Chewbacca (2015) 5
Chewbacca 5, illustrated by Phil Noto, is a comic book published by Marvel and written by Gerry Duggan. This issue, released on December 30, 2015, serves as the concluding chapter of the limited series titled Star Wars: Chewbacca. The story centers on Chewbacca amidst a rebellion against the oppressive Galactic Empire.
Plot summary
Commander Kai and an Imperial RA-7 protocol droid are waiting on his Imperial Star Destroyer for an Imperial shuttle carrying the local girl Zarro and the Wookiee Chewbacca who were apprehended by scout troopers. The RA-7 droid had been sent to translate by the scout commander, and he is concerned by the lack of communication from them. Kai believes the Star Destroyer's structure is interfering with communications. However, he is proven wrong when a stormtrooper helmet is thrown out of the ship. Inside, Chewie and Zarro incapacitate the stormtroopers.
As they exit the ship, Chewie destroys the RA-7 droid. Before the fight can escalate, Zarro tells the Imperial commander that she is here to assist the Empire. She tells Kai that Jaum is a rebel spy and a con artist. Zarro claims that Jaum's R5 repair droid "Boomer" is rigged with explosives. Jaum then arrives with two stormtroopers carrying boxes of sample. He is planning to leave so that he can settle other debts. However, Zarro reveals to Jaum that she has exposed his "scam" to the Empire. Soon after, the Imperial landing craft carrying the Andelm beetle larvae and Boomer explode. The explosion damages the ship's force-field.
Chewie and Zarro use the chaos to escape on a TIE/sa bomber. After some difficulty, they manage to free the ship by starting the launch cycle. However, Zarro accidentally releases a thermal detonator which damages the right-wing of the bomber. Despite the bombing catching fire on re-entry, Zarro and the Wookiee still manage to crash-land the craft. The pair then return to Chewie's RZ-1 A-wing interceptor. Chewie intends to leave Andelm IV to complete a special mission. While Zarro is thankful to Chewbacca for saving her planet from Imperial conquest, she is sad that he is leaving. She also notices that the Wookiee is transporting a box. Before leaving, the two embrace and Chewie gives her his gold medallion that he received for his services during the Battle of Yavin.
Back aboard the Star Destroyer, Commander Kai dismisses Jaum's mining deal as a scam. As punishment for endangering Imperial personnel and trying to scam the Empire, Kai has Jaum tortured by his IT-O Interrogator. With the ship's main hyperdrive damaged by the explosion, Kai tells him that it will be a long journey back to the nearest Imperial base and that the interrogator droid will be his companion. Stealing Jaum's green landspeeder, Zarro returns to her family home and tells her dad Arrax that the Empire had taken care of Jaum. When Arrax asks about her friend, she tells him that Chewie had to leave for an important mission. This "mission" turns out to be a family reunion back to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. There, in the presence of his family, Chewie presents his child with a bandolier. Shortly later, Chewbacca is picked up by the Millennium Falcon.
Media
Editions
- UPC 759606081448; December 30 , 2015 ; Marvel Comics [1] 00511; Cover A; Phil Noto