Darth Vader

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**Darth Vader**, also known as **Anakin Skywalker**, is one of the major characters from the *Star Wars* series.

Darth Vader is a Jedi Knight and father of Luke Skywalker who was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force in addition to helping the Galactic Empire eradicate the Jedi Order and put an end to the Galactic Republic. While he was the evil Emperor's top enforcer and Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces, he sought to crush the fledgling Rebel Alliance by any means necessary while pursuing goals of his own.

In the AWA fics, Darth Vader is set to appear in a future AWA storyline.

## **Appearance**

Darth Vader wears a black helmet with sharp ends, circular lens and a respirator-like mouthpiece. He wears a black cape over a black bodysuit with straps, a utility belt wrapped around his waist, black gloves and boots.

## **Personality**

After finally embracing his inner darkness, the persona of Anakin Skywalker ceased to exist, as the Darth Vader persona overtook him almost completely. Vader was now terrifying, driven by rage, and his overconfidence increased to the point of arrogance, however, after his defeat and mutilation on Mustafar at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he was no longer as arrogant and overconfident as he previously was. Although he eventually regained confidence in himself, it was never to the point of being outwardly arrogant or cocky.

Unlike most members of the Sith Order, Vader was not only capable of acknowledging his mistakes, but learning from them as well, due to the events on Mustafar; he was emotionally traumatized by the experience.

Vader remained an impatient man; albeit to a far less extent, but generally presented himself as calm and level-headed, as he rarely lost his temper and usually had good control over his emotions (something he was not able to do in his youth) he had an extremely low tolerance for failure and any form of betrayal, he also did not get along well at all with naval officers in the Imperial military. He had little to no tolerance for incompetence or for those who disrespected him for no clear reason, nearly choking Admiral Conan Antonio Motti to death when he disrespected Vader and challenged his powers of the Force. Vader telekinetically strangled Admiral Kendal Ozzel and Captain Lorth Needa for their incompetence respectively. Many higher-ranking officers despised the Sith Lord and his "sorcerer's ways" for no clear reason.

Despite his negative relationship with some higher-ranking officers in the military, Vader did get along reasonably well with the Stormtroopers because of his front line leadership; one reason Vader was popular with the troops that served under him was his willingness to fight in the front line, and not expect of anyone anything he was not willing to do himself.

As Supreme Commander within the ranks of the Imperial Army of the Empire, Vader was renowned for his leadership skills and admired by clones, middle/low-ranking officers, Sith, and politicians alike.

Despite what his actions wrought upon both himself and the galaxy, Vader (apparently) believed he was doing what was good for the galaxy, and claimed not to feel regret. However, in truth, he (secretly) felt enormous guilt, shame, and remorse for his actions, whether he wanted to admit it or not; so much that he developed a deep self-loathing and even nearly committed suicide at one point.

Vader was determined to never talk about his old life and wanted to distance himself from his painful past as best as possible, as a result, he detested anything that reminded him of his former-self (which he deemed to be weak) it was for this reason that he had no desire to restore the bond he once shared with his former apprentice and friend Ahsoka Tano; as she was a living memory of everything he once was, and in his own twisted way, he was angry at her for leaving him and the Jedi Order, something he perceived later on as a form of betrayal. Upon their fateful reunion, he did offer to spare her if she told him where the other lost Jedi were hiding, but cruelly resolved to kill her when she refused, and even when she found out he was indeed her former mentor and showed him compassion.

Due to his former status as a slave, Vader had distress when the concept of slavery was brought up, he also could not return to his home planet Tatooine, as the planet was a painful reminder of him losing his mother, Shmi Skywalker. It was only after he found out about the existence of his son, Luke Skywalker, that Vader was able to muster the ability to return to Tatooine once more, and only because it was in search of information; regarding his son.

Vader was cold, brutal, and ruthless towards his enemies, as he was perfectly willing to terrorize, torture, and even murder them in cold-blood, but he did not take pleasure out of it. The exception to this might have been during his trip to Tatooine in search of information regarding his son, Luke Skywalker, during which he slaughtered an entire tribe of Tusken Raiders (much as he had as Anakin) either out of vengeance or pleasure for what they did to his mother.

Vader was (seemingly) unfailingly loyal to his master, Darth Sidious, the latter was the closest thing he had to a friend, however, in truth, he (secretly) hated his master for deceiving him and ruining his life, as he secretly planned to overthrow him one day with his own apprentice. The only reason why Vader continued to serve Sidious after losing his wife, was because the Emperor was all he had left of his former life as Anakin Skywalker; he was the only one that would accept him. All-in-all, Vader was only (truly) loyal to the people he still cared about, like his son, Luke Skywalker; as he did everything possible to protect his son from Sidious.

Despite these negative traits of his, there was still some good left in Vader; upon discovering the existence of his son, Luke Skywalker, Vader became emotionally conflicted, unsure whether to continue serving his master or overthrow him with his son. He displayed a sense of compassion for Luke, revealing that some hint of him still had love for his family; this attachment ultimately led to his redemption.

Before the Battle of Endor had begun, Vader strongly believed that he was irredeemable and there was no good left in him, this belief was so strong that in a mental battle between his good and evil halves brought about after once being defeated by a powerful enemy, the evil Vader persona of his personality battled, defeated, and destroyed the Anakin persona that represented his good side. However, when his son, Luke was being tortured by Darth Sidious, he finally broke away from the Dark side. At this point, Vader ceased to exist and Anakin returned in full force.

Before succumbing to the injuries he received from Sidious, when he sacrifices his life to save his son, Anakin reconciled with Luke and thanked his son for never giving up hope in saving him; he then died peacefully - becoming one with the Force.

## **DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within**

Darth Vader is a staff member in the City Saints Academy.

### **Biography**

In Chapter 26, Darth Vader entered the Atelier Sweets and complained to Gumdrop, Pastille and Syrup that they're greasy, much to their panic and discomfort.

## **Abilities**

#### **Powers**

* **The Force:** ader has an amazingly strong connection to the Force. As the Chosen One, Vader is stronger than any Force-user in existence. According to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vader's potential in the Force surpassed that of even Yoda and Darth Sidious. His Force powers were rivalled by his son Luke Skywalker. However, after being burned alive on Mustafar and forced to become a cyborg, he never reached his full potential, as the emotional and psychological trauma caused by his transformation greatly limited his ability to access and control certain aspects and powers of the Force. Due to his prosthetic arms and hands, he can't utilize or be immune to Force lightning. The life support systems keeping him alive, also making him incredibly vulnerable to such powers like Force lightning as without them he would perish (but he is able to block Force lightning with his lightsaber, giving him a fair measure of protection against this power so long as he is armed). Vader also heavily relies on the dark side of the Force to maintain his armor at peak efficiency. Despite these setbacks, Vader still became one of the most powerful Force-users in the history of the galaxy. Darth Sidious, the strongest Sith to ever existed, surpassed him due to his emotional and psychological trauma, and Vader's own son, Luke, rivaled Vader's Force powers at its full potential. It is likely if he had not turned into a cyborg, Vader would have reached his full potential, as Luke is a mirror version of what Vader could have become.
	+ **Telekinesis:** Vader can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them, and he utilizes it for offensive or defensive purposes. In one issue of Marvel Comics' ''Vader Down'' series, Vader was able to simultaneously fly his TIE Advanced and use his telekinetic abilities to destroy Rebel starfighters, taking out three squadrons of X-wings in this fashion. Additionally, in the sixth issue of ''Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith: The Chosen One'', Vader was shown to efficiently and effortlessly repair his damaged armor through manipulating multiple tools and the armor itself using telekinesis, all while limbless and recovering from his wounds inside a bacta tank. In the eighth issue, he managed to easily levitate the pieces of Jocasta Nu's starfighter and rearrange them back into place after the ship had self destructed, revealing it as a Jedi craft and that she was on the planet, alerting the Imperials station there. He could also effortlessly maintain an air bubble at crushing depths on the watery world of Mon Cala using telekinesis to prevent the water pressure from crushing him as was revealed in the the third issue of ''Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith: Burning Seas''.
		- **Force Push:** Vader can telekinetically send his opponents flying through the air, causing serious injury or temporarily incapacitating/knocking them unconscious, depending on how much power is unleashed. In the ''Lords of the Sith'' novel, Vader's was strong enough to send a large telekinetic pulse capable of ripping apart several Lyleks simultaneously, despite the fact that the creatures' carapaces were impervious to even heavy blaster fire.
		- **Force Pull:** Vader utilized Force Pull to pull his opponents or objects towards him.
		- **Force Repel:** Vader can unleash a wave of pure Force energy that knocks back and repels anything within the power's blast radius or pushes multiple opponents simultaneously. He unleashed a telekinetic tremor that destroyed the medical chamber where he was first encased with his armor, while multiple objects and droids were simultaneously crushed, and Sidious was blasted against a wall.
		- **Force Choke:** Vader can telekinetically choke his opponents to either weaken, kill or intimidate them. He can also do this from a great distance simply by knowing the targets location relative to himself, as he choked Admiral Ozzel from several kilometers away on another ship while looking at him through a view screen. This is also one of his favorite moves.
		- **Force Grip:** Vader can telekinetically lift his opponents off the ground and into the air, sometimes by the neck, to immobilize them. His abilities also allows him to influence the movements of individuals, as demonstrated when he forced Ezra Bridger to raise his lightsaber towards his own neck while also pinning him against a wall. Additionally, he was able to freeze two Inquisitors in place before forcing them to activate their lightsabers, and fatally stab the other, all as punishment for their romantic entanglements with each other.
		- **Force Stasis:** Vader can telekinetically slow down or completely halt the motion of a target, holding them in place with a paralyzing grip. In ''Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part II'', he managed to momentarily freeze the explosion generated by a grenade thrown at him by clone troopers, which, while straining, allowed him time to get out of its blast radius safely before he released it.
		- **Force Levitation:** Vader can telekinetically levitate himself or slow down his fall to the ground.
		- **Force Crush:** Vader utilized Force Crush to crush objects or droids.
		- **Force Throw:** Vader utilized Force Throw to cause objects and even individuals, to be hurled toward a target at an astounding velocity; Vader used this ability in his second confrontation against his son Luke Skywalker.
		- **Force Barrier:** Vader utilized Force Barrier to create a barrier or wall of Force energy in front of or surrounding himself or his allies. He notably used this to shield himself from debris in *Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part IV*.
		- **Saber Throw:** Vader utilized Saber Throw to telekinetically guide his lightsaber towards his opponent; similar to a boomerang or shuriken.
		- **Energy Absorption:** Vader can dissipate concentrated energy such as blaster bolts with his bare hands, although it is difficult to do so. He notably used this ability on Cloud City to harmlessly absorb Han Solo's blasterfire with his hand before telekinetically disarming Han.
			* **Force Deflection:** Vader can telekinetically redirect incoming attacks such as blaster bolts, with or without his lightsaber, although it is difficult to do so. By the time of the Death Star's creation, he became able to temporarily cause blaster bolts to bounce off his body and back towards his opponents, as he did during his slaughter of a group of rebels that barely managed to get the plans for the superweapon onboard Leia's blockade runner.
	+ **Telepathy:** Vader utilized Telepathy to mentally communicate over small or vast distances with other individuals, especially his son, Luke Skywalker. He used this ability in a deleted scene of *Return of the Jedi*, to mentally communicate with Luke.
		- **Mind Probe:** Vader utilized Mind Probe to sense and sift through the thoughts of sentient beings. This allowed him to sense the thoughts and feelings of Luke Skywalker when he was emotionally vulnerable, leading to him realizing that Luke had a sister.
		- **Mind Trick:** Vader utilized Mind Trick to control the minds of other sentient beings, however, it did not work on individuals who have very strong wills.
		- **Taming Beasts:** As shown in *Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith: Burning Seas- Part 3*, Vader could use the Dark side of the Force to communicate with and control animals. In his attack on Mon Cala to hunt the Jedi Farren Barr, Vader used the Force to tame a large squid, convincing it to not eat him, bring him his lost lightsaber, and then carry him back to the surface depths.
	+ **Force Vision:** Vader utilized Force Vision, to have visions of the past, the present, and the future. However, like all Force-users, his visions were not always clear or sometimes had visions even when he was not utilizing this power at will.
	+ **Force Sense:** Vader utilized Force Sense to sense another sentient beings' emotions, the future, ripples in the Force caused by momentous or traumatic events, impending danger, and the presence of the Dark side; his senses were so powerful, that he could not only sense the presence of his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, on the first Death Star, but he could also sense the presence of his son Luke Skywalker, on more than one occasion.
	+ **Force Stealth:** Vader can conceal his presence from other Force-users.
	+ **Focused Rage:** Vader can channel his anger to amplify his strength, durability, endurance, speed, ferocity, aggression and the potency of his combat prowess/attacks.
	+ **Force Jump:** Vader occasionally utilized Force Jump to jump or leap great distances, though he rarely used the ability due to the limits of his suit and heavy cybernetics.
	+ **Force Dash:** Vader utilized Force Dash to move at greater speeds than normally possible.
	+ **Fold Space:** Vader can transport anything across space. He is only able to perform such a feat with the help of a cosmic gateway made within his castle.
		- **Teleportation:**  Vader can open a wormhole, but it is immensely difficult and painful to do so. Such portal is generated by his own castle, which is designed to harness the power of the dark side on Mustafar.
* **Immense Strength:** Vader used his Force powers to increase his physical strength; this made him physically stronger then most, if not all other sentient beings. His cybernetic enhancements also allowed him additional strength to overpower others with greater ease.
	+ **Cybernetic Enhancements:** Vader utilized his cybernetic enhancements in combat, as it gave him greater strength to easily subdue, restrain, and overpower his opponents. He can effortlessly lift humans off the ground with one hand while holding them by the neck, crush bones in his fist, or throw people across rooms. Despite his great strength, physically lighter opponents could still block him in a lightsaber duel; such as Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, Ahsoka Tano, and even his son Luke Skywalker respectively. His cybernetic enhancements still did not make him as strong as a Wookiee and Trandoshan respectively.
* **Immense Durability:** Vader utilizes his Force powers to amplify his physical durability, making him physically immune than most, if not all damage. His cybernetic enhancements also allow him additional protection due to the durasteel alloy and Mandalorian iron-infused fabric, the armor is capable of withstanding plenty of punishment like tanked blaster bolts, point-blank explosions, fire, and even hits from lightsabers and left the battle with only minor scratches. Because of the constant pain killers fed by the suit as well as having his nerves' senses of touch dulled, Anakin can withstand monstrous levels of pain and keep fighting.

#### **Skills**

* **Lightsaber Skills:** Vader is a highly skilled lightsaber duelist and one of the deadliest in the history of the galaxy, rivaled by his son, Luke Skywalker. According to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Vader's lightsaber combat skills surpassed that of even Yoda and Darth Sidious. However, after being burned alive on Mustafar and forced to become a cyborg, he apparently never reached his full potential, as his armored suit greatly limited his mobility. Despite this, Vader still became a master lightsaber duelist. He is specialized in using his lightsaber combat skills, weight, endurance, and sheer brute strength to overwhelm his opponents into confusion or exhaustion, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, and Luke Skywalker. Vader also regained some of his old agility and his blade work became brutally effective. Vader's technique and fighting style is a combination of brute strength and lethal precision, as his armor hampered some of his movement and he needed to constantly protect the control panel on his chest from attack, where he would otherwise be vulnerable to it. The full extent of his lightsaber combat skills is demonstrated during his duel with Ahsoka. However, as seen in "A World Between Worlds", if a future version of Ezra had not rescued Ahsoka from Vader, he would have striked her down. His lightsaber combat skills are such that he is extremely confident in his abilities. During the events portrayed in the issues of the Marvel Comics story Vader Down, Vader was able to single-handedly take on a platoon of three squadrons of X-wing fighters, several Y-wing fighters, and hundreds of Rebel soldiers that surrounded him on the planet of Vrogas Vas, saying that despite their greater numbers, all he was surrounded by was fear and dead men before slaughtering them all with terrifying ease. In a lightsaber duel during the same battle, he also is able to kill Karbin, the Mon Calamari cyborg commander for the Empire and Vader's intended replacement, albeit with some assistance from Dr. Aphra. He also manage to defeat the Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a. Although the first time the Jedi Master had his droid and the Raptorans birds attack him, thus injuring and weakening Vader before they even started fighting. In their second fight Vader manage to use Kirak Infil'a's weakness of civilians against him.
	+ **Form I:** Vader was a master of Shii-Cho.
	+ **Form II:** After becoming a cyborg, Vader studied Makashi and became a master of the form.
	+ **Form III:** After becoming a cyborg, Vader studied Soresu and became a master of the form ; in fact, he was so skilled at it that Vader was able to overcome and defeat Obi-Wan Kenobi in their final confrontation, despite the latter being a master of the style in his own right.
	+ **Form IV:** Vader was a master of Ataru, at some point during the Clone Wars, he made some adjustments to Ataru to make it far more effective in defending against incoming projectiles or range attackers. After becoming a cyborg, Vader's skills in Ataru greatly improved to the point of mastery. He trained even to best Yoda, the leader of the Jedi Order, in the case they ever faced each other directly in a duel.
	+ **Form V:** Vader Specialized in Shien/Djem So, considered by many to be the most proficient practitioner of the style. After becoming a cyborg, he created a personal variant that included elements of all seven forms of lightsaber combat.
	+ **Form VI:** Vader was a master of Niman.
	+ **Form VII:** After becoming a cyborg, Vader studied Juyo/Vaapad and became a master of the form.
	+ **Jar'Kai:** Vader was a master of Jar'Kai.
* **Master Pilot:** Even before Vader's fall to the dark side, he was praised as the most skilled star-pilot in the history of the galaxy, a reputation he lived up to when he single-handedly almost destroyed Phoenix Squadron in his TIE Advanced, easily out-flying their entire fleet and forcing their command to abandon ship. Vader's piloting skills were rivaled only by his son, Luke Skywalker.
* **Expert Hand-To-Hand Combatant:** Vader was extremely skilled in unarmed combat, although he normally uses his brute strength against others, allowing him to defeat others with less of a need for skill.
* **Expert Marksman:** Vader was highly skilled in the use of blaster pistols, although he rarely used any.
* **Master Engineer:** Even before his fall to the Dark side, Vader was amazingly skilled in engineering. He could personally repair starships to maintain his skill. Repairing such machinery and vehicles also acted as a form of meditation for Vader, and allowed him to focus and clear his mind.
* **Genius-Level Intellect/Master Tactician/Leader:** Even before his fall to the Dark side, Vader was amazingly intelligent and wise. His intelligence and wisdom rivaled that of even Yoda and Darth Sidious respectively. As Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military and a member of the Imperial High Command, Vader was a highly skilled tactician and a very capable leader. Due to his experience from the Clone Wars, he had an excellent reputation of never being defeated. Those serving in his unit, rarely if ever died under Vader's command. He could also use his opponents own tactics against them. Furthermore, Vader often used his environment to his advantage, using the terrain against his opponents by using whatever was at his disposal, such as throwing shrapnel and wreckage at his foes. In *Vader Down*, he used shrapnel and wreckage from his own TIE fighter to decimate his enemies on Vrogas Vas in conjunction with his Force skills and his lightsaber.
* **Intimidation:** As an immensely powerful Force-user, Vader commended an intimidating presence to the point where many of his allies and enemies alike across the galaxy feared him, even exceptionally powerful Force-users; such as Yoda, Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, the Grand Inquisitor, the Fifth Brother, Kanan Jarrus, and Ezra Bridger respectively were terrified of him; as Vader was one of the most, if not the most feared Sith in the entire galaxy.
* **Multilingual:** Mostly due to his interactions as Anakin Skywalker, Vader was capable of fluently speaking Basic, Huttese, Bith, and Sith tongue.

### **Weapons and Equipment**

#### **Lightsabers**

Vader's valued weapon and possession was his lightsaber, he had two of them during his transition to a Sith and one during the time before the Clone Wars.

* **Jedi Lightsaber:** Though technically the second lightsaber he owned after the first was destroyed, Vader built this blue-bladed lightsaber and used it throughout the Clone Wars. He used this weapon through *Revenge of the Sith*, even after falling to the dark side and becoming a Sith Lord. He lost this weapon to Obi-Wan when he was heavily mutilated on Mustafar, leading to the latter keeping it for nineteen years after. Luke Skywalker was given this weapon after meeting Obi-Wan and used it while part of the Rebel Alliance. Luke had no proper training and was forced to improvise his attacks with it. He lost it in his duel with his father, causing it to fall down Cloud City's airshafts. It then resurfaced and ended up in the hands of Maz Kanata, Finn, and then Rey, the two latters who both fought Kylo Ren with it. It was later presented to Luke by Rey as a sign he was needed once again, only for Luke to reject it. Afterwards, Rey used it as her own. It was ultimately destroyed in a struggle between Rey and Kylo Ren over ownership of the lightsaber.
* **Sith Lightsaber:** Vader built this lightsaber a short time after he became a cyborg. As was common to all Sith lightsabers, it was a red-bladed lightsaber. As was traditional with all Sith, Darth Vader's lightsaber crystal was made using the corrupted Kyber crystal taken from a Jedi's lightsaber and turned red through infection with the Dark side of the Force. The Kyber crystal he claimed once belonged to Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a, whom Vader killed in single combat shortly after becoming a Sith. Darth Vader would also originally use Infil'a's hilt for his lightsaber, but when it was destroyed in a fight with bounty hunters, Vader rebuilt his weapon into the hilt that was a twisted version of his very first lightsaber from when he had been a Jedi Padawan. It would remain in his possession until his final duel against his son, Luke Skywalker and was presumably destroyed when the second Death Star was destroyed. However, the post-empire Dark side fanatical group known as the Acolytes of the Beyond purchased what they believed to be Vader's lightsaber from a dealer on the planet Taris named Ooblamon, hoping to reunite the weapon with its master in death by destroying it. It remains unknown if the artifact in question actually was Vader's lightsaber or not, as not even the seller was certain of its authenticity. What became of this supposed "lightsaber" is also unknown.

#### **Armor**

* **Sith Armor:** Vader's most important piece of equipment in his arsenal alongside his lightsaber was his armor. The characteristic armor also functioned as Vader's life support suit, as without it, Vader could not move or even breathe. Vader also, on Sidious' suggestion, customized his armor to suit his life as a Sith and to suit his needs, combat style, and personal preferences. Though he initially hated the armor for its encumbering nature, Vader grew to embrace how it isolated him from everyone and everything around him, allowing him to become a pure vessel of the Dark side of Force. The armor contained a breathing apparatus within to pump purified air through Vader's damaged lungs, as well as a control panel on his chest to modulate the armor's functions that gave him proper amounts of nutrients and medicine to maintain his body. His armor allowed him to walk without added protection on the icy planet of Hoth and survive in almost any environment or condition such as in the vacuum of space or on worlds with low amounts of oxygen. It even allowed him to breathe underwater, though if Vader sunk too deep, he was at risk from the crushing water pressure at greater depths. In addition to its function as his life support, Vader's armor, especially his helmet, gave him a frightening appearance. The helmet was undoubtedly the most important part of his armor, for the neural needles within allowed him, albeit painfully, to use the armor and move. Without those needles connecting to his skull and spine, Vader was utterly helpless and unable to survive outside of a bacta tank. Vader's armor had ten protective layers, making him highly resistant to damage and his boots had magnetic clamps within to allow him to stick to metal surfaces. In addition to this, the four prosthetic limbs he had as a result of his injuries on Mustafar made him stronger and taller than many other beings. But for all these strengths, Vader's armor was not without weaknesses or setbacks. Among these; Vader was no longer subject to the great agility he once had as Anakin Skywalker. Furthermore, his armor slowed down some of his movements and he was forced to readjust his fighting style accordingly, instead becoming more tactical, conservative and precise without sacrificing strength. Another weakness was his need to continually meditate on the Dark side of the Force to keep the armor fully functional and at peak efficiency. Lastly, the suit prevented him from being immune to or conjuring Force lightning, making him particularly vulnerable to that power, eventually resulting in his death at Sidious' hands when he killed the Emperor to save his son, Luke. After his death, Luke ceremonially burned Vader's armor on the moon of Endor to rid the galaxy of the last traces of the evil that Vader had left. The only thing to remain, the burned and melted helmet, eventually was found by none other than Vader's grandson, Kylo Ren, who took the helmet for his own and would model his own helmet on its design as part of his quest to become as evil and powerful as the late Sith Lord. Kylo would keep the helmet on a table filled with the ashes of his slain enemies and speak to it whenever he felt the pull of the Light Side of the Force.

## **Trivia**

* Darth Vader is one of the most iconic and popular of the Lucasfilm villains, with his popularity being comparable to that of the other Disney Villains.
* Vader is briefly mentioned in the *Duck Tales* episode "All Ducks on Deck" when the Phantom Blot is comparing himself to other villains: "I make Darth Vader look as scary as the hood ornament of a '53 Buick!" At the time the episode aired, Disney had not acquired the rights to *Star Wars* yet.
* In *Toy Story 2*, there is a spoof of Vader's famous line (No, *I* am your father) when Emperor Zurg reveals himself to Buzz Lightyear. The same film also briefly had Buzz Lightyear mimicking Darth Vader's breathing in the beginning. In addition, Zurg, when encountering Buzz Lightyear at the beginning of the same film, says "We meet again Buzz Lightyear, for the last time!", similar to Vader's opening when encountering Obi Wan on the Death Star in *A New Hope* – "I've been waiting for you Obi Wan. We meet again, at last."
	+ In the sequel, *Toy Story 3*, Big Baby throws Lotso into the dumpster, similar to Vader's redemption by defeating Darth Sidious.
	+ Vader's line to Leia when ordering for her arrest was also parodied with Bad Buzz in the same film. Coincidentally, both Bad Buzz and Darth Vader were seduced by the bad guy (Lotso and Darth Sidious, respectively), although in the former's case, it was closer to being brainwashed.
* In *Wreck-It Ralph*, which was released in theaters only four days after Lucasfilm was bought by Disney, Ralph mimics Vader's breathing when he breathes through a candy straw while hiding out in a chocolate pond.
* His voice actor, James Earl Jones, would later go on to voice Mufasa in *The Lion King*. Ironically, the shoe would be on the other foot in these roles: Specifically, Vader later revealed to be Luke's father, had Luke's uncle Owen Lars murdered, while Mufasa, Simba's father, would end up murdered by Simba's uncle. When Mufasa is a ghost, his voice sounded very similar.
* A scuba mask was used to make Darth Vader's famous breathing noise.
* In the extended version of *Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion*, Darth Vader's character design is close to the original concept art by Ralph McQuarrie that was used during the early production.
* Darth Vader was originally going to appear in the 2015 film *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* through Anakin's force spirit. His appearance would fluctuate between his Anakin and Vader personas, representing the character's duality.
	+ He is also the first and only Sith Lord to become a force ghost, something the Sith are incapable of doing due to their obsession with the Dark side of the Force.
* Darth Vader's burnt mask is in possession of his grandson Kylo Ren in *The Force Awakens*.
* Prior to his death, despite being burned alive on Mustafar and forced to become a cyborg, Vader still became the most powerful Force-user in the *Star Wars* universe; the only individual who is equal to Vader's Force potential, is his son, Luke Skywalker and possibly his daughter, Leia Organa.
* On the set of *The Empire Strikes Back*, Darth Vader's identity as Luke's father was shrouded in secrecy. Along with his fellow cast members, David Prowse—who physically portrayed Vader and spoke all his lines before being overdubbed by James Earl Jones—was given a script with fake dialogue, the relevant line being replaced by "Obi-Wan killed your father."[3][4] Hamill was only informed just before the scene was filmed, and did not even tell his wife. Hamill has said that Ford did not learn of the plot point until the premiere of the film.
* Darth Vader was parodied in *The Muppet Show* where several Star Wars characters appeared. He was "played" by Gonzo and his iconic mask had Gonzo's hook nose.
* The scene in *The Empire Strikes Back* where his helmet is lowered onto his burnt head was homage in an episode of *American Dragon: Jake Long* when The Huntsman's helmet is lowered onto his burnt head.