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'''Darth Vader''' is the principal villain of [[George Lucas]]'s ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga. Originally, he was Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker who was swayed to the Dark Side of the Force by [[Emperor Palpatine]]. The character was ranked as the third greatest villain in American film history by the American Film Institute. With his "skull/samurai" helmet and imposing appearance, the character has entered the English lexicon to refer to anyone perceived as evil or diabolical. In recent times, the character has become synonymous with dictatorial rule.
[[Image:Darth Vader.jpg|thumb|right|300 px|Darth Vader.]]
==Actors==
===As Anakin Skywalker===
*Jake Lloyd (''Episode I'')
*Hayden Christensen (''Episodes II, III'', and ''VI'')
*Sebastian Shaw (''Episode VI'')
*Mat Lucas (voice) (''Star Wars: Clone Wars'')
*Matt Lanter (voice) (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and ''Star Wars Rebels'')
===As Darth Vader===
*Hayden Christensen (''Episode III'')
*David Prowse (''Episodes IV, V'', and ''VI'')
*Bob Anderson (''Episode VI''; stunt double)
*Spencer Wilding (''Star Wars: Rogue One'')
*James Earl Jones (Voice) (''Episodes III, IV, V, VI'', ''Star Wars Rebels'', and ''Star Wars: Rogue One'')
==Prequel Trilogy==
In the prequel trilogy, Vader starts as an innocent young child of about nine, named Anakin Skywalker. As he grows up under the tutelage of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he becomes impulsive and headstrong. This causes Kenobi great concern, as he believes Anakin is becoming arrogant. After meeting Padme Amidala again, he begins to develop romantic feelings for her. Initially, she resists him. However, she comes to accept that she has feelings for him as well. When he has a vision that his mother, Shmi Skywalker, is being tortured, and later when he sees her die, he kills an entire camp of Tusken Raiders which had been holding her captive. As the Clone Wars are beginning, Anakin and Padme marry on Naboo. Later, when he has a vision about Padme dying in childbirth, he turns to the Dark Side to try to save her. Ironically, his Force choke in ''Revenge of the Sith'' assists in killing her immediately after she gives birth to twins, Luke and Leia.
==Original Trilogy==
In the Original Trilogy, Vader serves [[Emperor Palpatine]] as the Galactic Empire's main enforcer. Vader searches for the stolen Death Star plans which brings him into contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi for the first time in nearly 20 years. Eventually, he discovers he has a son, [[Luke Skywalker]], and tries to sway him to the Dark Side. However, when the Emperor begins sadistically torturing Luke using Force lightning, Vader rebels and throws him down the reactor shaft of Death Star II to his death, redeeming him and turning him back into Anakin Skywalker. However, Palpatine's Force lightning mortally wounds Anakin and, after he asks Luke to remove his helmet so he can see him with his own eyes for once, Anakin dies moments later. Luke takes Anakin's body aboard the Imperial shuttle he had flown to Death Star II on and escapes back to the moon of Endor shortly before Death Star II is destroyed by Rebel forces. Anakin, in his Darth Vader outfit, is later cremated by Luke on a funeral pyre.
==Sequel Trilogy==
In ''Episode VII'', Vader's burnt helmet is in the possession of his grandson, Ben Solo, who is also known as [[Kylo Ren]].
==The Clone Wars==
During the Clone Wars, Anakin becomes very well-known. During this time, he gains an apprentice, Ashoka Tano. In the 2003 series ''Star Wars: Clone Wars'', Anakin is voiced by Mat Lucas. In the 2008 CGI series ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', he is voiced by Matt Lanter.
==Star Wars Rebels==
In the 2014 series ''Star Wars Rebels'', Vader is a recurring character. James Earl Jones returns to provide Darth Vader's voice.
==Star Wars: Rogue One==
Darth Vader appears in the standalone ''Star Wars'' film ''Star Wars: Rogue One'', once again voiced by James Earl Jones.
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