Star Wars: Dark Legends confirms Darth Vader and his Inquisitors were secretly kidnapping Force-sensitive children - but what is the reason for this?
Star Wars is continuing to suggest Darth Vader kidnapped Force-sensitive children across the Empire - but it's currently not clear why. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
In late 2019, Lucasfilm published George Mann's Star Wars: Myths & Fables
Lucasfilm has just published a sequel to Myths & FablesStar Wars: Dark Legends
This indicates the scale of Darth Vader's mystery mission was far greater than had previously been suspected. Not only was Darth Vader himself kidnapping Force-sensitive children, the Inquisitors were also involved. It's unlikely Darth Vader was using Imperial resources like this without the Emperor's blessing, meaning this was presumably one of Palpatine's own plans. But it's difficult to say what the Emperor's agenda was; it doesn't appear to have been an extension of the Inquisitors, because they had all been killed by the time of Luke Skywalker. None of these Force-sensitive children have ever been seen again.
These are only legends, but Lucasfilm has stressed that they contain a seed of truth. Given that's the case, readers are getting a fresh glimpse of Darth Vader's activities in the Dark Times, although it only serves to deepen the mystery of why he's kidnapping the Force-sensitive children. Hopefully it won't be long before Star Wars provides some more concrete information.
Tuesday, February 18, 2020