In 'Star Wars', what was 'Darth Vader's' name before he was seduced by the 'Dark Side of the Force'?
"destroy him. The Glove of Darth Vader The Glove of Darth Vader is a ""Star Wars"" novel for young readers released in June 1992 as first book of the ""Jedi Prince"" series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids. It is directly preceded within the chronology of the Star Wars expanded universe by ""The Truce at Bakura"" and is followed in the Jedi Prince series by ""The Lost City of the Jedi"". After the destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor, the Empire is left without a true leader. The Supreme Prophet Kadann prophesied that the"
"with Sidious in destroying the Jedi would itself be the cause of her death during childbirth, though Sidious would trick Skywalker into believing that an episode of Skywalker’s physical abuse of Amidala had been the actual cause of her death. Skywalker’s subsequent emotional collapse would lead him to fully embrace the Dark Side of the Force and assume the persona of Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith. With Darth Vader at his side, Palpatine would rule the newly styled Galactic Empire for approximately 20 years as its Emperor. Initially unknown to Vader and Sidious, two children were successfully delivered by"
"the multiverse. In ""Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"", Stewie (who plays the role of Darth Vader) threatens to ""choke"" the person in charge of the tractor beam. It turns out this person is a muscular man, whom Stewie does ""choke"", but not by neck. The muscular man states ""I can breathe just fine...You're choking my-,"" and is interrupted by Stewie who replies, ""I know."" It is implied that Stewie is ""choking"" the man's penis as a means of grasping, suggesting homosexual action on his behalf. On other occasions, such as when Stewie falls in love with a girl, Janet, in"
"close to realizing their ambitions of galactic conquest, and nearly eradicated the Jedi. Ultimately, however, they are self-defeating, their grand plans undone time and again by internal strife, rebellion inspired by their vicious tactics, and the psychologically noxious effects of their dark arts and philosophy. Prominent Sith lords such as Darth Vader and Darth Sidious have become pop culture icons of tyranny and terror. The word ""Sith"" was first used in the 1976 novelization of ""Star Wars"" as a title for the key villain Darth Vader, the ""Dark Lord of the Sith."" Sith characters had also been named in some"
"by the New Sith Order on the Jedi Academy on Ossus. Nevertheless, he still encounters other Jedi, as well as the ghost of Luke Skywalker. The character was voted the 84th top ""Star Wars"" character by IGN. Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original ""Star Wars"" film trilogy. Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is"
"the son of Han and Leia, and was once one of Luke's Jedi pupils. He was drawn to the dark side of the Force by the First Order's Supreme Leader Snoke. He then helped to destroy his uncle Luke's new Jedi Academy. However, Ren still feels the pull of the light side of the Force and seeks the strength to overcome this weakness from his grandfather Darth Vader, whose burnt helmet is in Ren's possession. Arriving at Maz Kanata's castle on Takodana, Ren captures Rey, who he senses has seen the map. While interrogating her with the Force, he realizes"
"Wars. Obi-Wan proved himself an adept strategist, duelist, and spy, as his leadership style heavily favored subterfuge and misdirection while commanding clone troopers, or wielding the Force. Anakin Skywalker was a human male Jedi Knight and main protagonist of the prequel trilogy. He was apprenticed to Obi-Wan Kenobi and proved to be a very gifted duelist and Force user, being appointed to the Jedi High Council at the age of 23, though being denied the rank of Master. He secretly married Padme Amidala and had two children. He eventually fell to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader. While he"
"escapes through an air shaft. Vader telepathically tells Luke that it is his destiny to join the dark side. In ""Return of the Jedi"", Vader and the Emperor are supervising the second Death Star's construction. Unknown to Vader, the Emperor intends to replace him with Luke as his apprentice. Thinking that there is still good in his father, Luke surrenders to Vader and unsuccessfully tries to convince him to turn from the dark side. Vader takes Luke to the Death Star to meet the Emperor. While there, Palpatine tempts Luke to give in to his anger, which leads to Vader"
"will die. Yoda, unaware of the person Anakin speaks of is Padmé, or that she is Anakin's wife and pregnant with his child, tells him to ""train himself to let go of everything that he fears to lose"". Unsatisfied, Anakin turns to Palpatine, who then reveals himself as Darth Sidious. Palpatine manipulates the young Jedi into becoming his Sith apprentice, Darth Vader, with the promise that the dark side holds the power to save Padmé from dying in childbirth. Palpatine later transforms the Republic into the tyrannical Galactic Empire, proclaiming himself emperor for life, and orders the clone troopers to"
"and demands that his former creation be handed over to him. After returning to his ship, Vader dismantles 3PO and retrieves Dagobah's location from the droid's memory. Back on Dagobah, Leia is in the last stages of her training. Yoda sends her on a mission to find a crystal for her lightsaber from a nearby cave. During Leia's absence, Vader arrives and confronts Yoda. Using his connection to the Force, Yoda delves deep into Vader's psyche and confronts the man inside, Anakin Skywalker, who is surrounded by multiple layers of the dark side of the Force. During the mental battle,"
"rules through deception, propaganda, fear and oppression. Although usually considered as a villainous ""enforcer"" of such power, Darth Vader has also been regarded as a tragic figure and cautionary study in the corruption of a hero who loses sight of the greater good and resorts to evil practices out of fear and desperation. A ""turn to the Dark Side"" has become a popular idiom to describe an (often misguided) individual or institution's embrace of evil out of a desire for power. Sith The Sith are major antagonists in the space opera franchise ""Star Wars"". They are depicted as an ancient"
"grizzled war hero, later as a Jedi Master, and as a woman. The last name ""Starkiller"" remained for the first few months of production, Hamill on-camera used the name 'Luke Starkiller"" the sole time he referred to himself during filming. ""Starkiller"" was dropped due to what Lucas called ""unpleasant connotations"". An alternative ending pitched by George Lucas for ""Return of the Jedi"" was Luke assuming his father's role as Darth Vader after the latter's death and intending to rule in his place. Though Lawrence Kasdan favored the idea, Lucas ultimately declined, since the films were made for children. Another conclusion"
"is force sensitive and skilled with a lightsaber. In ""Return of the Jedi"", a dying Yoda confirms to Luke, that Darth Vader (previously Anakin Skywalker) is actually his father, despite Luke's belief that Vader's claim to fatherhood in ""The Empire Strikes Back"" was a ruse to pull Luke to the dark side. He also finds out from Obi-Wan's force ghost that Princess Leia Organa is his sister. In ""The Force Awakens"", as the last known Jedi, Luke is in hiding after failing to prevent his apprentice Ben (now Kylo Ren) from turning to the dark side to join Supreme Leader"
"and, after an initial conflict, gain their trust. Later, Luke tells Leia that she is his sister, Vader is their father, and that he must confront him. Surrendering to Imperial troops, Luke is brought before Vader, and he tries to convince his father to return from the dark side of the Force. Vader takes Luke to the Death Star to meet the Emperor, intent on turning him to the dark side. The Emperor reveals that the Death Star is operational and that the Rebel Fleet will fall into a trap. On Endor, Han's team is captured by Imperial forces, but"
"to people outside the New Jedi Order. In the ""Legacy of the Force"" series, Luke begins having visions of a figure cloaked in darkness destroying the galaxy and the Jedi Decree. In his dreams, this figure's presence is much like that of Darth Vader. Luke has been troubled by the fact that he has been unable to discern the identity of this figure. Complicating matters even more is the recent schism that has developed between Luke and his nephew, Jacen Solo. Already a tremendously powerful Jedi Knight, Jacen has begun adopting radical and extreme interpretations of the Force, causing a"
"in danger. Against both Obi-Wan and Yoda's advice to complete his training, he travels to Bespin to save them, only to be lured into a trap, where he engages in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader. As his mentors warned, Luke proves to be no match for Vader; the Sith Lord overpowers Luke and severs his right hand. Vader then reveals that he is Luke's father and offers him the chance to turn to the dark side of the Force, and rule the galaxy at his side. Horrified, Luke refuses, and throws himself into a deep reactor chasm. He survives,"
"Darth Vader from the ""Star Wars"" series. Gene Wolfe's 1976 short story about the aftermath of a psychological experiment is called ""When I Was Ming the Merciless"". In 2007, Ming the Merciless was ranked number 2 on the ""Forbes"" Fictional 15. The ""Chicago Sun-Times"" called him ""the ultimate sci-fi tyrant"", and ""The Irish Times"" wrote that he is ""simply the best – the tyrant's tyrant"". Ming the Merciless Ming the Merciless is a character who first appeared in the ""Flash Gordon"" comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials,"
"his eyebrows to reflect Anakin burning on Mustafar at the end of """". At the end of ""Return of the Jedi"", Darth Vader is redeemed by killing the Emperor to save Luke Skywalker's life, then dies of his injuries shortly after, and appears to Luke as Anakin Skywalker alongside the Force ghosts of Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the 1983 theatrical release, Sebastian Shaw plays this Force ghost in addition to an unmasked Vader. Later, Hayden Christensen was cast as Anakin in the prequel trilogy films ""Attack of the Clones"" and ""Revenge of the Sith"". To reflect this, the 2004"
"Star Wars ""Legends"" works prior to the release of ""The Phantom Menace"", and in archived footage for the original ""Star Wars"". Prior to the formal introduction of the Sith, the term ""Dark Jedi"" was sometimes used for characters who would be later identified as Sith, or had goals and practices similar to the Sith. In his novel series ""The Thrawn Trilogy"", author Timothy Zahn labeled Sith Lord Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine as ""Dark Jedi,"" and the term ""Sith"" was never mentioned in the series until later reprints of the novels. ""Dark Jedi"" is also the name given in the"
"Darth Vader claims to be Luke's father. According to Lucas, he found this draft enjoyable to write, as opposed to the yearlong struggles writing the first film, and quickly wrote two more drafts, all in April 1978. This plot twist of Vader being Luke's father had drastic effects on the series, which would include the audience's interpretation of the original film. Lucas outlined a new backstory: Anakin Skywalker had been Ben Kenobi's brilliant student, and had a child named Luke, but was swayed to the dark side by the Emperor (who was really a Sith Lord). Anakin battled Ben Kenobi"
"endears her to her master, and, by the end of the film, Anakin reveals a newfound affection for his apprentice. Vader appears in the first anthology film ""Rogue One"", played by Spencer Wilding and Daniel Naprous, with James Earl Jones once again voicing the character. In this film, Vader meets with Imperial weapons engineer Orson Krennic, who asks him for an audience with the Emperor regarding the Death Star which Krennic lost command of to Tarkin. Vader refuses, however, and uses the Force to choke him as a way of putting him in his place and orders him to ensure"
"save the galaxy. Arriving on Endor as part of a Rebel commando squad, Luke surrenders to Vader in an attempt to bring his father back from the dark side of the Force. Vader brings Luke to the second Death Star orbiting around Endor, where his master, Emperor Palpatine (a.k.a. Darth Sidious) tries to tempt Luke to the dark side. Luke momentarily lashes out with his lightsaber, but Vader blocks his strike, with father and son battling again. Luke keeps his emotions under control until Vader senses that Luke has a sister, and threatens to turn her to the dark side"
"had served ten years before. In """", Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), who is later revealed to be Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith, manipulates Anakin's love for Padmé and distrust of the Jedi in order to turn him to the dark side and become his Sith apprentice, Darth Vader. Once corrupted, Vader helps Palpatine hunt down and destroy nearly all of the Jedi, leaving very few left, such as Jedi Masters Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin’s former Padawan, Ahsoka Tano. In accordance with Order 66, for crimes of ""sedition and high-treason"" against the Galactic Republic, the Jedi are"
"quoted Lucas in 1997: In the prequel film """" (2005), Padmé Amidala is pregnant with Anakin Skywalker's twins near the end of the Clone Wars. After Anakin turns to the dark side of the Force and becomes Darth Vader, Padmé gives birth to Luke and Leia on Polis Massa and then dies. Leia is adopted by Senator Bail Organa and his wife Queen Breha of Alderaan. Film critic Peter Travers of ""Rolling Stone"" wrote, ""As we watch Anakin nearly melt in the lava, only to be put together, Frankenstein style, in a lab while Lucas intercuts scenes of Padme giving"
"see his people enjoy their hard-won freedom. Luke Skywalker was a male human Grand Master of the Jedi and the protagonist of the ""Star Wars"" original trilogy. As the last Padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he became an important figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. Luke is heir to a family deeply rooted in the Force, being the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan, the son of former Queen of Naboo and Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and Jedi turned Sith Lord Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker), and the maternal uncle of Ben"
"Padme before her death. One, Luke Skywalker, would be secretly tutored in the ways of the Force by Vader’s own former Jedi master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and a powerful elder Jedi, Yoda, who also survived Palpatine’s purge. Along with his sister, Leia, Luke would become a key member of a rebellion to restore the Galactic Republic. Ironically, during a final confrontation between Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and the Emperor aboard a mobile battle station known as the Death Star, the Sith lineage would end as Darth Bane prescribed that it proceed. The Emperor offered Skywalker an ultimatum to enter his service"
"fell in love with Anakin Skywalker after he was assigned to protect her from an assassination attempt, and secretly married him shortly after the Battle of Geonosis, and died while giving birth to her children shortly after the first Empire Day. Obi-Wan and Yoda decided to separate the children in order to keep them hidden from Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker is the son of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Senator of Naboo, Padmé Amidala. He is taken in by his uncle and aunt, Owen and Beru Lars, after the death of Padmé and Anakin's fall to the dark side. He"
"his son and his best friend, and reconciles with his family. In the ""Legacy of the Force"" series, Jacen Solo becomes the Sith Lord Darth Caedus and plunges the galaxy into a bloody civil war. Solo disowns Jacen, but is still devastated by each new outrage his son commits. He and Leia adopt Allana (Jacen's daughter) after Jacen's death at Jaina’s hands in the novel ""Invincible"". In April 2014, most of the licensed ""Star Wars"" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film ""Star Wars"" were rebranded by Lucasfilm as ""Star Wars Legends"" and declared non-canon to the franchise."
"or die, and proceeded to use his Force-derived powers to torture and kill Skywalker when the latter refused to embrace the Dark Side of the Force. Experiencing a crisis of conscience at the imminent death of Skywalker, whom Vader now knew to be his son, Darth Vader chose to intervene and kill his master, the Emperor. Darth Vader would die of his own injuries shortly thereafter, thus apparently bringing an end to the Sith and their ancient vendetta. Darth Atrius was an ancient Dark Lord of the Sith who existed long before the Rule of Two was created. He owned"
"together turn Luke Skywalker to the dark side. Unknown to Vader, the Emperor plans to replace his apprentice with Luke. When Vader brings Luke before his master, the Emperor tempts Luke to join the dark side by appealing to the young Jedi's fear for his friends, whom he has lured into a trap. This leads to a lightsaber duel in which Luke defeats and nearly kills Vader. The Emperor tells Luke to kill Vader and take his place, but Luke refuses and declares himself a Jedi. Enraged, the Emperor attacks Luke with Force lightning. Moved by his son's cries of"
"by the Machiavellian methods and dark arts they practice, they are not portrayed as necessarily irredeemable: Some Sith, most famously Darth Vader in the final moments of his life, have renounced the Order and the Dark Side of the Force. Martial arts are a core part of the Sith tradition, and Sith featured in the ""Star Wars"" film series have all been highly trained warriors who further augment their abilities with the Force. Like the Jedi, the Sith's signature armament is an extremely lethal focused energy melee weapon known as a lightsaber, which (generally) only those trained in the ways"
"Palpatine Sheev Palpatine (also known by his Sith identity Darth Sidious and publicly as Senator Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and later Emperor Palpatine) is a fictional character and is the primary antagonist of ""Episodes I-VI"" in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid. In the original trilogy, he is depicted as the extremely aged, pale-faced and cloaked Emperor of the Galactic Empire and the Sith master of Darth Vader. In the prequel trilogy, he is portrayed as a charismatic Senator in early old age from Naboo who uses machiavellian deception and political manipulation to rise to the"
"""Force Lightning,"" infamously used by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious to torture Jedi-initiate and rebel Luke Skywalker. Darth Sidious claimed that his own master, Darth Plagueis, could even use the Force to avert the natural deaths of those whose lives he wished to save. Being uninhibited in their use of the Force, Sith could also repurpose abilities shared with the Jedi, such as telekinesis, to new and terrifying effect: Darth Vader was infamous for his use of telekinetic strangulation, or ""Force Choke,"" as a means of execution or intimidation. Extended indulgence in the Dark Side reshapes the user's psychology, resulting"