Graphic novel
Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1
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Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1 is the first volume of the manga Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber. It was written and illustrated by Kenny Ruiz, and published by Viz Media on November 11, 2025.
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Facts
- Title
- Path of the Lightsaber, Vol. 1
- Writers
- Kenny Ruiz
- Penciller
- Kenny Ruiz
- Cover artist
- Jimmy Presler
- Editor
- Fawn Lau
- Publisher
- Viz Media
- Released
- November 11, 2025
- Pages
- 192
- Isbn
- 9781974752867
- Timeline
- c. 34 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber
- Issue
- 1
- Followed by
- Vol. 2
Who turns up here
Characters: 24
- Burryaga Agaburry
- Ap'lek (in a flashback)
- Arar-Toozero (first appearance)
- Barun (first appearance, first identified)
- Cardo (in a flashback)
- Itai (first appearance, first identified)
- Avar Kriss
- Kuruk (in a flashback)
- Nioka Nastar (first appearance, first identified)
- Leia Organa (mentioned only)
- Kylo Ren (as a hologram)
- Darth Sidious (mentioned only)
- Luke Skywalker (as a hologram)
- Snoke (mentioned only)
- Tobue Taizen (first appearance)
- Trudgen (in a flashback)
- Ushar (in a flashback)
- Darth Vader
- Vicrul (in a flashback)
- Barnabas Vim
- House of Organa (as a hologram)
- Skywalker family (as a hologram)
- Solo family (as a hologram)
- The Force
Species: 8
Places: 1
- Jedi temple (as a hologram)
Galaxy: 6
- The galaxy
- Outer Rim Territories (as a hologram)
- Bon'nyuw-Luq sector (as a hologram)
- Crait system (as a hologram)
- Moddell sector
- Endor system
Starships: 10
Vehicles: 1
Organizations: 34
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Military
- Alliance Army
- Rebel Alliance Special Forces
- Endor strike team
- Special Forces Trackers Unit
- Bright Tree tribe
- Elder Houses (as a hologram)
- First Order
- First Order military
- First Order Army (in a flashback)
- Stormtrooper Corps (in a flashback)
- First Order stormtrooper (in a flashback)
- First Order Navy
- First Order starfighter corps
- Praetorian Guard (mentioned only)
- Galactic Empire (in a flashback)
- Emperor's Royal Guard (in a flashback)
- Imperial Military
- Imperial Army
- Stormtrooper Corps
- Scout trooper
- Stormtrooper
- Imperial Navy
- Imperial Starfighter Corps
- Tempest Force
- Jedi Order (as a hologram)
- Jedi (as a hologram)
- Jedi High Council (mentioned only)
- Knights of Ren
- New Republic (mentioned only)
- Resistance
- Resistance navy (as a hologram)
- Sith
Events: 4
- First Order-Resistance War (as a hologram)
- Battle of Crait (as a hologram)
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Endor
Technology: 52
- EX communication droid (mentioned only, first identified)
- GNK-series power droid (mentioned only)
- Darth Vader's armor
- First Order stormtrooper armor (in a flashback)
- Kylo Ren's helmet (as a hologram)
- Stormtrooper armor
- Scout trooper armor
- Blaster pistol
- DH-17 blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- E-11 medium blaster rifle
- F-11D blaster rifle (in a flashback)
- Heavy blaster rifle
- Kuruk's blaster rifle (in a flashback)
- Arm cannon (in a flashback)
- Cardo's arm cannon (in a flashback)
- Navigation computer
- Cybernetics (as a hologram)
- Mechno-arm (as a hologram)
- Databank (mentioned only, first identified)
- Drill
- Engine
- Headset
- Lightsaber
- Crossguard lightsaber (as a hologram)
- Avar Kriss' lightsaber
- Burryaga's lightsaber
- Kylo Ren's lightsaber (as a hologram)
- Dual-phase lightsaber
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber
- Nioka's lightsaber (first appearance)
- Sith lightsaber
- Darth Vader's lightsaber
- Skywalker lightsaber (as a hologram)
- Axe
- Vibro-ax (in a flashback)
- Munit'kad halberd (in a flashback)
- Ap'lek's Mandalorian executioner vibro-ax (in a flashback)
- War club (in a flashback)
- Ushar's war club (in a flashback)
- Dagger
- Pike
- Force pike
- Vibrocleaver (in a flashback)
- Trudgen's vibrocleaver (in a flashback)
- Vibro-scythe (in a flashback)
- Vicrul's scythe (in a flashback)
- Vibrosword (first identified)
- Clothing
- Cape
- Jedi apparel (as a hologram)
- Glasses
Lore: 30
- Tree
- Redwood tree
- Communications droid (mentioned only)
- Imperial Era
- Republic Era
- High Republic Era
- Alliance officer
- Captain
- Supreme Leader (as a hologram)
- Galactic Emperor (mentioned only)
- Gladiator (mentioned only)
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master (as a hologram)
- Ren (as a hologram)
- Officer
- Commander
- General (mentioned only)
- Scoundrel
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Darth
- Sith apprentice
- Sith Lord
- Force vision (mentioned only)
- Telekinesis
- Force-sensitive
- High Republic crest
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Huttese
- Jawaese
- Kyber crystal (as a hologram)
Everything else: 119
- Plant
- Snake
- Battle droid (mentioned only)
- Probe droid
- Murrows Pits (first mentioned)
- Wayseeker
- Lord
- Pilot
- Troop
- Warrior (in a flashback)
- Boat
- Space station
- Starship
- Capital ship
- Battlecruiser
- Star Destroyer
- Cruiser
- Light cruiser
- Freighter (as a hologram)
- Light freighter (as a hologram)
- Shuttle
- Starfighter
- Walker
- AT-series
- Armor
- Helmet
- Blaster
- Cannon
- Ion cannon
- Laser cannon
- Turbolaser
- Computer
- Datacard
- Droid
- Hologram
- Holoprojector
- Hyperdrive (mentioned only)
- Melee weapon
- Club (in a flashback)
- Knife
- Spear
- Sword
- Vibro-weapon
- Scanner
- Self-destruct mechanism
- Stabilizer
- Whipcord launcher
- Anti-droid sentiment
- Armory (mentioned only)
- Army (mentioned only)
- Asteroid
- Blood (mentioned only)
- Bone
- Skeleton
- Bridge
- Cave
- Robe (as a hologram)
- Cyborg (as a hologram)
- Death
- Dismemberment
- Dream (mentioned only)
- Electrum
- Entry ramp
- Eye
- Fibercord
- First Order insignia
- Foodstuff (mentioned only)
- Dark side of the Force (as a hologram)
- Force artifact
- Jedi artifact
- Force power
- Will of the Force (mentioned only)
- Forest
- Fuel (mentioned only)
- Galaxy
- Gender
- Ghost (mentioned only)
- Guerrilla (mentioned only)
- Hangar
- Hull
- Hyperspace
- Hyperspace route
- Imperial crest
- Jedi crest
- Jedi training (indirect mention)
- Language
- Buckethead
- Dank farrik
- Kark
- Kriff
- Wizard
- Poodoo
- Writing
- Laser
- Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel
- Lightspeed
- Map
- Mineral (as a hologram)
- Crystal (as a hologram)
- Moon
- Parent (in a flashback)
- Planet
- Plasma
- Propaganda
- Realspace
- Rebel Alliance starbird (as a hologram)
- Sigil of the New Republic
- Sleep
- Stun (in a flashback)
- Time
- Standard century
- Standard day
- Standard week
- Standard year
- Water
- Witch (mentioned only)
- Xenophobia (in a flashback)
- Youngling (in a flashback)
Not in the archive: 37
- Reha Anudis (first appearance, first identified)
- Yindi Karis (first appearance)
- Keela (first appearance, first identified)
- N8 (first appearance, first identified)
- Nioka Nastar's brother 1 (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Nioka Nastar's brother 2 (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Nioka Nastar's grandmother (first mentioned, in a flashback)
- Rootha (first appearance)
- Kastor Taizen (first appearance, in a flashback)
- Tucky (first appearance)
- Jedi combat droid (first appearance)
- Discovery of Reha Anudis' starship (first appearance)
- Duel on Archaidan (first appearance)
- Unidentified port (first appearance)
- Imperial Royal Guards' training grounds (first appearance)
- Unidentified astronomical object (first appearance)
- Unidentified location (First Order flag) (first appearance)
- Unidentified location (town hall) (first appearance)
- Unidentified town hall (first appearance)
- Unidentified planet (first appearance)
- Ren prospect (first appearance, first identified)
- Mork Guerrillas (first mentioned)
- Nioka Nastar's tribe (first appearance)
- Yindi's tribe (first appearance)
- Silent Drift (first appearance, first identified)
- Driller (first appearance)
- TG-750 driller (first appearance)
- Random Luck (first appearance)
- Rivener (first appearance, first identified)
- Silver Whisper (first appearance, first identified)
- Gladiator' paws (first appearance)
- Kushen trap dagger (first appearance)
- Electropike
- Reaping hook (first appearance)
- Magnetic stabilizer (first mentioned)
- Abyss (mentioned only)
- Yindi's tribal script (first appearance)
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