query: What was the name of Darth Vader's son?

title: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

text: Grand Moff Tarkin are also shown. Luceno devotes much of "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader" to the internal conflict that Darth Vader undergoes as he tries to shed his former identity of Anakin Skywalker and relearn to master the Force. Palpatine intends for these early missions that he sends Vader on to be as much about learning what it means to be a Sith as they are about consolidating the rule of the nascent Empire. The final chapters of "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader" depict the beginning of the Imperial enslavement of the Wookiees of Kashyyyk,

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text: the Terrible, Napoleon, Al Capone and the fictional Pharaoh Kahmunrah, but they judge him only a futile robot, as he does not speak, but tries to Force-choke them, with a gesture they interpret as a sort of salute. In 2010, IGN ranked Darth Vader 25th in the "Top 100 Videogames Villains". In Ukraine, the Internet Party of Ukraine regularly lets people named Darth Vader take part in elections. Footnotes Citations Darth Vader Darth Vader is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He is the main antagonist of the original trilogy, but, as Anakin Skywalker, is the main protagonist

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text: Darth Vader Darth Vader is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He is the main antagonist of the original trilogy, but, as Anakin Skywalker, is the main protagonist of the prequel trilogy. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has collectively referred to the first six episodic films of the franchise as "the tragedy of Darth Vader." Originally a Jedi prophesied to bring balance to the Force, Anakin Skywalker is lured to the dark side of the Force by Palpatine, who is secretly a Sith Lord. After fighting a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi in which he

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text: wants to forget forever. It is revealed that the general public of the galaxy believes that Anakin Skywalker perished in the attack on the Jedi Temple (which Skywalker led as Darth Vader). The novel received largely positive reviews among the "Star Wars" fan communities, and was described as a successful narration of Vader's emotions and perspectives. Luceno told the magazine "Star Wars Insider" about a discussion he had with Ryan Kaufman, formerly of LucasArts, who had worn a Darth Vader costume during the production of a number of LucasArts "Star Wars" video games. Kaufman's description of what it was like

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text: heard interrogating and torturing Leia on board his Star Destroyer and aboard the Death Star. Vader appears in "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue", where he is voiced by Jones. Vader is featured as a combatant in the popular series "Death Battle", in which he is pitted against Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom. In "Attack of the Clones", Anakin Skywalker feels "smothered" by Obi-Wan Kenobi and is incapable of controlling his own life. By "Revenge of the Sith", however, his "father-son" friction with his master has matured into a more equal, brotherly relationship. Once he becomes Darth Vader, each evil

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text: tall, grim general "Darth Vader" was already close in line with his final depiction, and the protagonist "Anikin Starkiller" had a role similar to Luke Skywalker's as the 16-year-old son of a respected warrior. After the success of the original "Star Wars" (1977), series creator George Lucas hired science fiction author Leigh Brackett to write the sequel with him. They held story conferences and, by late November 1977, Lucas had produced a handwritten treatment. The treatment is similar to the final film, except that Vader does not reveal he is Luke's father. In the first draft that Brackett would write

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text: is dismembered, Vader is transformed into a cyborg. He then serves the Galactic Empire as Darth Vader until he redeems himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, and killing Palpatine, sacrificing his own life in the process. He is also the father of Princess Leia Organa, the secret husband of Padmé Amidala, and grandfather of Kylo Ren, the main villain of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy. The character has been portrayed by numerous actors. His cinematic appearances span the first six "Star Wars" films, as well as "Rogue One", and his character is referenced in both "" and "". He

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text: series of tongue-in-cheek children's books by Jeffrey Brown. In Brown's series, a hapless Vader sets out to be a father to a young Luke and Leia, with some scenes portraying light-hearted versions of their darker film counterparts (for example, one scene shows Vader, Luke and Leia at the carbonite freezing chamber on Bespin, with Vader pronouncing the freezer adequate for making ice cream). Vader appears in several comic books such as Dark Horse Comics' "Star Wars Tales" and Marvel Comics' "Star Wars" (1977–1986) series. Anakin Skywalker is a major character in Dark Horse's "" series (1998–2006). Darth Vader and Anakin

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text: noted that the script indicated that Vader would travel between spaceships and needed to survive in the vacuum of space, and he proposed that Vader should wear some sort of space suit. Lucas agreed, and McQuarrie combined a full-face breathing mask with a Samurai helmet, thus creating one of the most iconic designs of space fantasy cinema. McQuarrie's of Darth Vader engaged in a lightsaber duel with Deak Starkiller (a character prototype for Luke Skywalker) depicts Vader wearing black armour, a flowing cape and an elongated, skull-like mask and helmet. Its similarity to the final design of Vader's costume demonstrates

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text: Foster, Vader meets Luke Skywalker for the first time and engages him in a lightsaber duel that ends with Luke cutting off Vader's arm and Vader falling into a deep pit. (In 1999's "Vader's Quest", however, Vader encounters Luke for the first time after hiring a bounty hunter to find the pilot who destroyed the Death Star.) "" (1996) reveals that Vader is conflicted about trying to turn his son to the dark side of the Force, and knows deep down that there is still some good in him. Anakin Skywalker's redeemed spirit appears in "The Truce at Bakura" (1993),

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text: an act that will eventually lead to the partnership between Han Solo and Chewbacca. The novel ends with Obi-Wan Kenobi learning of Vader's survival after their duel on Mustafar (depicted in "Revenge of the Sith"). Fearing for safety of the infant Luke Skywalker whom he is watching over, he communes with the spirit of his late master Qui-Gon Jinn, who tells him that Luke will grow to confront his father when the time is right and that Darth Vader will never return to Tatooine; as Qui-Gon explains, the planet is the whole of everything that was Anakin Skywalker, someone Vader

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text: Skywalker appear in a variety of video games such as the "Lego Star Wars" series and the "" series. Vader plays a central role in "" (2008). He is a playable character in the first level of the game, where he and his armies invade Kashyyyk to hunt down a Jedi who had survived the Order's destruction. Vader kills the Jedi and kidnaps the man's young Force-sensitive son, whom he raises as his secret apprentice, Starkiller. Vader sends Starkiller on various missions throughout the galaxy, with an ultimate goal to assassinate Palpatine so that Vader can rule the galaxy himself.

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text: from the temple's ruins. Filoni said that it was "an elected decision" not to feature Vader for the third season. Vader makes a final voiceless cameo in the late fourth-season episode “A World Between Worlds”, as Ezra looks back in time to see the conclusion of his duel with Ahsoka before rescuing her from him. Shortly afterward, quotes from Vader are heard echoing in the void after Ezra says his name. Anakin Skywalker is a recurring character in the 2D animated web series "Star Wars: Forces of Destiny". He appears in the episodes "The Padawan Path", "Teach You, I Will"

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text: Vader is able to track down the Rebels' base on the planet Yavin IV. During the Rebels' attack on the Death Star, Vader in his TIE fighter attempts to shoot down Luke Skywalker's X-wing fighter, but Han Solo intervenes and sends Vader's ship spiraling off course, allowing Luke to destroy the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Vader becomes obsessed with finding Luke and leads the Imperial attack on the Rebel base on Hoth, but the Rebels escape. While conversing with Emperor Palpatine via hologram, Vader convinces him that Luke would be valuable to the Empire if he could

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text: films, the Expanded Universe grew to include novels about Vader's former life as Anakin Skywalker. Greg Bear's 2000 novel "Rogue Planet" and Jude Watson's "Jedi Apprentice" and "Jedi Quest" series chronicle Anakin's early missions with Obi-Wan, while James Luceno's 2005 novel "Labyrinth of Evil", set during the Clone Wars, depicts Anakin battling Separatist commander General Grievous. In Luceno's "" (2005), set a few months after the events of "Revenge of the Sith", Vader disavows his identity as Anakin Skywalker as he systematically pursues and kills the surviving Jedi and cements his position in the Empire. The novel reveals that Vader

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text: in a 2010 letter to the editor of the journal "Psychiatry Research". Bui says he found Anakin Skywalker a useful example to explain BPD to medical students. In particular, Bui points to Anakin's abandonment issues and uncertainty over his identity. Anakin's mass murders of the Tusken Raiders in "Attack of the Clones" and the young Jedi in "Revenge of the Sith" count as two dissociative episodes, fulfilling another criterion. Bui hoped his paper would help raise awareness of the disorder, especially among teens. Darth Vader's iconic status has made the character a synonym for evil in popular culture. For example,

title: Jeffrey Brown (cartoonist)

text: These include four humorous takes on Darth Vader as a hapless father to young Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia - "Darth Vader and Son", "Vader's Little Princess", "Goodnight, Darth Vader", and "Darth Vader and Friends" - and three volumes in the "Jedi Academy" series, which are young-adult novels done in the mixed cartooning and diary style of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. He won an Ignatz Award in 2003 in the category of Outstanding Mini-Comic, for "I Am Going To Be Small". James Kochalka has called Brown's "Clumsy" his "favorite graphic novel ever." "Clumsy" (2002) was originally self-published

title: Sith

text: or die, and proceeded to use his Force-derived powers to torture and kill Skywalker when the latter refused to embrace the Dark Side of the Force. Experiencing a crisis of conscience at the imminent death of Skywalker, whom Vader now knew to be his son, Darth Vader chose to intervene and kill his master, the Emperor. Darth Vader would die of his own injuries shortly thereafter, thus apparently bringing an end to the Sith and their ancient vendetta. Darth Atrius was an ancient Dark Lord of the Sith who existed long before the Rule of Two was created. He owned

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text: head, surviving his bisection at Obi-Wan's hands, replacing his missing bottom half with cybernetic legs, similar to those of General Grievous. He then follows Obi-Wan throughout the galaxy, finally tracking him down on Tatooine a few years after the events of "". Maul taunts Obi-Wan, saying that after he kills him, he will take a toddler-aged Luke Skywalker to his master, Emperor Palpatine. Maul plans to kill Darth Vader, and resume his rightful place at Palpatine's side as his apprentice. He ignites his new double-bladed lightsaber, and engages Obi-Wan in a lightsaber duel, but Obi-Wan again bests him in combat,

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text: in their duel is mostly the speed at which it was filmed, although there are instances where single frames were removed to increase the velocity of particular strikes. An example of this occurs as Obi-Wan strikes down on Vader after applying an armlock in the duel's first half. "Revenge of the Sith" eventually became the first "Star Wars" film in which Anakin Skywalker and the suited Darth Vader were played by the same actor in the same film. As Christensen recounted, it was originally intended to simply have a "tall guy" in the Darth Vader costume, but after "begging and

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text: to the character, including General George Custer, the subject of the acrylic painting "Darth Custer" by Native American artist Bunky Echohawk. In 2005, Al Gore referred to Tele-Communications Inc.'s John C. Malone as the "Darth Vader of cable", and political strategist Lee Atwater was known by his political enemies as "the Darth Vader of the Republican Party". On June 22, 2006, US Vice President Dick Cheney referred to himself as the Darth Vader of the Bush administration. Discussing the administration's philosophy on gathering intelligence, he said to CNN's John King, "It means we need to be able to go after

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text: villain. Darth Vader ranked number two on "Empire" magazine's 2008 list of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". "Premiere" magazine also ranked Vader on their list of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". On their list of the "100 Greatest Fictional Characters", Fandomania.com ranked Vader at number 6. Darth Vader was also the No. 1 supervillain on the Bravo series "Ultimate Super Heroes, Vixens and Villains". Darth Vader was also ranked as No. 1 in IGN's list of top 100 "Star Wars" characters. Furthermore, Darth Vader's quote in "The Empire Strikes Back" – "No, "I" am your father" (often

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text: plans to eventually overthrow Palpatine and that he betrayed the Jedi because he resented their supposed failure to recognize his power. In the "Dark Nest" trilogy (2005), Luke and Leia uncover old recordings of their parents in R2-D2's memory drive; for the first time, they see their own birth and their mother's death, as well as their father's corruption to the dark side. In "Bloodlines" (2006), Han and Leia's son Jacen – who has himself turned to the dark side – uses the Force to "watch" Darth Vader slaughter the children at the Jedi Temple. Vader also appears in a

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text: and capture or kill those people who are trying to kill Americans. That's not a pleasant business. It's a very serious business. And I suppose, sometimes, people look at my demeanor and say, 'Well, he's the Darth Vader of the administration.'" Jon Stewart put on a Darth Vader helmet to address Dick Cheney as a "kindred spirit" on "The Daily Show" on January 25, 2007. Cheney's wife, Lynne, presented Stewart with a Darth Vader action figure on her appearance on the show on October 10, 2007. Both Stewart and Stephen Colbert have occasionally referred to Cheney as "Darth Cheney". In

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text: head was sculpted by Jay Hall Carpenter and the stonecarver was Patrick J. Plunkett. The Darth Vader grotesque is difficult to see with the naked eye, and binoculars are generally needed to spot it. Darth Vader grotesque The Darth Vader grotesque is a limestone grotesque by Jay Hall Carpenter. It is located at the Washington National Cathedral, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States. The Darth Vader grotesque is one of many grotesques that are part of the National Cathedral's rain control system. The grotesques deflect rainwater by bouncing it off the tops of their heads and away from the stone walls.

title: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

text: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader is a novel set in the non-canonical "Star Wars Legends" continuity, written by James Luceno, that was published by Del Rey on November 22, 2005. "Dark Lord" takes place in the immediate aftermath of the events in "", and focuses on Darth Vader and his rise to power in the newly inaugurated Galactic Empire. "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader" begins in the final hours of the Clone Wars, just before the implementation of Order 66 as depicted in "Revenge of the Sith". When a

title: Darth Vader grotesque

text: Darth Vader grotesque The Darth Vader grotesque is a limestone grotesque by Jay Hall Carpenter. It is located at the Washington National Cathedral, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States. The Darth Vader grotesque is one of many grotesques that are part of the National Cathedral's rain control system. The grotesques deflect rainwater by bouncing it off the tops of their heads and away from the stone walls. In the 1980s, during the construction of the northwest tower, Christopher Rader won third-place in a "National Geographic World" magazine contest for children, with his drawing of "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader. The fierce

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text: Jedi code, such as torturing prisoners who may know her location when she goes missing. During the third season, Anakin experiences a vision of his future as Darth Vader. Darth Vader is a recurring character in the first season of "Star Wars Rebels", which takes place 14 years after "The Clone Wars" concludes. Vader leads a squadron of Force-sensitive Imperial Inquisitors who are actively searching for and killing any remaining Jedi and Force-sensitive children. In the second-season premiere, Vader discovers that Ahsoka has joined the Rebel Alliance, and the Emperor orders him to hunt her down. During their first confrontation

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text: to Vader and Palpatine, respectively, in a satirical article comparing politicians to various "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" characters. Many films and television series have paid homage to Darth Vader. The 1982 compilation movie "Cosmic Princess", compiled from parts of "" episodes, contains several "Star Wars" references including a character named "Vader". Marty McFly in "Back to the Future" (1985), dressed in a radiation suit, calls himself "Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan" to convince the past version of his father to ask his mother to a dance. Rick Moranis plays "Dark Helmet" in the "Star Wars" parody "Spaceballs" (1987).

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text: Wars Holiday Special", a television special broadcast by CBS in 1978, features a brief appearance by Darth Vader, who appears on-screen speaking with Imperial officer "Chief Bast" in footage cut from the original 1977 film. The sequence is dubbed with new dialogue, performed by James Earl Jones. In the story, Vader colludes with Boba Fett to entrap the Rebels. Darth Vader features in the 1981 radio drama adaptation of "Star Wars", voiced by the actor Brock Peters. Vader makes his first appearance on the planet Ralltiir, where he treats Princess Leia Organa with suspicion. In later extended scenes, he is

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text: the satirical cartoon show "Lil' Bush", Dick Cheney's father is portrayed as being Darth Vader. At her presidential campaign event on September 19, 2007, Hillary Clinton also referred to Cheney as Darth Vader. At the 2008 Washington Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner, Cheney joked that his wife Lynne told him that the Vader comparison "humanizes" him. George Lucas told "The New York Times" columnist Maureen Dowd, however, that Cheney is more akin to Emperor Palpatine, and that a better stand-in for Vader would be George W. Bush. An issue of "Newsweek" referenced this quote, and compared Bush and Cheney

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text: to wear the suit led Luceno to dedicate a substantial amount of the novel toward Vader's struggling with the discomfort of his new prosthetics and armor. Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader is a novel set in the non-canonical "Star Wars Legends" continuity, written by James Luceno, that was published by Del Rey on November 22, 2005. "Dark Lord" takes place in the immediate aftermath of the events in "", and focuses on Darth Vader and his rise to power in the newly inaugurated Galactic Empire. "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth

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text: with Vader. The original design of Darth Vader's costume did not originally include a helmet. The idea that Vader should wear a breathing apparatus was first proposed by concept artist Ralph McQuarrie during preproduction discussions for "Star Wars" with George Lucas in 1975. In an interview with "Star Wars Insider" Magazine, McQuarrie stated that Lucas's artistic direction was to portray a malevolent figure in a cape with Samurai armour. "For Darth Vader, George [Lucas] just said he would like to have a very tall, dark fluttering figure that had a spooky feeling like it came in on the wind." McQuarrie

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text: and several buildings across the globe are regularly compared to him. A grotesque of Darth Vader looms over the east face of the Washington National Cathedral's northwest tower. During the 2007–08 NHL season, Ottawa Senators goaltender Martin Gerber performed so well in an all-black mask that fans endearingly termed him "Darth Gerber". In 2015, a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Odessa, Ukraine, was converted into one of Darth Vader due to a law on decommunization. Many commentators and comedians have also evoked his visage to satirize politicians and other public figures, and several American political figures have been unflatteringly compared

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text: four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. In "Lords of the Sith", Vader and Palpatine find themselves hunted by revolutionaries on the Twi'lek planet Ryloth. In the 2015 "Star Wars" Celebration, it was announced David S. Goyer is helping to develop a virtual reality game based on Darth Vader. It is said that the audience as "visitor" will be able to walk, pick up, push and open things, and might even have some effect in the story. In April 2014, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars"

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text: control and sees a cryptic vision of his future as Darth Vader. In the season finale, Anakin and Obi-Wan go on a mission to rescue Palpatine from General Grievous, leading to the opening of "Revenge of the Sith". Series creator and director Genndy Tartakovsky admitted that he was bothered that Lucasfilm declared "Clone Wars" non-canon, but said that he was proud of what he did and how much the microseries and the characters influenced later works. Vader is featured prominently in novels set in the "Star Wars" universe. In the 1978 novel "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" by Alan Dean

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text: In "Chasing Amy" (1997), Hooper X speaks at a comic convention about Darth Vader being a metaphor for how poorly the science fiction genre treats black people; he is especially offended that Vader, the "blackest brother in the galaxy", reveals himself to be a "feeble, crusty old white man" at the end of "Return of the Jedi". The character was also parodied in the Nickelodeon cartoon "Rocko's Modern Life" in the episode "Teed Off". On another Nickelodeon cartoon, "Jimmy Neutron", Darth Vader's infamous line, "I am your father", was interpolated in the mini-episode "New Dog, Old Tricks". The line was

title: The Glove of Darth Vader

text: destroy him. The Glove of Darth Vader The Glove of Darth Vader is a "Star Wars" novel for young readers released in June 1992 as first book of the "Jedi Prince" series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids. It is directly preceded within the chronology of the Star Wars expanded universe by "The Truce at Bakura" and is followed in the Jedi Prince series by "The Lost City of the Jedi". After the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor, the Empire is left without a true leader. The Supreme Prophet Kadann prophesied that the

title: The Glove of Darth Vader

text: The Glove of Darth Vader The Glove of Darth Vader is a "Star Wars" novel for young readers released in June 1992 as first book of the "Jedi Prince" series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids. It is directly preceded within the chronology of the Star Wars expanded universe by "The Truce at Bakura" and is followed in the Jedi Prince series by "The Lost City of the Jedi". After the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor, the Empire is left without a true leader. The Supreme Prophet Kadann prophesied that the next leader

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text: character has also been portrayed in several video games; in games such as "" and "", visual effects artist C. Andrew Nelson appears in short sequences in the Vader costume, voiced by Scott Lawrence. Matt Sloan, who appeared in the YouTube parody "Chad Vader", provided the voice of Darth Vader in "The Force Unleashed ". As a result of his video game appearances, Nelson was cast to appear as Vader in brief sequences inserted into the 1998 special edition of "The Empire Strikes Back", in which Vader is seen boarding his shuttle. During production of "Return of the Jedi", the

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text: and "Unexpected Company", voiced again by Matt Lanter. In 2015, Marvel released a 25-issue series called "Darth Vader" (2015), which focused on the title character in the aftermath of the destruction of the Death Star, as well as his life after learning about the existence of his son. The series happens parallel to the comic book series "Star Wars" (2015) and has a cross-over titled "Vader Down". The five-issue mini-series "Obi-Wan & Anakin", written by Charles Soule, depicts the lives of both Jedi between "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones". At New York Comic Con 2015, Dan Brooks

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text: "You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know". Hayden Christensen and Gene Bryant alternately portray Vader in "Revenge of the Sith". During the production of "Revenge of the Sith", Christensen asked Lucas if a special Vader suit could be constructed to fit his own body, rather than have a different actor don one of the original sets of Vader armor worn by Prowse. Brock Peters provided the voice of Darth Vader in the NPR/USC radio series. Both Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous portrayed Vader in "Rogue One" (2016), with Jones reprising his role as the character's voice. Vader's

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text: in which Vader wipes out most of Phoenix Squadron's troops, Ahsoka is overwhelmed when she recognizes Anakin under "a layer of hate" in Darth Vader. Later in the season, Ahsoka has a vision in which Anakin blames her for allowing him to fall to the dark side. Vader makes a brief cameo at the end of "Shroud of Darkness" in which he is brought to the Jedi temple on Lothal. In the season finale, Ahsoka duels with her former master inside a Sith Temple, allowing her friends to escape Vader and the temple's destruction. As the episode concludes, Vader escapes

title: Hasbro Darth Vader Voice Changer

text: Hasbro Darth Vader Voice Changer The Darth Vader Voice Changer is a toy released by Hasbro in 2004 as part of the tail end of its Original Trilogy Collection line of toys focusing on characters from "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi". The voice changer allows the wearer to talk in a voice somewhat like James Earl Jones as Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith, and also included numerous built-in phrases and Vader's breathing sound from the movies. Variations of the helmet also exist. In 2008, a similar Clone Trooper Voice Changer was

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text: into his relationship with Obi-Wan and depict how their relationship matured. Ahsoka and Anakin's relationship was seen as an essential story arc spanning both the animated film and "Clone Wars" television series. Filoni began thinking about the final confrontation between Ahsoka and Vader ever since he created the former; different iterations had different endings, including one in which Vader kills Ahsoka just as she slashes open his helmet to reveal Vader's scarred face. Ahsoka's presence in "Star Wars Rebels" was necessary to allow Darth Vader to encounter the show's lead characters without the latter being "destroyed"; Ahsoka can "stand toe-to-toe"

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text: reborn as Vader. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan hid Luke on Tatooine while the Galactic Republic became the tyrannical Galactic Empire and Vader systematically hunted down and killed the Jedi. This change in character would provide a springboard to the "tragedy of Darth Vader" storyline that underlies the prequel trilogy. After deciding to create the prequel trilogy, Lucas indicated the series would be a tragic one depicting Anakin's fall to the dark side. He also saw that the prequels could form the beginning of one long story that started with Anakin's childhood and ended with his death. This was the final step towards

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text: a three part series of episodes of the YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History has Darth Vader facing off against Adolf Hitler. Psychiatrists have considered Vader to be a useful example for explaining borderline personality disorder to medical students. Anakin's origin story in "The Phantom Menace" has been compared to signifiers of African American racial identity, and his dissatisfaction with his life has been compared to Siddartha's before he became Gautama Buddha. A Mexican church advised Christians against seeing "The Phantom Menace" because it portrays Anakin as a Christ figure. The slime-mold beetle "Agathidium vaderi" is named after Vader,

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text: save Padmé from dying. Anakin reports Palpatine's treachery to Jedi Master Mace Windu, who subdues him. Desperate to save Padmé, Anakin intervenes on the Palpatine's behalf, allowing him to kill Windu. Anakin pledges himself to the dark side and becomes Palpatine's new Sith apprentice, Darth Vader. Vader leads a band of clones to murder everyone at the Jedi Temple before he kills the remaining Separatist leaders hiding on the volcanic planet Mustafar. Padmé travels to Mustafar and implores Vader to abandon the dark side, but he refuses and asks her to help overthrow Palpatine so they can rule the galaxy

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text: Universe material. Darth Vader first appears in "Star Wars" (later retitled as "A New Hope") as a ruthless villain serving the Galactic Empire. He is tasked, along with Imperial Governor Grand Moff Tarkin, with recovering the secret technical plans for the Death Star, which were stolen by the Rebel Alliance. Vader captures and tortures Princess Leia Organa, who has hidden the plans inside the droid R2-D2 and sent it to find Vader's former Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet Tatooine. During Leia's rescue, Vader kills Obi-Wan in a lightsaber duel. Having placed a tracking device aboard the "Millennium Falcon",

title: The Glove of Darth Vader

text: of the Empire would wear the indestructible right hand Glove of Darth Vader, so Imperial senator Timothy Barclay sends Captain Dunwell to find the glove. The Rebel Alliance and the Senate's Planetary Intelligence Network known as SPIN, hoping to find information on the new emperor, send C-3PO and R2-D2 disguised to the planet Kessel. There they discover Grand Moff Hissa introducing Trioculus, who claims to be Palpatine's son, as the heir to Empire. Although he manages to trick his followers by seemingly producing Force lightning, he demands that his advisors find the glove so he can cement his power. After

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text: of StarWars.com held an interview with Soule, who described the story as "pretty unexplored territory." A second series, "Darth Vader" (2017), is also written by Charles Soule. It begins moments after Vader wakes up for the first time in his black suit at the end of the film "". The series will focus on exploring the title character's emotional transformation upon learning of Padme's death, his adjustment to his mechanical suit, how he creates his red lightsaber, and how he hunts Jedi in the Inquisitor program shown in the animated series "Star Wars Rebels". "" was one of the first

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text: Orson Welles to voice Vader (after dismissing using Prowse's own voice due to his English West Country accent, leading to the rest of the cast nicknaming him "Darth Farmer"). After deciding that Welles's voice would be too recognizable, he cast the lesser-known James Earl Jones instead. Jones initially felt his contributions to the films were too small to warrant recognition and his role was uncredited at his request until the release of "Return of the Jedi" (1983). When Jones was specifically asked if he had supplied Vader's voice for "Revenge of the Sith"—either newly or from a previous recording—Jones answered,

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text: also appears in numerous iterations of the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe including television series (most substantially ""), video games, novels, literature and comic books. Darth Vader has become one of the most iconic villains in popular culture, and has been listed among the greatest villains and fictional characters ever. The American Film Institute listed him as the third greatest movie villain in cinema history on "100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains", behind Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates. His role as a tragic hero in the prequel trilogy was met with mixed reviews. In the first draft of "The Star Wars",

title: Darth Vader

text: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under Trademark #77419252 and is officially described in the documentation as ""The sound of rhythmic mechanical human breathing created by breathing through a scuba tank regulator."" Commentators have often pointed to the influence of Akira Kurosawa's films such as "The Hidden Fortress" (1958) on George Lucas, and Vader's Samurai-inspired costume design is held up as a significant example of the Japanese influences on "Star Wars". Darth Vader was portrayed by bodybuilder David Prowse in the original film trilogy, and by stunt performer Bob Anderson during the character's intense lightsaber fight scenes. Lucas originally intended for

title: Darth Vader

text: been voiced by Mat Lucas for the 2003 micro-series "", and by Matt Lanter in the CGI animated film "", the and for Anakin's cameos in "Star Wars Rebels". For Vader's appearances in the "Star Wars Rebels" animated series, James Earl Jones has reprised the voice role. Both Lanter and Jones contributed their voices for the second-season finale of "Rebels", at times with identical dialogue spoken by both actors blended together in different ways. Darth Vader appears in seven of the live-action "Star Wars" films, "" animated film and . He also has a recurring role in "Star Wars" Expanded

title: Darth Vader

text: dueling with Luke once again. Realizing that Leia is Luke's twin sister, Vader threatens to turn her to the dark side if Luke will not submit. Furious, Luke overpowers Vader and severs his father's robotic hand. The Emperor entreats Luke to kill Vader and take his place. Luke refuses, however, and the Emperor tortures him with Force lightning. Unwilling to let his son die, Vader throws the Emperor down a reactor chute to his death, but Vader is mortally electrocuted in the process. At his last request, Luke removes the redeemed Anakin's mask. As he dies peacefully in Luke's arms,

title: Hasbro Darth Vader Voice Changer

text: released to promote the "" film. In regions such as Europe where languages other than English are spoken, the Darth Vader Voice Changer's sounds were modified to fit the language demographic. However, rather than replacing the movie phrases with foreign-language versions, the button that plays back the phrases in the U.S. version simply plays back the same breathing sounds activated by the adjacent button in both the European and U.S. versions. This proved to be a popular toy. and was repackaged for later use. In early 2005 it was sold in a revised box for the movie "". Hasbro Darth

title: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir

text: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic limited series, centered on Darth Maul immediately following the events of the 2008 animated television series "". The comic is based on the scripts and storyboards of an unproduced four-episode story arc intended for a potential seventh season of "The Clone Wars". "Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir" was the last "Star Wars" comic published by Dark Horse Comics before Lucasfilm transferred the license to Marvel Comics in 2014. This is the only Star Wars comic published by Dark Horse Comics to remain

title: Vader (band)

text: that they managed to release their debut album "The Ultimate Incantation" (1992). The band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the "Star Wars" film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, World War II, and horror. According to "Billboard" magazine, by 2002 Vader sold approximately 500,000 releases around the world. Vader was formed in 1983, the same year as the very first death metal pioneers Possessed and Death. However, at this time Vader was a heavy/speed metal band, later evolving into thrash metal and then finally death metal for the band's first demo, "Live in Decay", in

title: Darth Vader

text: escapes through an air shaft. Vader telepathically tells Luke that it is his destiny to join the dark side. In "Return of the Jedi", Vader and the Emperor are supervising the second Death Star's construction. Unknown to Vader, the Emperor intends to replace him with Luke as his apprentice. Thinking that there is still good in his father, Luke surrenders to Vader and unsuccessfully tries to convince him to turn from the dark side. Vader takes Luke to the Death Star to meet the Emperor. While there, Palpatine tempts Luke to give in to his anger, which leads to Vader

title: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir

text: seasons. An unproduced four-episode story arc intended for the series' seventh season was adapted into the "Son of Dathomir" comic miniseries using the completed scripts and designs. "The Clone Wars" supervising director Dave Filoni wrote on Facebook that the four completed source scripts "came out of one of our story conferences with George Lucas". "Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir" was the last "Star Wars" comic published by Dark Horse Comics before the license was transferred to Marvel Comics in 2014. Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic limited series,

title: Darth Vader

text: together. Upon witnessing Obi-Wan present, Vader furiously chokes Padmé into unconsciousness, thinking that she brought Obi-Wan to kill him. Obi-Wan duels and defeats Vader, severing his arm and both of his legs, and leaves him at the bank of a lava river, where he is horribly burned. Palpatine later finds Vader and takes him back to Coruscant, where his apprentice's mutilated body is covered in the black armored suit first depicted in the original trilogy. Palpatine explains to Vader that he himself killed Padmé in his rage, devastating him and leaving him in pain. At the end of the film,

title: Darth Vader

text: be turned to the dark side of the Force. Vader hires a group of bounty hunters to follow Luke's friends, and negotiates with Bespin administrator Lando Calrissian to set a trap for them so that Luke will follow them. After Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO arrive, Vader tortures Han, freezes him in carbonite and gives him to bounty hunter Boba Fett. When Luke arrives, Vader defeats Luke in a lightsaber duel, severing his opponent's hand. Vader reveals that he is Luke's father, and asks Luke to help him overthrow the Emperor so they can rule the galaxy together. Horrified, Luke

title: Darth Vader

text: also alluded to in "Toy Story 2", which also introduces Emperor Zurg (a parody of Vader) to the Disney media franchise. The character of Dark Mayhem in "The Thundermans" is also a parody of Vader, especially in his original depiction, while his later appearances changed the character to a comical supervillain usually working with incompetent henchmen. The "Final Fantasy IV" character Golbez, who spent most of the game as the main antagonist, was stated by Takashi Tokita to be based on Vader, with his following a similar character arc. The character has gained much positive reception as a classic film

title: Darth Vader

text: endears her to her master, and, by the end of the film, Anakin reveals a newfound affection for his apprentice. Vader appears in the first anthology film "Rogue One", played by Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous, with James Earl Jones once again voicing the character. In this film, Vader meets with Imperial weapons engineer Orson Krennic, who asks him for an audience with the Emperor regarding the Death Star which Krennic lost command of to Tarkin. Vader refuses, however, and uses the Force to choke him as a way of putting him in his place and orders him to ensure

title: Darth Vader

text: Toward the end of the game, however, it is revealed that Vader isn't planning to overthrow Palpatine at all; he is merely using his apprentice to expose the Empire's enemies. At the game's climax, the player chooses between attacking Palpatine to help his Rebel friends escape the Death Star or killing Vader to become the Emperor's new apprentice. He also appears in the sequel "" as the final boss. He, Starkiller and Yoda serve as guest characters for "Soulcalibur IV" (2008), with Vader available for the PlayStation 3 edition and downloadable content for the Xbox 360 edition. In the "Star

title: Darth Vader

text: Vader supervises the construction of the first Death Star alongside Palpatine and Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. In the 2008 3D animated film "", Yoda assigns Ahsoka Tano as Anakin's Padawan apprentice to teach him a greater sense of responsibility, and Anakin is initially frustrated by this decision. Their early interactions are "playfully contentious", with Anakin calling her "Snips" for her "snippy" attitude and Ahsoka calling him "Skyguy" as a pun on his surname. After earning Anakin's respect during a dangerous mission, Ahsoka joins him on a quest to rescue Jabba the Hutt's infant son, Rotta. Her impetuousness both annoys and

title: Darth Vader

text: the Death Star project has not been compromised. At the end of the film, Vader boards the disabled Rebel flagship "Profundity" with a cadre of Imperial stormtroopers and kills several Rebel soldiers as he attempts to recover the plans. However, the Alderaanian blockade runner "Tantive IV" (which was docked with the "Profundity") escapes with the plans, setting the stage for the events of "A New Hope". Prior to the hallway scene being filmed, during the finale for "Rogue One" it was planned that Orson Krennic would survive the Death Star's assault on Scarif and Vader would then murder him for

title: Darth Vader

text: misquoted as "Luke, I am your father"), – is one of the most well known quotes in cinema history. The line was selected as one of the 400 nominees for the American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes", a list of the greatest American movie quotes. Vader received the Ultimate Villain recognition at the 2011 Scream Awards. In 2009, Vader (or, more precisely, a reproduction of him conserved at the Smithsonian Institution) had a brief cameo in "", as he, along with an Oscar the Grouch prop replica, tries to join the army formed by (the reproductions of) Ivan

title: Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager

text: Sloan, and this led to him becoming the new voice actor for Darth Vader. His voice appears in the games "", "Soulcalibur IV", and "". It is also noted that in "", if the player kills 12 Stormtroopers as Darth Vader during the introduction sequence, they will receive an achievement called "Worst Day Shift Manager Ever". The first episode of Season 2 was released on the internet on February 1, 2009 and subsequent episodes have been periodically released. Season 3 started being released on the internet from early 2010. It started being broadcast on Blip since April 2010. The series

title: Darth Maul

text: "Rebels", and in the live action movie "". Actors Gregg Berger, Jess Harnell, Stephen Stanton, Clint Bajakian, and David W. Collins have all voiced him in "Legends" adaptations and minor appearances. Introduced in "", Darth Maul is ordered by his new master Darth Sidious to capture Queen Padmé Amidala. On Tatooine, Maul fights Qui-Gon Jinn while approaching the Queen's starship. While the future Darth Vader gets on board, Qui-Gon engages Maul in a lightsaber duel, but the Jedi Master escapes. Eventually, Maul fights Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan Kenobi simultaneously. Maul duels Qui-Gon and eventually kills him. Although Obi-Wan is almost knocked

title: Darth Maul

text: based on samurai pleats, because the lightsaber battles involved much jumping, spinning, running, and rolling. Another concept had Maul a masked figure, something that could rival Darth Vader, while the senatorial characters would sport painted and tattooed faces. It was later decided to apply the painted and tattooed faces to Maul rather than the senator. Darth Maul was physically portrayed by actor and martial artist Ray Park in "The Phantom Menace". The character was voiced by comedian/voice actor/director Peter Serafinowicz in "The Phantom Menace" and ; while Samuel Witwer performed the character's voice in the animated series "The Clone Wars",

title: Darth Vader

text: that it is unlikely that the plot point had ever seriously been considered or even conceived of before 1978, and that the first film was clearly operating under an alternate storyline where Vader was a separate character from Luke's father. After writing the second and third drafts in which the plot point was introduced, Lucas reviewed the new backstory he had created: Anakin had been Obi-Wan Kenobi's brilliant student and had a child named Luke, but was swayed to the dark side by Palpatine. Anakin battled Obi-Wan on the site of a volcano and was badly wounded, but was then

title: Darth Maul

text: Sith. As portrayed in the novel "", Maul was raised by Sidious for as long as he can remember. He then trains Maul as a Sith, marking his body with Sith tattoos. Maul initially goes on several missions of terror for his master, killing politicians, crime bosses, merchants and warlords. Several sources depict Maul returning from the dead in several different forms. The story "Resurrection" from "Star Wars Tales 9" depicts a cult creating a duplicate of Maul as a replacement for Darth Vader, only for Vader to kill him. The story "Phantom Menaces" in "Star Wars Tales" #17 (set

title: Darth Vader

text: that McQuarrie's earliest conception of Vader was so successful that very little needed to be changed for production. Working from McQuarrie's designs, the costume designer John Mollo devised a costume that could be worn by an actor on-screen using a combination of clerical robes, a motorcycle suit, a German military helmet and a gas mask. The prop sculptor Brian Muir created the helmet and armour used in the film. The sound of the respirator function of Vader's mask was created by Ben Burtt using modified recordings of scuba breathing apparatus used by divers. The sound effect is trademarked in the

title: Darth Vader

text: Vader tells him that there was still good in him after all. Luke escapes the Death Star with his father's body, and cremates it in a pyre. Anakin's spirit reunites with those of Obi-Wan and Yoda to watch over Luke and his friends as the Rebels celebrate the Death Star's destruction and the fall of the Empire. Anakin first appears in the prequel trilogy in "", which takes place 32 years before the original "Star Wars", as a nine-year-old slave living on the planet Tatooine with his mother Shmi. Anakin was conceived without a father and he can foresee the

title: Darth Vader

text: from this, Luke's father appears as a ghost to instruct Luke. Lucas was disappointed with the script, but Brackett died of cancer before he could discuss it with her. With no writer available, Lucas had to write the next draft himself. In this draft, he made use of a new plot twist: Vader claiming to be Luke's father. According to Lucas, he found this draft enjoyable to write, as opposed to the year-long struggles writing the first film. The new plot element of Luke's parentage had drastic effects on the series. Author Michael Kaminski claims and argues in his book

title: Darth Maul

text: Ezra's master Kanan Jarrus and former Jedi Ahsoka Tano locked in battle with the Eighth Brother. They also find the Fifth Brother and the Seventh Sister, who have been pursuing the Rebels for some time. Maul – having cast aside the title of Darth – then reveals a new lightsaber disguised as a walking stick and joins the Jedi in battling their enemies. After the Inquisitors retreat, Maul wins the Jedi's trust by denouncing the Sith, and tells them that he cannot defeat Darth Vader on his own. Working together, he and the Jedi ascend towards the top of the

title: Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline

text: Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline is a fan film that made its debut on the Internet on April 16, 2002, created by fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. It is a spoof of "Star Wars" and Miss Cleo-type psychic hotline infomercials, with Darth Vader taking calls and giving advice to various "Star Wars" characters. While the film primarily spoofs the "Star Wars" universe in the format of an infomercial, there are several other notable targets, including subtle references to "Star Trek", "Babylon 5", "Back to the Future", "Red Dwarf", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Close Encounters of the Third

title: Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline

text: 2002 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline Darth Vader's Psychic Hotline is a fan film that made its debut on the Internet on April 16, 2002, created by fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. It is a spoof of "Star Wars" and Miss Cleo-type psychic hotline infomercials, with Darth Vader taking calls and giving advice to various "Star Wars" characters. While the film primarily spoofs the "Star Wars" universe in the format of an infomercial, there are several other notable targets, including subtle references to "Star Trek", "Babylon 5", "Back to the Future", "Red Dwarf", "Battlestar

title: Darth Vader

text: and Obi-Wan lead a mission to rescue Palpatine from Separatist commander General Grievous on board his starship. The two Jedi battle Count Dooku, whom Anakin eventually executes on Palpatine's command. They rescue Palpatine and return to Coruscant. Anakin reunites with Padmé, who tells him she is pregnant. Although initially excited, Anakin has prophetic visions of Padmé dying in childbirth and his worry steadily grows, as they are similar to the visions he had of his mother before she died. Later, Palpatine reveals to Anakin that he is the Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, saying that only he has the knowledge to

title: Darth Vader

text: for permission to train Anakin, but they sense fear in the boy and refuse. Eventually, Anakin helps thwart the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo by destroying their command ship. After Qui-Gon is killed in a lightsaber duel with Sith Lord Darth Maul, Obi-Wan promises to train Anakin, with the Council's reluctant approval. Palpatine, newly elected as the Galactic Republic’s Chancellor, later befriends Anakin and tells him that he will watch the boy's career "with great interest". Anakin is Obi-Wan's Padawan apprentice in "", which takes place 10 years after "The Phantom Menace". Having rescued Padmé, who is now a senator,

title: Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

text: of the word "android". Additionally, the word "rebel" is never capitalized, unlike its appearance when describing the Rebel Alliance in the film's opening crawl. The novel and various merchandising tie-ins also refer to Darth Vader as a Sith Lord, although he is not referred to as such in the movie. The term was not mentioned in the films until 1999's "." However, in a recently released deleted scene from the original film, General Tagge describes Darth Vader as a Sith Lord during the Death Star meeting. In the novel, the Imperial stormtroopers board the Tantive IV through the ceiling rather

title: Star Wars sources and analogues

text: had started working together again. In a 2005 interview, George Lucas was asked the origins of the name "Darth Vader", and replied: "Darth is a variation of dark. And Vader is a variation of father. So it's basically Dark Father." (Rolling Stone, June 2, 2005). "Vader" is the Dutch word for "father" (the Dutch word is instead pronounced "fah-der"), and the German word for "father" ("Vater") is similar. However, in the earliest scripts for "Star Wars", the name "Darth Vader" was given to a human Imperial general with no apparent relationships. Commentators have noted the strong political analogies in the

title: Vader, Washington

text: named Martin Vader. The town name was changed to Vader by the legislature on March 25, 1913. Mr. Vader later moved to Florida. More recently, a motion was made to change the name back to its original name, Little Falls. The motion was placed on the November 3, 2015 ballot to determine voter approval. But as of the last count (November 4, 2015), residents chose to retain Vader as the town name by a 3-to-2 margin. Vader is the birthplace of the novelist and critic Robert Cantwell. Vader is located at (46.401425, -122.958090). According to the United States Census Bureau,

title: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir

text: canon following the purge of the previously existing Expanded Universe. The comic had gone out of print, resulting in copies of the comic skyrocketing in price on secondhand sales sites. However, it was reprinted by Marvel in 2017. Following the events of the 2013 "The Clone Wars" episode "The Lawless", Darth Maul has been captured by Darth Sidious. He is tortured by Count Dooku for information about the Shadow Collective and the allies Maul has made. Maul escapes and heads to Zanbar to command the Death Watch army, but is followed by General Grievous and his droids. They battle Maul

title: Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager

text: Darth gave Chad a life support suit and helmet similar to his own after Chad accidentally rode his bicycle into a volcano. This fact is mentioned explicitly on the Blame Society website (www.blamesociety.net). Though he uses a red Sith lightsaber as a weapon to threaten opponents and shoplifters, he may not be a Sith; he is never referred to as "Darth", the title given to all members of the Sith order. He is, however, referred to as "Lord Vader" by some characters. Chad had lost touch with his family when they moved to Tatooine without him. LucasArts was impressed by

title: Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple

text: attacks to the children, Darth Vader, Darth Maul and two stormtroopers appear. Each Jedi trainee can choose face off with either Maul or Vader until everyone has got to fight a villain, which is when the villains retreat back to the stage, outnumbered (the trainees on the stage fought Vader, while those on the ground fought Maul). After Vader and Maul leave through a door on stage (in Disneyland, the stage raises and lowers Maul and Vader instead of them going through a door), the stormtroopers try to flee as well, but the door is closed because Vader and Maul

title: Big Van Vader

text: ring name at the event Vader Time 5 Return of the Emperor. At the event, he teamed with his son Jesse and former tag team partner Scorpio to successfully defeat Makoto Hashi, Tamon Honda and Tatsumi Fujinami in the main event. Vader made his in-ring return to the United States on January 28, 2012. He defeated Arik Royal and Adam Page in a handicap match at WrestleReunion: Los Angeles. On May 11, 2012 at Resistance Pro's event A Small Deadly Space, Vader defeated Jay Bradley. On August 12, 2016, Vader made a special guest appearance for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro),

title: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

text: contingent of clone troopers on the planet Murkhana refuses to open fire on Jedi Masters Roan Shryne and Bol Chatak, along with Padawan Olee Starstone, the Jedi with whom it has fought alongside during the war, Emperor Palpatine orders Vader to investigate the matter. Vader's query soon becomes a hunt for the fugitive Jedi, and takes him back to Coruscant, and from there on to Alderaan and Kashyyyk. During the course of Vader's search the whereabouts of several characters from "Episode III", including Bail Organa, R2-D2 and C-3PO, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, are revealed. The beginnings of Vader's partnership with

title: Vader & Zoon

text: Vader & Zoon Vader & Zoon ("Father & Son") was a Dutch newspaper gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Peter van Straaten. It was published in "Het Parool" from November 12, 1968 until 1987 and Van Straaten's most famous and popular work. "Vader & Zoon" centers around a conservative, square father and the generation gap between him and his progressive, intellectual, socially conscious young son. It captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s and early 1970s and poked fun at many political and social themes. Apart from the father and son there were no notable recurring characters. The strip was published

title: The Swarm War

text: go traveling throughout the major sectors of the galaxy now involved in the Swarm War. Their mission is to find Jaina and Zekk and bring them back within the Jedi Order's fold. They once again come into contact with Jae Juun and Tarfang, who tell them that Jaina and Zekk are fighting with the Killiks against the Chiss on Tenupe. After Luke purges all doubt from his mind by watching the last of R2-D2's family recordings that revealed Darth Vader and Padme's last time together on the planet Mustafar, where he witnesses the revelation that Darth Vader had force-chocked her,

title: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game

text: country. It was one of "The Best-Selling PS2 Games" with more than four-fifths of the copies sold on the PlayStation 2. IGN rated the game 8 out of 10 saying, "If you're a parent, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game should be at the top of your child's birthday list. It has everything a family-oriented title needs: it has personality, puzzles, cooperative modes, replay value, low violence, a lack of frustrating difficulty, and most importantly, it has Darth Vader. And that's what makes it enjoyable for adults too, because let's face it; Darth Vader makes everything better -- it's a

title: Big Van Vader

text: attacks, and received a Vader Bomb for his efforts. As a result, Vader was suspended for his actions, though in reality he needed time off for shoulder surgery. Jim Cornette campaigned for Vader's reinstatement, and by the time Vader returned, Yokozuna had left Cornette's management. At February's In Your House 6, Vader appeared during Yokozuna's match against The British Bulldog, and as Yokozuna was about to pin The Bulldog, Vader attacked him, handcuffed him, and delivered a severe beating. This led to what was supposed to be a one-on-one encounter between Vader and Yokozuna at WrestleMania XII. However, the match

title: Vader, Washington

text: Vader, Washington Vader is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 621 at the 2010 census. Vader was originally named Little Falls and incorporated as such on January 12, 1906. The name was changed to Sopenah by the Northern Pacific Railway because there was already a Little Falls on their rail lines, Little Falls, Minnesota. The townspeople did not like the new name and petitioned the state legislature to change it to Toronto. A dispute then arose which was resolved by a compromise agreement to name the town after a German resident (and Civil War veteran)

title: Vader & Zoon

text: in a text comics format, being one of the last Dutch comics to be so, as the format lost popularity in the 1960s. Originally the strip was published weekly, but due to its popularity it started appearing three times a week and eventually daily. The cartoons were published in pocket books by company "Van Gennep". "Vader & Zoon" was so popular at the time that the Dutch TV channel AVRO adapted it into a TV sitcom in 1974. Guus Hermus played the part of Vader, while Gees Linnebank acted as his son. Vader & Zoon Vader & Zoon ("Father &

title: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)

text: defeats the exhausted Jedi master by stabbing him and kicking him out of the window. Palpatine then takes Anakin under his wing; Anakin becomes the Sith lord Darth Vader and is ordered by Palpatine to wipe out all of the Jedi in the Jedi Temple. Darth Vader and an army of clone troopers make their way to the Temple, where after he kills librarian Jocasta Nu. Vader attacks the Jedi and the massacre begins. Vader finds and engages Serra Keto in battle, and ultimately prevails when she is crushed by a falling statue. He is then confronted by Keto's master,

title: Star Wars: Lords of the Sith

text: Star Wars: Lords of the Sith Star Wars: Lords of the Sith is a "Star Wars" novel by Paul S. Kemp, published in April 2015. Set between the film "" and the novel "", it features Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine facing off against revolutionaries. "Lords of the Sith" was one of the first four novels published in the franchise after Lucasfilm redefined "Star Wars" continuity in April 2014. In "Lords of the Sith", Vader and Palpatine find themselves hunted by revolutionaries on the Twi'lek planet Ryloth. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of

title: Back to the 80s (musical)

text: is his Princess Leia. They dance together, madly in love, before Darth Vader enters, stealing Tiffany away. Darth Vader reveals himself as Michael. Corey wakes in a cold sweat ("Glory of love") Halfway through the school year, a new girl by the name of Eileen Reagan comes to the school. She is taunted by Cyndi for liking the band Air Supply, but is fast friends with Laura and Debbie, who lie about their multiple boyfriends, telling Eileen that they are on 'business' in Miami ("Let's Hear It For The Boy"). After class, Mr. Cocker surprises Ms. Brannigan with flowers for

title: Matt Sloan (voice actor)

text: called "Welcome to the Basement" with his friend Craig Johnson. Furthermore, he leads regularly with his friend Aaron Yonda in the web series "Beer and Board Games". As a voice actor, Sloan played Darth Vader in "Soulcalibur IV". Sloan went on to reprise his role as the voice of Darth Vader in the LucasArts video games "", and "". He also appeared as the voice of Darth Vader during an episode of "Deal or No Deal". Sloan also played Vader for the comedy short promoting TomTom devices. He returned as Vader for "". In 2012, Sloan voiced Darth Vader in