Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #5 has unveiled a truly dark new event in the official timeline as cruel as cruelest atrocities, if not more so. In the new Legacy of Vader series, has been uncovering the history of Darth Vader and where his power comes from. Along the way, it's been revealed that the Supreme Leader did something truly heinous before The Rise of Skywalker.

In Legacy of Vader #5 by Charles Soule and Stefano Raffaele, Kylo Ren has made good on his promises in the previous issue, declaring himself King of Naboo before sending the First Order to take over the planet.

As Darth Vader's former servant Vaneé deduces, Kylo Ren is currently full of self-hatred, just like his grandfather was.

. He then offers his guidance to the Naboo to fight back, turning every bridge and street corner into a kill box and battlefield. With Kylo's help, they used their knowledge of the planet to their advantage while also developing winning strategies using intel from Kylo himself.

. As he tells Vaneé, Naboo needed a catalyst for them to take control of their lives and let go of the past (a concept Kylo himself is naturally obsessed with). However, that development of trust is exactly what makes the end of this new Star Wars issue so horrible.

Vaneé dares to point out that Kylo's entire performance on Naboo is an elaborate form of self-hatred, on par with the hatred Darth Vader once held for himself after losing those he loved. As a result, the caretaker of Darth Vader's Mustafar castle nearly loses his life before promising Kylo Ren a source of Vader's power that only he can provide to the Supreme Leader. Apparently, there's a vault on Mustafar containing a secret power, though Vaneé makes another recommendation as well.

At the urging of Vaneé, Kylo Ren is motivated to end his game on Naboo in favor of finding a more worthy target for his hatred other than himself. Kylo decides to "clear the board", killing everyone who'd seen his face.

. While Anakin ended an invasion on Naboo as a boy, Kylo Ren ended one between Episode VIII and IX (albeit one he started). Likewise, the shared self-hatred is palpable as well.

. As such, one could argue the Supreme Leader's newest atrocity is more on par with Anakin's purge of the Jedi Temple during Order 66. Similarly, Anakin was sent to kill those he'd served alongside before betraying them all after his dark side corruption.