A being that journeyed through space, classified as a subspecies of the summa-verminoth, inhabited the Red Honeycomb Zone. This zone served as a passage through the Galactic Barrier, connecting the Unknown Regions to the rest of the galaxy. This species possessed a single eye, a sizable mouth, and a multitude of tentacles. Darth Vader, the Sith Lord, stumbled upon the creature while pursuing the secrets of his master, Emperor Palpatine. This encounter occurred after Vader emerged from hyperspace near the Red Honeycomb Zone, en route to Exegol. Ochi of Bestoon, the Sith assassin confined within an escape pod secured beneath Vader's Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor, implored him to initiate a hyperspace jump. However, Vader declined, resolved to confront the being, and subsequently demonstrated the capacity to subdue and govern it.
Once Vader had tamed the beast, he directed it toward Exegol. Simultaneously, the Emperor seized command, compelling the creature to use its own tentacles to strangle itself until it was crushed to death.
Raffaele Ienco received instructions to depict the summa-verminoth as an immense being. He did not specify any precise dimensions for the creature, indicating that the primary focus was ensuring its visual appeal within the comic. Some fans began asserting that the creature exceeded 7 kilometers in height, but Ienco suggested that this estimate was likely an exaggeration.