Watto has reportedly died at the hands of Darth Vader.
The second edition in a new Star Wars comic series titled Legacy of Vader apparently features the feared Sith lord taking his revenge on everyone’s favorite Toydarian junk dealer.
A couple of flashback panels from the new comic show Darth Vader giving Watto the business, which is very sad for all those who loved the curmudgeonly trash salesman and brutally funny for all the rest of us.
Seriously, Darth Vader apparently destroys Watto, his former slave owner when he was just a wee boy on Tatooine in the first Star Wars prequel, in this comic. Is it an established part of Star Wars canon? Who knows, but this is absolutely hysterical in the most shameful way possible for someone to dream up.
We hate to think Darth Vader actually went all the way back to Tatooine just to blast Watto into the galactic afterlife, but this comic sure seems to think it’s what he did.
Sneak peeks of STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #2. Kylo Ren on… Tatooine! https://t.co/O5hy1sLKl7 pic.twitter.com/2G9dqIqAji
— Mark Paniccia (@MarkPaniccia) January 24, 2025
We’re not laughing at Watto’s untimely passing. That is awful; terrible for us to lose such a beloved prequel character. The internet made sure to give Watto his flowers as he becomes one with the Force… or wherever Watto goes when he gets zapped out of existence by Darth Vader.
crowds have begun placing memorial flower bouquets outside of Watto's home on Tattooine 🤍 pic.twitter.com/GvNqmw6vT8
— joe (@JoeStokowski) January 25, 2025
telling everybody at the bar watto died pic.twitter.com/Xo2YW7XpCJ
— Southern Dan (@StolenDans) January 25, 2025
We still have Watto's poetry, and his essays. They can kill him but they will never kill his ideas.
— Mike Cobraman (@MKupperman) January 25, 2025
I have to take work off today. Just found out Watto passed away https://t.co/6az3qJ0KOH
— Harry (@hdwmovies) January 24, 2025
“It seems, in your anger, you killed Watto” pic.twitter.com/Rg6ujDtNLZ
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) January 24, 2025
they should add Watto to the Oscars In Memoriam
— y o n k (@Yonklerr) January 24, 2025
Watto recognizing Anakin in AOTC was the most human connection he had with anyone in the entire trilogy https://t.co/i90Dr0oKy8 pic.twitter.com/ZtX11TiG5l
— Godzilla (1998) defender (@Trev_Internet) January 25, 2025
This is the worst day of my life. https://t.co/oA9EmMd4UZ
— Ali Arikan (@aliarikan) January 24, 2025
do you think Sebulba is ok https://t.co/BHLoFAhPwz
— 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕨 (@phosphor_glow) January 24, 2025
Darth Vader appearances in Star Wars nowadays are just "Vader finds a random Prequel-era side character that people didn't like and kills them." https://t.co/HdKiFerX5v
— Cockadookie (@aubergineman08) January 24, 2025
Vader wouldn't do that. Watto's his buddy https://t.co/XYGCdayA9T
— Olympics Jeremy (@JeremyMonjo) January 24, 2025
you cant just do that https://t.co/oWLlwvQZhb
— zimmz (@azimmz4_) January 24, 2025
