Star Wars 49 : The Last Jedi Star Wars 49 : The Last Jedi is the forty - ninth issue in the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics . Plot summary . Princess Leia Organa , Luke Skywalker and the droids take a Y - wing fighter to a jungle planet where they answer a beacon left behind by Prince Denid of Velmor . Denid , his betrothed Loren , and his friend Jedidiah crash - landed on this world years ago , a crash that claimed Loren ' s life . It is now imperative that he returns to Velmor to take the rite of succession or else his younger brother , an Imperial sympathizer , will gain control of the planet . Luke is surprised to find that Jedidiah , now addle - brained due to an injury , was once a potential Jedi Knight . With Luke disguised as a bounty hunter , and Leia disguised as Loren , they escort Prince Denid back to Velmor to claim the throne just in time to prevent the coronation of Denid ' s brother Anod as the new king . This frustrates not only Anod but also Zelor and Imperial Captain Zeta Traal , each of whom have their own plans for power . At the ceremonial Mrid Hunt to commemorate the return of Denid , Traal plans to have Denid and Leia killed in order to keep the planet sympathetic to the Empire . Zelor also desires the two would - be leaders dead , but for his own personal gain since he would rule the planet if no one of royal blood could take the throne . In the ensuing battle Denid and Leia are wounded by Anod , but Anod himself is killed by Traal . Zelor intends to kill Luke thinking the brash scoundrel would be no match for him with his energy sword , but he doesn ' t realize that Luke is a skilled swordsman who easily defeats Zelor . But during the duel , Traal has a clear shot at them both but is interrupted by Jedidiah who bravely sacrifices himself to prevent Luke from being captured . With all of the conspirators either killed or captured , Denid is free to become King of Velmor and pledges to be sympathetic to the Rebellion . Luke , Leia and the droids bid farewell to Denid and leave Velmor , and Luke takes charge of Jedidiah ' s body and gives him a funeral in space in honor of the fallen hero ' s bravery . Continuity . This is the first and last appearance of Jedidiah . He actually uses the name " Jedi " as a nickname . Like many other Jedi before him , Jedidiah does not discorporate upon death like Obi - Wan Kenobi did . This is the first appearance of Captain Zeta Traal . At one point in this issue , the name of the planet Velmor is misspelled as " Velmore " . On page 12 , Alderaan is misspelled as " Alderann " . The Y - wing that the crew uses to reach Velmor has a cabin , comfortably housing four ( Luke , Leia , the King of Velmor , and C - 3PO ) . The Courier variant is the only known Y - wing model with this capacity in the Legends continuity . On the cover , Jedidiah is green , but is shown with a purplish hue throughout the issue . In this issue — as in issues and — Luke has a lightsaber , despite having lost his in ( corresponding to the events of " " ) . On page 22 , its blade is red . In contrast to other depictions of hyperspace travel , in this issue , a portal appears as ships are entering and exiting hyperspace . Behind the scenes . This issue includes advertisements for the following products : On September 16 , 2017 , Mark Hamill joked on his account that this issue contained spoilers for the soon - to - be - released film .