Darth Maul, Part IV

Darth Maul, Part IV
Attribution information
Writer	Cullen Bunn
Penciller	Luke Ross
Inker	Luke Ross
Letterer	Joe Caramagna
Colorist	Nolan Woodward
Cover artist	Rafael Pinto Albuquerque
Editor	Jordan D. White Heather Antos (assistant editor)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Pages	32
Chronological information
Timeline	Pre-Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
Series	Star Wars: Darth Maul
Issue number	4 (of 5)
Preceded by	Darth Maul, Part III
Followed by	Darth Maul, Part V

Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: upc, release date and unrecognized parameters: era, publication date, isbn Darth Maul, Part IV is the fourth issue of the five-part Marvel comic book miniseries Star Wars: Darth Maul. The issue, was released on June 21, 2017, was written by Cullen Bunn with art by Luke Ross. The story centers on the character of Darth Maul before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

Publisher's summary

• Darth Maul and his crew of bounty hunters have captured Eldra, the hunted Jedi Padawan!
• But Xev Xrexus will not give up her prize without a fight.
• There's a new bounty out…and the reward for whoever defeats Maul and captures the Padawan is worth dying for.
• Not to mention, Eldra isn't leaving without a fight, either…

Plot summary

DARTH MAUL Book I, Part IV
Jedi Padawan Eldra Kaitis is the prisoner of profiteering gangster Xev Xrexus. Xrexus has gathered the most dangerous crime bosses in the galaxy to participate in an auction to purchase the Padawan. Sith apprentice Darth Maul has infiltrated the auction against the will of his Master, the mysterious Darth Sidious. With a group of bounty hunters – including Cad Bane and Aurra Sing – Maul plans on kidnapping the Padawan, and then killing her, in order to satiate his desire for vengeance against the Jedi. Though the kidnapping proceeds successfully, Maul is baited by the Padawan, who claims to be his equal and demands a fair fight. Their potential duel is cut short when Xrexus, having discovered the theft, has their vessel shot down - and invites the disappointed crime bosses from the auction to hunt them for sport....

Media

Cover gallery

Textless cover by Rafael Pinto Albuquerque

Star Wars 40th Anniversary variant cover by Chip Zdarsky

Variant cover by Elsa Charretier

Variant cover by Francesco Francavilla

Variant cover by David Nakayama

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Cad Bane FE-B3 Grakkus Eldra Kaitis Darth Maul Hondo Ohnaka Lom Pyke Darth Sidious (Mentioned only) Aurra Sing Troo-tril-tek Vorhdeilo Xev Xrexus

Organisms

Rat (Mentioned only) Womp rat (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Assassin droid IG-series IG-86 sentinel droid Probe droid DRK-1 Dark Eye probe droid Protocol droid Seeker

Events

Republic Era Auction of Eldra Kaitis (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl) Skirmish on the moon of Drazkel Jedi–Sith war (Indirect mention only)

Locations

Drazkel system Moon of Drazkel (First identified as Moon of Drazkel) Jedi Temple (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Big game hunter Black Sun Black Sun foot soldier Bodyguard Bounty hunter Cad Bane's group Collector Crime lord Gangster Grakkus's criminal empire Jedi Jedi Order Jedi Knight (Mentioned only) Jedi Master (Mentioned only) Padawan Nightbrothers Noble Ohnaka Gang Pirate Pyke Syndicate Saboteur Sith Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sith apprentice Sith Empire (Indirect mention only) Sith Master (Mentioned only) Smuggler Spice dealer Xrexus Cartel Boss

Sentient species

Chadra-Fan Culisetto Duros Falleen Human Hutt Kallidahin Kyuzo Narquois Near-human Hybrid Pyke Snivvian Trandoshan Twi'lek Vodran Weequay Zabrak Dathomirian

Vehicles and vessels

Space station Xev's hideout Starship Freighter HCT-2001 Dragonboat Reugeot 905 Light freighter YV-series light freighter Frigate Corona-class armed frigate Gunship (Wreckage only) Shekelesh-class freight gunship (Wreckage only) Haddrex vessel (Wreckage only)

Weapons and technology

Binders Blaster Blaster carbine EE-3 carbine rifle Blaster pistol LL-30 blaster pistol Pyke blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-5 blaster rifle Sniper rifle Laser rifle DLT-20A laser rifle Breath mask Breathing tube Cybernetics Droid Grenade launcher Relby-v10 mortar gun Lightsaber Double-bladed lightsaber Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber Eldra Kaitis's lightsaber Melee weapon Knife Spear Staff Photoreceptor Rifle Rocket boot Shield Kyuzo war shield Slugthrower Slugthrower rifle Adventurer slugthrower rifle Scatter gun Slug Stuncuffs

Miscellanea

Binary Blood Bounty Cave Death Desert Eye Fire The Force Dark side of the Force Force power Force choke Telekinesis Greatcoat Goggles Hand-to-hand combat Hunting Jedi temple (Mentioned only) Laser Lekku Lightsaber combat Form V Lightsaber duel (Mentioned only) "May the Force be with you" Moon Prisoner Robe Cloak Jedi robes Rule of Two (Indirect mention only) Stomach (Mentioned only) Tattoo

Notes and references

In other languages

• español
• polski

External links

• MARVEL COMICS FULL MAY 2017 Solicitations, published by Newsarama on www.newsarama.com (February 21, 2017) (backup link not verified!)