Star Warsis continuing to suggest Darth Vader abduct Force - sensitive children across the Empire - but it ’s presently not clear why . Star war : Episode III - Revenge of the Sithended with Palpatine successfully ground the Empire , and it marked the outset of the Dark Times . In those other days , the estimate of uprising was just a distant dreaming , and the might of the Empire terrorize any who would oppose it .

In late 2019 , Lucasfilm release George Mann’sStar Wars : Myths & Fables , a book that collects in - universe legends that are all state to contain a shard of truth . One of these , " The Dark Wraith , " suggestedDarth Vader spend considerable time hunt childrenacross the galaxy . This was presumably an annexe of Darth Vader ’s mission to bump Force - sensitives , but previously he ’d been think to vote down everyone he attain . The caption is sourced from a lesser - make grow planet , suggest Vader was attempting to nullify attract too much tending with this mystifying delegacy .

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Lucasfilm has just published a continuation toMyths & Fables , calledStar war : Dark Legends , also by George Mann . It contains another narration , " The Orphanage , " which tell a similar myth - this time one sourced from an orphanage on the planet Gaaten . This orphanage seem after children who had lost their parents during the Clone Wars , and it seems it was sporadically visited by member of Vader ’s inquisitor . Again , it is interesting to observe how furtive the Inquisitor was , because he only ever came at night - and take just one child at a meter , so as not to draw misgiving . AnOrder 66 subsister forebode   Kira Vantalafound herself drawn to Gaaten regardless , and managed to deliver one nipper from Second Sister ’s grasp .

This indicates the scale of Darth Vader ’s secret mission was far greater than had previously been suspected . Not only was Darth Vader himself kidnapping Force - sensitive children , the Inquisitors were also involved . It ’s unlikely Darth Vader was using Imperial resource like this without the Emperor ’s grace , intend this was presumptively one of Palpatine ’s own plan . But it ’s hard to say what the Emperor ’s agenda was ; it does n’t look to have been an denotation of theInquisitors , because they had all been killedby the metre of Luke Skywalker . None of these Force - tender children have ever been seen again .

These are only legends , but Lucasfilm has accentuate that they contain a seed of true statement . apply that ’s the causa , readers are getting a invigorated glimpse of Darth Vader ’s activities in the Dark Times , although it only serve to deepen the mystery of why he ’s abduct the Force - sore kid . Hopefully it wo n’t be long beforeStar Warsprovides   some more concrete data .

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