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Star Wars #7 recently dropped and fans got another solid issue.
The issue provides readers with insight into the Imperial Commander Zahra’s back story,
and also provides a nod to The High Republic, which, hell yeah.
So let’s dive into the issue and see what Star Wars #7 has brewing.
The issue opens up with Leia, Luke and the Rebel Alliance’s Fourth Division in the
Mid Rim. They’ve just received a transmission from
Commander Grek and the Rebel Alliance's 7th Fleet, who sent standard Rendezvous confirmation
codes, with the hope that the 4th Fleet will rendezvous with them.
C-3PO quickly informs everyone that, if they respond, the Empire will be able to hone in
on their location, but Leia authorizes a response and says it's time to strike back against
the empire. We then transition to the Imperial Star Destroyer
Tarkin's Will and learn that Commander Zahra and the Empire have been able to intercept
the transmission between the Rebel Alliance’s 4th and 7th divisions.
Zahra wants to hit Leia and the 4th division, but Lieutenant Gorr quickly points out that
they're closer to the 7th division. Reluctantly, Commander Zahra agrees with Gorr
and the Tarkin's Will prepares to engage the Rebel Alliance’s 7th Division, as several
Imperials talk about how Zahra has a personal vendetta against Leia.
We then flashback years earlier to the Outer Rim, on Tarkin's homeworld of Eriadu, and
learn that Tarkin had brought 3 Imperial upstarts to the planet with the goal of picking 1 of
them to become his protégé. To prove their worth, Tarkin informs the three
individuals that they'll descend into the family-owned Carrion Plateau, where they will
have to hunt for a resilient and deadly Veermok. Tarkin tells them they have 12 hours to hunt
the beast and return with its head. The individual that succeeds will have proven worthy enough
to become Tarkin's protégé. I loved this, because it’s a nod to another
one of Charles Soule’s stories-that being issue 18 of his Darth Vader series-which showed
Tarkin’s skills as a hunter when he and Darth Vader hunted one another Chandar’s
Folly. I love how often Charles Soule connects his
stories to one another. Anyway, Zahra returns the next morning with
the head of the Veermok, telling Tarkin she also killed the two other individuals along
the way. We then see Takin and Zahra working together
over the years, before Tarkin assigned Zahra a special mission to travel to the Mid Rim
planet of Ikkrukk, because a warlord named Burnium Ro was utilizing rhetoric and imagery
associated with the obsolete criminal organization the Nihil.
Absolutely loved this little nod to the High Republic.
The Nihil were announced as one of the main antagonists of the High Republic, which Charles
Soule will be kicking off with his book Light of the Jedi.
Guys, I just love it. Tarkin tells Zahra she can take his personal
ship, the Carrion Spike, and she soon sets off for Ikkrukk to kill Burnium Ro.
After believing she successfully terminated the warlord, Zahra went back to the Death
Star, but learns from a disappointed Tarkinr that she actually killed a decoy ofl Ro, allowing
him to continue to broadcast across the holonet’s Shadowfeed.
Zahra is dismissed and then a week later discovers that Tarkin has ordered her to be reassigned,
essentially cutting ties with his former protégé. As Zahra leaves the Death Star on an Imperial
Shuttle, we can see the battle raging above Yavin IV from A New Hope, right before Luke
successfully destroys the Death Star, allowing Zahra to escape the same fate as her former
mentor. As we return to present day, we see Zahra's
Tarkin's Will and the Empire are overwhelming the Rebel Alliance's 7th Division.
Zahra then asks for an update on what's happening with the 4th Division, and she learns that
the secondary strike team sent to engage the Rebels found that the 4th Division was already
gone by the time they arrived at the coordinates. Right as this happens, the 4th Division appears
out of hyperspace, successfully sneaking up on Zahra and the Tarkin's Will, bringing the
fight to them. Zahra orders Gorr to prepare her shuttle,
as she plans to lead a boarding party on Leia's capital ship.
And that's where the issue ends. This was a super fun issue.
I loved getting some back story for Commander Zahra, learning about her relationship with
Tarkin, and seeing that she's just as ruthless as that crusty ass Imperial Moff.
Additionally, I also love that Charles Soule dropped the Nihil into the issue, which was
a great touch. Hopefully, Star Wars #8 will show Leia and
the Rebels taking it to Zahra and the Imperials, but we'll have to wait until next month to
see. But what do you guys think about Star Wars
#7? Let us know down in the comments.
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