Knights of the Old Republic #15: Days of Fear, part 3 (of 3)

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STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #15

JOHN JACKSON MILLER (W), BRIAN CHING (A/Cover), and MICHAEL ATIYEH (C)

On sale March 28
FC, 32 pages
$2.99

The "Days of Fear" story arc reaches its explosive conclusion in a story of dangerous visions, unheeded warnings, and decisions made too late!

Fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick faces his darkest moments so far as a desperate attempt to avert a cataclysmic disaster drives him into the arms of his enemies. Zayne puts his life on the line in an attempt to save those who don't even realize the grave fate they face, but will his sacrifice be in vain? Meanwhile, the small-time con Gryph has happened upon big-time profit, but if he doesn't keep his greed in check, this seeming success story could quickly turn tragic!

 

more like KOTOR #15: The Mandos Finally Start Caring About Zayne, it seems.

 

Coolest. Cover. Ever.

And here in higher resolution:
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"Zayne, I am your father!"

 

Those poor Mayans.

 

Doesn't look like Yavin or pyramids to me. Just huts with weird roofs.

 

Sweeeet. This thing's worth buying for the cover alone.

 

QFUT: Quoted for Undeniable Truth
Can't wait to see what Mandalore the Ultimate does in this one.
EDIT: Corran, do you think you could make an icon out of Mandalore from this cover?

 

Okay, I might be way off here --

At the end of the Tales of the Jedi Comics (Sith War, I think), the major Mandalore bites the dust on Dxun (Indomitable, I believe?), and then some nameless Mandalore comes out of nowhere and picks up his mask and says something corny like, "Now I am the new Mandalore!"

--> Is that nameless nobody this badass fellow on the cover?

 

Yep. His name is "Mandalore the Ultimate."

 

Thanks, Imperialles!

So... they took a complete nobody who appeared for the last 5 seconds of TOJ and made him an integral (and impressively badass) part of this series?

This is why I love the EU.

 

Reason #10, 078, that is.

Mandalore the Ultimate was mentioned in both KOTOR games, though, which likely had a strong influence on him being in this series.

Wild_Karrde, what's your source on this? rebelscum? Not that I don't believe you, but out of curiosity.

 

Rebelscum indeed, now with 100% more Imperial Knight kick-assery

 

saems tory, someone in trouble, someone gives something up, time to save someone, and in the end very few big battles, and probably the same red, blue, green colored lightsabers, and while we are at it....the wonderful delays that have the people at the darkhorse site defend and say ohhhhh quality. Wonderful!

 

Don't worry, vong333. Some day you will learn to love.

 

Some very intriguing stuff there in what looks to be a very dark issue...'dangerous visions'...'unheeded warnings'...Zayne's 'sacrifice'...

Could this be the beginnings of Sion or Nihilus?

 

Yeah...otherwise I'm sure he would have been avoided like the plague, like all the other TOTJ characters.

Although I think it was Abel's Mandalorian article that came out post-KOTOR II that first established the Mandalore mentioned was the one from the end of The Sith War, which Dan Wallace then expanded on in NEC.

 

Panaka called. He wants his Helm of Pessimism back.

 

Hah. To quote Mane when he posted the cover over on the DH boards, "there's a blurb, but who cares."

 

Mandalore: So Zayne, was this worth beating Kyle Katarn in a game of Dejarik?

Coooool cover.

 

"It's the Wrath of Katarn! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

 

And I thought getting both arms pulled out of their sockets when you beat a Wookiee was bad enough (although, to be fair, I hadn't considered beating Kyle a possibility)

 

Awesome and very dramatic cover.

I love how there is this uber almost ROTS like cover, and the blurb makes it sound all dark and dramatic, talking about a sacrifice etc, but then it says "Meanwhile Gryph is making a ton of money! Can he keep his fortune?




What. Is Gryph the new Lando?

 

Haha yeah i was thinking that when i read the blurb