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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #2 (of 5),
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BEAST WARS
’ OF ONDERON

- 4000 years before the time of Luke

Skywalker, the Jedi Knights were the most
powerful and respected force in the Galaxy. In
those days a Jedi Master named Arca of
Arkania sent three of his apprentices on a
mission of peace and justice.

The three young Jedi are Ulic Qel-Droma, his

brother Cay Qel-Droma, and the Twi’lek Tott
Doneeta. Aboard their ship, the Nebulon Ranger,
they cross the vastness of rmepase to an untamed
world called Onderon.

As the Hires Jedi Knights meet with Queen Amanoa,

ruler of Iziz, the Beast Lords stage an unexpected attack
on the Royal Citadel, and the Queen’s daughter Gallia is
pPred:

Overriding the misgivings of his companions, Ulic Qel-Droma

decides to pursue the abductors. As the Nebulon Ranger takes
to the skies over Onderon’s wild forests, a seoh ol tore dnsa
from Ae ground, finds its target!
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THAT'LL
TEACH 'EM TO
INVAVE THE LANZS
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MN LULKY--THEY ACE ABLE TO BE Ne Oe
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IN ve a! } S
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MISSION-- 4 4 ‘ SNNERYUEE
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HE BOMAS ARE RIGHT! THE THREE
VEC! KMIBHTS FIN? THEMSELVES
WINVITE? GLESTS AT A
| SPARGARIC CEREMONY-- 4,

THE THE ONPEROMIAN QUEENS

CREATURES DAUGHTER, GFILIA, 1 BEING
SAY THE GIRL MARRIEP TO CORON KURA,
\% HERE, ANG THAT 3ON OF THE REIGNING
SHE WILL MARRY BEAET LORC.

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|[ 7O7T PONEETAS COMMANZS,
) THE GREAT BOMAS CHARGE
THE KOVAL GATHERING--
Fi

Ta
PRINCESS GALIA--/
I'M HERE TO BESLUE YOU
AN? RETURN YOU 70
YOUR MOTHER!

I DON'T
WANT To 62
BESLLEC! I WANT
TO MARBY ORON
HIBAL
 HOLY YOUR FIFE,
MEN! THESE MUST BE THE ‘DOWN YOUR WEAPONS
TOL? Ue AN? JOIN WS FOR A

THEN THERE 12 I
CALIA, WHO nORON KIRA, A it
WOULD PERLE WARRIOR \
WILLIN@LY
WANG MOCONS FATHER, LISOWN HER
FROKKO THE ELDER,
awo sueceRs Peon ay \| moeLeRCe
WNHEALING WOUND H2
RELENE LONG AGO,
HEN HE 19S cast
OUT OF IZIZ. CROKKO
Wie NOT SPOKEN IN

I
BEAPY 10 TALK
PEACE WELT IM
AL20 REAVY 0
t
GOVET WELL
EVER SEE PEALE,
FATHEG,..NOT UNTIL
IZIZ FALLS!

taonee 1 DON'T
NEVERTHELESS 1 UNVERSTANE. HOW
OFFER A 10487 1D PIP YOU TWO, WHO
THE JET! BNIGUE~ |] eELoNe 70 waaRiNe
1 AM TOL? THEIa PEOPLES, COME TO
EXPLOITS ARE
LEGENCABY
ATHROLOHOUT
THE GALAKY!

C'MON, CAY--
PUT THE TRANSPONDER
AWAY,

WANT TO FLY ODT -

OF HERE, PON‘T THE IBA’ HAVE
7 BEEN GOING IN AN OUT OF THE CITY FOR
YEARS, TRAVING SECRETLY WITH THE
POLITICAL UNPERGROUNZ
 YES, t
CALGHT SIGHT OF IT WAS
GALIA IN THE PALACE DNTHINB ABLE
GARVEN. WE GOTH FELT THAT A DALGHTER
THE MYSTERIOUS CALL OF ONVERON
OF CESTINY. ROYALTY MABRY A
BEAST-LORl--
GWE PARK SPE!
r THAT'S WHY WE K HOW CAN THE CARI SITE FOUR CENTURIES AGO, A
ARRANGE? MY "ABVLCTION. VEO! KNIGHT NAMEC FREEVON |
T WILL LIVE WITH OGON IN NAV? BROUGHT THE FHKK POWER
THE WILD LANS-- THEY TOL? ME YOU'VE OF THE SITH TO OUR WORLT,
ONLY BECENTLY VEVELOPED
SPALE TRAVEL.
THAT HE COULY BLLE US
UNCHALLENGEY.

L LOVE MY MOTHES..
AN? 1 LOVE MY VYING FATHER,
KING OMMINw OVER THE
LIé HAS HEAR MANY STORIES CENTURIES THERE
BLT 1 CAN NO LONGER OF THE CARK SIPE. BUT HE HAVE BEEN MANY WHO
LIVE LUNVER THE PALL OF THE Ha NEVER, UNTIL NOW, OPPOSE? Hib LEGACY
CARK GICE OF THE FORCES SEEN IT AT WORK, ALL WERE BRANVE?
AS CRIMINALE.,

ny
GRANVFATHER
FROKKE, WHOM
YOU SEE SITTING
GILENTLY BEFORE
YOU, WA CAST
OUT OF IZIZ
FIFTY YEARS
 JEP I-- BY MY
HONOB, 1 MOGON KIRA, MUST WILL YOU
WARN OU-- HELP LS THROW POWN THE
POWER --BROUGHT BY ONE OF YOU?
“7 THE ARMIES QWN-- THAT Hae CORRLPTEV
OF ALL THE BEAST-LORTS OUR WORLO/
ARE GATHERING FOR A GREAT
ANP FINAL BATILE
REEINE TETE CURSE
ITY--

LET US GO 10 YOUR MOTHER ANP

REVEAL YOUR MARRIAGE /
LWILL MAKE
HES SEB THAT YOUR
Lit FEELS THE FULL WEIGHT WEPPING, SHOLLT MARK
OF MOPONS CHALLENGE --A THE ENZ OF Hib
FALLEN MEF) MAY BE THE LONG WARS
SOURCE OF THIS WORLOS
CIECORR BUT ULIe Hh SWORN
10 WIS MABTER THAT THE
WEAPONS OF WAR WILL BE You
WS LABT RESORT. DON'T KNOW
MY MOTHER, ANT I
FEAR YOU VON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THE
VARs SI7E!

(6 BIGHT, QEL-
ROMA, You HAVE
YET To GRASP
WHATS GOING
ON HERE.
1 Witt .
NEVER LET GALIA
SET FOOT AGAIN
IN IZIZ,

TAUST ME, PLEASE.

TAM A VE. THE JEV| HAVE
TO CEAL WITH THE DARK SIDE SUDDEN FIRE FLAMES
ALL THE TIME. IN THE BYES OF LO
PLOKKO Kies,SLENT
BOM oF AN? ENTRANCE? FOR NEZ/ Fin

wists
YOU WILL ALCOMPANY Me. 20 MANY YEARE-- YOU Fle WILL
TOBETHER WE CAN BRING PEALE ea}]
THI CHAOTIC WORLZ ru A@AING® fl
oeKK S08 E?
 IF L Fale
THERE WON'T BE NV LESS THAN A DAY CAY REPAIRS THEIR SHI, ANZ
MBCH CHOICE, WILL THE NEBULON RANGER ONCE ALAIN TAKES FLIGI
THERE? TOWARP THE WALLED LITY OF 1212.

WITH GALIA ANP

ORON KIRA ON
GOARG ANP A
|) 22887- 1rER

OPON KIRA HAS ALSENTEP

TO UbIe FLAN. BUT ALL HIb
LIFE HE Ab MACE Gos s
IN Hie HEART HE
KNOWS Ube
Wht Félie!

THE RANGER AN? 176 ESCORT APPROACH j A.

CITY WALLE, THE CBFENGE GUNS LASH QUT a Oe
THE G/GHT OF THE BEAST+-RIDERS! f
 IN THE NAME OF WE ARE
THE JEV| ANC THE BEPUBLIC, BRINGING IN THE QUEENS
WE CALL FOR A PEACE CONFERENCE FAUGHTER,
BETWEEN THE WARRING
FALTIONS!

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NOS WERE HOLTING

acca
OUR FIRE, NEBGLULON RANGER

VO NE K
\\ ARILY THE ONPERONIANS FERMIT
THE RESCUERS TO BRING THE Is
KICNAPPEP ORL BEFORE WER S

a —— AWS
BUT IF ULI EXPECTS QUEEN AMANOCA
S TO QWLKLY TURN TO THE L1GHT,
SS WN 208 A FOOLS BURPRIBE e

CALIAW
MY ONLY
CAVOUTES,,.
HOW FAKE
YOv BETRAY ft
UST NEVER WILL SEE
WILL You YOU HIE
BELONG 70 AN FIRST!
OUTCAST!
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PLEALE LIZ TEN
AMANOA., L TO LLIL QEL-DROMA,
REPRESENT THE WY MARBIAGE To
SEP IWAN? THE ORON CAN MABE
GALACTIC THE BEGINNING
GEPvBLIC-- OF A NEW
Abe!
ld THE SKIES WILL
ONVERON SOON GROW SHRK
WANTS TO LEAVE WITH THE BEATING
;
IT> DARK AGES ANU Ry, : WINGS OF OLR
NOIN THE COMMUNITY WARBEAETE!
OF WOBLS,, THEN AX y
YOU MLeT PUT
AVIPE THESE
HATRED ES!

YOU WANT
FAEKNESS,
BIBAT

L CALL
PON THE SP ieIT
OF FREEDON NAPE, A
VEC! FAR GREATER

ARK FOWER
THAT We TALBHTMy
HUSBAN? ANP ALL
WR ANCESTORS
Fite ME
NOWL

WEEN AMANCA HAS

LONG WORBHIPFEP THE
8ITH TEALHINGSn ANF
THE MEMORY OF
FREEPON NAC

BUT NEVER UNTIL NOW Ha SHE

BEEN $0 FILLEC WITH HATREC
OR 20 OPEN TO THE SHAPOW
THAT INPFECTEP THE WORLZ

THERE 18 4 GREAT ROARING S0UNG

ANP THE THREE JET! ANZ THE YOUNG
COUPLE FIN? THEMBELVES IMMERBEP
IN POWERFUL WAVES OF CHEKNESS,
 LIC THOVEHTS ARE THROWN INTO
CONFUON 1:FEAR SES IN Hii
LIKE A BLALK TICE: QUICKLY,
SECIS THIS WAY!
FOLLOW
20 THB 18 THE (es,
ARK BIE!

j FROM ALL SIDES ARMORED FIETE

ORE SLIN WAH COUN
ON HE ELA.
REALM
D SEAR THe ANP TAKE Vl DOME,
14 A
OFPensaye
GALIAS VOILE 10 REFUGE
IN At SECRET PHBL ALE--
Se
caren,

CAYS STILL IN wTOTT! TAKE GALIA ANZ

THE THRONE @OO-- OBON TO THE BANGES ONO SECURE
I'VE GOT 10 60 BALK IT UNTIL 1 GET THERE!
HIM!
SEZ WANZ
WHAT ABOLT YOUR
PROMSET OBVIOUSLY
YOUR MISSION OF
PEALE HAS
PALER

s WE WILL
FIGUT BESIPE YOU. ARLA
WOUL? WANT IT.
 FATHERIT
| Ab YO EXPELTER
THERE WILL BE
WAR.

THE JEV
HAS FAILED! LET
THE ATTACK
EEOIN!

(avs
'N Atk OF ONCERONS HISTORY
THERE HAL NEVER BEEN SUCH
A GATHERING OF WAE/OREn,

THE HUNCREPS OF BEAST-LORPS,

BACH THE RULER OF WIS OWN
WILO COMAIN, HAVE POOLED
THEIR REGOURCES FOR A
SINGLE GREAT ATTACK!
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\ CLNNERES TO HIT
; THEM HARC!

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(WE OF
(E ATTHCK THAT MAKES THe CLASH
DIFFERENT THAN ALL THE BATTLES THAT
HAVE COME BEFOR:
IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE
| ONPERON MAPE CONTACT WITH
GALACTIC CIVILIZATION,
WBERUPULOVE OF F-WORLP
TRAVERS HAVE BEEN
SUPPLYING THE BEAST-LOEDS
WITH APUANCEP WEAPONRY.
=

CAY QEL-CROMA FINCS

HIMSELF FACE TO FALE WITH
THE ARK QUEEN--
:
x \\N
\ : y =e aay’
Sy CARKENEP THRONE §=\
b) , BS KOON, THE LIGHT FeOM
j * fe LAYS JEP! WEAPON MAKES
S HIM AN EAbY TARGET! “

v4 g : J

LITTLE Boy--YOU ARE

ABOLVT TO LObE SOMETHING
VERY PRECIOUS!
 IN THE THUNCER OF COMBAT THAT
NOW RACES AGHINST THE VERY
) WALLS OF THE CITAPEL!

QUEEN AMANDA RETREATS

TO THE MALEOLEUM OF
FREECON MAC TO COMMUNE
WITH THE POWER THAT le
CONEENTRATEP THERE --

-- SHE KNOWS THAT THE

CITY’ MILITARY STRENGTH
Whe NOT CELICE THIS
BATTILE--

IN Tet
NAME OF MY HUSEANC
OMMIN AN? HI ANCESTOR
FREECON NAPE 1 CALL
DOWN THE CHEK SIE

T18 GHP THAT THROUGH THE CARK

SCE OF THE FORCE THE ANCIENT {TH COLP
SAP THE WILL OF AN ENTIRE ARMY,
Tae EZ Wiehe:
4 FOR THE FIRET TE IN HER LIFE, QUEEN AIMANOA
| GWES HERSELF COMPLETELY T0 THE CARK CEn
oy Gao (La 7
| WETERICELY THE ATTACK OF THE BEAST
WARRIORS BEGING TO LOBE MOMENTUM
THE FILHT CROWS MORE PIFFILULT!
 NO WHAT OF LILIE GEL-
PROMAT His THOLOHTS
ARE ONLY WITH He
BROTHERS

CA% WHAT
AM 1 GOING To
Vo7 1 CAN'T LET
YOu VIE!

me
ar
bnOpn!
000 THING I CAN HANCLE
A SABER WITH THE
OTHER HANP--

THAT THING
IN THE BHaGOWs
We WHAT 5 TINE I

WHAT ARE
YOU POINGT THIS
1S NO TIME TO
START FIXING
FROME!

X06 MOCEL, VLIC--

THEIB APPENDACES
MAKE GREAT
aS ET Se
$ ULIt REBCUES WIS BROTHER,
THE BEAST WARRIORS FIGHT
BRAVELY ON--
= REE ARR aT i
| --BUT THANKS TO QUEEN AMANOAS
SITH MAGIC, THE TICE HAS CLEARLY
TWRNE? AGAINST THEM!

It's THE
FARK FORLE, MOTON.
WE CAN'T CONTROL THE
WARBEASTE! THE RIDERS
AGE SITTIN’
TARLETE!
ALL MY MEN
AGE GETTING SILK ANZ
. CONFUSED!

- .
Aiehines )
CEP

) “ue BEALT-
LOBVS AGE UNUSUALLY
AUTALIOLS-- :
Have THE LL TUMNATE
POWER. ON OL
OES MAYBE .
FEY THING THEDE
VEC ABE GOING
10 HELP
HEMT

KNOW HOW RIGHT

HE (6, BUT IT [6
NOT Ub, CAY OR
TOTT WHO WILL
CELIPE THIS
BATTLE:
WZ
 ZB

rf / VY) Ab THE SHIP HOVERS, THE

NOTHER SEC! SHIP CHK POWES MEETS AN
HAS ARRNE? OVER WNEXPELTE APVERBARY:-
THE BATICEGROUNE. ONE Whi? 1 EXPERIENCEP
SEO BATTLE
MECITATION--

| re eLorer eva mn \
OF UNLELAL WECON
| AN? ABILITY. 4
 VERY
BOLHIER j WHEN THE (MAGE
KNOWS THAT Z :
WAR 16 HORE
THAN ARMS
ANP ARMOR.

IN
NEW INNER ¥F
\ STKE! M2 TH. |
i Xiss i
YT BOMETINES
A WARRIOR L t \ b) F
RECEIVES OF ase
ALSAETANCE, LIGHT, BLASTING
FROM AN AWAY HIS QVER- % <M
WEXFPECTEP WHELMING FEAR
POURCE-- AN? CESFAIE-- / \ !

ES, A WAR --OL, AS PRWUN THROWS

18 60 MUL THEY
WORE THAN
lif}
Lit ANP CAY EMERGE FROM THE PALACE
70 FINE TOTT CONEETA, GALIA, ANF
ORON KIRA WATCHING THE CONFLICT
FROM THE KAWPARTS--

VERY
STGANGELY. MOPON'S
FORLES WERE WINNING),
THEN THE TIVE SHIFTEO
> AGAINST THEM

/ LAY!
DOESN'T THAT
SHIP 00%
FAMILIAR?
 ff =
ed byHE GREAT JEC! MASTER |
GOES NOT SEEM |
| PLEAGEC 70 SEE WIS
? THREE APPRENTICES,

THIo WAS
YOUR FIRET MS6(ONw
ANZ AFTER ONLY THREE
FAYe 1 HAVE 10
INTERLEVE!

IN! HAVE YOU

ALREAVY BEGUN THROWING YOUR
FLESH AWAY, IN YOUR HUNGER FOR
THE GREAT LIGHT7 f

VLIemt MAGE YOU

MY CHABRGEMAN-- AN? YOU HAVE
UTTERLY FAILEC THE TEST
I GAVE You.
YE \\ ae BOT WHAT
TE SSS a 90 YOU MEAN,
SSN MASTER? WE VIZ
YAM ag ZVERYTHING WE

” Tip
Wy, fyi a
MW MM if Vga

=2 2.

BO YOU AIG. BUT

THE CAEK SE \& OT WORK HERE.
YOU SHOULV HAVE SENSED IT THE

\
MOMENT YOU ARRIVER
wae FOR THis GREAT
WAR YOU HAVE LAUNLHEG THE wa
WAS THE WAY Z WON IF
l MEPITATEC
THE FIGHT, INFLUENCING IT
OUTCOME USING A JENS
MENTAL POWERS.
 "OY VISLALIZING THE
CESIFEV OVTLOME OF A BATTLE,
@ JE! INFLUENCES THE FIELD OF
FORCE THAT SURBOULNTS ALL
EVENTS.

BUT MASTER
ABLA, THAT'S NOT
SOMETHING YOU
TAUGHT Ub!

PERHAPS THI WAS

TOO GREAT A TEST
FOR YOU.
wNOW COME
WITH ME. LET Ue ae) =
70 THE TOMB OF
OF ALL THIS FREECON NAPLES
TOVELE! ZZ

V 17H INSTINCTIVE
SUKENESS, ARCA LEAPS
We APPRENTICES ANP
CALIA INTO THE
DEEPEST $UB-LEVELS
|) OF THE PALACE--

IN ARCA S PRESENCE THE

CARK FORCES CLONCEN-
TRATEO IN THE ANCIENT
SARCOPHALUS ARE NO
LONZER OF HELP TO THE
MW 2V7c OL WOMAN--
x
 “YOU KULEP 3
Her. LPI7 NOT
ue SS BILL HER. THE TARE
1 ONT POWER THAT SUPPORTET
CARE HOW EVIL i Hee HAS FLEG
DHE WAS, SHE WAL
WY1 MOTHER.
LOVE WM Srlle PLALe WITH
Was POWESELL
HEA. THE ABM, bIPE GUT
MY LIGHT Io
STBONGER.

--KEVEALINE
ie ERE : Kes, ; Die OF THE
TBATITION
OF FREECON . g Si SITH, THERE CAN ONLY BE
WAG! } CA EN \ 2% ma Lor ar

VEATH, HIS TOME BECAME \

A FOLUS OF CARK BIPE ENERGYn ¥
ANY £0 HIS POWER PALLET
FROM GENERATION TO
GENEZATION,

nOLLER BY \ =| RS ace Your anvestoss

Ee cree BELONGEP TO THE VARI
: SIGE, GALIA.
IPE, FOUR :
CENTURIES COT ae.
=| |over. THE sHAvOW Has
te @ZEN BROLEN. LET GO
L OF THE Paar.
APPRENTILE? z Sa
HimgeLr oA Yi - (
 BY ELEASEDS FROM THE EVIL THAT POBEESSEP
| | ABR POREFATHERS, GALIA ASKS THAT HER
MARRIAGE TO ORON KIA BE CONSECRATED
WNCER THE Lawl OF THE Rewer le

oy THAT FAY; THE

WARRING TRIBES OF
ONGERON BECOME A
CREAT UMFIEC
PEOPLE!

MASTER ABLA,
FAEECON NAV Was
. VEC.
BATTLE WITH THE CHRK SIZE 1S
FAR FROM OVER.
[VEL HOW CAN A
TAAINET IN THE
SS - WAY OF THe Lice FALL
FREEION NAC vietim 10 tHe
STILL HAS FOLLOWERS IN PAB SITET
THE FY, THEI CULT may YET :
N CAUSE TROLELE.
THERE ARE EVEN
BUMORS THAT GALIA'S FATHER
1S STILL ALIVE SOMEWHERE
ON THE PLANET.
I'LL NEEZ
YOU THREE TO STAY ON HERE
FOR A WHILE.

HAPPENED More
THAN ONCE. FORTUNATELY
IT WOES NOT HAPPEN
OF TEN--

JLIit, MY
SON PRAY THAT IT
NEVER HAPPENS
10 YOu.

ANYBOV?Y FOR
ARM WRESTLINGT

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