Talk:Darth Vader

Insert a link for Hayden Christensen

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2017

Include missing link to the French Wikipedia page. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anakin_Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker Dark Vador 58.11.159.205 (talk) 02:38, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

@58.11.159.205: Where in the article would you like this added? SparklingPessimist ^{Scream at me!} 03:05, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 03:16, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Lord Darth Vader

Shouldn't it be Lord Darth Vader? Or is Darth a title like lord (like in Darth Sidious)? I remember the Emperor calls him Lord Vader in one of the movies.--2003:6F:8C6E:AF46:3C5D:5901:D6AB:841F (talk) 13:56, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Darth is a title used by the Sith, yes. See also Darth Maul and Darth Tyranus. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 14:47, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

That appears to be a retroactive insertion into the lore. In the first film, Obi-Wan says "Darth Vader" was the name of "a young Jedi", and later in the same film addresses him as "Darth" twice. Theoretically, the latter can be squared with the later films' having "Darth" as a title used by Sith, except that no one ever addresses anyone as simply "Darth" after The Empire Strikes Back. This real-world context should probably be clarified, although the secondary source I checked is not the best... Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 11:59, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

His Name

I've heard both "Vader" is the Dutch for father, the river "Vardar" in Macedonia and "Vader" was the name of a high school classmate of Mr Lucas. Has this come up before? Is it true.Trish pt7 (talk) (talk) 23:21, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

There is also the family name De'Ath (De'ath Vader?) as well! Trish pt7 (talk) (talk) 23:30, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

. |Astrid Pethadone? .

Vader/vater is the Dutch word for father, yes, and Lucas did at one point go to school with a Gary Vader. And of course, there's the whole 'in-sidious' and 'in-vader' thing going on. As far as this applies to ol' Darthie, though: we don't know. I don't think Lucas has ever cited Gary Vader as the reason, so it's possible it's just a co-incidence (or something he vaguely recollected years later). Lucas has cited the Dutch word before, but only started doing so much later, and there's a lot of indication that Darth Vader was not originally planned to be Luke's father; given Lucas has flip-flopped on some other details around what the Star Wars saga was originally intended to be, there's fair reason to not take his words as exact truth, and a lot of sources treat this with a bit of doubt. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 18:08, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

Infobox listing different actors for Anakin and Vader?

Hey, umm... awkward question, but if we are going to mention both Shaw and Christensen in Episode VI as Anakin, shouldn't we list Prowse, Jones and Burtt as well, since it was (presumably?) Prowse in the suit when he killed the Emperor and Jones did say the "Help me take this mask off" line. Also, was that Prowse wearing a bald cap in Episode V? Are we trying to be comprehensive here? Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 11:16, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Sounds really over-detailed and will only serve to confuse the reader. Cnbrb (talk) 11:35, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Also know as Anakin Skywalker?

The opening sentence...

"Darth Vader, also known by his birth name Anakin Skywalker..."

...seems questionable to me. No one, as far as I know, refers to him as Anakin Skywalker, and in fact there are several occasions when it is clearly specified that Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker are considered to be distinctly different:

1. Obi Wan tells Luke that Darth Vader killed his father.

2. The Emperor refers to Luke as the son of Skywalker, not as your son.

3. Luke says "I've accepted the truth that you were once Anakin Skywalker, my father," to which Vader replies "that name no longer has any meaning for me".

There are other examples too, but no instances in which the guy in the big black suit is referred to as Anakin Skywalker. I think this should be changed from "also known by," to something like "Darth Vader, whose birth name was Anakin Skywalker..." FillsHerTease (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 08:39, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2018

I was hoping to put Darth Vader into Category:Fictional characters with borderline personality disorder Ryker11 (talk) 21:21, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. @Ryker11: We would need a source from canon to explicitly say that, or else we'd need a preponderance of scholarly-grade analyses to make the conclusion. —C.Fred (talk) 21:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Who is this Matthew Bortolin idiot ?

I was doing fine until I read where this moron claimed Siddhartha was "dissatisfied with his life until he became Guatama the Buddha." Did thie dipshit even read Siddhartha ? Mr Hesse is either rolling in his grave or laughing his ass off.

Could someone address this idiocy ? I would be too mean and incite violence in the wikipedia kermyoonity if I did it. :D 116.231.75.71 (talk) 12:47, 3 May 2018 (UTC)