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How Many Arms Must C-3PO Lose In His Life? (Vader Down Spoilers)

Published Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:00:19 -0600

From Star Wars: A New Hope

Chewbacca: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!
C-3PO: He made a fair move. Screaming about it can't help you.
Han Solo: Let him have it. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee.
C-3PO: But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid.
Han Solo: That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose.
Wookiees are known to do that.
Chewbacca: Grrf.
C-3PO: I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee win.

In a previous issue of the Vader Down crossover, Star Wars #13, we saw just that exact thing happen, with Darth Vader's evil new protocol droid O-O-O.

It gets worse for O-O-O…

And even when he does get the upper "hand"…

We get a reprise of The Black Knight from Monty Python And The Hoy Grail.

Well in today's Darth Vader #15, we discover he survived a light sabre through his torso…

And meets an earlier version of his master's work…It's not going to end well is it?

Silver and gold…

Okay, so Vader Down has now become "The Tale Of How C-3PO Got His Arms Back" – ahead of the comic that will explain his red arm from the new movie….

Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, currently showcasing the work of the artists involved with Avery Hill, a publishing company based in South London.