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Star Wars: Vector #2
Star Wars: Vector, Vol. 2
Please note: This collection contains Rebellion Volume 4 (Rebellion #15-16) and Legacy Volume 6 (Legacy #28-31).
Vector is an epic story with repercussions for every era and every hero in the Star Wars galaxy. Told in four chapters, this is the concluding volume.
In chapter 3 (Rebellion Volume 4), Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia have to deal with Vector as it crosses their paths and changes the galaxy! On the dark surface of a desolate moon, Luke meets his first Jedi since Obi-Wan Kenobi, only to realize too late that Celeste Morne is far different than his fallen friend—twisted by a Sith talisman and enraged by Darth Vader!
Then, over 135 years later, in the final chapter (Legacy Volume 6), Cade Skywalker's plan to assassinate Emperor Darth Krayt is aided by a "secret weapon" in the form of Celeste Morne—the Jedi Knight of the Old Republic who is in possession of, and possibly possessed by, the powerful Muur Talisman. Cade and Celeste will change the galaxy—for better, or for worse!
• The epic Star Wars: Vector story line spreads over four thousand years of history and crosses over four comic-book series—Rebellion, Knights of the Old Republic, Dark Times, and Legacy!
Vector is an epic story with repercussions for every era and every hero in the Star Wars galaxy. Told in four chapters, this is the concluding volume.
In chapter 3 (Rebellion Volume 4), Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia have to deal with Vector as it crosses their paths and changes the galaxy! On the dark surface of a desolate moon, Luke meets his first Jedi since Obi-Wan Kenobi, only to realize too late that Celeste Morne is far different than his fallen friend—twisted by a Sith talisman and enraged by Darth Vader!
Then, over 135 years later, in the final chapter (Legacy Volume 6), Cade Skywalker's plan to assassinate Emperor Darth Krayt is aided by a "secret weapon" in the form of Celeste Morne—the Jedi Knight of the Old Republic who is in possession of, and possibly possessed by, the powerful Muur Talisman. Cade and Celeste will change the galaxy—for better, or for worse!
• The epic Star Wars: Vector story line spreads over four thousand years of history and crosses over four comic-book series—Rebellion, Knights of the Old Republic, Dark Times, and Legacy!
144 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2005
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John Ostrander
2,087 books170 followersJohn Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
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January 7, 2016
The plan to assassinate Darth Krayt moves forward. Cade Skywalker and his crew encounter an unexpected Jedi from the past Celeste Morne.
Morne while wearing the Muur Talisman has been held the mind of Sith Lord Karness Muur captive for years.
Morne being impressed with Cade decides to help him kill Darth Krayt.
Vector was a bit different because the volume contained part of a massive Star Wars crossover on Celeste Morne. She wasn't bad perhaps I could've even liked her if I read the whole crossover, but I remember reading most of it before and not being overly impressed.
Anyway I wanted to comment on Cade being an unfaithful a-hole to Deliah Blue again.
I get that he and Azlyn Rae have a past together, but I imagine if he keeps hooking up with these other women being strong in The Force won't save him from her wrath...perhaps it will though he seems to be able to heal any physical wound. Perhaps they have an open relationship because I do recall her getting a bit too close to a Jedi outside the Hidden Temple council chambers.
Vector was a lot of fun and I'll be racing ahead to the next volume immediately.
Morne while wearing the Muur Talisman has been held the mind of Sith Lord Karness Muur captive for years.
Morne being impressed with Cade decides to help him kill Darth Krayt.
Vector was a bit different because the volume contained part of a massive Star Wars crossover on Celeste Morne. She wasn't bad perhaps I could've even liked her if I read the whole crossover, but I remember reading most of it before and not being overly impressed.
Anyway I wanted to comment on Cade being an unfaithful a-hole to Deliah Blue again.
I get that he and Azlyn Rae have a past together, but I imagine if he keeps hooking up with these other women being strong in The Force won't save him from her wrath...perhaps it will though he seems to be able to heal any physical wound. Perhaps they have an open relationship because I do recall her getting a bit too close to a Jedi outside the Hidden Temple council chambers.
Vector was a lot of fun and I'll be racing ahead to the next volume immediately.
August 18, 2020
“Star Wars Vector, Vol. 2” is the continuation of an attempt by Dark Horse Comics, back in 2009, to jump on the bandwagon started by other comic book companies to have stories spread out across multiple titles, thus insuring that the comic book-buying rubes would dish out a shitload more money so that the comic book company bigwigs could buy more yachts and summer homes.
In Volume 1, we were introduced to Jedi Celeste Morne, who was given the stewardship of a powerful Sith artifact known as the Muur Talisman. The Talisman has the ability to turn humans into zombie-like creatures called rakghouls, which the bearer of the talisman can control. It also, unfortunately, came with the ghost of a Sith who wants to possess her. She was left in a frozen state for 4000 years before being awakened by Darth Vader. Even Vader felt that the power that she wielded was too unpredictable and unstable.
In Volume 2, some familiar Rebels have landed on a moon that appears to be populated by horrific creatures. The bite from these creatures will immediately turn its victims into monsters as well. In their escape, Luke Skywalker runs into Morne, who (possessed by the Sith ghost, Karness Muur) attempts to transfer the talisman over to the young boy, whose Force-sensitivity makes him an ideal host. Princess Leia gets in the way and foils the plan.
Roughly a hundred years later, Morne—-captaining a captured star destroyer with her crew of rakghouls—-meets Cade Skywalker on his way to kill Darth Krayt. She decides to join in the fun.
I feel like there was no real reason for this series other than to tie the four main DH Star Wars titles together in some way. It was completely superfluous. It had its moments, but for the most part, the brief and exciting story of Jedi Morne was utterly pointless.
In Volume 1, we were introduced to Jedi Celeste Morne, who was given the stewardship of a powerful Sith artifact known as the Muur Talisman. The Talisman has the ability to turn humans into zombie-like creatures called rakghouls, which the bearer of the talisman can control. It also, unfortunately, came with the ghost of a Sith who wants to possess her. She was left in a frozen state for 4000 years before being awakened by Darth Vader. Even Vader felt that the power that she wielded was too unpredictable and unstable.
In Volume 2, some familiar Rebels have landed on a moon that appears to be populated by horrific creatures. The bite from these creatures will immediately turn its victims into monsters as well. In their escape, Luke Skywalker runs into Morne, who (possessed by the Sith ghost, Karness Muur) attempts to transfer the talisman over to the young boy, whose Force-sensitivity makes him an ideal host. Princess Leia gets in the way and foils the plan.
Roughly a hundred years later, Morne—-captaining a captured star destroyer with her crew of rakghouls—-meets Cade Skywalker on his way to kill Darth Krayt. She decides to join in the fun.
I feel like there was no real reason for this series other than to tie the four main DH Star Wars titles together in some way. It was completely superfluous. It had its moments, but for the most part, the brief and exciting story of Jedi Morne was utterly pointless.
December 31, 2021
Last book of the year and I'm glad it was this! I really enjoyed this comic, since I love the idea of it and I like how we follow Celeste Morne throughout Star Wars history :O Plus, the ending was epic and getting to see a glimpse of Legacy has me excited to read more about those characters. :) :) :)
November 12, 2023
Concluding the only real crossover event in Star Wars: the parts set during the rebellion are okay, The parts set during Legacy, seem to break all the established lore of the muur talisman, Ostrander seems to be more interested in advancing the Legacy story then the cross-over material.
Art is quite well done on both sections, Jan Duursema is always excellent.
Art is quite well done on both sections, Jan Duursema is always excellent.
August 28, 2009
This comic is actually a 2 in 1 and the conclusion to the Vector series. The first book is the fourth book in the Rebellion series and the second book is the sixth book in the Legacy series. I would rate the first comic a three, and the second a four, so a 3 1/2 overall rather three.
One of the characters in the Rebellion series Able is an intriguing supporting character, I didn't like what happened to him in the comic. I'd like to have heard more about that character, or even see a comic about him.
One of the characters in the Rebellion series Able is an intriguing supporting character, I didn't like what happened to him in the comic. I'd like to have heard more about that character, or even see a comic about him.
November 14, 2020
After finishing the "Duelling Ambitions" chapter (p31-99) of the 3rd Knights Of The Old Rep (KotOR) omnibus, a review of another reader (incidentally, of yet another omnibus that I also have) made me think of how my own KOTOR comics collection came to be -- which in turn shaped my experience of this particular series -- Vector.
I started writing an answer (around 2020.06.24), but that evolved into a rather lengthy stroll down memory lane (and a review for Vector). Posted only now, as a review of Vector, due to... well, reasons:
"I hope that, in the mean time, you were able to read the earlier instalments of Vector (the crossover series)? I came at it from the KOTOR vantage point -- after deciding I wanted to read and collect the whole Knights Of The Old Rep series, I also felt I had to read the continuation (and conclusion) of the Vector crossover arch. To that end -- aside from all 3 KOTOR omnibus volumes -- I bought the first 400-page omnibus of Dark Times, which contains part 2 of Vector. (I chose to buy such a substantial chunck of Dark Times partly because I had fallen in love with its artwork when I borrowed a trade paperback from a comrade years earlier; I hadforgotten all about the story and wanted to understand all the characters involved in Vector; and a bit of research in my local comic shop pointed out that said first DT omnibus has a sort-of satisfactory ending -- as in: a not-extremely-open ending. Regretfully, the second DT omnibus was already sold out and out of print by then, since Dark Horse lost the Wars licence. I was in luck, however, regarding the 3rd and 4th episodes of Vector. As with the first two (KOTOR and DT) episodes, those last 2 episodes are bundled -- aside from being collected in their respective series -- in a single trade paperback -- "Vector volume 2"! Buying that helped me support my local comic store, but also fulfilled my aim of rounding out my personal KOTOR collection.
Part 3 is set against the backdrop of the original film trilogy, so its environment (the Rebellion series of comics) was easy to understand for me. The only thing arguably missing, was knowledge of the characters and background story (the Legacy comic series) in the fourth instalment -- I was not familiar at all with the 'far Wars future' depicted in the story that concludes the Vector arch. But I wasn't as interested in that era, anyway; so I could take my deficiencies in that department for granted."
In the end (i.e., over it's whole course across 4 series/epochs), Vector didn't do so much for me. Not because of its fractured nature; I actually liked the ideas about how to cross over to different eras. As a concept, the whole thing is great. But the characters, plot, and antagonistics (zombies... space zombies...) didn't combine all too well for me. I did like the Sith artifact links to Tales Of The Jedi -- my favourite Wars series prior to KOTOR -- and the Mandalorians, but... it could've been more to my liking. Which is not to say I didn't like it. But when compared to the 4~5* material of TOTJ and KOTOR, this is a mere, entertaining, 3*.
I started writing an answer (around 2020.06.24), but that evolved into a rather lengthy stroll down memory lane (and a review for Vector). Posted only now, as a review of Vector, due to... well, reasons:
"I hope that, in the mean time, you were able to read the earlier instalments of Vector (the crossover series)? I came at it from the KOTOR vantage point -- after deciding I wanted to read and collect the whole Knights Of The Old Rep series, I also felt I had to read the continuation (and conclusion) of the Vector crossover arch. To that end -- aside from all 3 KOTOR omnibus volumes -- I bought the first 400-page omnibus of Dark Times, which contains part 2 of Vector. (I chose to buy such a substantial chunck of Dark Times partly because I had fallen in love with its artwork when I borrowed a trade paperback from a comrade years earlier; I hadforgotten all about the story and wanted to understand all the characters involved in Vector; and a bit of research in my local comic shop pointed out that said first DT omnibus has a sort-of satisfactory ending -- as in: a not-extremely-open ending. Regretfully, the second DT omnibus was already sold out and out of print by then, since Dark Horse lost the Wars licence. I was in luck, however, regarding the 3rd and 4th episodes of Vector. As with the first two (KOTOR and DT) episodes, those last 2 episodes are bundled -- aside from being collected in their respective series -- in a single trade paperback -- "Vector volume 2"! Buying that helped me support my local comic store, but also fulfilled my aim of rounding out my personal KOTOR collection.
Part 3 is set against the backdrop of the original film trilogy, so its environment (the Rebellion series of comics) was easy to understand for me. The only thing arguably missing, was knowledge of the characters and background story (the Legacy comic series) in the fourth instalment -- I was not familiar at all with the 'far Wars future' depicted in the story that concludes the Vector arch. But I wasn't as interested in that era, anyway; so I could take my deficiencies in that department for granted."
In the end (i.e., over it's whole course across 4 series/epochs), Vector didn't do so much for me. Not because of its fractured nature; I actually liked the ideas about how to cross over to different eras. As a concept, the whole thing is great. But the characters, plot, and antagonistics (zombies... space zombies...) didn't combine all too well for me. I did like the Sith artifact links to Tales Of The Jedi -- my favourite Wars series prior to KOTOR -- and the Mandalorians, but... it could've been more to my liking. Which is not to say I didn't like it. But when compared to the 4~5* material of TOTJ and KOTOR, this is a mere, entertaining, 3*.
October 3, 2017
Vector was a bad idea that ends up looking better than it should because it's woven through 4 storylines of above-average quality. Celeste Morne jumps into Legacy as one of the better characters, and the Muur talisman sets up some kind of trite tests of faith for them. But this isn't an interruption in the main story; it proceeds at an even faster pace than ever here. Darth Krayt dies! It should be a big deal but it doesn't feel like one at the time.
The worst part about this isn't the Vector premise, though, but that Cade's shit really gets out of hand. His "healing ability" becomes arbitrarily kind of godlike, while his emotional issues and brushes with the Dark Side are implied to have no meaningful consequences--he's just safe from it, able to get as close as he wants but never be tempted cuz of his cool jaded demeanor. Ugh.
I said earlier I wanted more of the Imperial Knights, but this kind of makes me eat my words. Their philosophy gets a bit of a spotlight here and it's not great. They follow the Empire as a political institution on the condition that it remains guided by the Light Side, but there's not much comparison of this to the Republic/Jedi relationship or questioning of how the Light Side inherently relates to the Imperial mode of government. This seems like an apt question since many of them are clearly and dramatically guided by personal attachments in a pretty dark way, but also because their loyalty makes demands that directly conflict with (what we'd typically think of as) Light Side goals. So at the moment it seems like they just suck at doing what they're trying to do, apparently because they've devalued the Yoda-style Jedi teachings but failed to replace it with anything that meaningfully squares their new commitments together.
The worst part about this isn't the Vector premise, though, but that Cade's shit really gets out of hand. His "healing ability" becomes arbitrarily kind of godlike, while his emotional issues and brushes with the Dark Side are implied to have no meaningful consequences--he's just safe from it, able to get as close as he wants but never be tempted cuz of his cool jaded demeanor. Ugh.
I said earlier I wanted more of the Imperial Knights, but this kind of makes me eat my words. Their philosophy gets a bit of a spotlight here and it's not great. They follow the Empire as a political institution on the condition that it remains guided by the Light Side, but there's not much comparison of this to the Republic/Jedi relationship or questioning of how the Light Side inherently relates to the Imperial mode of government. This seems like an apt question since many of them are clearly and dramatically guided by personal attachments in a pretty dark way, but also because their loyalty makes demands that directly conflict with (what we'd typically think of as) Light Side goals. So at the moment it seems like they just suck at doing what they're trying to do, apparently because they've devalued the Yoda-style Jedi teachings but failed to replace it with anything that meaningfully squares their new commitments together.
March 13, 2025
The Rebellion arc is unworthy of its series. It looks pretty, sure, but what does it accomplish? An underexplored yet interesting cast member bites the dust, and that's about it - oh hey, it's kind of like Dark Times: Vector. What a disappointing finish to a chronically interesting series.
Legacy: Vector is the best of the four. Solid character interactions, proper storytelling and advancements in the main plot, and so on. But it's still awkward in places: issue #28 has to pivot time towards reintroducing Vector in its own story, #29's central theme of negative emotional manipulation (or thereabouts) isn't followed up on in the follow-ups, #30 is all set-up and fights, and #31 might just be the weakest issue so far. Fake-out deaths galore, Celeste's bit feeling really worn out, Cade being as inconsistent as ever, and a frankly weak resolution to the Vector uber-plot. It's all the worst aspects of both series combined. Plus, did we even need Celeste and the talisman for the admittedly present plot advancements to happen?
I'm sorry to say that Vector was a failure. It wasted issue space in KOTOR, made Dark Times worse, killed Rebellion, and brought the worst out of Legacy. I love the concept of such a crossover and like the character of Celeste Morne, but neither was enough to have made this a truly worthwhile experience...
Legacy: Vector is the best of the four. Solid character interactions, proper storytelling and advancements in the main plot, and so on. But it's still awkward in places: issue #28 has to pivot time towards reintroducing Vector in its own story, #29's central theme of negative emotional manipulation (or thereabouts) isn't followed up on in the follow-ups, #30 is all set-up and fights, and #31 might just be the weakest issue so far. Fake-out deaths galore, Celeste's bit feeling really worn out, Cade being as inconsistent as ever, and a frankly weak resolution to the Vector uber-plot. It's all the worst aspects of both series combined. Plus, did we even need Celeste and the talisman for the admittedly present plot advancements to happen?
I'm sorry to say that Vector was a failure. It wasted issue space in KOTOR, made Dark Times worse, killed Rebellion, and brought the worst out of Legacy. I love the concept of such a crossover and like the character of Celeste Morne, but neither was enough to have made this a truly worthwhile experience...
April 24, 2018
A far better volume than it's predecessor. The "Rebellion" arc lacks some of the exciting and fanservice moments "Dark Times" offered (sorry, but Vader dueling is always hard to top), and I tend to not like a lot stories intertwined in the original trilogy timescale, but the narrative was just fine and the art pretty cool. As for the "Legacy" arc, the one that brought me to this crossover in the first place, not only is the perfect conclusion for the story of Karness Muur and Celeste Morne, but also one of the most exciting installments in Cade Skywalker's tale I remember. Ostrander and Duursema have delivered from the first number in this series some of my favourite Star Wars Legends books, and with this one I've grown interested again in the series.
So, the narrative is pretty good, the art is amazing, and we get to enjoy pretty much the most interesting characters in the crossover. Besides, the ending was pretty unexpected for what I thought the writers would do, and that's always a good thing. What else can you ask for.
So, the narrative is pretty good, the art is amazing, and we get to enjoy pretty much the most interesting characters in the crossover. Besides, the ending was pretty unexpected for what I thought the writers would do, and that's always a good thing. What else can you ask for.
March 12, 2019
This is the conclusion to the 4 comic book series crossover event. This volume is two parts Rebellion and 4 parts Legacy. Like with Volume 1, the main issue with the story is that it bulldozes its way through already established story arcs, which, if not recently already read, can leave the reader with a lot of questions regarding the who’s, what’s and why should I cares. Besides that, I greatly enjoyed the story. The artwork was much better than in Volume 1 with greater detail given to the rakghouls. There was a very satisfying conclusion to the Celeste Morne story that nicely ties the four eras together.
All in all, Vector was very enjoyable from start to finish, though I would recommend a familiarisation of the related stories from Knights of the Old Republic, Dark Times, Rebellion and Legacy just to get to know the featured characters (and they’re great stories in their own rights too).
All in all, Vector was very enjoyable from start to finish, though I would recommend a familiarisation of the related stories from Knights of the Old Republic, Dark Times, Rebellion and Legacy just to get to know the featured characters (and they’re great stories in their own rights too).
October 2, 2017
Here's the other half of the Vector crossover series - these chapters were intertwined with Star Wars: Rebellion and Star Wars: Legacy.
I liked the Rebellion segments quite a lot. I love Luke, the artwork was very good, and the story was interesting. Once again, Celeste gets to shine a bit here.
It really fell down for me in this last (longer) segment. First of all, this was my very first experience with Cade Skywalker and his universe. He didn't impress me. This is due to a combination of his personality, his character design, his backstory and the artwork in this series. On top of that, the more Celeste's control slips, the less she gets to be her own autonomous character, and I think the story is weaker for it. This chunk was more about other people's politics. It made me not care too much whether I get to the Legacy stuff any time soon.
*shrug*
I liked the Rebellion segments quite a lot. I love Luke, the artwork was very good, and the story was interesting. Once again, Celeste gets to shine a bit here.
It really fell down for me in this last (longer) segment. First of all, this was my very first experience with Cade Skywalker and his universe. He didn't impress me. This is due to a combination of his personality, his character design, his backstory and the artwork in this series. On top of that, the more Celeste's control slips, the less she gets to be her own autonomous character, and I think the story is weaker for it. This chunk was more about other people's politics. It made me not care too much whether I get to the Legacy stuff any time soon.
*shrug*
January 11, 2023
Wow. What a significant upgrade from the first half of the tale (and I actually liked that half!). The art is as awesome as the storyline and the conclusion in the Legacy era is everything a fan could want. I haven't read the Rebellion comics in a long time, but I do remember being slightly miffed that Able's death was so unworthy of him. It is a very minor quibble. Some crossovers really are as epic as they seem.
January 6, 2021
This is part of the vector crossover event, and Includes 2 issues of star wars: rebellion, and 4 issues of star wars legacy. Although the rebellion issues where pretty lackluster, the legacy issues where INCREDIBLE. It brings the legacy saga forward and towards the end of the story some crazy things happen that will change the legacy series going forward. Incredibly excited for legacy vol.7!
September 2, 2024
S crossoverovou sérií Vector jsem měla čest už v Knights of the Old republic a stěžovala jsem si na ní. No ty věci mi vadí pořád, je to prostě hrozný fanservis a zasahuje to otravně do dobře rozvinutých linek, tady to ale ještě bylo podaný OK v rámci volné kontinuity Star Wars Legends. Cade je vtipná postava, atentátní linka jakž takž funguje, prostě zábava.
March 1, 2022
I greatly admire the ambition; to tell a crossover comic that would span across all the generations of Star Wars (Old Republic/Rebellion/Legacy) but it wasn't an epic or meaty enough story in my opinion.
March 22, 2019
Oehhh, really liked this one!!
And that ending!!
On to the next one :))
And that ending!!
On to the next one :))
December 16, 2021
A good wrap up for Celeste’s story.
May 16, 2011
Vector is actually a storyline that spanned the four major Star Wars comic lines of the time in which it was written. That included Knights of the Old Republic, set 4000 years before the movies; , which covers the period just after ; Star Wars Rebellion, which is set during the original trilogy of films; and Star Wars Legacy, which I have been reading. This is actually the second volume of the storyline, covering the latter two periods.
Celeste Morne is a Jedi Knight from 4,000 years in the past, a period presented in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. She was unfortunate to be possessed by a Sith talisman that held the essence of Darth Karness Muur. Through the talisman, Muur is hoping to take over Celeste's body so he can try and rule the galaxy once more. Her willpower is all that stands in the way. She was able to get herself placed in stasis in order to try and protect everyone. Four thousand years later, she was found by the new Darth Vader. After realizing, he could not bring her under his rule as an apprentice, he trapped her on a desolate planet.
Decades later, she is found by a group of rebels led my Luke Skywalker and his friends. They are shocked to find that a series of Imperial vessels recently crash-landed on the planet while there seemed to be no signs of life. That all quickly changes with the arrival of feral creatures that seem to be led by a mysterious Jedi woman. It turns out that it is Celeste. She quickly does what she can to drive off the rebels after a battle when she realizes that Luke and his sister Leia Organa have a certain amount of a appeal for the spirit of Muur. Unfortunately, a lurking Stardestroyer provides Muur with an opportunity to get off-planet, though Celeste keeps the vessel isolated, at least for a century.
That is when the vessel is approached by the Mynock, the smuggling vessel used by Cade Skywalker and his friends as they make their way to Coroscant in the hopes of assassinating Emperor Darth Krayt. After being attacked my more feral creatures, Cade and his friends, including a childhood friend who is now serving with the Imperial Knights, meet Celeste. Unfortunately, Cade and his childhood friend are bitten by the creatures.
Celeste informs them that the bites will cause them to be infected with a disease. It is this disease that causes the feral creatures, who were once normal sentient beings. There is no cure ... well, there isn't a cure for most people. Thanks to Cade's special skills with the Force, he is able to provide a solution, allowing him and his team to team up with Celeste to go after Krayt.
Celeste claims that she is willing to help because she sees an inner strength in Cade because he seems to spur power, something that will help keep him away from the Dark Side while possibly providing an end to her trapped status with the talisman. In reality, her willpower is breaking down and Muur is hoping to use this as an opportunity to merge with Krayt and gain ultimate power.
The meeting between the two forces (Sith vs. Cade's team) proves to be quite intense and is filled with surprises that will likely change the direction in which Star Wars Legacy is heading.
This was a really interesting plotline. It can be really interesting to read these major event works, though, I always feel a little cheated because I think they are more a marketing ploy to get you to read more of the titles from a franchise. It works because I just ordered the Star Wars Rebellion books.
I did find the presentation to be a little bit choppy. Characters/events lurch a bit shifting time and location at the turn of a page, leaving the reader a bit confused because it is not always clear things have moved. With that said, it was definitely worth the read.
Celeste Morne is a Jedi Knight from 4,000 years in the past, a period presented in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. She was unfortunate to be possessed by a Sith talisman that held the essence of Darth Karness Muur. Through the talisman, Muur is hoping to take over Celeste's body so he can try and rule the galaxy once more. Her willpower is all that stands in the way. She was able to get herself placed in stasis in order to try and protect everyone. Four thousand years later, she was found by the new Darth Vader. After realizing, he could not bring her under his rule as an apprentice, he trapped her on a desolate planet.
Decades later, she is found by a group of rebels led my Luke Skywalker and his friends. They are shocked to find that a series of Imperial vessels recently crash-landed on the planet while there seemed to be no signs of life. That all quickly changes with the arrival of feral creatures that seem to be led by a mysterious Jedi woman. It turns out that it is Celeste. She quickly does what she can to drive off the rebels after a battle when she realizes that Luke and his sister Leia Organa have a certain amount of a appeal for the spirit of Muur. Unfortunately, a lurking Stardestroyer provides Muur with an opportunity to get off-planet, though Celeste keeps the vessel isolated, at least for a century.
That is when the vessel is approached by the Mynock, the smuggling vessel used by Cade Skywalker and his friends as they make their way to Coroscant in the hopes of assassinating Emperor Darth Krayt. After being attacked my more feral creatures, Cade and his friends, including a childhood friend who is now serving with the Imperial Knights, meet Celeste. Unfortunately, Cade and his childhood friend are bitten by the creatures.
Celeste informs them that the bites will cause them to be infected with a disease. It is this disease that causes the feral creatures, who were once normal sentient beings. There is no cure ... well, there isn't a cure for most people. Thanks to Cade's special skills with the Force, he is able to provide a solution, allowing him and his team to team up with Celeste to go after Krayt.
Celeste claims that she is willing to help because she sees an inner strength in Cade because he seems to spur power, something that will help keep him away from the Dark Side while possibly providing an end to her trapped status with the talisman. In reality, her willpower is breaking down and Muur is hoping to use this as an opportunity to merge with Krayt and gain ultimate power.
The meeting between the two forces (Sith vs. Cade's team) proves to be quite intense and is filled with surprises that will likely change the direction in which Star Wars Legacy is heading.
This was a really interesting plotline. It can be really interesting to read these major event works, though, I always feel a little cheated because I think they are more a marketing ploy to get you to read more of the titles from a franchise. It works because I just ordered the Star Wars Rebellion books.
I did find the presentation to be a little bit choppy. Characters/events lurch a bit shifting time and location at the turn of a page, leaving the reader a bit confused because it is not always clear things have moved. With that said, it was definitely worth the read.
March 12, 2017
Genial conclusión.
May 3, 2016
It's been far too long since I finally f***ing finished this series. Yes, I mean, I read Legacy 1-11 but I never read this INCREDIBLY CRUCIAL issue.
I seriously thought that this was a short plot deviation, but no! This is a climactic moment in the Star Wars Legacy plotline, as evidenced by Issue #7, where I was completely confused.
But, before I even talk about the story, can I just express how foolish it was to include these two issues into Vector? It not only screws up the numbering for the Legacy comics, but it'll also confuse most people who want to continue the story. And this is a very important part to the story, so I don't know why it was so damn hard for me to get my hands on.
Anyway, the story was pretty alright. While it was crucial, and I can see how it fits in with the rest of the story... I mean, it's pretty good.
The story follows Celeste Morne being possessed by an ancient Sith, as she fights between her own good will and his raging spirit trying to dominate her body. But if the Sith appears old and withered... why doesn't Morne? Why doesn't she look old? Eh, whatever.
The story takes place between two occurrences where the possessed Morne interferes with galactic events- first between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, as I'm led to believe, and later during the reign of Darth Krayt. The first story did a good job at introducing her, but at the same time I think she was kind of stupid for choosing to keep the amulet on her, even though she chose to die later. It seems pretty convenient for the plot they set up.
When she does arrive for Legacy, they integrate her into the plot fine... but I feel like it could have been so much more if you purely had Cade face down Krayt. I did get that in "War", but it seems a little unsatisfying when the hero doesn't have the opportunity to duke it out in a pre-climactic battle with his enemy.
It's not a terrible comic, but it is one of my least favorite from the series (not only because of my difficulty in obtaining it, but also because of how shoved-in the Celeste Morne part is). But it could be much worse for what it is.
I seriously thought that this was a short plot deviation, but no! This is a climactic moment in the Star Wars Legacy plotline, as evidenced by Issue #7, where I was completely confused.
But, before I even talk about the story, can I just express how foolish it was to include these two issues into Vector? It not only screws up the numbering for the Legacy comics, but it'll also confuse most people who want to continue the story. And this is a very important part to the story, so I don't know why it was so damn hard for me to get my hands on.
Anyway, the story was pretty alright. While it was crucial, and I can see how it fits in with the rest of the story... I mean, it's pretty good.
The story follows Celeste Morne being possessed by an ancient Sith, as she fights between her own good will and his raging spirit trying to dominate her body. But if the Sith appears old and withered... why doesn't Morne? Why doesn't she look old? Eh, whatever.
The story takes place between two occurrences where the possessed Morne interferes with galactic events- first between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back, as I'm led to believe, and later during the reign of Darth Krayt. The first story did a good job at introducing her, but at the same time I think she was kind of stupid for choosing to keep the amulet on her, even though she chose to die later. It seems pretty convenient for the plot they set up.
When she does arrive for Legacy, they integrate her into the plot fine... but I feel like it could have been so much more if you purely had Cade face down Krayt. I did get that in "War", but it seems a little unsatisfying when the hero doesn't have the opportunity to duke it out in a pre-climactic battle with his enemy.
It's not a terrible comic, but it is one of my least favorite from the series (not only because of my difficulty in obtaining it, but also because of how shoved-in the Celeste Morne part is). But it could be much worse for what it is.
November 23, 2021
This is a story of Celeste Morne, a Jedi from the old Republic. She is a prisoner of the Muun Talisman, though there is oscillation between her being possessed and her imprisoning Muun. She was awakened by Vader and rediscovered by Cade. She is a Jedi now in darkness, accepting the Talisman to save others from her fate.
What "Vector" does is bring the past, present, and future together in a cohesive story to link two subplots - in this case, Rebellion Volume 3 and Legacy Volume 6.
"Rebellion"
- The art isn't all that great to me. Characters look a lot older than they are. But the background and ships are fantastic.
- The story itself isn't bad, but reading this solely within the "Legacy" context is strange. I'm obviously missing information.
- I find that it's abrupt at times, like when Luke switches between beast and human.
- The Talisman is creepy and odd. It's awing to see just how powerful Celeste is to be able to bring it under as much control as she could.
"Legacy"
- We really see the horrors of the Talisman with the Rakgouls here.
- There is some pre-Legacy history with Celeste and young teen Cade.
Though I hate the consequences of his past reminders. As with the previous 'Legacy' volume, I hate how he treats Blue. Thinks with what's between his legs and not with his brain.
- There are interesting but dangerous alliances, as well as the need for some of the Jedi to admit their deepest desires.
There is also absolute utter arrogance within the Jedi. It's incredibly frustrating.
- Krayt will do anything to be healed. Muun will do anything to take over. But not everyone can win.
What "Vector" does is bring the past, present, and future together in a cohesive story to link two subplots - in this case, Rebellion Volume 3 and Legacy Volume 6.
"Rebellion"
- The art isn't all that great to me. Characters look a lot older than they are. But the background and ships are fantastic.
- The story itself isn't bad, but reading this solely within the "Legacy" context is strange. I'm obviously missing information.
- I find that it's abrupt at times, like when Luke switches between beast and human.
- The Talisman is creepy and odd. It's awing to see just how powerful Celeste is to be able to bring it under as much control as she could.
"Legacy"
- We really see the horrors of the Talisman with the Rakgouls here.
- There is some pre-Legacy history with Celeste and young teen Cade.
Though I hate the consequences of his past reminders. As with the previous 'Legacy' volume, I hate how he treats Blue. Thinks with what's between his legs and not with his brain.
- There are interesting but dangerous alliances, as well as the need for some of the Jedi to admit their deepest desires.
There is also absolute utter arrogance within the Jedi. It's incredibly frustrating.
- Krayt will do anything to be healed. Muun will do anything to take over. But not everyone can win.
November 1, 2015
Yes, finally a proper crossover storyline with the original trilogy events! This book starts off at an undisclosed point in time (I figure somewhere between the first and second films, since Luke has just lost his first Jedi master and still doesn't know much about the Force), with a plot by Vader to destroy the Rebel Alliance. He send them on a fool's mission to a planet near the core where a Jedi/Sith has been imprisoned due to her ability to turn non-Force users into creatures called Rakghouls. This is a rather random (and slightly unbelievable) ability, but I can definitely see why she was kept away from humanity and how useful this ability could be in destroying the Rebels from within. Thankfully Vader's plan doesn't work, and she remains trapped on a dead starship until Cade Skywalker and company stumble upon her. She decides to team up with them on their mission to assassinate Darth Krayt, since she hates the Sith as much as anyone, and for once our crew is successful in their hairbrained scheme - with the added bonus of Cade being able to destroy the talisman that contains the essence of the Sith lord who is the cause of the Rakghoul curse through his healing powers. Now that Krayt is dead, though, we're still left with the Sith running the galaxy (I sense a power struggle coming on), and the old Empire's forces are still trying to regain their power. Cade still has no interest in becoming a leader in the galaxy, but I doubt that he'll be able to just escape back to his old life like he wants to.
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May 3, 2012
Vector volume 2 raconte la suite des aventures de Celeste Morne, une Jedi qui est prise avec un talisman Sith. Elle fait tout pour éviter qu'il tombe entre mauvaises mains. La première partie est la rencontre de Celeste avec Luke et Leia. Le talisman est vite attiré par les pouvoir des enfants d'Anakin Skywalker.
La seconde partie se passe près de 130 ans plus tard avec Cade Skywalker, un des descendant de Luke. Encore une fois, le talisman est attiré par le grand pouvoir des Skywalker.
Je n'ai pas aimé la première partie avec Luke car elle était trop simpliste et évidente. Tout au long de cette partie, je n'ai jamais eu de peur quelconque pour les héros car je savais qu'ils survivraient. Pour ce qui est de la seconde partie, j'ai bien aimé car le déroulement était vraiment inattendu et l'histoire était très bien développée.
Pour ce qui est de la qualité des dessins, je dois dire qu'elle est excellente, surtout la seconde partie avec Cade Skywalker, dessiné par Jan Duursema que j'avais bien aimé avec la série Republic et Clone Wars.
En gros, on a droit à un bonne BD mais sans plus. Ce crossover contenait quelques failles au niveau des des histoires de Dark Times et Rebellion. Pour ce qui est de Knights of the Old Republic et Legacy, ces parties étaient sans failles, ce qui a sauvé Vector.
La seconde partie se passe près de 130 ans plus tard avec Cade Skywalker, un des descendant de Luke. Encore une fois, le talisman est attiré par le grand pouvoir des Skywalker.
Je n'ai pas aimé la première partie avec Luke car elle était trop simpliste et évidente. Tout au long de cette partie, je n'ai jamais eu de peur quelconque pour les héros car je savais qu'ils survivraient. Pour ce qui est de la seconde partie, j'ai bien aimé car le déroulement était vraiment inattendu et l'histoire était très bien développée.
Pour ce qui est de la qualité des dessins, je dois dire qu'elle est excellente, surtout la seconde partie avec Cade Skywalker, dessiné par Jan Duursema que j'avais bien aimé avec la série Republic et Clone Wars.
En gros, on a droit à un bonne BD mais sans plus. Ce crossover contenait quelques failles au niveau des des histoires de Dark Times et Rebellion. Pour ce qui est de Knights of the Old Republic et Legacy, ces parties étaient sans failles, ce qui a sauvé Vector.
December 23, 2015
"Vector, Volume 2" is part of a decades-spanning crossover that somehow advances the current Star Wars: Legacy plot. Cade Skywalker and his crew run across a Jedi struggling against the possession of an evil Sith master; she has the ability to make werewolf-like monsters, which comes in handy when you're trying to bump off the evil head of the galaxy.
This new Jedi, Celeste Morne, joins the group's assassination attempt, only to find herself on the cusp of betrayal as the Sith possessing her tries to flip sides instead. There's wrangling and scheming amongst the squad, many of whom have conflicting motivations for taking out Darth Krayt, the current head of the Sith order. Some want to advance the cause of the deposed Emperor while others are just likely to make a simple strike against tyranny. Writer John Ostrander does a good job handling the complexities of the crew. No one, especially Cade, is particularly neat or clean, and it makes for an intriguing read.
Two issues from the "main" Star Wars era are bundled in this collection as well, but they felt inessential.
Read digital issues.
This new Jedi, Celeste Morne, joins the group's assassination attempt, only to find herself on the cusp of betrayal as the Sith possessing her tries to flip sides instead. There's wrangling and scheming amongst the squad, many of whom have conflicting motivations for taking out Darth Krayt, the current head of the Sith order. Some want to advance the cause of the deposed Emperor while others are just likely to make a simple strike against tyranny. Writer John Ostrander does a good job handling the complexities of the crew. No one, especially Cade, is particularly neat or clean, and it makes for an intriguing read.
Two issues from the "main" Star Wars era are bundled in this collection as well, but they felt inessential.
Read digital issues.
January 9, 2015
I'm currently reading the "Legacy" series so I don't remember where things were in the "Rebellion" arc. I think it was a little forced that
The second arc, set during "Legacy", was one of the best arcs in this series and the best of the Vector crossover.
The second arc, set during "Legacy", was one of the best arcs in this series and the best of the Vector crossover.
April 26, 2014
A fitting end to the Vector saga. I likes Dark Horse's attempt at a major cross over event. It was small enough that it could be followed in the confines of their four main Star Wars titles at the time. A neophyte-Jedi Luke encountering Celeste was a rather interesting plot device. Celeste continually seems to be less human, but still a hero trying to keep Muur at bay. I like that Celeste put a seed of doubt in Luke's head about his future. The end of the story in the Legacy era is one of my favorite parts of Vector. I like how Cade is shown and how he walks a thin line between the dark and light side of the Force. The Legacy characters are a different group from the Solo-Skywalker band, but they are unique and are all strong characters in their own right. Overall a pretty cool plot coming from the four titles.
April 25, 2015
The second half of a crossover between four ongoing Star Wars titles. This contains one story with Luke Skywalker set during the rebellion, and one set over a century later with Cade Skywalker. The connection is a long-lived former jedi, Celeste Morne, who is bonded with the Muur talisman and the Sith consciousness within it. As well as volume two of *Vector*, this also stands as volume four of *Rebellion* and volume six of *Legacy*, a bizarre set-up that left me searching fruitlessly for the latter after having bought the other ten volumes in a sale. In this book Cade teams up with a trio of Imperial Knights and Celeste Morne to make an assassination attempt on Darth Krayt. It's okay.
January 19, 2016
I read Legacy, Volume 6 and skipped the Rebellion volume. (Sorry but I'm just not that interested in crossovers like this.)
Cade Skywalker tries to force a confrontation with Darth Krayt and this time there are some consequences. I figured that something big had to happen here since otherwise no one would read the combined volume...I'm glad that the plot is picking up pace after the previous volume, which was rather slow.
I thought that the crossover character was just mediocre. After all, she's a ploy to boost sales in the 4 series that she crossed into...
Cade Skywalker tries to force a confrontation with Darth Krayt and this time there are some consequences. I figured that something big had to happen here since otherwise no one would read the combined volume...I'm glad that the plot is picking up pace after the previous volume, which was rather slow.
I thought that the crossover character was just mediocre. After all, she's a ploy to boost sales in the 4 series that she crossed into...
October 2, 2016
Reading the Rebellion portion was hard for me because I knew that that particular series was cancelled and that there's no resolution to Darca Nyl's beef with Wyl Tarson. It's great to see Celeste Morne accept her fate as Karness Muur's prison. The Legacy portion of Vector is definitely the best of the four. It clearly advances the story of Legacy, resulting in Azlyn Rae's wounds and the killing of Darth Krayt, which was very gutsy to do with such a huge villain. Seeing Darth Wyyrlok kill a defenseless Krayt was an amazing moment to behold, setting him up as the new ruler of the Sith.
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