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Darth Vader is one of the most iconic villains in cinematic history. His image is easily recognizable, and the phrase “Luke, I am your father” has firmly entered our lives, becoming a meme and the reason for numerous parodies and jokes. Now the next film from the Star Wars series has been released - Rogue One, and in it we will see Darth Vader again. Here are 15 interesting and little known facts about the Dark Lord of the Sith for everyone who loves this saga. And may the Force be with you!

15. He had a military rank

Everyone knows that Darth Vader is the right hand of Emperor Palpatine, but not everyone is aware that the title of “Emperor's Emissary” was created specifically for him. It gave him enormous military powers. That is why he had the right to take command of the Death Star battle station, despite the fact that it already had a commander - Wilhuff Tarkin. As the emperor's apprentice and emissary, Vader essentially became the second-in-chief of the empire, with titles such as Dark Lord of the Sith and Warlord. And later, after taking control of the Executor, the largest Imperial warship, he apparently officially became the Supreme Commander.

14. Imperial propaganda claims that Anakin Skywalker died in the Jedi Temple

In James Luceno's science fiction book "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader"It is said that after the events of Episode 3 ("Revenge of the Sith"), everyone in the galaxy was sure that the Jedi Anakin Skywalker - the Chosen One - died heroically on Coruscant during the Battle of the Jedi Temple. Imperial propaganda also supported this official version, and Vader spent the next twenty years trying to forget the past and erase his previous identity.

Most of the inhabitants of the galaxy, ruled by the new Galactic Empire, are also convinced that the Jedi Order not only rebelled against Councilor Palpatine, forcing him to take drastic measures and destroy the Jedi, but also had a hand in starting the Clone Wars. Almost no one knows the truth that Anakin turned to the dark side and betrayed his comrades in the temple (only survivors like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda). This is what the situation looks like at the beginning of the original trilogy.

13. After learning about his children, he planned to betray the emperor

Although fans know that Vader betrayed the Emperor at the end of Episode 6 (Return of the Jedi), his motivation was never explained. After the Battle of Yavin, Vader tasked bounty hunter Boba Fett with finding out everything about the Rebel who destroyed the Death Star. It was then that he was informed that the man's name was Luke Skywalker. Realizing that Palpatine has been lying to him all these years and that his children are alive, Vader becomes enraged. This explains his motivation and offer to help Luke overthrow the Emperor in The Empire Strikes Back. Vader planned this in full accordance with the Sith code of conduct: a student will never rise higher until he gets rid of his master.

12. He had three teachers and many secret students

After Skywalker transformed into Darth Vader, he trained the Sith. Thus, according to the plot of the video games "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed", Vader, planning a plot to overthrow Palpatine, secretly took on several students. The first of these was Galen Marek, nicknamed Starkiller, a descendant of the Jedi killed by Vader during the Great Purge. Vader trained Marek from childhood, but Marek died on the Death Star shortly before the Rebel Alliance was founded. Vader then created a perfect and much more powerful clone of Marek using his genetic sample. This clone - the Dark Disciple - was supposed to take Marek's place. The next student after him was Tao, a former Jedi Padawan (this story is considered non-canonical today). Vader then took on several more students - Kharis, Lumiya, Flint, Rillao, Hethrir and Antinnis Tremaine.

11. He tried to learn to breathe without a helmet

Many people remember the scene from the episode "The Empire Strikes Back" when at one point Vader is shown in the meditation chamber - he is without a helmet and the wounded back of his head is visible. Vader often used this special pressure chamber to practice breathing without a protective helmet and breathing apparatus. During such sessions, he felt unbearable pain and used it to intensify his hatred and dark power. The ultimate goal Vader wanted to receive such power from the Dark Side that he could breathe without a mask.

But he could do without it for only a few minutes, since he was too happy at the opportunity to breathe on his own, and this joy was not combined with dark power. This is also why he so wanted to unite with Luke, so that their common strength would help him not only throw off the power of the emperor, but also free himself from his iron armor.

10. Even the actors didn’t know during filming that Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father.

The twist when Darth Vader turns out to be Luke Skywalker's father is perhaps one of the most famous in movie history. During the filming of The Empire Strikes Back, this plot device was kept strictly secret - only five people knew about it: director George Lucas, director Irwin Kershner, screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, actor Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and actor James Earl Jones. voice of Darth Vader.

Everyone else, including Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo), only learned the truth after attending the film's premiere. When the confession scene was filmed, actor David Prowse spoke the line given to him, which sounded like "Obi-Wan killed your father", and the text "I am your father" was written over it later.

9. Darth Vader was played by seven actors

Voice actor James Earl Jones gave Darth Vader his famous deep, booming voice, but in the original Star Wars trilogy, Vader was played by David Prowse. The six-foot-tall British champion weightlifter was perfect for the role, but had to be re-voiced due to his thick Bristol accent (which made him furious). The stand-in for the fight stunts was Bob Anderson, as Prowse kept breaking lightsabers.

Vader without a mask in Return of the Jedi was played by Sebastian Shaw, young Anakin in The Phantom Menace by Jake Lloyd, and mature Anakin in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith by Hayden Christensen. Spencer Wilding plays Darth Vader in the new Rogue One movie.

8. He originally had a different name and a different voice.

Since Darth Vader is the central character of Star Wars, it is not surprising that when the script was created, this character was written in first. But at first his name was Anakin Starkiller (this is the name, according to the plot of the video game "The Force Unleashed" of his secret student). The original Star Wars trailer was written by legendary director Orson Welles in 1976. It was Wells' voice that George Lucas wanted to voice Darth Vader, but the producers did not approve of this idea - they thought that the voice would be too recognizable.

7. According to one theory, it was created by Palpatine and Darth Plagueis

Anakin Skywalker's mother, Shmi Skywalker, says in The Phantom Menace that she carried and gave birth to Anakin without a father. Qui-gon is understandably puzzled by this statement, but after testing Anakin's blood for the presence of midi-chlorians, he becomes convinced that it is indeed the result of a virgin birth, solely under the influence of the Force. Then everything else is logical: Vader’s power, high level midichlorians in the blood and the status of the Chosen One - the one who must bring the Force into balance.

But one fan theory suggests a darker and more realistic possibility of Anakin being born. In Revenge of the Sith, Advisor Palpatine tells Anakin about the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise, who knew how to use midi-chlorians to create life. According to this theory, either Plagueis himself or his student Palpatine could experiment and create Anakin in an attempt to obtain a powerful ruler of the Force.

6. A whole team worked on the costume and sound effects

In Lucas's original design, Darth Vader did not have any helmet - instead, his face was wrapped in a black scarf. The helmet was intended only as part of a military uniform - after all, you need to somehow move from one starship to another. As a result, it was decided that Vader would wear this helmet permanently. The creation of both the helmet and the rest of the equipment of Vader and the Imperial military was inspired by the uniforms of the Nazis and the helmets of Japanese military leaders. Vader's famous heavy breathing was created by sound producer Ben Burtt. He placed a small microphone in the mouthpiece of the scuba regulator and recorded the sound of his breathing.

5. Actor David Prowse and director George Lucas hate each other

The feud between Lucas and Prowse is legendary among the Star Wars crew. Firstly, Prowse thought that his voice was being used for the film and was terribly upset by the voice acting. During the filming of episodes 5 and 6, Prowse was making life miserable for everyone on set by not bothering to say the lines that were written for his role, and instead talking some nonsense. For example, you had to say “Asteroids don’t bother me, I need this ship,” and he calmly said: “Hemorrhoids don’t bother me, I need to take a shit.”

Prowse was also upset that he was replaced as a stunt double for action scenes, despite being physically fit. But he kept breaking lightsabers. Lucas later accused Prowse of revealing secret information that Vader was Luke's father. The actor also really didn’t like the fact that viewers wouldn’t see his face on the screen: Vader without a mask was played by another actor. The strained relationship between Lucas and Prowse came to a head when Prowse starred in the 2010 anti-Lucas film The People vs. George Lucas. This was the end of the director's patience and he removed Prowse from all future Star Wars productions.

4. There was an alternate ending where Luke becomes the new Vader

Return of the Jedi ends with good guys they win and everyone is happy about it. But Lucas originally envisioned a darker ending to his sci-fi saga. According to this alternate ending, the battle between Skywalker and Vader and the subsequent scene with Vader and the Emperor's death lead to a different outcome. Vader also sacrifices himself to kill the emperor, and Luke helps him remove the helmet - and Vader dies. However, then Luke puts on his father's mask and helmet, says "Now I am Vader" and turns to the dark side of the Force. He defeats the rebels and becomes the new emperor. This is the ending that would have been logical, according to Lucas and his screenwriter Kasdan, but in the end Lucas decided to make a happy ending, because the film was intended for a children's audience.

3. Alternative ending from the comics: again a Jedi and all in white

While we're on the topic of alternative endings, here's another one from the Star Wars comics. According to this version, both Luke and Leia stand before Palpatine, and the Emperor orders Vader to kill Leia. Vader is stopped by Luke, they fight with lightsabers and as a result of the duel, Vader is left without an arm, and Luke reveals to him the truth that he and Leia are his children, after which he boldly announces that he will no longer fight Vader.

This is where the fun begins: Vader falls to his knees and asks for forgiveness, returning to the light side of the Force and becoming Anakin Skywalker. The Emperor manages to escape, the second Death Star is destroyed, but Leia, Luke and Vader manage to leave it together. They later meet aboard the Command Frigate Home One, with Anakin Skywalker still dressed as Darth Vader, but all in white. The Skywalker family of Jedi decide to hunt down and kill the Emperor, which they most likely succeed because they are a gang.

2. This is the most profitable Star Wars character

The creators of Star Wars managed to make great money from their characters by selling related products, toys and the like. The army of fans of this saga is huge. There is a special “Wookiepedia” on the Internet - a Star Wars encyclopedia, with detailed articles about everyone and everything that anyone can edit. But no matter how much other heroes of the saga are loved, Darth Vader is the most popular, iconic character and, of course, it is from this image that one can make the most money. Judging by the fact that merchandising revenues, for example, amounted to more than $27 billion in 2015, one can assume that Darth Vader is worth billions - after all, he Substantial part this pie.

1. On one of the cathedrals there is a chimera in the form of Darth Vader’s helmet

Believe it or not, one of the towers of the Washington Cathedral is decorated with a gargoyle in the shape of Darth Vader's helmet. The sculpture is located very high and is difficult to see from the ground, but with binoculars you can. In the 1980s National Cathedral together with National Geographic magazine announced children's competition for the best decorative chimera sculpture to decorate the northwestern tower. A boy named Christopher Rader took third place in this competition with his drawing of Darth Vader. After all, a chimera must be evil. And this sketch was brought to life by sculptor Jay Hall Carpenter and stone carver Patrick Jay Plunkett.

Anakin Skywalker is a legendary Force-sensitive man who served the Galactic Republic as a Jedi Knight, and later served the Galactic Empire and commanded its forces as the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Born Shmi Skywalker, in his youth he became the secret husband of the Naboo senator, Padmé Amidala. He was the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.

Although Anakin became a key figure in the galaxy as an adult, he came from a lowly background. He spent the first years of his life on Tatooine as a slave with his mother. Skywalker eventually met Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and Padmé Amidala, the Queen of Naboo whom he married as an adult. Soon after this, Anakin won the Riot Yves Classic race, thereby winning freedom from his betting owner Watto, and, with difficulty and regret, parting with his mother, he flew away from Tatooine along with the knight Qui-Gon. On Naboo, despite his young age, he dared to take part in the battle against the Trade Federation, which, oddly enough, was successful: Anakin destroyed the droid control center. Soon after, he joined the Jedi Order, becoming Obi-Wan Kenobi's Padawan. The Jedi believed that Anakin was the Chosen One, who, according to Jedi prophecy, would restore the balance of the Force by destroying the Sith. However, the council at first did not want to train him, since Master Yoda sensed a danger in him, but Knight Obi-Wan convinced the masters to take Anakin, despite his unsuitable age to begin training and his fear for his mother, which could lead to the dark side.

After 10 years, Anakin again met with Padmé Amidala, the ex-queen of Naboo, and now a senator. He was given the task of accompanying and protecting Padmé due to the increased danger to her during the Separatist Crisis. They both fought in the Battle of Geonosis, which started the Clone Wars. In the midst of these events, Anakin took the death of his mother at the hands of the Tusken Riders hard. When Anakin found out about this, he went to the Tusken camp and then furiously killed everyone, including women and children. After the Battle of Geonosis, Anakin and Padmé married in secret, despite the Jedi Order's ban on marriage.

Preliminary Note: This article is intended for the voracious fans of the Star Wars film epic and is not to be taken too seriously, it is simply a different perspective on this classic franchise, as well as one of the most revered villains to ever appear on the silver screen.

Darth Vader undoubtedly used the dark side of the Force to strangle a number of his fellow soldiers, as well as those who stood in the way of the Empire seeking complete dominance in Star Wars. But was he, in fact, 100% villain, or more of a powerful pawn caught in the middle of an intergalactic chess game that began thousands of years earlier between the Jedi and the Sith?

In fact, Vader at the end of the film Return of the Jedi fulfilled the “prophecy”, again tilting the balance in favor of the Force, killing the Emperor, who represented the forces of evil, and saving the life of his son Luke. It probably took him 30 years, but he returned back to the person he was before he put on the mask, Anakin Skywalker, and perhaps during that time he discovered what was wrong with the Jedi , and among the Sith.

The debate here is not about whether Vader was a saint, we are talking about something else altogether - simply that the Jedi and Sith are just as guilty of his unholy actions as the war that is waged everywhere in these films, even in the most distant parts of this galaxy."

Now, before the internet rebels against this theory, let's look at the facts.

New direction

As we head toward the December release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the second installment in a new trilogy, there may be a different perspective on the Jedi, even from the now-iconic Luke Skywalker. They may not be seen as the completely pure heroes they have always been perceived to be.

Even in the first trailer for The Last Jedi, Luke (played by Mark Hamill) says, “The time of the Jedi is coming to an end.” This phrase may have great amount meanings, although this is only part of a two-minute teaser. However, it is quite consistent with the debate that has been going on on the Internet since the return of Star Wars in 2015 with The Force Awakens.

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This film suggests that the new "Emperor-like" character Snoke is neither a Jedi nor a Sith, and the same applies to his apprentice Kylo Ren. But why is that? Shouldn't there be a division between light and darkness?

There are rumors, supported by some of the footage in the trailer (from here on out it's all about the subtleties and details for the very big fans), that in this film we'll probably learn more about the first Jedi, who existed thousands of years before those introduced events. They are neither light nor dark, and the perceived balance in the Force will be different from what we saw in the first six films.

It also seems that Luke - perhaps having learned that his father first joined the Dark Side and then began training to become a Jedi - had doubts about whether a person, including a Jedi, could be completely on the side of good or evil. There are shades of gray, and if you take them out of life, then you end up with Darth Vader.

Anakin Skywalker

Let's take a look back a little at the time leading up to Luke's birth and focus on Darth's life in previous episodes.

Anakin Skywalker (played by Hayden Christiansen) was apprenticed to the Jedi, who told him that various kinds attachments and emotions are not characteristic of their kind. They were peacemakers who did not have the right to marry or have children. They had a more important calling - to protect the galaxy from those whose sole purpose was to rule.

Everything is fine if we talk about feelings, but in life everything did not happen quite like that, and young Skywalker noticed this.

First of all, Anakin Skywalker married Padme (Natalie Portman) and then discovered that she would have a child with him. He also had a dream in which she died in childbirth, and so he began to search for a way to save his love and his unborn children. He was unable to do this with the help of the Jedi code and the advice of Master Yoda, but at that moment one of his mentors told him to spy on his friend. Does anyone see a problem here? Later, when Anakin himself is about to tell Mace Windu (Samuel Jackson) that his close friend and mentor, the Emperor, was the dark-powered Sith Lord they were searching for, he realizes that Mace instantly made the decision to have him kill him rather than bring him to court and give him a chance to face the law because, in his words, "he is too powerful to remain alive." And so Anakin takes action, overthrows Windu and declares his allegiance to the Emperor. He did some questionable things later (cough, cough, killed babies), but it was all in the name of love.

By no means did the Jedi act completely unbiased and only in accordance with their teachings, and he knew it. He may have been manipulated by Palpatine, but he was not helped much by his observations of what the other Jedi were doing. In his opinion, he made a choice in favor of the lesser of two evils.

"Anakin, Chancellor Palpatine is a villain!" - Obi-Wan tells him during their great battle on the planet Mustafar - this is the same battle in which Ovi-Wan cuts off all his limbs and leaves him at the moment when he is already engulfed in fire.

“In my opinion, the Jedi are the villains,” Anakin replies.

Return of the Jedi

Now let's look at Luke's journey and how the events of Return of the Jedi ended.

In the films leading up to Jedi, Luke was misled about what happened to his father and then told not to save his friends because he needed to continue his studies with Yoda. “Let them die, and you should improve your lightsaber skills,” was basically what he was told.

While he fights and defeats his father - now Darth - he again refuses to kill him or let him die and takes his place next to the Emperor based on the Sith code. After which the Emperor tries to kill Luke, but at this moment Darth intervenes in the events taking place.

Instead of watching his enemy (his son) die, he intervenes, ignoring both the Sith and Jedi codes and acts as his heart tells him. He kills his mentor, then dies himself, but saves his boy. That is, Darth Vader does all this for the sake of love, which was prohibited by the Jedi code, and thus he returns balance to the Force and the Galaxy. In addition, he may be creating a model for a new way of life - this is no longer the Sith or the Jedi, but the Grays.

It's similar to what Kylo Ren says in The Force Awakens when he looks at Darth's melting mask: "I will finish what you started, grandfather."

Ren is the son of Han Solo and General Leia, and in addition, he rebels against the teachings of the Jedi, leaves Luke's new academy and tries to eradicate the Jedi once and for all.

Wait, but he killed his own father. So what, he's clearly a bad guy. But is it? Only time will tell.

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Creators: George Lucas

Gender: Man

Character: TypeCyborg

First Performance: Star Wars #1 - Star Wars

Appears in issue 822

Birthday: n/a

Death: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #4 - Final Showdown

Capabilities

• Flexibility
• Animal control
• Dangerous feeling
• Darkforce Manipulation
• Electronic destruction
• Energy absorption
• Devices
• Healing
• Implementations
• Intelligence
• Leadership
• Hypnotize
• Hot item
• Power claim
• Preliminary interrogation
• Radar sense
• Death of feeling
• Durability
• Cunning
• Super speed
• Superpower
• Swordsmanship
• Telekinesis
• Telepathy
• Tracking
• Unarmed combat
• Weapon master

Anakin Skywalker was once a heroic Jedi Knight, but was seduced by the powers of the dark side and became the evil entity known as Darth Vader in an attempt to save the life of his wife and future children. However, despite everything he did, there were still remnants of goodness in him.

Origin

Anakin Skywalker is considered the "Chosen One" of the force; who is supposed to be destroying the Sith. Anakin Skywalker was born without a father and lived for the most part his life on Tatooine with his mother, Shmi. When Qui-Gon Jinn came to the planet seeking parts for their ship back to the Jedi Council, Anakin won their parts and also his freedom, but with only one flaw in the plan - his mother had to remain on Tatooine as a slave. Several years later, Anakin became Obi-Wan Kenobi's apprentice and married the ex-queen of Naboo, Padmé Amidala.

Near the end of the Clone Wars, Anakin became very obsessed with saving his family. Finding out that his wife and unborn child were going to die, although the vision, Anakin was determined to find the power to save his loved ones. IN this moment Sith Lord Darth Sidious forced Anakin to join the newfound Empire as their new Sith Apprentice, Darth Vader. Anakin killed most of the last remaining Jedi in the galaxy, with the exception of Yoda and Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan attempted to kill Anakin, but only left him near the lava planet Musafar, severely wounded. Anakin survived through the Emperor's mechanations. More machine than man, Anakin forever became Darth Vader and served his master as the Posted Fist of the Empire.

Creation

Along with the entire Star Wars universe, Darth Vader (or Anakin) was created by George Lucas. However, at the time Darth Vader was the main portrayal of the character than Anakin Skywalker (but it was said that George was working on the Anakin model before they started Vader). Vader's mask was drawn by Ralph McQuarrie, who drew the concept for Darth Vader's space suit. After many changes to Vader's mask, Ralph finally got a design that George liked, and soon Brian Muir began designing the rest of Vader from head to bottom. With the success of Star Wars IV: A New Hope, George Lucas began looking for a writer to help him with the fifth, technically second, film. Writer Leigh Brackett helped George create the second Star Wars installment, and everything was fine, except that Vader wasn't going to reveal that he was Luke's father. Before the film's script was completed, Leigh Brackett died of cancer, so it was left for George to write the script alone. At the end, Darth actually told Luke that he was his father. George began looking at a backstory for Anakin and created the entire story with Anakin being Obi Wan Kanyobi's student and the last Qui-gon. The story was clear that Anakin would free himself to the dark side through a series of events, and would eventually become Darth Vader after being severely wounded during the final battle against Obi Wan. Which ultimately ended the Star Wars Saga, episodes 1-6.

Portrayal in films
The man under Vader's suit was played by David Prowse, his stunt double (Bob Anderson) pre-framed all the fight scenes, Sebastian Shaw played as Vader in the final moments of Darth Vader's life at the end of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader .

Evolution of character

From slavery to freedom

Anakin Skywalker was a young slave boy who lived on the desert planet Tatooine. He lived with his mother Shmi and worked as a slave for a Toydarian junk dealer named Watto. Anakin was an exceptional mechanic, being able to build C-3PO's Protocol Droid. He was also skilled in layout. Overall, it was a fairly normal life for a slave.

Anakin's world was shaken when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Padmé Amidala, R2-D2 and Binks Bunks came to Tatooine. Master Jinn immediately recognized something big about Anakin. Deeply connected to the Force and with a high amount of midi-chlorian, he had the potential to become the most powerful Jedi Knight ever. As it turns out, the party was marooned on the planet because their hyperdrive broke down. While searching, they went to a repair shop and met Anakin. Anakin agreed to help them by winning the podrace in the Riot of the Eve Classic. Qui-Gon Jinn made a bet for Watto that if Anakin won, he would be free. Watto accepted the bet. After winning races largely due to his Force skills, Anakin was released and left to train and become a Jedi. While aboard the ship, he developed admiration for Padmé and gave her a fragment of Japor to remember him by. He then appeared before the Jedi Council, who, despite his high midi-chlorian count, rejected the request because he was too old and emotionally attached. Meanwhile, the evil Darth Sidious sent his apprentice Darth Maul after two Jedi Knights. They went towards the Shiny, narrowly running Maul at every turn. When the time came to attack the Trade Federation, Anakin took refuge in a starfighter's cabin and accidentally crashed into space battle with Artoo. He managed to achieve what other Naboo pilots could not; Destroy the Droid Control Ship with proton torpedoes at good condition. Unfortunately, Qui-Gon was killed in a duel with Darth Maul. After Obi-Wan killed the Sith Lord, he was made the ultimate Jedi Knight and was given permission from the Council to train the boy.

Life like a Jedi

Although Obi-Wan trained him well, Anakin had a natural violence in him. He was rash and frivolous - and he was afraid of losing those he loved very much. However, he turned out to be the great Jedi Knight and the greatest starfighter pilot in the galaxy. Speculation arose that he might be the Chosen One—the one who would destroy the Sith Peerage once and for all. As a Padawan, he had a mission to protect Senator Padmé Amidala from an attempt on her life by the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

During this, he thought about his mother Shmi and wanted her, so he went to Tatooine to see her. But when he got there, he realized that the Tusken Raiders had tortured her and killed her. Anakin killed the entire Tuskens tribe, even the women and children of the tribe, in a blind rage; he was turning to the Dark Side. It was also during this time that he began an affair with Padmé. When Obi-Wan is captured on Geonosis, Anakin and Padmé set out to rescue him. However, they were captured along with Obi-Wan, and the three were sentenced to death. They managed to hold their own until Mace Windu and his Jedi strike force arrived and rescued them, along with the clone troopers. As Anakin and Obi-Wan pursued Separatist Leader Count Dooku, Padmé fell and the two Jedi had a brief argument.

Anakin and Obi-Wan soon caught up with the number, but Anakin impatiently charged and was blasted with Dooku's Force lightning. After Obi-Wan was injured in the fight, Anakin returned and saved his Master from Dooku's attack. The Padawan then fought off the number with two lightsabers before severing his right hand to Dooku's blade. The two would have died if not for Yoda's intervention. After that shootout, he married Padme in a secret marriage ceremony with C-3PO and R2-D2 as his only witnesses.

War Hero

During his Padawan years, Anakin would participate in numerous Clone military battles. He would face the Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress, whom he defeated at the Yavin IV temples. It was during this Clone war period that he would be knighted, albeit in a controversial decision. After this, he would have a second encounter with Asajj Ventress and would persist in training, but not before receiving facial scars in the duel. He would then temporarily be designated by Ahsoka Tano as his new Padawan.

Knightfall

Anakin and Obi-Wan would then be assigned a crucial mission; rescue Chancellor Palpatine, who has been kidnapped by the Sorrowful Common. The Jedi stormed the Separatist flagship Invisible Hand and found the Chancellor there guarded by Count Dooku. The Jedi involved Dooku in the war effort, and the number managed to give Obi-Wan subliminal. Anakin fought Dooku alone and was knocked out until he cut off the Count's arms. Palpatine then goaded Anakin into beheading Dooku. The Jedi was then captured by General Grievous before the renewed attack. But Sad One escaped, and Anakin managed to steer the ship towards Shiny One. Anakin then met Padme, who then told him that she became pregnant. However, Anakin feared losing her as he had lost his mother. “Fear leads to outrage; outrage to hatred; haters to suffering," said Yoda, who admitted that the boy might be on his way to the Dark Side. He began to distrust those around him, and he hated the Jedi Order when he felt they had wronged him, because even though he received a seat on the Jedi Council, he was not granted the title Jedi Master; title he had to gain access to limited Jedi holocrons in order to save Padmé. He was also received by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was secretly a Sith Lord. Palpatine gained Anakin's trust and loyalty, only to have Anakin find out that the Sith Lord Darth Sidious was. Palpatine told him, however, that with the powers of the Sith, he could become immortal and stop other people from dying. Anakin reported this discovery to Mace Windu, who led a strike force to arrest the Chancellor, but then thought about the power promise and flew into the Chancellor's office. Master Windu had Palpatine at bladepoint and was barraged by Sith Force lightning. Anakin was torn between loyalty and the supposed right to save Padme, but he made his decision and hastily severed Windu's sword arm. After Palpatine killed the Jedi Master, he assured Anakin that he was fulfilling his destiny. Anakin then pledged loyalty to the Sith and became Palpatine's new apprentice Darth Vader.

The Chancellor then gave him the mission to attack the Jedi Temple in Operation: Knightfall. Vader did this without a doubt, leading the 501st Legion in a raid. Many Jedi and younglings were killed in brutality. Vader's next mission was to travel to Mustafar and kill the Separatist Leaders, including Nute Gunray.

He would later reveal his dark urges to Padmé's future. Due to Obi-Wan's unfortunate arrival, Vader violently attacked his wife with the Force and implicated him former master into a lightsaber duel. Despite his great skill, Vader lost to Obi-Wan, losing his legs and his left hand as a result. He was also burned by the lava and the resulting burns that nearly killed him. It was the timely arrival of his new master, Emperor Palpatine, that saved his life. Vader would be transported to a medical facility on the Shiny, where he would be restored to cyborg form. Believing he was the one responsible for the murder of his wife and child, Vader will forever become loyal to the Emperor and the Dark Side with his heart as cold as ever.

Major story arcs

Iron Fist of the Empire

For nearly twenty years, Vader became known as the legendary face of the Galactic Empire, his reputation forever known and feared throughout the galaxy. Vader spent most of his years tracking down the last of the Jedi Knights and Masters, while (just like in the Sith tradition) secretly plotting to overthrow his master...

Unbeknownst to Vader, Padmé died giving birth to twins, Luke and Leia. Luke was watched by his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru (and secretly Obi-Wan), while Leia was taken into the care of Bail Organa and became Princess of Alderaan.

Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin

When Darth Vader kills the son of a very rich man, he pledges to pay his vengeance to the Dark Lord. The man paid eight assassins to kill Vader, and they all failed. Darth Vader got rid of them each easily. The man decided to fork out the cash to pay one of the most expensive assassins in the galaxy when he hired a man only known as the ninth assassin. The Ninth Assassin proved to be a worthy foil to Vader and even impressed the Dark Lord himself, who repeatedly offered him a position with the Empire. The ninth assassin ultimately failed, and Darth Vader moved on having avoided another attempt on his life.

Rise of the Rebellion

Darth Vader found a secret apprentice during the reign of the Empire. On a mission from Palpatine regarding suspicions of the Jedi Lipstick on the planet Kashyyyk, Vader discovered this student. His father Kento Marek, a Lipstick Jedi, escaped Order 66 and traveled through many planets on the way to Kashyyyk, where Lipstick eventually remained. After confronting and killing Kento, Vader took the boy away from Palpatine's prying eyes. After years of training, Vader saw fit to allow his apprentice to hunt down the last of the Jedi. With Starkiller completing his tasks, Vader was ready to begin his plan to destroy the Emperor. Unfortunately, the Emperor recognized and tracked Starkiller's plane before reaching the private spaceship Vader. When the Emperor arrived, Vader betrayed and killed his Starkiller to show his loyalty to his master. He left his Apprentice alive, though, and when the Emperor left, Vader recovered Starkiller from the depths of space.

He then reinstated his student and explained his plan for the next attempt, which was to start a rebellion. Then he sent his student away. He didn't understand, although that Disciple of his had feelings for the pilot of Juno Eclipse, who was labeled a traitor to the Empire. Starkiller then broke Juno out of the restrictions she was hidden in and began on his mission. Ultimately, Starkiller would reveal that Vader never planned to overthrow Palpatine at all (or at least with him). That was the whole part

from the Emperor's plan to expose the enemies of the Empire. Vader would later capture the Rebel Alliance and defeat his apprentice once again, but this would prove to be his destruction. Starkiller survived and confronted Vader and the Emperor in the Death Star, sacrificing his life to allow the Rebels to fight another day. Due to Starkiller's actions, the Rebel Alliance was formed and prepared to drag the Empire into the vicious Galactic Civil War.

Over the next few years, Vader would be tasked by the Emperor to suppress attacks from the Rebel Alliance with little effort.

New Hope

The ruthless cyborg pursued Princess Leia and the Rebels for the stolen Death Star plans. The Empire pursued the Rebels back to Vader's homeworld, which the princess was able to transfer plans to the astromech Droid and send it to the planet. Vader captured the princess and later brought her to the Death Star, where he and Grand Moff Tarkin interrogated her on the location of the hidden Rebel base. Vader tortured his daughter and summoned her to see her home planet of Alderaan destroyed. Vader also played a role in the execution of Owen and Beru Lars. As Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Obi-Wan, and Chewbacca were captured by the Death Star's tractor beam, Vader sensed the presence of his former master. He eventually confronted his master in one final duel. Despite Obi-Wan's warning, Vader brought him down, but not before Obi-Wan became a Force spirit. Vader allowed Luke and his comrades to escape so he could finally locate the hidden Rebel base. Once the plan worked, the Imperials prepared for battle and confronted the incoming Rebel fleet. During the Battle of Yavin, Vader decided to personally destroy the Rebel starfighters himself. The Sith Lord nearly destroyed the entire Rebel fleet and came close to destroying Luke Skywalker, but interference from the Millennium Falcon caused one of its support fighters to veer into Vader's fighter, sending him flying far into space.

Civil war escalates

Vader would return to the Empire and continue his efforts to track down the Rebel Alliance and the mysterious Luke Skywalker who had begun to plague his mind with so many questions. He would never take into account that Luke and Leia were their children much later.

The Empire Strikes Back
Three years after the Death Star was destroyed, the Empire destroyed the Rebel Base on Hoth VI. The Empire gained power, so when Luke traveled to Dagobah, in whose swamps Yoda now made his home, to become Yoda's apprentice and continue his training in the use of the Force, Han Solo and Leia Organa traveled to the City of Clouds, in the Bespin system, to meet an old friend Khan Lando Calrissian. However, Vader tracked the heroes to Cloud City with the help of Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett and raised an agreement that meant Baron Administrator betrayed them and the Dark Lord captured them. Vader, wanting to capture Skywalker, decided to test the carbonite freezing on Han Solo, who turned out to have a price on his head thanks to Jabba the Hutt, and Fett took it to Jabba.

Luke made it to Cloud City to rescue Yeon or Leia - but he would ultimately engage Vader in a lightsaber battle. Vader's power was much greater than Luke's, but he did not kill Luke because he wanted Luke to turn to the Dark Side and become an ally of the Empire. They fought and Vader eventually lashed Luke's wrist across the balcony, causing Luke to lose the lightsaber that Anakin had had in mind for him long ago. Vader eventually showed Luke his true origins, but Luke chose death over life as Vader's son and he let go and fell. He barely survived and escaped Vader and the Empire, much to the Dark Lord's dismay.

Return of the Jedi

More than six months have passed. The Emperor formulated a trap to destroy the Rebel Alliance and Luke's convert to the Dark Side of the Force. When Luke traveled to the moon Endor where Vader and the Emperor were, he showed his acceptance that Vader was once Anakin Skywalker, his father, and tried to move his father away, where Kenobi failed. But aboard the unfinished second Death Star, the Emperor proved to be a dark influence to Luke, even as father and son engaged in their final lightsaber duel. Vader gains power until Luke taps into the Dark Side to subdue his father in battle, cutting his hand. When Luke refused to turn, the Emperor fired Force lightning at him and was about to kill him as Vader watched. Since Luke was executed on electric chair, he moaned, “Father, please help me!”

All the time, Anakin Skywalker fought against this, which made him Darth Vader. Successfully overcoming what made him Vader, Anakin grabbed the Emperor and threw him into the Death Star's power core. Unfortunately, lightning disrupted Anakin's cybernetics. He then died after killing the Emperor and saving his son, who unmasked him to find that his father was still extremely human the entire time.

No matter how evil Darth Vader was, Anakin Skywalker died a hero. His ghost was seen at the Endor celebration.

Powers and abilities

Lightsaber skill

Originally one of the most skilled duelists during the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker was a prodigy at a young age who mastered Form V from lightsaber combat; Djem So in particular. In his first major lightsaber battle against Count Dooku, he impressed in numbers as he demonstrated knowledge of Jer'Kai and defeated his primary, Obi-Wan. Later, Anakin would fight Dark Sider Asajj Ventress on Yavin 4 and beat a skilled assassin. He would often bicker with his old master Obi-Wan, and also have rematches with Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku

As a Sith, Vader had to regain his style due to his new deluxe, using more of a hybrid form. He was much stronger and much more in pain and permanent damage, but he significantly lacked the flexibility and speed he once had, two skills required for a style such as Djem Tak.

Since he became Palpatine's engine, Vader's main task would be to fight the Jedi. But his new body and his new way life never stopped him as he, a few weeks after he got himself into his new suite, killed dozens of Jedi, including a Jedi Master. During his career as the Sith Lord, Vader would come into conflict with famous Jedi like Roan Shryne and Dark Woman, revealed the ancient Jedi Celeste Morne, to whom he then continued to move best in battle, and put his son in a bind - Luke Skywalker.

Power powers
Vader had the highest number of midi-chlorians in the galaxy, surpassing 20,000. With this, he had the potential to surpass Emperor Palpatine and Grandmaster Yoda. However, after his injuries at Mustafar, Vader lost much of his potential. He was still surprisingly influential. It should be mentioned that Darth Vader had an ancient Sith amulet build in his armored gauntlet. amulent allowed him to use the force more effectively, making him significantly more influential in the force than he originally was.

He could send out Force Waves of remarkable magnitude, launching people through the air; could telepathically probe a Jedi; while mapped, can create Kinetite; can use Tutaminis to deflect fuze bolts; can heal himself through his pure anger.

His favored ability, however, is the Force Choke, which he can use from across the galaxy.

Famous masters

• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Emperor Palpatine

Famous students

• Ahsoka Tano
• Galen Marek
• Starkiller (Clone)
• Flint
• Kharys
• Lumiya

New appearances

Darth Plagueis

“Darth Plagueis: one of the most brilliant Sith Lords who ever lived. Having power is all he desires. Losing him is the only thing he is afraid of. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. And when the time comes, he destroys his Master - but vows never to suffer the same fate. For like no other student of the dark side, Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power... of life and death.

Darth Sidious: Plagueis' chosen student. Under the guidance of his Master, he secretly studies the ways of the Sith, publicly rising to power in the galactic government, first as a Senator, then as Chancellor, and ultimately as Emperor.

Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious, Master and Mate, set their sights on the galaxy for domination—and the Jedi Order for destruction. But can they challenge the merciless tradition of the Sith? Or will there be a desire for one to rule the highest, and a dream for the other to live forever, sowing the seeds of their destruction?”

Published by: Del Rey Books

Writer: James Luceno

Video games

Darth Vader has appeared in many video games.

Soul Calibur IV

Vader appears as a playable character in Soul of Calibur IV for PS3.

Superstar Wars (SNES)

Darth Vader is one of the main villains in this video game.

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker both appear in this video game as separate, playable characters.

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker both appear in this video game as separate, playable characters.

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker both appear in this video game as separate, playable characters.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Darth Vader also appeared in the Force Unleashed series, shown as the master of the powerful Force user, Galen Marek. In the first game, the Dark Lord trained him to hunt down the last of the Jedi and root out any enemies of the Empire. Marek would betray his master and inspire the rise of the Rebel Alliance. We only play Vader in the first tutorial level of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

In the second game, he tried to clone his student so he could once again become aware of the situation, but the clone would betray him and become his greatest enemy once again.

Characteristics

Eyes: Blue (yellow and red in the Dark Side)

Hair: None (previously brown)

Height: 6'1" (185 cm) as human, 6'8" (202 cm) as cyborg

Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg) as human, 300 lbs (136 kg) as cyborge

David Prowse played Darth Vader in Episode IV, V and VI while he was voiced by James Earl Jones. Anakin was played by Sebastian Shaw at the end of Return of the Jedi when Luke took off his helmet.

The film epic "Star Wars" is worldwide known history O space adventures, the lives and struggles of various heroes - both positive and negative. The latter includes the very controversial character Darth Vader, aka the Dark Lord, who in childhood was called Anakin Skywalker.

Star Wars and Darth Vader

The history of the creation of the cult film saga, and then the Star Wars universe, dates back to 1971, when director and producer George Lucas entered into a contract with the United Artists studio to shoot the Star Wars film.

However, it is generally accepted that it all began in 1976, after the release of a novelization book with the same name authored by D. Lucas and A. D. Foster. The film company's producers were afraid that the film would fail at the box office, and decided to play it safe by releasing a book. In 1977, D. Lucas received a reader's literary award for this novel, and the producers' doubts were finally dispelled.

In May of the same year, the first of nine films in the epic, called “Star Wars,” was released. New Hope". One of the main characters appears in it for the first time. Who is Darth Vader?

Characteristics of the main character

Darth Vader is the main negative character, the cruel and cunning leader of the Galactic imperial army, which dominates the entire Universe. He is, in fact, the most powerful Sith, and is also trained by Emperor Palpatine himself and is on the dark side of the Force.

Darth Vader is fighting against the Rebel Alliance in order to prevent the collapse of the Empire. The Alliance, on the contrary, wants the restoration of the Galactic Republic and the union of free planets.

But initially Darth Vader was a positive character, one of the Jedi named Anakin Skywalker. His transition from the Light to the Dark side of the force and transformation into Darth Vader occurs for several reasons. To understand who Darth Vader is, you need to look at all the stages in his life.

Anakin Skywalker's childhood

Anakin Skywalker, who later became Darth Vader, was born in the year 42 before the Battle of Yavin on the planet Tatooine. His mother was a slave named Shmi Skywalker, who did not say anything about Anakin's father. Jedi Qui-Gon Jin, who found the future Darth Vader and considered the boy the chosen one, claimed that his father was the Light Force.

Qui-Gon Jin frees Anakin from slavery and takes him with him to the planet Coruscant. Qui demands the Jedi Council's consent to train Skywalker, but is refused, motivated by the fact that he already has a student and because of Anakin's age. Also, the reason for the refusal was the anger and fear that remained with him from his slave times. Skywalker later becomes a Jedi under the mentorship of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the Council comes to terms with this.

From Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader

Anakin, 10 years later, becomes an adult and acquires the Jedi skill, although he is still Kenobi's Padawan. At the same time, Sheev Palpatine (aka Darth Sidious, the future emperor) begins to carry out his plan, which he has been hatching for many years. His plan was to make Anakin Skywalker his student, luring him to the Dark Side of the Force.

For this, Palpatine uses Anakin's loss of trust in his Jedi mentors and Skywalker's forbidden love for the queen of the planet Naboo, Padmé Amidala Naberry. One of the main reasons for Anakin's transformation is his pain and anger, which appears after he avenges the death of his mother Shmi on the Tusken nomads. The grief and hatred that gripped him due to the loss of his mother pushes Anakin to merciless murders, in which women and children die. Of course, Skywalker does not yet know who Darth Vader is, but the process is irreversible, and, to Palpatine’s joy, Anakin, without realizing everything that is happening, finds himself on the Dark Side of the Force and becomes the Emperor’s student.

Transition to the Dark Side

Chancellor Palpatine is captured by the Separatists, and in order to free him, Anakin and Obi-Wan engage them in battle. During the duel, Obi-Wan is stunned by the rebel leader Count Dooku, but Anakin defeats him. After this, the Chancellor orders Skywalker to cut off the head of the unarmed Count. Anakin obeys the order, but doubts the correctness of what was done, because killing a prisoner is not the job of a Jedi.

Anakin returns to Coruscant, where Padme, whom he secretly married, tells him about her pregnancy. Palpatine makes Skywalker his representative on the Jedi Council, but the Assembly, submitting to the will of the Chancellor, does not elevate Anakin to Master. He is also entrusted with spying on Palpatine, after which the future Darth Vader finally loses faith in the Jedi.

Later it turns out that the Chancellor is in fact the same Sith Lord who was hunted by the Order for a long time. Master Windu and several Jedi are sent to arrest the Chancellor. Anakin follows them and finds a duel between Palpatine and Windu. The Chancellor is protected from a fatal blow by Anakin Skywalker, stopping Windu, after which Palpatine kills the master.

Darth Vader

All the events described above and the death of his beloved wife Padme finally tilt Anakin to the Dark Side of the Force. There is no turning back for Skywalker, since he, in fact, became an accomplice in the murder of the Jedi Master. He takes an oath of allegiance to Darth Sidious (Palpatine) and receives a new Sith name - Darth Vader.

After some time, he receives an order from Sidious to destroy all the Jedi who are in his temple. Darth Vader kills them with his own hands, sparing neither the younglings nor the Padawans; clone soldiers help him in this atrocity. Also, following the orders of Sidious, Vader destroys all the leaders of the Confederation on the volcano planet Mustafar, naively believing that by doing so he will achieve the long-awaited peace in the Republic.

Yoda and Obi-Wan, having learned who carried out the massacre in the temple, decide to kill Darth Vader. In the duel, Kenobi cuts off Darth's left arm and both legs with his lightsaber, after which, dying, he falls to a riverbed of molten lava, and his clothes begin to burn.

Darth Vader costume

The half-dead and burnt Vader is saved by his mentor Sidious. In order to maintain vital functions, Darth Vader is put on a special sealed spacesuit. It was a portable mobile life support system, which Vader could not do without after the wounds and burns from the lava river received in the duel with Obi-Wan. This armor was created using the ancient alchemical knowledge of the Sith.

The main thing in Darth Vader's costume was the most complex respiratory system, with the help of which he could breathe, since after the burns it was impossible to do this. The armor was created according to all the traditions of the Sith warriors and provided good protection to their owner, although they occasionally broke down, they continued to work after repairs. One of the elements of the costume was the helmet of Darth Vader, to whom his grandson would later take the oath of allegiance.

Darth Vader's weapons

Darth Vader, while still Anakin Skywalker, learned to wield a sword from one of the most powerful masters of the Jedi Order - Yoda. Thanks to his teacher, Vader studied and perfectly mastered all styles of fighting with a lightsaber.

He preferred the fifth form of combat, characterized by increased aggressiveness and rapid pressure, aimed at physically breaking the enemy. Darth also mastered the technique of wielding swords at the same time, which came in handy in numerous battles.

Unusual character abilities

As a result of the catastrophic injuries sustained in the duel on the planet Mustafar, much of Vader's Force was irretrievably lost. However, the Dark Lord had enormous power and a great degree of skill, sufficient to win almost every fight.

Darth possessed highest degree mastery of telekinesis, and also perfectly mastered the techniques of Choke and Force Push, which he often demonstrated in fights with opponents. In the wars, Darth Vader used the art of Tutaminis, which allowed him to absorb, reflect and redirect the streams of plasma released by the blaster.

The Dark Lord was an excellent telepath and could penetrate the thoughts of his opponents, manipulating their consciousness and subjugating their will. Over time, he managed to restore the power of his severed limbs. Although not without the help of the suit, his strength increased significantly. Using all his skills and Dark Power, Vader was practically invincible.

Return to the Light Side of the Force

Darth Vader makes plans to turn his only son, Luke Skywalker, to the Dark Side when he grows up to become a Jedi. After he learns from Master Yoda who his father is, he surrenders to the warriors subordinate to Palpatine and meets with Darth and the Emperor. The Emperor tries to convince Luke to give vent to his fear for his friends and anger, in order to use this to persuade him to the Dark Side of the Force. Darth Vader at this time penetrates the mind of his son and learns about his sister Leia Organa. Darth Vader's voice in Luke's head threatens to turn her into a Dark Force adept if he refuses.

Luke is led by his rage and almost kills his father, but he pacifies his anger in time and throws the lightsaber aside, not wanting to deal a fatal blow. The Emperor tries to tempt Luke Skywalker with power and demands that he kill Darth Vader, but receives a decisive refusal. The enraged ruler attacks Vader's son using the power of lightning, Luke asks his father for help. Vader suppresses the Dark Force within himself and helps his son by throwing the Emperor into the Death Star reactor.

Death of the main character

While meeting his son on the unfinished Death Star while rescuing Luke from Palpatine, Darth Vader is killed by deadly lightning strikes directed at him by the Emperor. Although he was afraid to rebel and betray his mentor Palpatine, he still could not destroy his only son, knowing that he would pay for it with his life.

It is worth noting that Darth Vader was a kind of golem of the Emperor. The wounds he received from Palpatine's lightning bolts could not have killed him, since in the Darth Vader comics his suit could withstand more significant attacks. In reality, the Dark Lord dies due to the fact that his energetic connection with the Emperor, who helped maintain life in him, is broken. Later, Luke Skywalker buries his father as a true Jedi.

In the Star Wars universe

George Lucas created the Star Wars universe, which included absolutely all materials related to this movie saga. It widely presents all film and television versions, books, cartoons and animated series, as well as toys and computer games. Here you can see numerous photos of Darth Vader and other heroes of this story.

Vader is one of the most famous and beloved movie characters in the world, despite the fact that he is more of a negative character than a positive one. The American magazine "Empire" awarded Darth Vader ninth place in the list of the greatest film characters of all time. Of course, without this hero the film would not have been so exciting, and the plot would have lost in many ways due to the loss of intrigue.

It is worth noting that it is impossible to give a clear answer to the question of who Darth Vader is, since this hero combined both the Dark and Light sides of the Force.