Since 2015, Marvel Comics has been providing Star Wars fans with some incredible stories from a galaxy, far, far away. Not only have fans been treated to more than 75 issues of the main Star Wars series, featuring the Rebel Alliance's efforts between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, but two legendary comics focusing on Darth Vader himself, at critical moments in his history.

As movie fans awaited installments of the new sequel trilogy, or spinoff origin stories set before the films, the comics delivered strong crossover events like Vader Down, countless one-shots, and space battles that put Star Wars movies to shame. In other words: moments that would probably have had audiences cheering... if they were actually adapted into the films, as well.

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The Star Wars movies may prove controversial, but the top comic talent has provided some amazing moments that are every bit as memorable (and acclaimed across the board). It's an understatement to call them deserving of on-screen movie moments, but here are the top 5 moments from Marvel's Star Wars comics that should have made it into the movies.

5. Sergeant Kreel and Luke's Lightsaber Training

First on the list come from the second arc of the main Star Wars series, "Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon" from writer Jason Aaron. Luke Skywalker is trapped on the Hutt controlled moon of Nar Shaddaa. Captured by Grakkus the Hutt, a big time gangster and collector of ancient Jedi artifacts, Luke is trained by Grakkus' gamemaster to compete in Grakkus' fighting pits. He teaches Luke how to handle a lightsaber, providing some context for Luke's increase of skill in the interim between New Hope and his duel with Vader in Empire Strikes Back.

In truth, the gamemaster is revealed to be undercover imperial agent Sergeant Kreel, who himself is a lightsaber wielder of great skill. Leia, Han, and Chewbacca arrive to rescue Luke from Grakkus as well as the Empire, having been informed of Luke's whereabouts from Kreel. The rescue is incredible as it involves not just Luke, but Leia, Han, and Chewie all wielding lightsabers taken from Grakkus' vault in a massive arena. While they do escape, Kreel and his elite stormtrooper SCAR squadron would continue to be a problem for the Rebels going forward.

It's also implied that the whole reason Kreel bothered to train Luke in lightsaber combat was so that he himself would finally receive a challenge worthy of his time and expertise. Luke's saber training by a secret stormtrooper would definitely be incredibly interesting and engaging if it were to be on the big-screen, even more so than it already is on the comic page.

4. The Journals of Ben Kenobi

Serving as mini-stories in between the Star Wars series' bigger arcs, "The Journals of Ben Kenobi" detail Obi-Wan Kenobi's tenure as a hermit on Tatooine, protecting young Luke Skywalker from various dangers. They are presented as entries from a set of journals discovered by Luke after the events of New Hope. Hoping to glean any insights on the ways of the Jedi, Luke pours over the entries, desperate for any teachings he can find from his late master.

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The entries reveal Ben's efforts to at least serve as Luke's hidden protector, seeing as though Luke's uncle Owen refused to let Ben near Luke, let alone train him. Ben also communes with his own late master, Qui Gon Jinn, and does his best to resit the urge to be the Jedi he once was. However, there are times when he can't help it, such as taking on Jabba the Hutt's enforcers in order to protect young Luke, or preventing raids on the Lars family from bandits or Tuskens. Who knows, perhaps elements of these arc could serve as some source material for the upcoming Kenobi streaming series on Disney+?

3. Vader Tries To Bring Padmé Back

The events of the second Darth Vader series from Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli take place immediately after the Revenge of the Sith film ends. In that series, Vader's first steps into the dark side are explored. While the entire series would make for an incredible Vader solo film, with the construction of his red lightsaber, the creation of the Inquisitorius, and Vader's struggle to abandon his past all being part of the story, there is one moment that triumphs as a critical key moment for Vader as a character worth being made into a life action sequence.

The final arc of this series is "Fortress Vader", detailing the construction of Vader's towering castle seen in Rogue One. The Emperor gifts Vader with the planet of Mustafar at Vader's own request. The bleak, lava-covered planet was were he and his former master had their duel, and where Vader was born. Palpatine also provides Vader with an ancient helmet, which contains the long dead spirit of the great Sith architect Momin. After several attempts, Momin builds Vader's fortress over the site of ancient Sith temple on the planet's surface with the specific intent to tune the temples dark energies with Vader's own power in order to open a door to the dark side. Using this portal, Vader attempts to look for his late wife, Padmé Amidala, to try and bring her back to the land of the living. However, failing in his efforts, Vader destroys the portal, and seems to truly let go of his past self as Anakin Skywalker.

2. Fear and Dead Men

Darth Vader in Vader Down.

One of the greatest Star Wars stories told by Marvel Comics is Vader Down, as large crossover event between the first Darth Vader series that take place concurrently with the first Star Wars main series, both taking place between the fourth and the fifth episodes, and co-written by Jason Aaron and Kieron Gillen.

In Vader Down, Lord Vader is on his own. On the hunt for Luke Skywalker, Vader flies his TIE Advanced into a fleet of X-Wings. Fighting for his very survival, Vader destroys several pilots and ships before Luke himself arrives and does a seemingly suicidal maneuver, colliding his X-Wing with Vader's TIE, resulting in both of their ships crashing the the surface of the planet below. Seeing an opportunity to destroy Vader once and for all, the X-Wing squadrons call in reinforcements. Vader exits his TIE, unable to call for Imperial support as his communications are jammed. He finds himself surrounded by a whole platoon of rebel troops. The tell him as much and order him to surrender.

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However, this is a Darth Vader whose only goal is to survive and crush his enemies. Igniting his lightsaber, Vader gives a response that is probably one of his greatest lines, deserving a place alongside quotes from the films: "All I am surrounded by is fear. And dead men." The entire event deserves to be a made into a film, however impossible it may be here in the present. Vader is the definition of intimidating in this crossover event. Not only that, by Leia's desperation to kill her as of yet unknown father reveals her own walk to resist her darker impulses that he has already given into. It's an incredibly dynamic series for more reasons than one.

1. Vader Learns He Has A Son

Darth Vader Learns Luke is His Son Comic

The first arcs for Darth Vader and Star Wars conclude with the same intense moment. After Darth Vader tasks Boba Fett with finding and capturing the Rebel pilot who blew up the Death Star, Fett returns only with a name: Skywalker. Upon hearing this, Vader gives no response as he stares out a viewport overlooking the Imperial Navy. Fett assumes that means that they are done, and he leaves. Alone, Vaders repeats the name out loud: Skywalker. He remembers his wife Padmé telling him that she was pregnant. He then remembers that after being saved and given the life support suit he now wears from the Emperor, he reports that Vader had killed Padmé in his anger. This created the assumption that she had died before being able to give birth to Luke and Leia.

Vader clenches his fist, and the glass of the viewport starts to crack under the barely controlled rage flowing from Vader through the Force. Vader contacts the Emperor and Palpatine senses his great anger. He challenges Vader, asking him if he has some proud or defiant words to say, or if he's wise enough to know his place. Choosing his words carefully, Vader says that his the Emperor wants him angry, as it is his anger that brought him to Palpatine in the first place. He also says that he now precisely understands their relationship. He turns off the communication and turns back to the viewport: "I have a son." He determines that Luke will soon be his along with everything else with Luke at his side, implying that he believes they could overthrow the Emperor together.

It's an incredibly powerful scene, and another critical moment not just for the character of Darth Vader, but for the entire Skywalker Saga as a whole. It absolutely instills the desire for this moment to be realized on screen somehow, however unlikely. Even so, with the portrayal of very true-to-character dialogue and beautiful, very realistic artwork in all of these series, it's not the worst thing in the world for all these great Star Wars moments to be found just in the comics. Here's looking forward to even more great moments with new post-Empire Star Wars and Darth Vader series coming soon!

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