Introduced in the 6th issue of Marvel's 2015 Darth Vader series, Morit and Aiolin Astarte were created by Doctor Cylo-V on the orders of Darth Sidious, who wanted the twins built specifically to challenge Darth Vader. While Sidious never outright groomed Karbin to be Vader's successor, he kept the militarian in a high-ranking position as one of his skilled tacticians during the Galactic Civil War and as another obstacle to testing Vader. There are several Dark Side members who Sidious is either directly pampered for the role or viewed as a reasonable choice to replace Vader, but with its abilities making it immune to most of Vader's tactics, the Cyberanimate stands a better chance at defeating Vader than others who have stepped up to the plate.
Author: Joe Anthony Myrick
Published at: 2025-08-05 21:00:21
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