Star Wars: Darth Vader

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Movies and books have many interesting characters, whether it’s the main character or a supporting character. Star Wars is a series created by Alan Dean Foster and George Lucas in 1976, when they published the first book of the series “Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker”. Star Wars is full of exciting science fiction characters, but the most interesting to me is Anakin Skywalker, also known as Darth Vader. Darth Vader is powerful, evil, ambitious, has a weak spot, and instills fear in others. Darth Vader is a very powerful character in Star Wars. Darth Vader is a Sith Lord in the Star Wars series, who was trained by the emperor. The emperor, Senator Palpatine, is one of the most powerful beings in the universe of Star Wars. …show more content…
Darth Vader wears a long matte black cape and a shiny black helmet, helps him breathe. He wears shiny black boots, black pants, and a black vest. He has a utility belt that he keeps his vibrant red lightsaber attached to. Darth Vader’s mask makes him talk in a very deep crackling voice, which makes him sound more powerful. Darth Vader’s suit was created to keep him alive, after Obi Wan Kenobi almost kills
Stolle, Page 2 him. Darth Vader’s ship, Star Destroyer, is massive with thousands of defensive weapons. Star Destroyer has hundreds of smaller ships aboard named TIE Fighters. Darth Vader uses Star Destroyer to travel around the universe, and conquer planets with his massive army of Stormtroopers. Stormtroopers are the infantrymen for “The Empire”, led by Darth Vader. They wear shiny white armor along with a white helmet, which can protect Stormtroopers against poison gas. Darth Vader uses his power to take over insignificant and weak planets. Darth Vader is a conquerer of planets, and he is trying to conquer the entire universe. Darth Vader does not take kindly to people who try to undermine him. He demands respect from everyone, and he could care less if he is liked. Darth Vader kills anyone that disrespects him, without hesitation. Darth Vader uses his very powerful army to carry out his every …show more content…
Luke was told Darth Vader killed his father, and from a certain perspective this is true. When Anakin became Darth Vader, his personality changed drastically. Luke was about to slay Darth Vader, until Darth Vader said “Luke, I am your father”. Luke was in disbelief; however, Darth Vader took off his mask to talk to his son. Darth Vader knew he would die without his mask, but he wanted to reveal the truth to his son. Darth Vader realized he had made
Stolle, Page 5 many mistakes, but Luke was not one of them. He wanted to talk to his son at least one time as his father. Darth Vader’s soft spot costs him everything he has worked for. Darth Vader loses his life because of his son, Luke. It is hard for Darth Vader to rule an army, when he is dead; however, he has formed alliances with other powerful people. These people take over “The Empire”, when Darth Vader dies. The Empire ends up dying, later on. Darth Vader’s death caused “The Empire” to lose nearly all of it’s power, and the powerful newcomers could not fill Darth Vader’s shoes. “The Republic” takes over, in the end. Later down the road, a new army is formed called “The First
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