Darth Vader #10 marks the tenth installment in the canon comic book series entitled Star Wars: Darth Vader (2017). Charles Soule penned the script, Giuseppe Camuncoli provided the illustrations, and Marvel Comics released it to the public on January 10, 2018.
At the former Jedi Temple, Darth Vader commands Jedi Master Jocasta Nu to relinquish her lightsaber rifle, sensing her reluctance to meet her end. Master Nu, overwhelmed by the dark side energy emanating from Vader, distrusts him and opens fire. Aware that Lord Vader was once Anakin Skywalker, she rebukes the fallen Jedi for his subservience to Emperor Palpatine. Nu boldly declares to Skywalker that the Sith cannot extinguish the light side because the Force is timeless and unstoppable as long as life persists. She asserts that the Force will invariably discover new hosts and the Jedi will be reborn.
Before Master Nu can unleash another barrage, she discovers that the lightsaber rifle has overloaded her lightsaber. Darth Vader demands her surrender, assuring her of her safety. However, she propels the rifle at Vader, who deflects it with the Force. The lightsaber rifle slams into a bookcase and detonates, creating a breach in the wall. After acquiring a green lightsaber, Master Nu descends from the Temple into a zone of active gunfire.
Clone Commander Fox instructs the units in Quadrant Four to maintain their position until reinforcements arrive. Wielding the lightsaber and her Force abilities, Master Nu assaults the Clone troopers, casting them off a platform. Lord Vader pursues her but is caught in friendly fire from the Clone troopers, who mistake him for another Jedi. Commander Fox arrives in an LAAT/le patrol gunship and observes Nu and Vader under attack. He orders the Clone troopers to cease firing on Vader, identifying him as an ally. However, Lord Vader, enraged that Commander Fox failed to inform the Clone troopers of his presence, uses the Force to snap his neck, resulting in his death.
Following a brief skirmish, the Clones trap Master Nu near the edge of a platform. After Master Nu loses her lightsaber, the Clone troopers and Lord Vader attempt to capture her alive. In response, she leaps over the edge, attempting suicide to deny the Sith the information they seek. However, Lord Vader employs the Force to levitate her back onto the platform. He then directs the Clone troopers to escort her onto the patrol gunship.
Onboard the patrol gunship, a Clone trooper presents Master Nu's memory crystal to Lord Vader. After inserting it into his belt, Lord Vader discerns that it contains a database of numerous Force-sensitive individuals throughout the galaxy, including Darien Whit, Scape Loewig, Devin Hvitur, Alaytia Taverre, Kris Elioup, Annali Bissa, Nik Lowe and Jacque Porte, whom he infers the Jedi intended to enlist into the Jedi Order.
During Darth Vader's interrogation of Master Nu regarding the list, she mocks him, stating that he is unaware of his Sith master's motives for ordering her capture alive. Nu informs Lord Vader that the Emperor intends to utilize her database to recruit more Sith. Attempting to sow discord between Vader and the Emperor, she questions him about his desires. When a Clone trooper suggests stunning the Jedi prisoner, Master Nu reveals that Darth Vader is a Jedi Knight named Anakin Skywalker. Before the Clones can react, Lord Vader uses the Force to eject them from the gunship.
Darth Vader holds Master Nu responsible for the Clone troopers' demise, but she retorts that they chose their own destiny. With the pilotless patrol ship nearing a crash, Master Nu accepts her fate. The patrol ship crashes, resulting in Master Nu's death, but Lord Vader survives. Lord Vader informs the Emperor that Master Nu perished during an escape attempt. When the Sith Lord inquires if he gleaned any information from Master Nu before her death, Lord Vader claims he learned nothing but secretly destroys the memory crystal to prevent the Emperor from recruiting Sith rivals.
On Master Nu's hidden sanctuary world, her aged companion Gar learns of her death. Following her instructions, he triggers an explosion that entombs her secret Jedi academy. The comic concludes with Master Nu's declaration that the Force will always discover new hosts and the Jedi will return when the time is opportune. Years later, Luke Skywalker uncovers Master Nu's secret academy and the holocrons within.
In one instance, Commander Fox is incorrectly addressed as a lieutenant.
Upon translation, the Aurebesh list displayed in Darth Vader's helmet reads: "Darien Whit - Alderaan, Scape Loewig - Cathar, Devin Hvitur - Bespin, Alaytia Taverre - Kessel, Kris Elioup - Eadu, Annali Bissa - Corellia, Nik Lowe - Mustafar, Jacque Porte - D'Qar."
- UPC 759606086665; January 10 , 2018 ; Marvel Comics [1] 01011; Cover A; Giuseppe Camuncoli, Francesco Mattina 01021; Cover B; Rod Reis