Star Wars 75 : Tidal Star Wars 75 : Tidal is the seventy - fifth issue in the " Marvel Star Wars " series of comics . Publisher ' s summary . " The search for Han Solo is cut short as the rebels find themselves facing death on a planet of Water Breathers . " Plot summary . Following the destruction of the city of Pavillion in the , Leia Organa , Luke Skywalker , and Kendle are swept out into the oceans of Iskalon by the Iskalon effect . With only one rebreather , Luke and Leia are forced to share the device as they try to make their way back to the surface . As they spot Kendle underwater , the two Rebels begin to follow their friend . However , they are cut off by a Chuhkyvi warrior who scares Kendle away and destroys their rebreather . The warrior leads Leia and Luke out of the wreckage to the surface where they spot Primor , killed during the destruction of Pavillion . As they grieve over the dead Inleshat , Kendle arrives to lament the death of her father - in - law . However , the mysterious Chuhkyvi warrior arrives again to chase Kendle away . Before the Chuhkyvi can attack Kendle , Luke grabs the warrior and forces him to explain his actions . The Chuhkyvi , who identifies himself as Kiro , explains that Kendle had betrayed the Rebels ' location to the Empire causing the Imperials to attack Iskalon and destroy Pavillion . As Kendle is to blame , Kiro is attempting to kill the woman for her treachery . As Luke and Leia ponder her words , Luke realizes that Kendle ' s betrayal has endangered Lando Calrissian ' s mission to Gamandar . Meanwhile , Lando , Chewbacca , Mone , R2 - D2 , and C - 3PO have gone to Gamandar to search for Tay Vanis ' droid K - 3PX , who apparently contains all the information that Vanis had gathered on the Imperials ' plans . As the group begins to approach the Gamandar Citadel , Lando puts on a disguise , complete with a beret and an eye patch . R2 takes the time to plug into the local computers to download information . However , as he attempts to catch up with the rest of the team , he is grabbed by an Imperial officer who believes him to be part of the droid crew on Gamandar , sending him to help the Imperials with inventory . Lando meets with Admiral Griggor Tower , using Drebble ' s name as his alias . As Lando claims that he is searching for Tay Vanis to resolve a debt that Vanis owes him , Lando picks up information on K - 3PX , getting Tower ' s permission to search the droids who are on work detail . However , as the disguised Rebels leave , Tower ' s spy confirms his suspicions that they are the same Rebels who were on Iskalon . Lando , Chewbacca , Mone , and C - 3PO make their way to the droid work area to search for K - 3PX , where they find R2 - D2 working hard among the Imperial droids . As Lando searches the droid inventory , he finds K - 3PX and purchases him from the Imperial officers who are supervising the droid detail . With their mission complete , Lando tries to lead Vanis ' droid back to the " Millennium Falcon " , but after dropping several hints to the droid , the droid refuses to follow them . However , after Lando mentions Luke Skywalker , K - 3PX immediately betrays them , having only been a ruse to capture the Rebels . Kendle had sent them after the wrong droid , hoping to get them captured . All the Rebels save R2 - D2 are sent to a prison cell within the citadel to await the arrival of Darth Vader . Behind the scenes . " The New Essential Chronology " placed the search for Tay Vanis ( continuing here and concluded in issue ) after " " .