his bluff. And right now, the new Galactic Empire was still weak, newly emerged from the Clone Wars. That's the Tarkin Doctrine, which Palpatine had always supported. The Imperial military was stripped of all the different colours painted onto the GAR's ships and armor to present the image of a cold, faceless killing machine. The Star Destroyer was favoured because its presence in the sky strikes more fear in the common populace than any number of starfighter squadrons could. The AT-AT was designed to be a towering armored behemoth to send rebel soldiers fleeing, not so much the more practical killing machine that is the AT-TE. It has always been about fear. But the new Empire was not ready for him to rule through fear ALONE. Not yet. That's why he, as he so often puts it, kept the skeleton of the Galactic Republic that is the Senate alive. The Death Star was his final solution. Vader and Thrawn both counselled against diverting too much resources away from the Imperial Navy because they knew the Death Star could only be in one place at any given moment, but Palpatine believed that once the Death Star is ready, the galaxy will not oppose his rule out of the fear of ever seeing the Death Star showing up in the sky - they would fall in line without even needing the Death Star to actually arrive. That was his belief even years before the Empire, when the Geonosians were commissioned by the Sith to design the Death Star. When the Death Star is ready, he could finally do away with the Senate. I think that in this particular scene, what Palpatine really meant by thinking as a ruler is that "the Empire is still too weak to rule through fear alone, so you need to come up with something else until it is strong enough for that, otherwise you'll just do more harm than good to the Sith"
@@JediAcolyte94 could you imagine if they actually continued to add on to Legends with the great minds that Disney chains in their bleak offices. Those young artists, designers, and storyboard writers are honestly being wasted for this new Disney Canon trash. They can't tell me that Sith ghosts aren't cool 😋
@@blackshogun272 Completely agree on ya there. Especially seeing as how we could have and could still get Legends material. Would love to see them get Luceno, Stover, Karpyshyn, or Sean Williams to cover the Sith between Zannah and Plaguies with novels or get Karen Traviss to do a sequel to Imperial Commando. Same with more content between Crucible and Legacy I.
Thing about Legends is, there's a lot more of it. It's had decades. Disney's canon has just started. Give it time. Not all of Legends is good either. It's easy to remember the great parts we love and forget the bad parts just because of how content much there is there. So yeah, not really a fair comparison.
This kind of stuff is why Star Wars Purge is so good. This shows how methodical and sinister the Empire can be. Plus this story also had Vader not only work the stormtroopers but also the ISB to bring a planet's population into the Imperial fold while accomplish a more subtle way of dealing with and eliminating a surviving Jedi.
00Predaking00 The most underrated “Star” franchise in Western nerddom- Starcraft. You, my friend, are a man of culture. I wish I could find a good Starcraft lore channel.
Just typed the same thing in the comment section, my originality went down the drain lol. This should have The love child between a Protoss and General Grievous.
3:59. Yet another example of why Vader NEVER could have successfully succeeded Palpatine as emperor. Vader never mastered the art of playing the long game. His frequent difficulty in controlling his rage, made it impossible to him to seriously consider the long-term consequences of his actions, before acting on his impulses (hence, why he ended up mortally wounding his own wife). Which is why he always needed Palpatine to do his thinking for him.
Good work on the video expose, buddy! Loved the ending. If not for me, for the survivors of Order 66 who didn’t make it past the Empire’s first yeeeaaaaaarrr! Yes some Jedi died months after Order 66 in the first year of the Empire’s reign, by Vader’s hand...
You know I think a new version of star wars should be created where loyal fans can consider which pieces of legends and which pieces of “canon” would make for a better timeline therefore creating OUR version of canon so that way we can fight against disney.
Cool video Reading Club! Now I hate the Empire, but Sidious is right. When it comes to groups, you have to think as a leader, rather than a follower. That's what Vader was doing, and at the same time in Legends, he's still learning about the Dark Side of the Force. What Lightsaber Form, Lightsaber hilt, color and master would you have Club? My Lightsaber hilt would have been a Saberstaff, the Lightsaber color purple which is my favorite, and my master would have been Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker or even the ancient Sith Lord, Exar Kun.
If the entire Dark Times comic arc was animated into a PG-13/TV-14 rated series.... *It would blow Disney's Canon out of the water like a Iowa-class Battleship aiming for a PT Boat* 😂😂😂
WHAAAT?!?!?! 😮😮😮 Cool! Real question, how many times did you have to rehearse some of the name pronunciations in this video? 😄 That Imperial's name is something else. LOL That Jedi is something I've never seen before. I love how you introduce us to so many things that aren't common Star Wars knowledge! Thank you for doing these and have a great weekend! 😊👍👍
Oh man, that female ISB agent almost caused me to pass out working that one in lol! Thanks Donna, I appreciate that very much. Hope you have a great weekend as well!
This story has so many intriguing characters: a raging Vader blinded by vengeance; a clever and highly resourceful Jedi Knight; and a smart, competent and extremely beautiful Imperial Officer, along with her equally beautiful fun-bags. 😚😚😚
Imperial officer pickup line: "Can I park my dreadnaught in your hangar ?" *Too fast* *Abort Mission* *Testosterone rises* *Goes to lowest section of Star Destroyer*
My gosh makes you think Vader going to let him go but actually just kills him off like a sociopath just making sure he can get the most out of it that he can
Quick question if I may? How many Star Wars Graphic Novel's are out there for those of us who would like to read all of them and start a Collection? And is there ANY graphic Novel's that accompany Star Wars : Rebels?
Ah, most interesting - Vader betrayed the Emperor another time then. Also, it is a moment that Vader let go of his hate! There was good in him even then!!
Don’t bracket things into mercy and merciless. They do whatever is most strategically beneficial for them. For example a treasonous officer who tried to assassinate sidious was going to be spared because he wanted to break his will and force his loyalty but Vader killed him anyway angering him. Sometimes sparing someone is strategical not merciful.
This was definitely a rare event for Vader even within Legends, but he definitely had his reasons. Have you had the chance to test out Grievous yet for Battlefront II?
@@starwarsreadingclub YES! He really fun to use and very powerful. I would say his only weakness is a well timed battle roll. And I haven't found one hero who is REALLY effective against him, only aplayer is really good with a specific hero will be able to beat him easily.
I still haven't been able to use him in Galactic Assault yet! I've literally had him right as the round was finishing half a dozen times but didn't get the chance to use him in battle. I've noticed people have gotten a lot better using him though in-game...always intimidating to see that beast running towards me now lol!
I like your channel but you sometimes you seem to be missing crucial pieces of information. The place Vader and Bene fought was a pocket of highly flammable azetal gas, that would ignite if a lightsaber was ignited. Not to take away from the planned death of Bene afterwards but I think this was a big factor of not Vader not killing Bene there.
I can see what you're saying, but the plan was for Vader to let Cho'na go free, instill a sense of false security in the Jedi, and then have a sneak attack when he wasn't expecting it. As hard as it would have been for Vader, he had to let Cho'na go for the greater good of the Empire/Sith.
Good story and video, but have you considered using different soundtracks every few videos? Hearing the same soundtrack every video for months kills the immersion over a while
I hope that you all enjoy this Legends story involving Darth Vader and the Jedi Order 66 survivor Cho’na Bene on the planet Vaklin, as found in the 2012 comic “Star Wars: Purge: The Tyrant’s Fist”. Have a great weekend everyone and thank you for another awesome week here on the channel!
If not for meeeee
good weekend as well. It is nice to see Vader being a very good leader and considering tactics so well, it really adds depth to the Empire beyond just being a shallow 'evil' entity.
Great vid. B)
Not bad!
Question. Was that Commander Bow being thrown into a wall at the end?
@Tyrone Flaucher his species is from Wayland, they're called myneyrsh
I like how this was done. He seemingly ket him go, but embarrassed the Jedi legacy. And still killed him.
Exactly, I thought that it was a very interesting point for Vader, as especially in the Dark Times comics (and even in a novel like Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader), Sidious is doing all that he can to get Vader to let go of his obsession with the Jedi. It was nice to come across this one story where Vader actually did that successfully!
Only in legends would something like this happen.
The EU is so much better than Disney canon.
Aye, agree on ya lad.
I don't even count Disney's version as canon.
Matt11 it’s fictional franchise, you view which is canon or not
Thing about Legends is, there's a lot more of it. It's had decades. Disney's canon has just started. Give it time. Not all of Legends is good either. It's easy to remember the great parts we love and forget the bad parts just because of how content much there is there. So yeah, not really a fair comparison.
they are some incredible thing in the canon don't underestimate marvel's writer
I found this comic issue really intriguing when I read it for the first time. It's clever, manipulative, strategic, and oh so impressive. One big thing I took from it is that Palpatine should have continued to think as a ruler, not dominating with fear alone as he advised Vader here. He knew the value of it so well early on, but then the Death Star got closer and closer to completion and he lost it. Also liked Oniye Namada quite a lot, and it would have been great to see more of her in other comics.
I felt exactly the same. I've been making my way through the comics again recently, and issue after issue is Vader hunting the Jedi down, trying to do everything he can to get his revenge (and Sidious trying to get him to do the opposite), so it was nice to see Vader have to actually accept letting one go. Of course, it wouldn't be for long and Cho'na would fall into the trap, but from Vader's point of view, the Jedi "got away" from him and his own lust for vengeance. Just an awesome story!
I was disappointed to see that ISB agent Namada wasn't touched on again. To be honest, she is one of those characters that I feel could play an interesting role within the current Canon. I always welcome more ISB agents!
I disagree on that point. It seems to me that Palpatine had always intended to rule through fear, but he knew that that would only work if he had the power to strike back when someone dares to call his bluff. And right now, the new Galactic Empire was still weak, newly emerged from the Clone Wars. That's the Tarkin Doctrine, which Palpatine had always supported. The Imperial military was stripped of all the different colours painted onto the GAR's ships and armor to present the image of a cold, faceless killing machine. The Star Destroyer was favoured because its presence in the sky strikes more fear in the common populace than any number of starfighter squadrons could. The AT-AT was designed to be a towering armored behemoth to send rebel soldiers fleeing, not so much the more practical killing machine that is the AT-TE. It has always been about fear.
But the new Empire was not ready for him to rule through fear ALONE. Not yet. That's why he, as he so often puts it, kept the skeleton of the Galactic Republic that is the Senate alive. The Death Star was his final solution. Vader and Thrawn both counselled against diverting too much resources away from the Imperial Navy because they knew the Death Star could only be in one place at any given moment, but Palpatine believed that once the Death Star is ready, the galaxy will not oppose his rule out of the fear of ever seeing the Death Star showing up in the sky - they would fall in line without even needing the Death Star to actually arrive. That was his belief even years before the Empire, when the Geonosians were commissioned by the Sith to design the Death Star. When the Death Star is ready, he could finally do away with the Senate.
I think that in this particular scene, what Palpatine really meant by thinking as a ruler is that "the Empire is still too weak to rule through fear alone, so you need to come up with something else until it is strong enough for that, otherwise you'll just do more harm than good to the Sith"
Yeah, would have loved seeing more of her, but alas, Legends started to die out at this point.
See, this is the kind of story telling we'd never get in the new canon. And this is why I much prefer legends stories like this.
+Alexzander1989 I feel the same way. This is why Lucasfilm needs to make and produce more stories in the Legends continuity.
@@JediAcolyte94 could you imagine if they actually continued to add on to Legends with the great minds that Disney chains in their bleak offices. Those young artists, designers, and storyboard writers are honestly being wasted for this new Disney Canon trash. They can't tell me that Sith ghosts aren't cool 😋
@@blackshogun272 Completely agree on ya there. Especially seeing as how we could have and could still get Legends material. Would love to see them get Luceno, Stover, Karpyshyn, or Sean Williams to cover the Sith between Zannah and Plaguies with novels or get Karen Traviss to do a sequel to Imperial Commando. Same with more content between Crucible and Legacy I.
Thing about Legends is, there's a lot more of it. It's had decades. Disney's canon has just started. Give it time. Not all of Legends is good either. It's easy to remember the great parts we love and forget the bad parts just because of how content much there is there. So yeah, not really a fair comparison.
This kind of stuff is why Star Wars Purge is so good. This shows how methodical and sinister the Empire can be. Plus this story also had Vader not only work the stormtroopers but also the ISB to bring a planet's population into the Imperial fold while accomplish a more subtle way of dealing with and eliminating a surviving Jedi.
That Jedi is a protoss look alike XDDD man those are truly comics I can appreciate
00Predaking00 The most underrated “Star” franchise in Western nerddom- Starcraft. You, my friend, are a man of culture. I wish I could find a good Starcraft lore channel.
Just typed the same thing in the comment section, my originality went down the drain lol.
This should have The love child between a Protoss and General Grievous.
Wonder if the comic was made either by a StarCraft fan or one who made comics for the Starcraft II hype?
7:25 "Sidious couldn't be happier" *Shows him with a scowl* mhm i'll take your word for it.
3:59.
Yet another example of why Vader NEVER could have successfully succeeded Palpatine as emperor.
Vader never mastered the art of playing the long game.
His frequent difficulty in controlling his rage, made it impossible to him to seriously consider the long-term consequences of his actions, before acting on his impulses (hence, why he ended up mortally wounding his own wife).
Which is why he always needed Palpatine to do his thinking for him.
Such a good channel, thank you for your hard work!! Much appreciated!
Thank you for employing closed captions, I have severe hearing loss.
This comes back to bite him in the ass. The Jedi actually lived.
Our favorite intro is back!
Oh and the video was great as usual thanks for posting
Good work on the video expose, buddy! Loved the ending.
If not for me, for the survivors of Order 66 who didn’t make it past the Empire’s first yeeeaaaaaarrr! Yes some Jedi died months after Order 66 in the first year of the Empire’s reign, by Vader’s hand...
Think about it djon, he mustard done something!
😆
You know I think a new version of star wars should be created where loyal fans can consider which pieces of legends and which pieces of “canon” would make for a better timeline therefore creating OUR version of canon so that way we can fight against disney.
Kostadim 789 and uncanon the sequels , and canonize Mara jade and thrawn after Endor
i agree, although as long as disney has the license they will even make the new version woke af
That's what fan-fic websites are for.
That's already a thing, it's called head-canon. Most of it fits together anyway.
Cool video Reading Club! Now I hate the Empire, but Sidious is right. When it comes to groups, you have to think as a leader, rather than a follower.
That's what Vader was doing, and at the same time in Legends, he's still learning about the Dark Side of the Force. What Lightsaber Form, Lightsaber hilt, color and master would you have Club?
My Lightsaber hilt would have been a Saberstaff, the Lightsaber color purple which is my favorite, and my master would have been Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker or even the ancient Sith Lord, Exar Kun.
As always, wonderful video Star Wars Reading Club!
Love it and would have loved to see this animated.
If the entire Dark Times comic arc was animated into a PG-13/TV-14 rated series....
*It would blow Disney's Canon out of the water like a Iowa-class Battleship aiming for a PT Boat*
😂😂😂
A fan animation series of this and other Legends works would be nice.
Or rather, the illusion of good! Keep it up and may the force be with you
Bro, that’s not a Jedi- that’s a Dark Templar.
The imperial agent is very hot lol.
That was very well played of Vader.
WHAAAT?!?!?! 😮😮😮 Cool! Real question, how many times did you have to rehearse some of the name pronunciations in this video? 😄 That Imperial's name is something else. LOL
That Jedi is something I've never seen before. I love how you introduce us to so many things that aren't common Star Wars knowledge! Thank you for doing these and have a great weekend! 😊👍👍
Oh man, that female ISB agent almost caused me to pass out working that one in lol! Thanks Donna, I appreciate that very much. Hope you have a great weekend as well!
Every video I watch of his makes me want to read all of the legends stuff so much more.
6:30 My life... for A-Aiur...
For Shakuras
4:26- "Be gone from my sight!... Bitch!". ..
😀😁😂 LMMFAOOOO!!!!!
Man this jedi looks really cool!
2:07: Oh look a JEDI Protoss!
That Jedi looks like a StarCraft Protoss.
This story has so many intriguing characters: a raging Vader blinded by vengeance; a clever and highly resourceful Jedi Knight; and a smart, competent and extremely beautiful Imperial Officer, along with her equally beautiful fun-bags. 😚😚😚
Imperial officer pickup line:
"Can I park my dreadnaught in your hangar ?"
*Too fast*
*Abort Mission*
*Testosterone rises*
*Goes to lowest section of Star Destroyer*
KhukuriGod Writes one word describing Vader and Jedi, writes essay about imperial officer because of “reasons”
Why does legends sound much more believable than any version of the Star Wars universe?
If only we had Vader and Palpatine to run the Vietnam War.
That blue jedi guy looks like a four armed protoss
Actually I think the rebellion would live on with the Jedi as martyrs
I love Legends vídeos!
What's droid attack on wookie?
Great video.
Yo Sidious a gangster...i totally understand him.
My Life for Aiur!... I mean the Empire!
We require more vespene gas
@@albertdominicpimentel2376 you must construct additional pylons
Dude his design is so badass
Really cool comic
You forgot to mention Tag and Bink, who helped Anakin hook up with Padme
The rebels should have use Jedi as a distraction and destroy the other imperials and help the Jedis running in a duck chase
My gosh makes you think Vader going to let him go but actually just kills him off like a sociopath just making sure he can get the most out of it that he can
Nice Protos Jedi lol
SW Reading Club!.. where you been at brother?... Good installment here!. .. glad you back at it brother!. ..
This was a good one here!..
This Jedi looks like hes ready to fight for Aiur
That’s no Jedi, that’s a Protoss!
That Jedi looks like a four armed Protoss
She didn't miss the shot lol 😂
Conceding with the fallen ones is HERESY! 😈
That's an interesting character design. Kinda like protoss meets goro
That Jedi looks like a Protoss. Anyone else thinking the same thing?
That guy is legit, a 4 armed protoss lol
Quick question if I may? How many Star Wars Graphic Novel's are out there for those of us who would like to read all of them and start a Collection? And is there ANY graphic Novel's that accompany Star Wars : Rebels?
Did the 501st legion know who Vader was?
They did
I wish an actual clone trooper assassinated the Jedi. That would have been 10x better, not to mention Order 66 flashbacks, but in a different place.
Because Vader was a secret Rebel Spy and helping keep Jedi training a Secret
Ah, most interesting - Vader betrayed the Emperor another time then. Also, it is a moment that Vader let go of his hate! There was good in him even then!!
Looks like an organic Greviouss
For not being a fool!
So that’s how almost the entire galaxy forgot about the Jedi, Vader just did this on a fuckton of planets!
Oh, crafty Vader. Make him lose hope and make him look weak in the eyes of the populace in order to tarnish him. And then kill him.
The force is strong w this one
The outro thumbnail looks like dook has some strange kind of german ww1 esque hat.
I guess everyone in that Galaxy is slow
At first I thought it was just the Jedi and sith
He is what General Grevious could have been lol
thanks for my daily lord vader fix lol
That's definitely not the Sith way...
Sith usually don't show mercy it's weird to see Vader do that
But he didn't show mercy, he just wanted the Jedi to die humiliated and in public.
Don’t bracket things into mercy and merciless. They do whatever is most strategically beneficial for them. For example a treasonous officer who tried to assassinate sidious was going to be spared because he wanted to break his will and force his loyalty but Vader killed him anyway angering him. Sometimes sparing someone is strategical not merciful.
@@irelevent1239 it is literally against the sith code to show mercy because doing so is a sign of weakness to the sith
Jacob Weatherford
Oh wow...it’s not mercy it’s strategy!
Nice video man:))
Love it
This legends story doesn't fit well with the Canon now😂 especially with the comics
This was definitely a rare event for Vader even within Legends, but he definitely had his reasons. Have you had the chance to test out Grievous yet for Battlefront II?
@@starwarsreadingclub YES! He really fun to use and very powerful. I would say his only weakness is a well timed battle roll. And I haven't found one hero who is REALLY effective against him, only aplayer is really good with a specific hero will be able to beat him easily.
@@starwarsreadingclub He isnt that easy to use BUT if you max some of his star cards to purple he could become a monster on the battlefield
I still haven't been able to use him in Galactic Assault yet! I've literally had him right as the round was finishing half a dozen times but didn't get the chance to use him in battle. I've noticed people have gotten a lot better using him though in-game...always intimidating to see that beast running towards me now lol!
@@starwarsreadingclub Well you have to get battle points early in the game and play him carefully to not die fast.
if vader turned that jedi to the dark side then he would be a Tal'darim
Execute Order 66
A masterstroke. A stroke to the heart by blaster fire.
Daryl Franklin, Jr. it will be done my lord
On first glance, that guy on the thumbnails looks like a Protoss from Star Craft...
MY LIFE FOR IRE!!!
If not for meee... I LOVE that!..... :D
He should have used 4 sabers. I mean come on China Bong
Can the female imperial officers stop making me ignite my lightsaber
Why Darth Vader Let a Defeated Jedi Order 66 (cheeseburgers).
Thats kinda what I thought the reveal was gonna be...
Wow let the Jedi Knight go and a Storm Trooper shot the Jedi Knight wow.
I loved the Imperial female agent
Clever deception.
This Jedi looks like the Protos lol
I left a like for *not being a fool*
nope palpatine isnt happy hes seriously pissed.
I like your channel but you sometimes you seem to be missing crucial pieces of information. The place Vader and Bene fought was a pocket of highly flammable azetal gas, that would ignite if a lightsaber was ignited. Not to take away from the planned death of Bene afterwards but I think this was a big factor of not Vader not killing Bene there.
But...Stormtroopers never hit their targets
Like my life.
Strom Trooper (Me)
Target (Getting Girl Friend)
Then more I learn about him the more I can only see Vader as a sad and pathetic creature...
Vader vs Zeratul
Kind of a stretch that he let him go free.
I can see what you're saying, but the plan was for Vader to let Cho'na go free, instill a sense of false security in the Jedi, and then have a sneak attack when he wasn't expecting it. As hard as it would have been for Vader, he had to let Cho'na go for the greater good of the Empire/Sith.
Why does this guy sound like a robot
Why dose Obi Wan always have the High Ground? Then you got your answer.
This Jedi looks like the 2nd to last boss of any game. Missed opportunity.
Starcraft protoss and General Grievous somehow produced this offspring.
Chona B E A N
Good story and video, but have you considered using different soundtracks every few videos? Hearing the same soundtrack every video for months kills the immersion over a while
"Go free"
Subscribbled!
Wait!!! was that Commander Bow being thrown into a wall at the end?? 0.0
These books amaze me because the Empire behaves the same way a real government would.
Wait..