Task Force 99's Fate Revealed in Star Wars: A New Legacy!

Task Force 99's Final Stand: The Fate of Vader's Elite Stormtroopers is Finally Revealed!

Task Force 99: Darth Vader's Deadliest Stormtroopers

In the Star Wars universe, Stormtroopers were usually cannon fodder; completely expendable to the Empire. Except for Task Force 99 (aka SCAR Squadron). These guys? Darth Vader's handpicked elite. The absolute best of the 501st Legion (“Vader’s Fist”) – making them the deadliest Stormtroopers ever. And now, after a long wait, their fate is finally revealed!

We're talking about Marvel's Star Wars: A New Legacy; this awesome 10th-anniversary comic celebrating Marvel’s Star Wars comics since their return in 2015. That was a pretty important deal– Marvel initially published those first comics (way back in 1977) before Dark Horse Comics took over. Then in 2015 Marvel got them back – and it has an anniversary coming up.

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What Awaits Us In Star Wars: A New Legacy? The Return of Task Force 99

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This awesome special features multiple Star Wars legends and their unique and varied writing styles that totally made those comics so awesome – folks like Charles Soule, Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen, Ramon Rosanas, Leonard Kirk, and Salva Espin contributed greatly and helped improve the comic-based stories and expanded many other plots surrounding these characters, especially. It includes several incredible, powerful stories about Task Force 99; written by Jason Aaron (story) and Leonard Kirk (art); It gives this elite squadron the well-deserved ending.

Fans last saw Task Force 99 stranded on Hubin (an isolated moon) after bumping into Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie. This happened between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back—explaining why they were no issue in episodes V and VI. They even gave Empire info on Rebel activities. After Star Wars #61? Nothing. That leaves a big question; and plenty of opportunities. What did actually happen? How do the creative storytellers decide on how this ending happens and will it affect the broader Star Wars universe itself? Let's speculate!

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How Might Task Force 99's Story Conclude?

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Given Task Force 99's situation after Star Wars #61 a few potential storylines become obvious:

Survival on Hubin: This could be a gritty “man vs nature” tale; providing those opportunities that the once-villainous troopers would never encounter elsewhere and might give some chances at redemption. An awesome scenario!
Escape from Hubin: This might even set up future stories – this would however, need to take place after the original trilogy, otherwise those incredibly effective Stormtroopers would be seen in episodes V or VI!

Escaping Hubin raises serious possibilities–what happens to an elite Stormtrooper squad with no Empire to serve? Maybe the New Republic, becoming super important Imperial warlords, or even some other interesting choice never even contemplated by fans, adding even more potential excitement and possibilities.

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The Impact on Future Star Wars Stories

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A Task Force 99 finding its place in that galaxy without the Empire is massively intriguing, this presents interesting implications and a really surprising situation that some writers may not even contemplate! It will present surprising consequences and perhaps create many twists; even some unforeseen changes impacting the wider universe. Those Stormtroopers were elite. They would absolutely affect events and it all becomes intensely interesting. This leaves huge storytelling possibilities.

However this might be decided and whatever Aaron and Kirk present– the huge takeaway will be this: we'll finally see exactly how the storyline involving these incredibly cool troopers unfolds and is brought to a conclusion, something eagerly anticipated. Star Wars: A New Legacy promises many such details. Go check it out!

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Conclusion: A Must-Read for Every Star Wars Fan

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Task Force 99’s story deserves this closure. Their role as elite troopers under Darth Vader's command has intrigued many fans. Getting those answers and seeing what this means in terms of storyline impacts the entire galaxy adds intensity for this upcoming special release from Marvel, especially for fans. This New Legacy issue offers answers and opens further questions: it does not oversimplify nor offer closure easily. Go read this!