Shadows of the Empire: Evolution collects the five-issue Shadows of the Empire: Evolution series of comics, which served as a sequel to Shadows of the Empire. It was released on February 2, 2000.

Contents 1 Publisher's summary 2 Opening crawl 3 Collected issues 4 External links 4.1 In other languages

Publisher's summaryEdit

Xizor, the leader of the Black Sun criminal organization, has been destroyed, and Guri, a beautiful Human replica droid and Xizor's personal assassin, is left wondering what her future will hold now that she no longer has anyone to answer to. Throughout the ongoing struggle for underworld supremacy, Guri endeavors to uncover hints of her Human side – if it even exists. But in her quest to alter her programming and gain Humanity, Guri becomes the quarry of both bounty hunters and Rebels (led by a Jedi-to-be named Luke). What secrets lie buried in her android mind that make her such valuable prey? Evolution is the sequel to the best-selling novel Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and is the first foray into comics by best-selling Shadows novelist Steve Perry.

Opening crawlEdit

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En route to Tatooine following The Empire Strikes Back, hoping to rescue Han Solo from his carbonite prison at the hands of Boba Fett, the Rebels are discovered by an Imperial fleet intent on capturing Luke Skywalker alive for Darth Vader. Vader is convinced he can sway his son over to the dark side of the Force. Unbeknownest to Vader, the Falleen Prince Xizor, ruthless and cunning leader of the Black Sun criminal organization, intends to kill Luke and implicate Vader – hopefully gaining the trust of the Emperor and becoming his new right hand in the process. Part of Xizor's plan, playing both sides against the middle, includes insinuating himself and his personal assassin, the Human replica droid, Guri, into the good graces of the leaders of the Rebellion – then turning on them.

Luke travels with his Rebel friends from Gall to Tatooine in an unrelenting effort to free Han, unaware that he's caught in the middle of a deadly game being played out by two struggling factions of scoundrels – one ready to capture him in order to deliver him to Vader alive, the other dead set on killing him. Luke is eventually captured by bounty hunters and taken to Xizor's castle on Coruscant. He narrowly escapes Xizor's clutches with the help of Lando Calrissian, Dash Rendar, and the droids. The Rebels manage to destroy Xizor's castle in the skirmish – and as Xizor retreats to his skyhook above the planet, an angry Vader arrives with the Imperial navy, threatening to destroy Xizor's skyhook if he doesn't call off his personal fleet. The skyhook is destroyed during the battle, and it's assumed that Xizor is dead.

Now, with Xizor ostensibly out of the picture, Black Sun is floundering. But there's certainly no lack of eager lieutenants ready to step up and assume a leadership role – including at least one mysterious figure whom no one in Black Sun was aware of before. Meanwhile, Guri is every bit as confused as the rest of Black Sun as to her future – not the least of which is to her uncertainty about just how much "Human" there is in a Human replica droid.

Collected issuesEdit

• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 1
• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 2
• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 3
• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 4
• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 5

External linksEdit

• Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 4 page preview on Darkhorse.com