Darth Vader

* Star Wars
* TVS

 **Darth Vader** (born **Anakin Skywalker**) is the central character of the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main protagonists of the prequel trilogy and as one of the main antagonists of the original trilogy. He also appeared as a minor antagonist in the Trooper Village Stories episodes "Noah 2: Thorn's Wrath" and "Stormtrooper Village Stories".

In the Star Wars franchise, Vader started out as a Jedi named Anakin Skywalker, who was originally a slave on Tatooine. Anakin was prophesied to bring balance to the Force, but was lured to the dark side of the Force by Chancellor Sheev Palpatine and became a Sith Lord, assuming the title of Darth Vader. After a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, in which he was severely injured, Vader was transformed into a cyborg. He then served the Galactic Empire for over two decades as its chief enforcer. Vader ultimately redeemed himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, and killing Palpatine, sacrificing his own life in the process.

In the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe, Vader is a recurring antagonist, initially serving under Thorn after he was taken over by Noah, and later commanding his own army of Stormtroopers with the intent of destroying The Planet of the Pikmin. Vader was killed in action during a fight with Mayor R Bulborb. This page focuses on his Kirby Bulborb Universe character, please see below for other versions of Darth Vader.

## History

### Trooper Village Stories

#### Season 1

Darth Vader and one of his Stormtroopers were tasked by Noah with enslaving all the Pikmin in Pikstreet Avenue. While they were talking, Mayor R Bulborb licked a Sailor Moon poster, and the Stormtrooper threatened to get Thorn (who had been controlled by Noah to enslave the Pikmin again) if he didn't get down from where the poster was. Mayor R Bulborb then transformed into Sailor Bulborb and fatally injured the Stormtrooper. Darth Vader attempted to intervene, but was also fatally injured from Mayor R Bulborb's attacks. The Stormtrooper commented that Vader was "getting recked" and fled the scene.

#### Season 2

Having survived his fight with Mayor R Bulborb, Darth Vader went back to the Death Star and gathered a new army of Stormtroopers. They planned to blow up The Pikmin Planet to show them the power of the Empire. However, with assistance from the Peacekeepers (the Kirby Bulborb Cinematic Universe equivalent of the Rebel Alliance), the Pikmin and Bulborbs from Trooper Village killed the Stormtrooper Army. Darth Vader fought against Mayor R Bulborb again, but was killed. Shortly after Darth Vader's death, Han, Luke, and Chewbacca were killed in the Death Star explosion.

## Other Universes

### Star Wars

In the Star Wars franchise, Vader started out as a Jedi named Anakin Skywalker, who was originally a slave on Tatooine. Anakin was prophesied to bring balance to the Force, but was lured to the dark side of the Force by Chancellor Sheev Palpatine and became a Sith Lord, assuming the title of Darth Vader. After a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, in which he was severely injured, Vader was transformed into a cyborg. He then served the Galactic Empire for over two decades as its chief enforcer. Vader ultimately redeemed himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, and killing Palpatine, sacrificing his own life in the process.