Darth Vader (/ d ɑːr θ v eɪ d ər /) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was first introduced in the original film trilogy as one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire. The prequel trilogy chronicles his transformation from the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into …

His alter ego, Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith, was created when Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force, pledging his allegiance to the Sith Lord Darth Sidious at the end of the Republic Era.

Jan 26, 2025 · Darth Vader is a lead villain in the science fiction franchise Star Wars. He appears primarily in Star Wars (1977, retitled Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope ), Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (1983).

Once the heroic Jedi Knight named Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force. Forever scarred by his defeat on Mustafar, Vader was transformed into a cybernetically-enhanced Sith Lord.

Jan 6, 2013 · Anakin Skywalker was a Force-sensitive Human male who served the Galactic Republic as a Jedi Knight and later served the Galactic Empire as the Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Darth Vader, born Anakin Skywalker, is the secondary antagonist of the Star Wars franchise. Originally he was a high-ranking Jedi Knight who fought for the Galactic Republic and also "the Chosen One", the prophesied individual who would destroy the …

Jun 7, 2020 · Darth Vader is the most iconic villain of the Star Wars saga with a long and complicated history; here is his entire timeline. In 1977, viewers were introduced to a galaxy far, far away and to the evil forces that stalked it.

Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. The character is the central antagonist of the original trilogy and, as Anakin Skywalker, is one of the main protagonists in the prequel trilogy.

Darth Vader, is the central character of the official serves studio company Star Wars saga, [1] [2] [3] appearing as one of the main antihero of the original trilogy and as the main protagonist of Revenge of the Sith. The character was created by George Lucas …

During production, Jones signed a deal with Lucasfilm authorizing archival recordings of his voice to be used in the future to artificially generate the voice of Darth Vader. [97] In September 2022, Jones announced that he would retire from the role of voicing Darth Vader with future voice roles for Vader being created by that means. [98]