Duel on Mustafar

+ Darth Vader is severely wounded, requiring the use of a cybernetic suit of armor for the remainder of his life
	+ Obi-Wan Kenobi retreats and takes Vader's lightsaber with him
	+ Jarik Shan duels and then frees Barriss Offee from the mind control of Darth Sidious
	+ Barriss Offee dies while saving Jarik Shan

The **Duel on Mustafar** was a lightsaber duel where Anakin Skywalker, then recently apprenticed Sith Lord Darth Vader, fought his former Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the Outer Rim planet of Mustafar, while Kenobi’s Padawan Jarik Shan fought his fallen comrade Barriss Offee, the first Grand Inquisitor. After learning of Skywalker's downfall with Grand Master Yoda at the Jedi Temple, Kenobi and Shan arrived on Mustafar, where they attempted to reason with the fallen Jedi, not believing the Sith Master known as Darth Sidious, revealed to be Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine, had taken control of Skywalker's mind fully. However, Vader no longer cared for their friendship, and quickly claimed that Kenobi and Shan were his enemies; the three men then ignited their lightsabers and locked blades, fighting through the murder scene in the Klegger Corp Mining Facility, where Vader and Offee had recently slaughtered the members of the Separatist Council, the leadership of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Vader ordered Offee to handle Shan while he dealt with Kenobi. After some massive fighting and taunting, Shan managed to redeem Offee, though the destruction of the building as a result of Vader's duel with Kenobi forced the Mirialan woman to give up her life to save her friend.

The fight progressed on the structures of the massive facility that hovered over the deadly lava of Mustafar. Kenobi and Vader soon found themselves trapped on a structure collection arm connected on the facility when it was separated from the facility by the lava and descended onto a hot stream. Kenobi managed to fall onto a lava skiff that was heading in the opposite direction of the fallen collection arm in the stream. Vader soon followed Kenobi and jumped onto a droid collector where the two continued to fight. The Jedi managed to jump onto a high lava bend slope, and claimed that the duel was over due to his height advantage. The Sith Lord attempted to follow, but in his hubris, Vader failed to block Kenobi's final attack, a powerful maneuver which Kenobi severed Vader's remaining organic limbs, and Vader rolled down to the edge of the lava bend, bringing the duel to an end.

Then, Kenobi—overcome with disgust and remorse over his friend's transformation—cried out that he had believed that the fallen Jedi was the Chosen One and his destiny was to destroy the Sith, but instead he joined them. Unable, but most likely unwilling, to connect with his former best friend, Vader was consumed by the fires of the lava that leaked onto the lava bend; leaving the Sith Lord to die, Kenobi retreated and took his lightsaber. Afterwards, Vader's new Master, Darth Sidious, found his injured apprentice and took him back to the galactic capital of Coruscant, now known as Imperial Center, to be rebuilt; the suit that Vader donned there was one that the Sith Lord would wear for the rest of his life.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 15: Confronting the Sith" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 16: Battle of the Heroes"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 17: The Twins"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 18: A New Hope" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 3: Skirmish on Mandalore" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 4: Clones and Clues" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 25: Return to Berk" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 36: Delving Deeper in Mystery" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 52: Preparing a Rescue" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 53: Fire Across the Galaxy" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 61: The Apprentice Lives" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 62: Everything Changes" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 63: The Truth" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 65: The Lost Commanders" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 66: Remembering the Past" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 67: Relics of the Old Republic" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 68: Worries" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 88: Shroud of Darkness Pt 1" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 96: Twilight of the Apprentice Pt 3" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 2: Tension on Naboo" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 3: Fall of the Old Masters" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 29: A Galaxy in Uproar" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 47: Vader's Vendetta" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 48: Against All Odds" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond" (indirect mention only)
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 8: That's no Moon" (indirect mention only)
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 11: Kenobi" (flashback only)
* *The Chosen One* (indirect mention only)