The mystery of how Darth Vader got his red lightsaber was revealed by Charles Soule and he is surprised that the story remained a mystery for so long.
Soule’s Darth Vader comic series with Giuseppe Camuncoli, picks up after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith:
“[Lucasfilm] said, ‘We want to tell a story that starts right after Episode III. What do you want to do?’,” Soule recalled in an interview with StarWars.com. “Then I considered, ‘What are the stories that need to be told here?’ I thought, ‘What’s a better quest than a dark wizard going after his magic sword?’”
“It worked out so perfectly because at the end of Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan takes the blue lightsaber and that leaves Vader without a weapon,” Soule continued.
“I couldn’t believe that that story hadn’t been told and seemed like a perfect starting point for this guy. It also left him vulnerable. He’s in a suit that he doesn’t know how to use yet, and he doesn’t have a weapon. With characters as iconic as Vader, it’s about the idea that they could have a meaningful quest that is very essential to their storytelling and how they become the person or the character that you know. It’s hard to do because so many stories have been told. So, finding this open window was phenomenal. It was a lucky break, for sure.”
Now that Vader has a lightsaber, Soule had teased that he will cross swords with a very known Jedi later.
“The next big Jedi arc is with a known Jedi from the films, who I loved writing and I’m very excited to be able to do stuff with,” Soule said.
Darth Vader #5 is on sale and Darth Vader #6 with the Inquisitor program seen on Star Wars Rebels, is to go on sale on October 4th. Vader’s quest for a lightsaber will be in Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 1: Imperial Machine, releasing in November.
