Darth Vader

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Proper Noun 1.3 Etymology 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Quotations

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: därthʹ vāʹdər
• IPA: /ˈdɑːɹθ ˈveɪ.dəɹ/

Proper Noun

Darth Vader

1. Star Wars. (41.9 BBY - 4 ABY) The Dark Lord of the Sith and brutal apprentice to Darth Sidious. In 19 BBY, Anakin Skywalker was dubbed Darth Vader when he turned to the dark side of the Force.

Etymology

Dark Lord of the Sith forms Darth, Vader is the cut form of Invader, sometimes connected to the Dutch word for father. Since the idea of Luke Skywalker being Vader's son came only while filming the Empire Strikes Back, this Dutch-relation is an invalid speculation.

Translations

• Chinese: 達斯·維達
• French: Dark Vador
• Hebrew: דארת' ויידר
• Italian: Dart Fener
• Japanese: ダース・ヴェイダー (Dāsu Veidā)
• Russian: Дарт Вейдер (Dart Veider)

Quotations

• 1977: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
  • Leia Organa: "Darth Vader, only you can be so bold."
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi: "A young Jedi Knight named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine, helped the Emperor hunt down and destroyed the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father."
• 1983: Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi (postmortem): "Your father was seduced by the Dark Side. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man that was your father was destroyed."
• 2005: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
  • Palpatine: "Good. Good. The Force is strong with you. A powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader."
  • Yoda: "The boy you trained... gone he is... consumed by Darth Vader."