Vader vs . Artoo & Threepio Vader vs . Artoo & Threepio is an Infinities comic in " " . The story merges the endings of and and retells the story with R2 - D2 and C - 3PO taking the place of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa . The story mimics several of the scenes from the two films for comedic effect . Plot . A " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle lands at the Endor shield generator bunker . As Darth Vader approaches , the Commander introduces C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , two droids that the Imperials have captured . C - 3PO attempts to introduce himself , but Vader silences the droid , addressing R2 - D2 instead . C - 3PO tries to inform Vader that R2 is not programmed for communication , but he is ignored . As Vader leads R2 back to his shuttle , C - 3PO frantically follows , not wanting to be left behind . After docking with the " Executor " , the Captain is informed that Vader and his prisoners are not to be disturbed . In his private quarters , Vader asks for R2 to join him and turn to the dark side so that they can bring order to the galaxy . R2 refuses Vader ' s request , and he turns and flees from Dark Lord . In response , Vader tells R2 that if he will not turn , then perhaps C - 3PO will . 3PO , frightened , runs from Vader , but haphazardly smashes into several parts of the ship , finally falling near the lip of a carbon - freezing chamber . Vader joins C - 3PO next to the freezing chamber and informs the droid that R2 never told him what happened to his creator . C - 3PO claims that R2 told him that Vader killed his creator . Vader corrects the droid , stating that he is C - 3PO ' s creator . C - 3PO is shocked by the revelation , but he rationalizes that he would not have remembered since he had a memory wipe some time earlier . Vader attempts to use the Force to make C - 3PO remember , but he is stopped by R2 , who pulls a lightsaber from inside his chassis and begins to duel Vader . Using his rocket boosters R2 is able to swipe Vader ' s lightsaber out of his hand . With a final swing , R2 removes the chest control panel on Vader ' s armor . With his armor damaged , Vader ' s respiratory functions begin to shut down , and he is unable to breathe . C - 3PO decides that this is his time to escape , and he turns to run . However , he crashes into the side of the carbon - freezing chamber and falls backwards into Vader . Vader falls into the freezing chamber and is sealed in carbonite . As the carbonite slab with Vader inside is pulled out of the chamber , both R2 and 3PO exclaim , " Cool ! ! " Behind the scenes . This story mimics several of the lines from both and for comedic effect . For example , the climactic revelation in " The Empire Strikes Back " is repeated , but instead of Vader revealing to Luke Skywalker that he is his father , he reveals to C - 3PO that he is his creator . The planet at the beginning of the story is not named , but as the shots and dialogue are obvious homages to " Return of the Jedi " , the planet is meant to be Endor . In addition , the commander who introduces the droids to Vader is meant to be Commander Igar , as the scene mimics the same scene from " Return of the Jedi " where Igar introduces Luke to Vader . Originally published in Japan , the stories from Tokyopop ' s Star Wars Manga were considered to be of " fuzzy " continuity by Lucasfilm . Since then , they have been republished in English in the United Kingdom under Infinities label , which established the material in them as non - canon ical .