Star Wars: Hidden Empire (Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022-2023))

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Her survival means that she can appear in future stories that take place after this point in the timeline, from future comics, to maybe even having Emilia Clarke reprising her role as Qi’ra from Soloin a new live-action story. Now that Luke and Leia know of all the sacrifices Qi’ra made and the role she played in bringing down the Sith and the Empire, they may want to work with her if they learn of her survival.

Though even a Spider-Man without a spirit still has a functioning Spider-Sense to stay in control of his body. But in Star Wars? Not so much. The mysterious syndicate CRIMSON DAWN and its leader LADY QI’RA have become the galaxy’s most wanted criminals, as EMPEROR PALPATINE realizes the scope of Qi’ra’s plans against him and moves to destroy her. Qi'ra's smoke screen bought her time, but she has earned the Emperor's undivided attention–and wrath. Star Wars: Crimson Reign was announced on August 18, 2021 and was revealed to be part two of a trilogy of comic series by Charles Soule that focus on the character of Qi'ra and the Crimson Dawn organization overall. The first part of the overall arc began during the Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event. The five-issue miniseries [4] was originally solicited to begin publication on November 3, 2021, [6] but was later delayed [7] to December 8. [1] Media [ ] Main series [ ] Color code key: Star Wars: Hidden Empire, a five-issue miniseries starting in November, will be the third and final installment in writer Charles Soule’s unofficial Qi’ra trilogy, StarWars.com can reveal. The series, illustrated by Steven Cummings, will find Qi’ra and the Emperor on a collision course. “This is my hidden empire,” she defiantly declares in Crimson Reign #5, in a tease of what's to come. “Choke on it.” For Soule, who just saw the release of his 100 th Star Wars comic, Hidden Empire is the culmination of years of work. “This new story is designed to deliver the big finale to Qi'ra's story -- at least this phase of it,” he tells StarWars.com. “She emerged from years of hiding with an elaborate, incredible plan to bring down the Sith, and Hidden Empire is the endgame. It brings in players from all over the Star Wars universe, from Darth Vader to Doctor Aphra to the Knights of Ren, and I think it'll be really satisfying -- but tragic. As I had a character say in the very first issue of Crimson Reign, Qi'ra's story is a tragedy. But… in a good way.”All of Marvel's November 2022 comics and covers revealed on Newsarama (archived from the original on August 18, 2022) The events of Crimson Reign 5 take place after the Escape from Cloud City and before the Rescue of Han Solo, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. It is a period of peace in the Republic. With the threat of the Sith as a distant memory, the galaxy has been able to recover from the old war.

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Furthermore, seeing that Qi’ra survives Hidden Empire is a relief. Based on the forces she was up against and details from other canon stories, her survival seemed unlikely. There is still so much of her character and her story that need to be explored and it would’ve been disappointing for her to die so soon after her thrilling return to Star Wars.

The voice that came from the holocron when they opened it briefly in the Sith temple was female. Which, if connected, would be another nod to being Zannah. Though this is just me speculating. It’s likely I’m way off but who cares speculating is fun. The Solo: A Star Wars Story fan favorite first reemerged in the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover, orchestrating the theft of a still frozen-in-carbonite Han from Boba Fett. This led to the follow-up event Crimson Reign, in which Qi’ra makes a move against the Empire, gaining the ire of Palpatine himself. But this being Star Wars, Qi’ra’s saga is no two-parter. We are not sure my Lord. But there seems to be a strange nebula protecting not only the Helioset system, but others as well. From what Inquisitor Jorel has discovered, the inhabitants of that planet have already given names to some of those stars, such as Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Vega and others. They call their own planet either Earth or Terra. There are many variations of the name. She also noticed that that region of the sector was similar to ours.."Next the Archivist talks about how Qi’ra got her mission to destroy the Sith from her master and former The final panels show that Leia was wrong about Qi’ra not living to see the Empire and the Sith’s defeat. Sitting alone and with her face concealed by a hood, Qi’ra is seen in a cantina as the patrons celebrate and praise the Rebel Alliance for freeing the galaxy, not knowing the role that Qi’ra played in their newfound freedom. Is Hidden Empire #5 a satisfying end to Qi’ra’s story? That’s all for now. I have a day job I need to get to and you have the key parts of the issue all laid out. The Fermata Cage can freeze time, events, and event people and store it in itself. But as Qi’ra says, like anything that can be frozen, the contents can be “thawed.” Marvel Comics December solicitations and covers revealed on Newsarama (archived from the original on September 15, 2022)

The Sith pureblood, Darth Oscopos, head of the Sphere of Expansion and Diplomacy, was one of the rare Dark Councillors that the Emperor considered both useful and his favourites. Rising to power after her master got himself killed by falling from a balcony during the celebrations of the founding of Kaas City. After that incident, many Sith Lords decided that alcohol and high places did not mix very well if they wanted to remain alive. Even as his trilogy reaches its climax, Soule’s enthusiasm for Qi’ra remains. To him, it’s no mystery as to why she continues to resonate with fans. The issue starts similar to how Star Wars Crimson Reign started with Madelin Sun aka The Archivist telling Qi’ra’s story via hologram. I assume she ends up dying and this was her recording the events for the history archives before the end so that the story would live on. Similar to a Jedi or Sith recording events and teaching in a holocron before becoming one with the force. Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine confront and massacre Qi’ra’s Crimson Dawn forces on the station while the Archivist prepares to trap the Sith Lords in the Fermata Cage, an ancient dark side weapon that can freeze people and places in time. Yes my Lord." Oscopos removed a small holoprojector from her robes, and the Emperor summoned it with the force. As he activated the device, he nearly dropped it on the ground when he saw the planet that they had discovered.The final chapter in the unofficial Qi’ra trilogy is finally here. Charles Soule’s Hidden Empire #1 graced comic book shelves this week, and I’m happy to report that there’s hope. Some of the greatest excitement came in the next reveal. For a while, we have all been wondering who the cloaked individuals are talking with the Archivist and hearing Qi’ra’s story. We finally learn it’s none other Than Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and his sister Jedi Leia Organa.