The first issue was published on 5 February 2003. Warrior is a two-part story arc written by Randy Stradley. They both suspect it could be one of Vader's children. He then meets with Palpatine, who gives him a mission to hunt down a lightsaber-wielding criminal on the planet Dargulli. Meanwhile, Darth Vader thinks back to a conversation he had with Qui-Gon Jinn before he was introduced to the Jedi Council. He then says that he would have assigned Trachta to oversee the construction of the Death Star instead of Tarkin, if only Trachta wasn't necessary for the Emperor's operations on Coruscant. Palpatine asks Trachta to provide a skilled detachment of stormtroopers for his escort to the Death Star. Trachta hints that there might be a solution to the Sith problem, and tells Kadir that he'll be sent for.Įmperor Palpatine and Trachta meet. As Vader leaves, Kadir and Trachta express their annoyance with the Sith. Vader threatens him that the previous commander of Coruscant Security also made demands for more soldiers, and that Kadir should be silent if he doesn't wish to share his predecessor's fate. Kadir objects, as the men were assigned to his Coruscant City Guard. Vader is so impressed by their skill that he orders them sent to escort Governor Wilhuff Tarkin to the Death Star. On Coruscant, Darth Vader, Grand Moff Trachta and Moff Kadir test the blaster accuracy of a battalion of a newly trained stormtroopers. It ran for 40 issues, and was continued in the Star Wars: Rebellion series.

The first issue was released on 4 September 2002. Star Wars: Empire was a series of comics published by Dark Horse Comics. Cover of Star Wars: Empire #1 (September 2002) For the fictional autocracy, see Galactic Empire (Star Wars).

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