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By Brittany Vincent

During the upcoming crossover event Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel, Luke Skywalker and none other than Doctor Chelli Loni Aphra herself form a reluctant partnership that can’t be missed. With Aphra holding onto information integral to Luke’s quest to become a Jedi Knight, the push for a symbiotic relationship between the two seems like a no-brainer; but what reason does the heroic Skywalker have to trust this wily con artist?

We spoke to DOCTOR APHRA and STAR WARS: THE SCREAMING CITADEL writer Kieron Gillen to get his opinion on why Luke and company should and shouldn’t trust Darth Vader’s former partner-in-crime. Get his insights on Aphra below!

Kieron Gillen: [Aphra] has come to [Luke] and has offered something he wants. It’s one of those situations of mutual self-interest. The intersection between Luke’s relative naiveté are good angles, like Luke’s desire to be a Jedi Knight. That’s what pushes them to go together. No one else—not Leia, not Han, or especially Sana would fall for that crap. There’s a reason that the two go off together, and when everyone else finds out, they kind of hit the roof.

In this case, Aphra needs Luke because Aphra has realized Luke is Force-sensitive, and Luke has realized he’s not going to be a Jedi Knight. He needs someone to train him. Aphra on her last adventure has stolen an ancient crystal that contains the secrets of the Jedi Knights. It’s like, “You can stay the stupid farm boy Luke Skywalker or you could come with me and be a Jedi Knight.” That’s the motivation.

Of course, Aphra is lying. Anyone who knows about the Kyber Crystal know it is completely homicidal, so turning it on wouldn’t necessarily be a great idea either. For those who haven’t read the first arc of DOCTOR APHRA, my idea was basically that Indiana Jones thing that Aphra always does—not always, but one of the modes we use for Aphra. The ending is the end of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

Instead of safely putting the Ark of the Covenant into better hands, Aphra steals the Ark of the Covenant. Now she wants to sell it. Imagine if Indiana Jones decided to steal and sell the Ark of the Covenant. That’s where Aphra’s arc is coming from. What could possibly go wrong?

Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1 cover by Marco Checchetto

Why Luke (and Company) Shouldn’t Trust Doctor Aphra

They’ve Met Her

Kieron Gillen: It’s Doctor Aphra, what’s wrong with you? That’s where The Screaming Citadel starts. It’s like, “What possible reason could Luke have to go along with her?” There isn’t any. If you’ve met Aphra, it’s just really a bad idea to be around her.

She’s Darth Vader’s Ex-Comrade

Kieron Gillen: She used to be best mates with Darth Vader. She has all the clues. She could try to put together what Darth Vader really wanted, but she’s gone a completely different way.

Previous Meetings Prove It’s A Bad Idea

Kieron Gillen: Even if [Luke and crew] had just met Doctor Aphra and got on with her, she can’t be trusted because last time Luke and crew met her, her robot [Triple Zero] painted itself gold and fired at Luke, and the other fired rocket launchers everywhere. There’s no reason from their past experiences that they should.

She Used To Date Sana Starros

Kieron Gillen: I mean, Sana used to date her. Sana really should know better.

Star Wars #31 cover by Marco Checchetto

Why Luke (and Company) Should Trust Doctor Aphra

Friends Can Be Rough Around the Edges

Kieron Gillen: Luke has learned that people who are rough aren’t necessarily bad. Luke never trusted Han Solo to begin with. He’s learned that roguish people aren’t necessarily bad people. Luke’s entire experience with Han has taught them that people can be good.

Luke and Aphra Are More Similar Than They Realize

Kieron Gillen: Luke is nothing if not idealistic. That’s kind of the joy of it. Despite all the tragedy he’s gone through, he has this chirpy energy. That’s the opposite of Aphra. Aphra and Luke have both lost the people who raised them. But they went in very different ways.

For me, that’s the heart of this book. That’s the heart of the relationship between Aphra and Luke, in that they’re two people with similar life stories, and one went one way and the other one went the other. Aphra’s considerably more experienced and very worldly, and Luke is less so.

Aphra Seems Pretty Knowledgeable

Kieron Gillen: She lies about stuff, but is knowledgeable without a doubt. The story takes them to the planet where the eponymous Citadel is. This queen has a consultancy and asks for interesting things to come. She looks at them and exchanges them for favors. Luke is an interesting thing. That’s kind of the basic setup. Aphra is much more knowledgeable in certain areas than most of the cast of STAR WARS. That’s a good reason to listen, of course aside from Aphra.

They Both Need Each Other Right Now

Kieron Gillen: It’s a deal; he gets something, she gets something. That just makes sense.

The epic action gets underway on May 10 in STAR WARS: THE SCREAMING CITADEL #1 by Kieron Gillen and Marco Checchetto!

Celebrate this incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy’s tenth anniversary while also prepping for the May 5 release of the new film with these gems from Marvel Unlimited!

In the wake of Peter Quill’s disastrous reign as the leader of Spartax, the Guardians focused on one task: freeing Angela from the Badoon. That’s the thrust of Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6–10. The intricate plan involved Peter and Kitty Pryde infiltrating a prison planet. In an effort to wipe that evil out of existence, Kitty wrecked shop on the joint, but Peter got captured and sentenced to a kind of gladiatorial combat.

Meanwhile, Rocket and Thing attacked another prison area while Groot and Venom discovered a huge group of Skrulls who had had their shape-shifting abilities removed by their captors. Drax and Gamora led a more direct attack that resulted in the latter’s apprehension. Of course, the place her jailers took her to also housed Angela. The most dangerous woman in the universe used up the last bit of the cosmic energy she received from the Black Vortex to save her friend and sometime teammate.

With everyone in place—including Star-Lord sentenced to die in an arena—the Guardians attacked, backed by many of the people they saved from the various prisons. Earning a victory with their blood and sweat, Angela stood with the former leader’s head in her hand. “The Badoon brotherhood is no more!!! Your days of enslaving and terrorizing the galaxy are over!!! We leave you to restructure your entire view of yourselves!!! You will fix what you have done or you will be destroyed! I will destroy you! The entirety of Asgard will come here and destroy you!”

With that, the Guardians left the planet to deal with itself, but almost immediately found themselves headed to another one: Earth, where a second Civil War and a request for aid from Captain Marvel awaited…

Transmissions from Knowhere

Angela first appeared in the Marvel Universe in the pages of AGE OF ULTRON and then palled around with the Guardians in the previous volume. The forsaken daughter of Odin starred in ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN, which ran for six issues in 2015; Kieron Gillen, Marguerite Bennett, Phil Jimenez, and Stephanie Han delved into both her past and her place in the cosmos. During Secret Wars, she appeared in books like A-FORCE, M.O.D.O.K.: ASSASSIN, and 1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA. After the Guardians saved her from the Badoon prison as seen in this story, she also featured in ANGELA: QUEEN OF HEL, which ran for seven issues and came from Bennett and Kim Jacinto.

Next, the Guardians head to Earth, smashing face-first into Civil War II and their own batch of problems in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11-15 by Bendis, Schiti, and guest artist Kevin Maguire.