History[]
Anakin Skywalker was a young Jedi Knight mentored by Obi Wan Kenobi, who fell in love with Queen Padme Amidala. Their fairytale romance came ever so slightly unstuck when Anakin was corrupted by the Dark Side of the Force, the universal energy field which empowers the Jedi, and became the slave of the Emperor Palpatine, in the process becoming a hideously disfigured cyborg after he was almost killed by boiling lava which robbed him of most of his limbs and left him with a serious breathing probem. Reinventing himself as Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, Anakin became possibly the greatest villain who ever lived, but eventually died in the act of redeeming himself by apparently killing the Emperor in order to save his and Padme's son, Luke Skywalker (Vader was also the father of Princess Leia; Christmas at the Skywalker residence must have been quite harrowing).
Powers and abilities[]
Powers
Master of the Dark side of the Force
Abilities
Choking people to death from several feet away
Strength level
Superhuman
Weaknesses
Conflicted
Paraphernalia[]
Equipment
Bionic body parts
Notes[]
Though an American created character, Darth Vader did appear in Marvel UK originated Star Wars stories by writers including Alan Moore, Steve Moore and Steve Parkhouse.
Links[]
- Appearances of Darth Vader
- Character Gallery: Darth Vader
- Images that feature Darth Vader
- Fan-Art Gallery: Darth Vader
- Darth Vader quotations
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