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Darth Vader AKA
Anakin Skywalker

Star Wars film series (1977-)

He began as Anakin Skywalker. His mother, Shmi, revealed that there was no biological father. Some among the Jedi believed this to be an ancient prophecy of a Chosen One. Another possibility, though, he could have been the creation of Dark Lords to bring about the perfect apprentice.

He was trained br Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. Kenobi recklessly thought that he could be as skillful a master as Yoda. His mistakes had dire consequences.

Seduced by the dark side of the Force he would discreetly transgress from the Jedi teachings. Despite it being forbidden, he married his love Padmé Amidala. His concern for her safety became his weakness, the Sith Lord Darth Sidious was able to exploit this.

Skywalker was plagued with visions of his wife dying in childbirth. Chancellor Palpatine, revealed to the young Jedi that immortality lay in the teachings of the Sith and revealed himself to be the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, and poisoned Anakin with conspiracy. Anakin began to lean more to the dark side and agreed to follow Sidious' teachings.

Anakin was renamed Darth Vader. Palpatine elevated himself to the position of Emperor, and made Vader his ultimate enforcer who brought an end to the Clone Wars by slaughtering all the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Mustafar.

His wife, Padmé Amidala, followed Anakin to Mustafar, to plead for his return. When Obi-Wan Kenobi emerged from Amidala's ship, Vader was consumed with rage. Distraught, he reached out with his hand and began to telekinetically throttle her. Kenobi vowed to stop Vader and the two entered into a lightsaber duel.

In the fight Kenobi sheared from him his lower legs and his left arm, and he caught fire. Sidious took Vader a rehabilitation center where he was given cyborg implants. He became Darth Vader.

Now one of the Emperor's most loyal servants he was entrusted with the elimination of the Jedi Knights and with discovering the location of the Rebel Alliance's base. Vader captured Rebel operative Princess Leia Organa and had her reveal the location of the hidden fortress. Vader also sought technical plans stolen by the Rebels which carried the complete schematics of the Empire's most powerful weapon, the Death Star. When a rescue team successfully liberated the princess, Vader found himself face to face with his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Vader defeated the Jedi Knight in a lightsaber duel.

Using the stolen plans Rebel forces launched a starfighter attack on the station. Vader piloted his own specially modified fighter and managed to destroy most of the Rebel pilots in the battle, but was forced out of the conflict when his own vessel was crippled by the Millennium Falcon.

Three years after the destruction of the Death Star, Vader led a squadron of Star Destroyers to seek out and capture those responsible for the Death Star's demise. Eventually, Vader tracked the Rebels down to the ice-world of Hoth. He attacked, destroying the base. His quarry, the Millennium Falcon, escaped.

During the Hoth campaign, the Emperor commanded Vader to track down the "son of Skywalker,". Vader planned to use Skywalker's friends as bait. Luke clashed in a lightsaber duel that Vader won. Vader then revealed to the Jedi that he was his father. Luke refused to succumb to the dark side, and escaped.

After these incidents, Palpatine reassigned Vader from the Imperial fleet, and instead put him in charge of overseeing the new Death Star operation.

Palpatine was scheduled to arrive at the second Death Star. The Emperor foresaw that Skywalker would come before the two, and then they would seduce young Luke to the dark side.

When Luke surrendered, and was taken before the Emperor, Palpatine pitted father and son in a lightsaber duel. Skywalker refused to fight and give into the dark side. Vader, probing his mind, learned of his daughter, Leia Organa. He threatened to turn her to the dark side. At this threat, Luke gave into his hatred and attacked his father. Skywalker nearly killed Vader.

Palpatine unleashed a deadly barrage of dark energy on the young Jedi. Lightning bolts tore into Luke's body. Vader stood helplessly, watching his son writhe in agony. Unable to watch anymore, Vader turned against his master. He grabbed Palpatine from behind and threw his evil master down a reactor shaft, bombarded by the Emperor's Force lightning, mortally wounding him.

As he lay dying, Vader ceased to be. His son removed the, mask. His life support gone, Anakin looked upon Luke for the first and last time, then died.

SUMMARY

ARCH RIVAL :	The Rebellion.
STRENGTHS :	Darth Veder can control a kind of magic called 'The Force' (a type of telekinetic power) with his mind. He is a skilled fighter and pilot. He is also very strong due to his mechanical body.
WEAKNESSES :	Has to recharge his bio-mechanical suit in a special chamber to regain his power.
WEAPONS :	His Red Light Saber (a red laser beam sword).
QUOTE :	" I find your lack of faith disturbing."