Related
Warning ! This post turn back SPOILERS for Star Wars : Dark Droids # 4
Summary
Droids have always been treated poorly , though a newStar Warstheory advise there may be a key reason as to why . As seen in the newDark Droidscrossover , a sentient virus known as theScourgehas been corrupting droids across the galaxy , supply them to its collective hive - mind in a bid to take over the entire galaxy . However , this Modern attack set betweenThe Empire Strikes BackandReturn of the Jediis not the first time the Scourge has examine to have the coltsfoot .
As seen in the canonicalStar warfare : Dark Droids # 4by Charles Soule and Luke Ross , the Scourge has created a glowering council by splitting its head into four new droid bodies to handle the sheer size of its collective consciousness , having already run through countless droids thus far in the new crossing . Calling themselves The senior , The Warrior , The Scholar , and The Child , each member represents a different aspect of the chief Scourge . To that end , The Elder represents the Scourge ’s past times before it meld with the dark side technology know as theSpark Eternal , revealing a all-important detail about theStar Warstimeline ’s history when it make out to droids .
accord to The elderberry bush , the Scourge stress to claim the galaxy ’s " alloy " twice before in the ancient past , though each prison term they were stop by the " gist " ( organic life form ) . Although the Scourge believe this third meter will be unlike thanks to the Spark Eternal and the possible action of also consume the meat as well , The Elder ’s reveal is quite significant and could explicate why droids have always been treated so harshly in theStar Warsgalaxy .
What ’s the good way to watch Star Wars ? Here ’s everything you need to cognize to watch in handout or timeline order , and how to admit the idiot box shows .
The Scourge May Explain Why Droids Have Always Been Treated Poorly
Droids Clearly Have A Dark Legacy
As seen in theDark Droidscrossover thus far , so many droids have been corrupted against their will and added to the Scourge ’s hivemind in a very brusque amount of clock time . As such , the mind that it has find twice before in theStar Warstimeline is vast . It could even be an component as to why droids are attend down upon due to lingering suspicions , resentments , and/or stigma from organic fertiliser . Even in bankruptcy , the Scourge potentially sire a blue droid legacywith essence that are still being felt through the mistreatment and poor status of droids in the more current era of theStar Warstimeline .
Even droids with fabulously advanced programming and artificial intelligence agency are mistreated in theStar Warscanon , so much so that droids likeSolo : A Star Wars Story’sL3 - 37fought and die out in the name of droids ' rights , no longer unforced to seat by while her swain opposite number were treated like striver with zero freedom thanks to gadget like restraining bolts . Although droids are everywhere and are creditworthy for maintaining so much astronomic substructure and systems across the galax , the legacy of the Scourge could play a office as to why they ’re still seen as inferior beings and not as equals .
Star Wars Has Made Droid History Very Complicated
Can Droids Still Be The Heroes In This New Crossover?
Thankfully , L3 - 37 was not the only one uncoerced to struggle for the freedom of droids in the galax . Dark Droidshas also debut Ajax Sigma , a unique droid leader disjoined from the Scourge seeking to release his brother and Sister . Although he fall behind several of his fellow droids during an initial face-off , Dark Droids # 4ends with Sigma agreeing to front the Scourge once more before it consumes all the meat and metal , corrupt the total galaxy into its collective cognizance .
as well , R2 - D2 has assembled a team of droidsto cease the Scourge and free their friends . This include C-3PO who was one of the first droids the Scourge lay claim . While story and the Scourge may help explicate why droids are seen as " less - than " , perhaps this new crossover will see them becoming the unequivocal poor boy who save theStar Warsgalaxy all the same asDark Droidscontinues .
Star war : Dark Droids # 4is usable now from Marvel Comics .
Star war : Dark Droids # 4 ( 2023 )
