Laurita Tohm and Captain Shonn Volta are preparing to catch another ship using Volta's knowledge of hyperspace lanes in Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #5. Meanwhile, Grand Moff Tarkin arrives on Coruscant and is immediately apprehended by Headmaster Gentis. Before Tarkin is removed for interrogation, Darth Vader, Moff Trachta, Tohm, Volta, and other prisoners from the Prism emerge from Tarkin's shuttle revealing it was Tarkin's craft they intercepted. A fierce battle takes place and Tohm seeks out and kills his former classmate and friend, Cadet Caul Gentis. Headmaster Gentis sees his fallen son and rushes to his side. He is attacked by a recovered Emperor Palpatine who unleashes a wave of Force lightning, killing Gentis and ending the uprising. Fellow conspirators are rounded up by the Imperials and executed.
In the aftermath of the insurrection, the Emperor promotes Trachta to Grand Moff. The prisoners who helped battle back the rebellion are freed and exiled to the Corporate Sector. As their shuttle departs Coruscant, it blows up, a scheme planned by Tohm. Tohm is promoted to Admiral and Volta has joined the Imperials reporting to Tohm. The Emperor tells Vader that Tohm is cunning and ruthless and should Vader ever fall, Tohm would be a worthy successor. At the conclusion of the story, Vader summons Tohm and throws him off a high building to his death.
The cover shows Darth Vader wielding his lightsaber against the insurrectionists on Coruscant. A blurb reads The Student Surpasses the Teacher! referring to Tohm's idolation of ruthlessness is dealing with the prisoners who helped restore order.
Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #5a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (September 2012)
This mini-series starring Darth Vader is a big improvement over the previous Darth Vader and the Lost Command. He is used sparingly throughout and his action align with how you would expect Vader to react to the events he is place in. It has an appropriate ending, with the Emperor goading him about Tohm's success, leading to Vader killing Tohm.
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