Hayden Christensen

Hayden Christensen: Informações biográficas

Data de nascimento

19 de Abril de 1981, Vancouver, Colúmbia Britânica, Canadá

Nacionalidade

Canadense

Carreira

Ocupação

Ator

Trabalho em Star Wars

Star Wars Episódio II: Ataque dos ClonesStar Wars Episódio III: A Vingança dos SithStar Wars Episódio VI: O Retorno de Jedi (DVD)Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith video game (serviu como base para o estilo de luta de Anakin)LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (voz)LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (voz)Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars Rebels (voz)AhsokaStar Wars Episódio IX: A Ascensão Skywalker (voz)

Outros trabalhos notáveis

Life as a House

Biografia

Christensen nasceu em Vancouver, Columbia Britânica, no Canadá. Seus pais, David e Alie Christensen, são empresários e têm uma empresa de telecomunicações. O ator tem dois irmãos mais velhos, Tove e Hejsa, e uma irmã mais nova, Kaylen.

Ainda na infância, mudou-se com sua família para Thornhill, em Toronto, onde frequentou a E.J. Sand Public School, Baythorn Public School e a Unionville High School quando jovem. Antes de ser ator, participou de competições de hóquei e tênis. Frequentou o Actors Studio, em Nova York, até ser "descoberto" quando acompanhou sua irmã em um teste para um comercial, onde os diretores consideraram seu rosto perfeito para o anúncio.

Hayden Christensen (Vancouver, 19 de Abril de 1981) é um ator canadense. Ficou famoso após interpretar Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, personagem principal da série de filmes Star Wars. Trabalhou em Star Wars Episódio II: Ataque dos Clones e Star Wars Episódio III: A Vingança dos Sith, além de aparições em Star Wars Episódio VI: O Retorno de Jedi e Star Wars Episódio IX: A Ascensão Skywalker. Ele escreveu o prefácio de The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.Hayden Christensen em Star Wars Episódio II: Ataque dos Clones.

Foi aclamado por seu desempenho no filme Tempo de Recomeçar (2001), o que lhe rendeu uma indicação ao Globo de Ouro de Melhor Ator Coadjuvante e ao SAG na mesma categoria. Em 2003, recebeu boas críticas por seu papel no filme O Preço de uma Verdade, onde interpretou Stephen Glass, na história real do jornalista que falsificava artigos na The New Republic.

Em 2004, foi inserido no lugar do ator Sebastian Shaw na versão remasterizada do filme Star Wars Episódio VI: O Retorno de Jedi, como o fantasma de Anakin Skywalker. Em 2005, estrelou A Vingança dos Sith, pelo qual ganhou o MTV Movie Award de Melhor Vilão.

Entre 2006 e 2007 apareceu nos filmes Awake - A Vida Por Um Fio, ao lado de Jessica Alba, Território Virgem e em Uma Garota Irresistível. Em 2008, estrelou o filme Jumper, onde interpretou um jovem que pode se teletransportar, trabalhando novamente com Samuel L. Jackson, com quem havia contracenado nos filmes Ataque dos Clones e A Vingança dos Sith de Star Wars.

Em 2009, trabalhou como modelo para a marca francesa Lacoste, sendo o rosto do perfume Lacoste Challenge. Desde 2010, apareceu nos filmes Ladrões, com Paul Walker, Mistério da Rua 7, O Imperador, com Nicolas Cage, O Último Golpe ao lado de Adrien Brody e 90 Minutes in Heaven, com Kate Bosworth.

Em 2018 ele também estrelou o filme Little Italy com Emma Roberts, o suspense Numb, at the Edge of the End e First Kill, um suspense/ação ao lado de Bruce Willis.

Em 2019 ele voltou a interpretar Anakin Skywalker durante uma sequência de Star Wars Episódio IX: A Ascensão Skywalker, fornecendo apenas sua voz.

Star Wars

Em 12 de maio de 2000, Christensen anunciou que iria estrelar como o adulto Anakin Skywalker nos dois próximos filmes da Trilogia Prequela, Star Wars Episódio II: Ataque dos Clones (2002) e Star Wars Episódio III: A Vingança dos Sith (2005), sucessor de Jake Lloyd, que interpretou o Anakin criança em Star Wars Episódio I: A Ameaça Fantasma. A estrela foi escolhida pelo diretor George Lucas porque sentiu que Christensen tinha talento e boa química com a atriz Natalie Portman. Lucas disse que "precisava de um ator que tivesse a presença do lado sombrio", essencial para solidificar a história das origens de Darth Vader. Lucas surpreendeu o mundo do cinema ao escolher o ator então desconhecido depois que ele recusou nomes tão grandes como Leonardo DiCaprio e Jonathan Jackson, além de outros 400 candidatos.

Hayden Christensen como Anakin Skywalker em Star Wars Episódio III: A Vingança dos Sith.

Nos dois últimos filmes da Trilogia Prequela, Christensen foi o único ator a interpretar um Jedi que não tinha permissão para personalizar o sabre de luz de seu personagem. Isso ocorreu porque no Episódio II, o sabre de luz de Anakin Skywalker foi construído para lembrar o sabre de luz do Darth Vader na Trilogia Original, enquanto no Episódio III, o sabre de luz de Anakin foi projetado para combinar com o sabre de luz que Obi-Wan Kenobi dá a Luke Skywalker, no Episódio IV - canonicamente, o mesmo sabre de luz.

Hayden Christensen, durante a produção do Episódio III, perguntou a Lucas se um traje especial de Darth Vader poderia ser construído para se ajustar ao seu próprio corpo, em vez de ter um ator diferente usando um dos conjuntos originais de armaduras de Vader usadas por David Prowse. Lucas concordou, e um traje foi projetado para se ajustar à estrutura de Christensen, incluindo inclusive extensões para permitir que o ator atingisse a estatura de 2,02 metros do Vader. A voz de Hayden como o Vader "robótico", no entanto, foi dublada por James Earl Jones, apesar dos rumores dizendo ao contrário.

Para o relançamento em DVD do Star Wars Episódio VI: O Retorno de Jedi, Hayden foi colocado no lugar do Fantasma da Força de Sebastian Shaw em 2004.[1] O rosto de Shaw durante a cena de desmascaramento foi sutilmente alterado para se parecer com um Christensen mais velho. Além disso, as sobrancelhas de Shaw foram removidas digitalmente para refletir a aparência de Anakin depois de serem queimadas vivas em Mustafar. Christensen insiste que isso foi feito sem o seu conhecimento, um ato que a Lucasfilm confirmou no artigo "O Retorno dos Jedi: O que mudou?" conforme publicado no site oficial para comemorar os DVDs de 2006.

Seu papel como Anakin Skywalker fez dele uma estrela. Embora seu desempenho em ambos os filmes tenha recebido críticas mistas, ele se tornou muito popular, sendo nomeado nas 50 pessoas mais bonitas da revista People e "50 solteiros mais bonitos" e "25 estrelas mais atraentes com menos de 25 anos". Uma revista de Cingapura também o nomeou, por seu tempo como Darth Vader antes de Mustafar, como "Vilão mais bonito". Nas duas aparições como Anakin, ele ganhou um Razzie de Pior Ator Coadjuvante em 2003 e 2005, respectivamente. Em 2005, por seu papel em A Vingança dos Sith, Christensen ganhou o MTV Movie Award de Melhor Vilão.

Pelo 40º aniversário de Star Wars em 2017, ele apareceu no palco do Celebration Orlando ao lado de George Lucas e Ian McDiarmid e foi entrevistado por Andi Gutierrez no The Star Wars Show LIVE!.[2][3]

Anúncio

Trabalho em Star Wars

Star Wars Episódio II: Ataque dos Clones (Anakin Skywalker)Star Wars Episódio VI: O Retorno de Jedi (Anakin Skywalker)Star Wars Episódio III: A Vingança dos Sith (Anakin Skywalker)Attack of the Clones Read-Along Storybook and CD (Anakin Skywalker)Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD (Anakin Skywalker)Star Wars Rebels (Anakin Skywalker) Star Wars Rebels – "A World Between Worlds" (Anakin Skywalker)Ahsoka (Anakin Skywalker) Star Wars: Ahsoka – "Parte Quatro: Jedi em Queda" (Anakin Skywalker) (Visão de Ahsoka Tano) Star Wars: Ahsoka – "Parte Cinco: Guerreiro das Sombras" (Anakin Skywalker) (Visão de Ahsoka Tano) Star Wars: Ahsoka – "Parte Sete: Sonhos e Loucura" (Anakin Skywalker) (em holograma) Star Wars: Ahsoka – "Parte Oito: A Jedi, a Bruxa e o Senhor da Guerra" (Anakin Skywalker) (Aparece como fantasma ou espírito)Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (Anakin Skywalker)

Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – "Yoda vs Count Dooku – Size Matters Not"

(Anakin Skywalker)Star Wars Episódio IX: A Ascensão Skywalker (Anakin Skywalker)

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Filmografia

TítuloLançamentoPapelNight of the Living Dummy III1997ZaneStrike!1998Tinka's DateThe Virgin Suicides1999Joe Hill ConleyTrapped in a Purple Haze2000Orin KriegLife as a House2001Sam MonroeStar Wars Episódio II: Ataque dos Clones2002Anakin SkywalkerShattered Glass2003Stephen GlassStar Wars Episódio VI: O Retorno de Jedi (2004 re-lançamento)2004Anakin Skywalker (Fantasma da Força)Star Wars Episódio III: A Vingança dos Sith2005Anakin Skywalker/Darth VaderFactory Girl2006Billy Quinn (also credited as Musician)Awake2007ClayVirgin Territory2007LorenzoJumper2008David RiceNew York, I Love You2009BenQuantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey2009Jammer (voz)Takers2010A.JVanishing on 7th Street2010LukeOutcast2014JacobAmerican Heist2014James Kelly90 Minutes in Heaven2015Don PiperFirst Kill2017BillyStar Wars Rebels2018Anakin Skywalker (voz)The Last Man2018KurtLittle Italy2018Leo CampoStar Wars Episódio IX: A Ascensão Skywalker2019Anakin Skywalker (voz)Obi-Wan Kenobi2022Anakin Skywalker/Darth VaderAhsoka2023Anakin Skywalker (Visão, holograma, Fantasma da Força)

Personagens de Christensen do menos conhecidos até aos mais Conhecidos:

Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker Background information Feature films Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Star Wars: A New Hope Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: Return of the Jedi LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation Shows Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars Rebels LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Star Wars: Forces of Destiny LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi/Empire Star Wars: Ahsoka LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Video games Disney Infinity series Star Wars: Force Arena Disney Tsum Tsum Disney Emoji Blitz Star Wars Battlefront LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars Battlefront II Disney Magic Kingdoms Star Wars: Tiny Death Star Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Disney SpellStruck Star Wars Zero Company (upcoming) Park attractions Star Tours: The Adventures Continue Jedi Training Academy Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade Star Wars Launch Bay Designer Ralph McQuarrie Voice Anakin Skywalker Matt Lanter Bronwen Holmes (child; LDT) Kirby Morrow (adult; LTNYC, LDT) Grey DeLisle (child; LTFA) Darth Vader James Earl Jones (1977 -2022; AI[1]) Matt Sloan (video games, LEGO media) Fred Tatasciore (ST, LEGO) Scott Lawrence (video games) Eddie Pittman (P&F)

Portrayed by Anakin Skywalker Sebastian Shaw (older) Jake Lloyd (child) Hayden Christensen (adult) Darth Vader David Prowse (IV-VI) Bob Anderson (dueling double; V-VI) Hayden Christensen (III, OWK) Spencer Wilding (RO) Daniel Naprous (RO)

Honors and awards Number 3 Greatest Villain in AFI 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains 2006 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain Character information Other names Darth Vader Ani The Chosen One Commander Skywalker General Skywalker Skyguy Young Skywalker Lord Vader General Vader Mr. Lord Vader Occupation Jedi Knight Jedi General Sith Lord (formerly) Affiliations Jedi Order Galactic Republic Galactic Empire (formerly) Sith Order (formerly) Home Tatooine (birthplace) Mustafar Likes Anakin Skywalker Winning, flying, his loved ones, respect, honesty, the Jedi Darth Vader Power

Dislikes Anakin Skywalker Losing his loved ones, sand, slavery, evil, deception, disrespect, being wrongly accused or lectured, the Dark Side, Tusken Raiders Darth Vader The Jedi Order, failure, incompetence, disrespect, lack of faith, himself

Powers and abilities The Force Paraphernalia Lightsaber Blasters (briefly) Status Deceased Family information Parent(s) Shmi Skywalker † (mother) Cliegg Lars † (step-father) Sibling(s) Owen Lars † (step-brother) Other relatives Beru Whitesun † (step-sister-in-law) Han Solo † (son-in-law) Ben Solo/Kylo Ren † (grandson) R2-D2 (droid companion) Partner(s) Padmé Amidala † (wife) Children Luke Skywalker † (son) Leia Organa † (daughter) Creation(s) C-3PO (droid companion) Source More Anakin Skywalker, more popularly known by his Sith name Darth Vader, is a major character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a legendary Force-user who served as a Jedi Knight, until he fell to the dark side and became the Sith Lord known as Darth Vader. As a child, Anakin was a slave on the desert planet of Tatooine until he was found by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, who theorized that Anakin was the Chosen One destined to bring balance to the Force.

Joining the Jedi Order, Anakin trained as a Padawan under Obi-Wan Kenobi, serving as a Jedi Knight of the Galactic Republic and later trained his own apprentice, Ahsoka Tano. Despite the Jedi Order's rule against attachments, Anakin secretly marries Padmé Amidala. By the end of the Clone Wars, Anakin falls to the dark side and becomes Darth Vader after being manipulated by Palpatine, who was secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith. Due to being severely injured in his duel against Obi-Wan, he is rebuilt as an armored cyborg and then, for over two decades, serves Palpatine as one of the leaders of the Galactic Empire, hunting down the remaining Jedi and attempting to crush the Rebel Alliance.

After killing Obi-Wan aboard the Death Star and the Battle of Yavin, he discovers the existence of his son, Luke Skywalker, and becomes determined to turn him to the dark side. But Anakin eventually redeems himself to save his son from his Sith master, fulfilling the prophecy as the Chosen One.

As a child, Anakin was idealistic and precocious for his age as a gifted mechanic. He possessed a very kind heart in addition to his intellect. Despite being a slave, Anakin had great sense of compassion and sympathy for others as he help Qui-Gon Jinn receive the parts for his ship and looked out for his friends Kitster and Wald. He was also worried about all the other slaves who weren't as lucky as him and vowed to come back and free everyone once he completed his Jedi training.

As an adult, Anakin developed into a more prideful, rebellious, and headstrong individual, but still possessing most of the aforementioned traits from his childhood. Although he is a good-hearted, he is known to hold grudges and has trouble handling his emotions. As a result, he is sometimes impulsive, reckless, temperamental, aggressive, and violent. He also hates being treated unjustly or being wrongly accused, besides have come to hate being criticized or lectured. Anakin distrusts individuals who try to criticize him and his actions, believing that these said individuals are trying to undermine him, put him in his place or cause him to doubt his own abilities as both a Force-user, and a lightsaber duelist, he also dislikes politics, as he correctly considered most politicians to be greedy and self-conceited. As Anakin's fame and Force powers grew, he became more prideful and overconfident, aware that he was the best Jedi in the entire order. Anakin secretly came to believe that he could easily best any Jedi blindfolded with one lightsaber tied behind his back.

Because of Anakin's former status as a slave, he severely despises slavers and became very angry whenever the concept of slavery was brought up. He also could not return to his home planet Tatooine, because of it being a painful reminder of him losing his mother, Shmi. The only reason why he returned to Tatooine was because he needed to get Rotta the Huttlet back to his father, Jabba the Hutt after rescuing Rotta from the Separatists, in order to secure a peace treaty between the Hutts and the Galactic Republic. Anakin is determined to never talk about his past, as when his friend and then-apprentice Ahsoka Tano ask about his past, he replied with "I don't like to talk about my past."

Despite Anakin's pride, he is also capable of apology and admittance when he is wrong, as he is a honest individual who despises lying and deception from his friends, allies, and enemies alike. Although Anakin can be cocky and unpredictable, he holds onto his better traits, such as his sense of justice, honor, good morals, and compassion, which can be noticed especially during the Clone Wars. Like Anakin's apprentice Ahsoka, he matured and became more responsible in many ways, but he sometimes can be impulsive and reckless, but to a far less extent than Ahsoka and other Jedi.

As a general of the Grand Army of the Republic, Anakin is renowned for his leadership skills and admired by clones, Jedi and politicians alike. Anakin is polite, humble, modest, respectful, and well-mannered towards other individuals who have earned his respect, such as Sheev Palpatine and Bail Organa. Despite this, he has little to no tolerance at all for those who disrespect him, such as Mace Windu and Wilhuff Tarkin.

Unlike Anakin's best friend and former mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, he never blindly follows rules and orders without question, always trying to do what is right, even if it means breaking rules or disobeying orders, similar to his master Qui-Gon Jinn and Dooku. This puts him at odds with many members of the Jedi Council. Although Yoda and Obi-Wan have even sought his assistance when they needed to go against the council's orders. Despite Anakin often disobeying his masters, he still respected them and listened to their council, even if he often went his way and he would never strike at one.

Anakin is highly intelligent and wise. Although Anakin is committed to the Jedi Order ever since he joined it, he is also conflicted about the order, wanting to walk away from it at several points before and during the Clone Wars. This was particularly because of his love and secret marriage to Padmé Amidala, whom he believes he cannot live without. As result, he was unable to follow the Jedi teachings and code; a Jedi Knight is not supposed to have any attachments, since they have to be clean of the fear of loss.

Anakin's fear of losing his loved ones eventually led him to fall to the dark side. This is first exhibited by the loss of Qui-Gon Jinn, whom he viewed as a father, in the hands of Darth Maul. His fear and later fury took toll upon losing his mother, Shmi Skywalker, which resulted in him massacring the whole tribe of Sand People who kidnapped and tortured her, including the women and children. In order to prevent losing those he loved, Anakin desired to learn to defeat death. When he had a premonition about the nearing death of the love of his life, Padmé, he rejected Yoda's advice to learn to accept death as part of life and let go of the things he was afraid to lose. His desperation led him to swear loyalty to Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith, who promised to teach him the power to stop death itself, a knowledge he claimed to possess, if he does his bidding.

Another source of conflict is Anakin's dwindling trust and increasing resentment towards the members of the Jedi High Council, which he justifiably believes were afraid of him and did not trust him. These fears and resentments were further fomented by Palpatine and some of the Council and Obi-Wan's questionable actions. When his friend and apprentice Ahsoka was accused of treason, he saw right away that she had actually been framed and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, due to knowing her well enough to know that she would never commit the crimes that she was being accused of. After Ahsoka was expelled from the Jedi Order and turned over to the Republic, Anakin was the only Jedi who took an active role in clearing her name. He managed to track down the actual guilty party, Barriss Offee, and expose her after defeating her in a lightsaber duel. However, Ahsoka refused to rejoin the Jedi Order and left.

These conflicts resulted in Anakin turning against the Jedi, butchering even the young children, helping to turn the Republic into the evil Galactic Empire. Padmé was horrified when she realized what Anakin had become, saying that she could not follow him down on the path he chose. Anakin eventually lost her anyway, as she died not long after.

Darth Vader Your father was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and became Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. Obi-Wan Kenobi confessing the truth about Vader to Luke

After Anakin embraced his inner darkness, the persona of Anakin ceased to exist, as the Darth Vader persona almost completely overtook him. Unlike most members of the Sith Order, Vader is not only capable of acknowledging his mistakes, but learning from them as well.

Vader became emotionally traumatized by the experience of the events on Mustafar. Now terrifying, driven by rage, his overconfidence has been further greatly amplified to the point of arrogance. However, after his defeat and mutilation on Mustafar at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he is no longer as arrogant and overconfident as he previously was. Although he eventually regained confidence in himself, it never came to the point of being outwardly arrogant or cocky.

Vader remains an impatient man, albeit to a far less extent, but generally presents himself as calm and level-headed. He rarely loses his temper and usually has good control over his emotions (something he was not able to do in his youth), but he has an extremely low tolerance for failure, disrespect and any form of betrayal. It is not seldom that he telekinetically strangles his subordinates (often to death) for what he perceives to be grave mistakes, much to their distress. This leads to some upper-level officers, such as Conan Antonio Motti, frowning upon and even questioning both Palpatine's and Vader's reliance on the mystical Force, dismissing such as occult practices as "sorcerer's ways".

Though seen as a demanding commander, his front line leadership - coupled with his effectiveness, cunning and commitment - have also earned him the genuine allegiance of peers and subordinates alike. The Stormtroopers are said to "worship" him, while a few prominent officers under his command, such as Thrawn and Kallus, harbor a great deal of loyalty and admiration for Vader, in spite of his methods. He Vader also enjoys a rapport with Wilhuff Tarkin, a successful working relationship supported since early on by Palpatine. Learning from Palpatine, Vader has also learned to play on his lackeys' desires and delusions of grandeur, allowing him to manipulate them for his own ends, as was the case of Reva Sevander. As seen with the Inquisitorius, the Sith Lord also encourages competition, hoping one of his "dogs" will deliver him his prize in exchange for his favor.

Though his appointment to Commander-in-Chief made him the secondary figure in the Galactic Empire's power structure, Vader easily dispenses with unnecessary "civilities". The Sith Lord concerns himself more with his underlings' success rate rather than their groveling gestures or excuses.

Despite what Vader's actions causes upon both himself and the galaxy, he apparently believes he is doing what is good for the galaxy, claiming not to feel regret. However, he actually secretly feels enormous shame and remorse for his actions, whether he wants to admit it or not. His feelings of guilt are so much that he develops a deep self-loathing and even nearly commits suicide at one point.

Vader is determined to never talk about his old life, wanting to distance himself from his painful past as best as possible. As a result, he detests anything that reminds him of his former-self, which he deems to be weak. It is for this reason that he showed no desire to restore the bond he once shared with his former apprentice and friend Ahsoka Tano, as she is a living memory of everything he once was, and in his own twisted way, he became angry at her for leaving him and the Jedi Order, something he perceived later on as a form of betrayal. Upon their fateful reunion, he did offer to spare her if she told him where the other lost Jedi were hiding, but cruelly resolved to kill her when she refused, and even when she found out he was indeed her former mentor and showed him compassion.

Due to Vader's former status as a slave, he has distress when the concept of slavery is brought up, despite the fact that the Empire made slavery legal again. He is also unwilling to return to his home planet Tatooine, as the planet is a painful reminder of him losing his mother, Shmi Skywalker. It was only after he found out about the existence of his son, Luke Skywalker, that Vader was able to muster the ability to return to Tatooine once more, and only because it was in search of information regarding his son.

Vader is cold, brutal, and ruthless towards his enemies, perfectly willing to terrorize, torture, and even murder them in cold-blood, although he does not take pleasure out of it. The exception to this might have been during his trip to Tatooine in search of information regarding his son, Luke Skywalker, during which he slaughtered an entire tribe of Tusken Raiders (much as he had as Anakin) either out of vengeance or pleasure for what they did to his mother.

Vader is seemingly unfailingly loyal to his master, Palpatine, who seems the closest thing he has to a friend. However, in truth he secretly hates his master for deceiving him and ruining his life, even planning to overthrow him one day with his own apprentice. Vader's feigned fealty and behavior towards Palpatine is not much different from that of his predecessor Dooku, who was openly loyal to Palpatine. The only reason why Vader continued to serve Palpatine after losing his wife, was because the Emperor was all he had left of his former life as Anakin Skywalker and was the only one that would accept him. This, coupled with a quest for more power, persuades the cyborg to stand by his master's side. Ultimately, Vader is only truly loyal to the people he still cared about (like his son) which is seen with him doing everything possible to protect his son from Palpatine.

In spite of these negative traits, Vader later proves that there was still good left in him. Upon discovering the existence of his son, Vader became emotionally conflicted, unsure whether to continue serving his master or overthrow him with his son. He displayed a sense of compassion for Luke, revealing that some hint of him still had love for his family. This love ultimately led to his redemption.

Before the Battle of Endor had begun, Vader strongly believed that he was irredeemable and there was no good left in him. This belief was so strong that in a mental battle between his good and evil halves brought about after once being defeated by a powerful enemy. The evil Vader persona of his personality battled and destroyed the Anakin persona that represented his good side. However, when his son was being tortured by Palpatine, he finally broke away from the dark side. At this point, Vader ceased to exist and Anakin returned in full force.

When Anakin sacrifices his life to save his son, before succumbing to the injuries he received from Palpatine, Anakin reconciled with Luke, and thanked his son for never giving up hope in saving him. He then died peacefully, becoming one with the Force.

Physical description

Physical Appearance

Anakin, 9 years old, slave on Tatooine (Star Wars Episode: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face was round, still with the typical childlike fat in the cheeks. His chin was short and poorly defined. His head was proportionally large compared to his body, a common feature in childhood. The skull was well rounded. He stood approximately 1.35 meters tall. His weight was low, giving him a slim body, although he already showed visible muscle tone in his legs due to constant running and manual labor. His arms were short and hands small, but his fingers were agile. The joints, especially elbows and wrists, were thin and still developing. His feet were small, usually protected by rudimentary leather or suede shoes adapted to the heat of the sand. His hair was short, cut in a slightly uneven bowl style, dark blonde or sand-colored, reflecting the Tatooine environment. He wore a beige tunic made of rough fabric with a V-neck, wide sand-colored pants tied at the ankles, and a simple utility belt. Sometimes he carried a worn leather backpack.

Anakin, 9 years old, Young Jedi (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)

Anakin’s face remained round, with the cheek fat still visible. His chin remained short and poorly defined. His head was still proportionally large compared to his body, typical of childhood. He remained approximately 1.35 meters tall, with a slim body and light muscle tone in the legs. His blonde hair was better trimmed. The main change was the beginning of the Padawan braid behind his right ear, still very short by the end of Episode I. His posture became more upright and his movements more coordinated due to physical training at the Jedi Temple. He replaced his slave clothes with the standard Jedi Initiate tunic, cream or light beige, consisting of overlapping tabards, a formal brown leather belt, and tall brown leather boots almost to the knees.

Anakin Skywalker, 19 years old, Padawan (Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones)

At this stage, during Star Wars Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Anakin experienced a major growth spurt, and his features became much more angular and athletic. His face lost the roundness of childhood, becoming more square with a well-defined jawline. His nose was straight and his gaze more intense, sometimes dark or brooding. He stood about 1.85 meters tall and had a slim, athletic physique with broad shoulders, reflecting years of lightsaber training. His hair was dark blonde or light brown, cut short on the sides and back, with the top slightly longer and slightly spiked. He wore the long Padawan braid over his right shoulder, decorated with rings marking his progress. His arms were strong and hands large. His movements were precise and imposing. Unlike most Jedi, Anakin preferred darker tones. He wore a dark brown tunic with synthetic leather tabards over the shoulders, giving him a more imposing appearance. The belt was wide, with compartments for tools and a hook for his blue-bladed lightsaber. After losing his organic hand on Geonosis to Count Dooku, Anakin replaced it with a cybernetic prosthesis. This complex prosthetic had a predominantly gold and matte bronze coloration, evoking a brass or aged metal structure. The hand had exposed joints simulating human anatomy, with pistons and colored wires (red and blue) visible in the finger joints and palm. The forearm consisted of a central structural column surrounded by angular black protective plates, held with screws. The base of the forearm had a cylindrical section with horizontal grooves, resembling a damping system or rotary motor.

The primary physical difference between the two depictions of the character lies in the styling of the hair, specifically the presence or absence of the Jedi braid and the ponytail. In the first image, the character has shoulder-length light brown hair that is worn loose, with a section of hair from the side pulled away to form a distinct, long, thin braid that hangs down past the shoulder. In contrast, the second image depicts the character with shorter hair that is styled into a small, tight ponytail at the back of the head, and while the braid is still present as a thin strand falling from the side, the overall silhouette is more compact and controlled compared to the loose, flowing hair in the first image.

Anakin Skywalker, 22 years old, Jedi Knight (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

In Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Anakin presents an angular face with a defined jaw and prominent cheekbones. His eyes were deep and originally light blue. Thick expressive eyebrows, straight medium nose, and firm mouth with a closed expression. A thin vertical scar over the right eye. At 22, his hair is brown, medium, wavy, voluminous, with long layered bangs falling over eyes and nose, sides covering ears and back in S-shaped waves. The hair looks rebellious and unkempt. He wears a chocolate brown inner tunic, dark brown wide-sleeved outer tunic, dark leather tabards, wide brown obi, wide brown pants, high leather boots with straps, and utility belt. His right mechanical arm is exposed, showing metal and visible gears. The gold and matte bronze mechanical arm evokes a brass or aged metal structure. The hand has exposed joints simulating human anatomy, with pistons and colored wires (red and blue) visible in the finger joints and palm. The forearm consists of a central structural column surrounded by angular black protective plates held by screws. The base has a cylindrical section with horizontal grooves, resembling a damping system or rotary motor. The glove is a long synthetic or matte black leather piece, with reinforced stitching over the knuckles and padded section with groove patterns on the back. The forearm has three horizontal straps with silver "H"-shaped buckles, detailed and adjustable, giving a tactical and heavy look. The upper edge of the gauntlet is slightly widened with double stitching.

Anakin Fallen as Knightfall Vader, 22 years old, newly anointed Sith Lord (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

After falling to the dark side, Anakin retains Jedi Knight features but now has deep-set eyes with dark circles and yellow pupils, reflecting anger, hatred, and suffering. He keeps the blue lightsaber until confronting Obi-Wan Kenobi and losing both his body and the lightsaber.

Darth Vader, decades as Sith Lord (Star Wars Rebels; Rogue One; Episodes 4-6)

Without the helmet, Vader appears as a shaved-head man with pale facial makeup. Prosthetic injuries and burn scars simulate his suffered damage. In original editions, eyebrows are removed for consistency with the prequels. In 1983, Anakin’s Force ghost appears as an older man, short black hair with gray strands, wearing white robes and a chocolate brown cloak.

InDark Dimension : The humanoid male figure, appearing to be Darth Vader from a dark dimension as referenced in Screenshot_20260713-173337.jpg, stands in a neutral, relaxed upright position. He possesses a tall, lean, and muscular build with broad shoulders and long limbs. The skin visible on his limbs, face, and neck is a stark, matte white, creating a sharp contrast with the rest of his body. His head is covered in a textured, swirling, intricate pattern of dark red, black, and charcoal lines and shapes, forming a mask-like visage that extends from the top of his head to his chin, covering his face and neck completely. Two intensely glowing red light sources, similar to the core of a lightsaber blade, serve as his eyes, positioned horizontally within the mask, with faint, radiating red light emanating from them. His nose and mouth are not distinctly separate features but are subsumed into the overall textured pattern, with the area around the mouth being a darker, more defined black shape. The entire torso, from the base of the neck down to the hips, is a chaotic, dense, and complex network of swirling, tangled, and chaotic dark red and black lines and shapes, resembling a living, dark energy mass contained within a semi-transparent or illusory skin. This texture is less dense on the shoulders and arms, becoming more solid and intricate on the chest and abdomen, terminating abruptly at the waist. The legs, covered in a smooth, matte white material similar to his skin, extend from the hips down to the feet, with the upper thighs showing a slightly darker, almost smoky black gradient effect. The white material appears like a form-fitting, seamless bodysuit. His hands, also white, are covered in this material up to the wrists, where the hands appear as black, smoky energy-like forms from which the two long, thin, black staffs with glowing red light-saber-like blades emerge. There are no visible feet, as the legs appear to taper to a point or are obscured by a subtle dark, wispy effect. Dark, swirling tendrils of shadow emanate subtly from the edges of the red textured body armor, creating a dark aura around his torso. He wears no visible jewelry, belts, or additional clothing layers beyond the suit itself. The textures on his body and head are deeply shadowed and detailed, appearing organic and almost carved or etched into the surface.

Powers and Abilities Powers The Force: Anakin has an amazingly strong connection to the Force. As the Chosen One, he is stronger than any Force-user in existence. According to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin's Force powers are superior to even that of Yoda and Sheev Palpatine at their peaks. Anakin's Force powers were later rivaled by his son, Luke Skywalker, at his peak. After his death, Anakin's powers became far stronger than either the Mortis Gods, the Force Priestesses, and the Bendu, as he manage to change the setting in the World Between Worlds to the Clone Wars.

Telekinesis: Anakin can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them, and he utilized it for offensive or defensive purposes. Although Anakin's lack of practice in his Force abilities, caused him to struggle against Force attacks from foes such as Dooku, Ventress, and Bariss' Force attacks. Under Palpatine's tutelage, he refined his Force techniques, as seen with his duel with Luke in Bespin, where he telekinetically hurled several large objects at his son without so much as a gesture. Force Push: Anakin can telekinetically send his opponents flying through the air, causing serious injury or temporarily incapacitating/knocking them unconscious, depending on how much power is unleashed. Force Pull: Anakin can telekinetically pull his opponents or objects towards him. Force Disarm: Anakin can telekinetically pull an opponents weapons from their hands and into his. Force Grip: Anakin can telekinetically lift his opponents off the ground and into the air, sometimes by the neck, to immobilize them. His powers also allow him to influence the movements of other individuals, even dead people like a corpse during the Thrawn: Alliances. Anakin make it appear as if an enemy agent was still alive. However, Skywalker confessed such an act was harder than making one's limbs move: for the scheme to succeed, the individual needed to look as though they were breathing, he needed to ensure their balance remained stable, and he had to make sure their muscles under the skin moved properly. Force Choke: Anakin can telekinetically choke his opponents to either weaken, kill, or intimidate them. Force Stasis: Anakin can telekinetically slow down or completely halt the motion of a target, holding them in place with a paralyzing grip. In Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part II, he managed to momentarily freeze the explosion generated by a grenade thrown at him by clone troopers, which gave him time to get out of its blast radius safely. He also mange to freeze and hold Reva's lightsaber blade without even instantly turning around. He did the same to Maul on Janix while dueling him and Daki, using his left hand to freeze Maul's lightsaber before choking him while dueling Daki with his right hand. Force Crush: Anakin can telekinetically crush objects or droids. Force Throw: Anakin can telekinetically cause objects and other individuals to be hurled toward a target at an astounding velocity. Force Repel: Anakin can unleash a wave of pure Force energy that knocks back anything within the power's blast radius or pushes multiple opponents simultaneously. He unleashed such a telekinetic pulse when being electrocuted by multiple Magna-Guards that were fighting him alongside Dooku, repelling the droids surrounding him for a brief time. Force Barrier: Anakin can create a barrier or wall of Force energy in front of or surrounding himself or his allies, which can be strengthened with the help of other Force-users. Force Orb: Anakin can create a ball of air underwater, either directing it to his opponents as an attack or surrounding himself and others in an airtight bubble to allow them to breathe. He managed to do this with the help of Kit Fisto to keep Padmé Amidala from drowning on Mon Cala. Force Deflection: Anakin can telekinetically redirect incoming attacks such as blaster bolts, with or without his lightsaber. He notably used this ability on Cloud City to deflect Han Solo's blasterfire with his hand before telekinetically disarming Han. Telepathy: Anakin can mentally communicate over small or vast distances with other individuals, especially with his son, Luke Skywalker. He used this ability in a deleted scene of Return of the Jedi, to mentally communicate with Luke. Mind Probe: Anakin can sense and sift through the thoughts of sentient beings. This allowed him to sense the thoughts and feelings of Luke when he was emotionally vulnerable, leading him to realize that Luke had a sister. Mind Trick: Anakin can control the minds of other sentient beings, except for individuals with indomitable wills. However, he can combine this power with other Force-users to bypass this said indomitable will. Taming Beasts: Anakin can control the minds of animals. However, he is not as proficient with this power as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Force Vision: Anakin can see visions of the past, present, and future. However, like all Force-users, his visions are not always clear or sometimes they happen without warning. Force Sense: Anakin can sense other sentient beings' emotions, the future, ripples in the Force caused by momentous or traumatic events, impending danger, and the presence of other light or dark side Force-users. Using this power, Anakin can sense beings from a very long distance. This is seen during the Clones Wars when he senses Savage Opress miles away from him. Anakin was also able to sense Maul rising but he couldn't make it out after not seeing Maul in a long time, although he did notice that the presence was familiar. By far, Anakin's most impressive feat of Force sense is the fact that he was able to sense that Palpatine had a connection to the Force (a feat that even Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi - who were exceptionally powerful Force-users in their own rights - could not achieve) despite Sidious' power to hide his signature in the Force. However, he simply believed that Palpatine possessed the potential to use the Force but was unaware that he was in fact a fully trained Force-user. Anakin was completely unaware of this until the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, when Palpatine reveals himself as Sith Lord. As a cyborg, Anakin's senses are still powerful, to the point that he could not only sense the presence of his former mentor Obi-Wan on the first Death Star, but he could also sense the presence of his son (Luke) more than once. Force Healing/Drain: On Mortis, with the help of the Daughter, Anakin was able to use a power variated from Force drain and Force healing, that allows to transfer the life-force energy from an individual to revive another individual from death. He was able to channel the life-force of the wounded Daughter into Ahsoka Tano to revive her after the Son drained her of life. Sever Force: Anakin can cut off his connection to the Force, he used this ability as a Jedi Padawan during a period of intense loneliness and anger; finding the experience to only amplify his feelings, however, he chose to embrace his connection to the Force. Focused Rage: Anakin can channel his anger to amplify his strength, durability, endurance, speed, ferocity, aggression, and the potency of his combat prowess/attacks. Anakin was able to use this to defeat Count Dooku in their final duel by unleashing all his fear, anger, and hatred, beating Dooku's Makashi with his own Djem So mastery. However, Anakin allowed his rage to get the best of him during his duel with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, causing his anger to blind him and hinder his decisions in terms of strategy in combat, which allowed Obi-Wan to defeat him. This happened again in their third duel, but Vader failed to finish him off again, allowing his former master to regain his strength. Force Jump: Anakin can jump or leap at great distances. Force Dash: Anakin can move at amazing speeds. Bleeding/Purification: Anakin can either bleed a kyber crystal red or purify a corrupted kyber crystal. After his transformation as Darth Vader, he manage to corrupt a kyber crystal turning its green color red. After his death, Anakin willing turned his saber from blue to red to teach his final lesson to Ahsoka. Force Spirit: Due to Anakin's immensely powerful connection to the Force and redemption, he was able to transcend physical death, and preserve his identity through the Force. This allowed him to become one with the Force after died from the injuries he received from Palpatine when he sacrificed his life to save his son, Luke Skywalker. Advanced Strength: Anakin's Force powers amplify his physical strength, making him physically stronger than most other sentient beings. His cybernetic arm also allows him additional strength to overpower other individuals with greater ease. Cybernetic Hand: Anakin utilizes his cybernetic hand in combat, as it gave him greater strength to easily subdue, restrain, and overpower his opponents. Advanced Durability: Anakin is far more durable than normal Force-users and other sentient beings. This allows him to survive many things, an example of this was earlier in the Clone Wars he was able to survive an explosion in a star cruiser (he was left unconscious afterwards) and despite being injured he was able to fight well to destroy many droids. He also demonstrated this when he was burned on Mustafar, which he showed an anguish reaction when being burned alive on the ground. As Vader, his armor is an additional protection that makes him withstand great damage and survive, such as fire, explosions, hits from blaster bolts and lightsabers. Vader was even able to survive a massive explosion that destroyed the Sith Temple on Malachor with no notable injuries, walking away just limping. Advanced Agility: Anakin is far more agile than normal Force-users and other sentient beings. This allows him to perform amazing acrobatic feats, such as flips and spins, and it also amplifies his natural balance. Advanced Reflexes: Anakin's reflexes are much faster than normal Force-users and other sentient beings. His reflexes are superior to most members of the Jedi Order. This ability also makes him an amazing pilot. Abilities Master Lightsaber Duelist: Anakin is a highly skilled lightsaber duelist, with skills being rivaled by his son Luke Skywalker. Anakin utilizes his Force powers to amplify his physical speed and agility to make his lightsaber combat skills more lethal in combat, making him a formidable opponent in single combat. Prior to the Clone Wars, Anakin was one of the best duelists in his classes. Throughout the Clone Wars, he was bested by Count Dooku, but as the series progressed, he became better in their duels, eventually being able to outmaneuver him during the Battle of Coruscant. According to Kanan Jarrus, Anakin is the best lightsaber duelist in the entire Jedi Order. According to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin's lightsaber combat skills are superior to even that of Yoda and Sheev Palpatine's. As Vader, his fighting style became more straightforward, using his lightsaber combat skills, weight, endurance, and sheer brute strength to overwhelm his opponents into confusion or exhaustion. While serving Palpatine, Vader dueled him twice: the first time, Vader was easily defeated at the Works as he was still adjusting to his new cybernetic body and the second time was a sparing session that ended in a draw. Form I: Anakin is very skilled in Shii-Cho. As Anakin began his training, he would have started with Form I as a foundation, like every other Jedi. This form focuses on basic strikes, wide sweeps, disarming techniques, and defense against blaster fire. Form II: Anakin has some skill in Makashi, often switching from two-hand stances to a one-hand stances in multiple lightsaber duels. As Vader, he became a master of this style and rarely used two hands while deflecting blaster fire and in lightsaber duels. The only times he ever used two hands was against Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Luke. Form III: Being trained under Obi-Wan, Anakin is very skilled in Soresu. Although Anakin favored more offensive forms, he showed extreme skill in it to defend himself on several occasions. As Vader, he studied Soresu and became a master of this style, managing to break Kanan Jarrus' defenses, effortlessly block Cal Kestis and his son's attacks, and hold against Obi-Wan (a master of the style) in their third duel on a barren moon to the point that Obi-Wan resorted to using his Force abilities to aid him. In their fourth (and final) confrontation on the Death Star, Vader managed to best Obi-Wan, with Obi-Wan being unable to find an opening. Form IV: Anakin is a master of Ataru. Anakin often adopted elements of this form, especially in his younger years, when he was known for his speed and athleticism. At some point during the Clone Wars, Anakin made some adjustments to Ataru in order to make it far more effective in defending against incoming projectiles or range attackers. As Vader, he still incorporated its elements into his lightsaber sequence but no longer performs any of its acrobatic moves, presumably due to his suit and heavy cybernetics hindering his mobility. Form V: Anakin is a master of Shien/Djem So. Anakin is also considered by some to be the most proficient practitioner of the style, even at a young age. After becoming a cyborg, he created a personal variant of Form V that included elements of all seven forms. Form VI: Anakin is highly skilled in Niman, integrating telekinetic attacks into his lightsaber move set but rarely uses it. Anakin had advanced his abilities in the form enough to instruct his Padawan Ahsoka Tano in the lower levels of the style as a training exercise. Form VII: Although Anakin was forbidden to study Juyo as a Jedi, Anakin became highly skilled in Juyo after becoming a Sith Lord, although he rarely uses it. Vader’s style often emphasize power and domination. Though he didn’t master Juyo, his unpredictable and aggressive fighting style was similar in some aspects. Jar'Kai: Initially, Anakin only has some skills in Jar'Kai. However, throughout the Clone Wars and as of "The Wrong Jedi", Anakin's skills in Jar'Kai have greatly improved to the point that he was able to defeat the recently turned Dark Jedi Barriss Offee with relative ease, becoming more proficient in the style. As Vader, his skills in Jar'Kai greatly improved to the point of mastery, although he rarely uses it. Sai cha: Anakin is highly skilled in Sai cha. Cho mai: Anakin is highly skilled in Cho mai. Cho sun: Anakin is highly skilled in Cho sun. Shiak: Anakin is highly skilled in Shiak. Mounted lightsaber combat: Anakin is highly skilled in mounted lightsaber combat. Master Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Although rarely seen, Anakin is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant, often incorporating kicks and punches into his lightsaber sequences. Despite this, he normally fights using just his brute strength against others. Expert Marksman: Although rarely seen, Anakin is highly skilled in the use of blasters. At one point, he used a pair of X-8 Night snipers to defeat Endente's arms dealing soldiers and an E-5 blaster to recover Obi-Wan's lightsaber. Master Pilot: Anakin is highly skilled in piloting several speeders and all types of flying crafts. He managed to win a podrace without using any dirty tactics. Although during the Clone Wars, Anakin's overconfidence and carelessness causes him to crash several times but according to Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin is the best star-pilot in the history of the galaxy. As Vader, his skills improved to the point where he single-handedly almost destroyed Phoenix Squadron in his TIE Advanced, easily out-flying their entire fleet and forcing their command to abandon ship. Likewise, Vader almost managed to prevent Luke from destroying the Death Star if it weren't for the unexpected help of Han Solo. Master Mechanic & Engineer: Even as a child, Anakin was amazingly skilled in engineering for someone of his age. At the age of nine, he was able to successfully build his own podracer and a protocol droid. During the Clone Wars, Anakin manage to use these skills to correctly conclude that Admiral Trench used tracking torpedoes to track for the magnetic signature in cloaked ships. Repairing machinery and vehicles was also a form of meditation for Vader, allowing him to focus and clear his mind. Vader also decoded Triple-Zero protocol personality matrix, bypassing its encryption, which a genius like Doctor Aphra states could take hours for her to crack. Genius-Level Intellect/Master Tactician/Leader: Even as a child, Anakin is amazingly intelligent and wise for someone of his age. As a Jedi General, Anakin is a highly skilled tactician and a very capable leader. Throughout the Clone Wars, he gained an excellent reputation of never being defeated. He is able to use his opponents own tactics against them and also the environment that surrounds them to his advantage. In Vader Down, he used shrapnel and wreckage from his own TIE Advanced to decimate his enemies on Vrogas Vas in conjunction with his Force skills and his lightsaber. Intimidation: As an immensely powerful Force-user, Anakin commends an intimidating presence to the point where many of his allies and enemies alike across the galaxy feared him, even exceptionally powerful Force-users, turning Anakin in the most famous yet feared Jedi in the entire order. Multilingual: Anakin is capable of fluently speaking Basic, Huttese, and Bitt. As Vader he also learned ur-Kittât (Sith language). Indomitable Will/High Pain Tolerance: Anakin is a very driven and determined individual, as well as virtually fearless in the face of death and danger. He has a considerable tolerance for pain, which was shown multiple times. Anakin has an indomitable will and a high tolerance for pain, as he was able to survive having his limbs being cut and being burned. He also has a degree of force resistance, as during the Clone Wars he often resisted being Force push, but this often failed due to his lack of training. Years later on Janix, he manage to resist a Force push from Maul and Daki, even breaking out of Maul's Force stasis when his right hand was frozen but broke out to continue duel Daki. Many years later, he also survived being drop into the Malachor Sith Temple without much injuries than limping away. Weapons and Equipment Lightsabers Anakin's valued weapon and possession is his blue-bladed lightsaber. He has only had three lightsabers (including his Sith lightsaber).

First Lightsaber: Anakin built his first blue-bladed lightsaber on Ilum. It would remain in his possession until it was destroyed on Geonosis in the Separatist Droid Factory while fighting Geonosian soldiers, during Anakin and Padmé's attempt to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi. He briefly fought Dooku with two borrowed lightsabers until he was defeated by the Sith Lord. Second Lightsaber: Anakin built a slightly different blue-bladed lightsaber which he used throughout his Jedi career and the entirety of the Clone Wars. He used this weapon through Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, even after having fallen to the dark side and throughout the fall of the Galactic Republic. He lost this weapon to Obi-Wan when he was heavily mutilated on Mustafar, leading to his former master keeping it for nineteen years after. Luke Skywalker was given this weapon after meeting Obi-Wan and used it while part of the Rebel Alliance. Luke had no proper training and was forced to improvise his attacks with it. He lost it in his duel against Darth Vader, causing it to fall down Cloud City's airshafts. It then resurfaced and ended up in the hands of Maz Kanata. After the weapon called to Rey and she refused it, Maz gave it Finn, but later both him and Rey used it to fight Anakin's grandson, Ben Solo. It was later presented to Luke by Rey as a sign he was needed once again, only for Luke to reject it. Afterwards, Rey used it as her own. It was ultimately destroyed in a struggle between Rey and Ben over ownership of the lightsaber, but it was later repaired by Rey who used Force Healing on the broken kyber crystal. Rey continued to use the lightsaber as her own and almost burned it after discovering that she is Sheev Palpatine's granddaughter, only to be stopped by Luke's Force spirit who catches it. During the Battle of Exegol, Rey gives the lightsaber to Ben through their bond, so he can defeat the Knights of Ren. Shortly after, Rey uses the lightsaber, along with Leia's lightsaber, to finally kill the resurrected Palpatine by deflecting his Force lightning back at him. After Palpatine's death, Rey buried both lightsabers at the Lars homestead on Tatooine, retiring the weapons as well as honoring the Skywalker family where their legacy began. Sith Lightsaber: Vader had built a red-bladed lightsaber, a short time after he became a cyborg. As was common to all Sith lightsabers, it was a red-bladed lightsaber. As was traditional with all Sith, Darth Vader's lightsaber crystal was made using the corrupted kyber crystal taken from another Jedi's lightsaber, and turned red through infection with the dark side of the Force. The kyber crystal he claimed once belonged to Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a, whom Vader killed in single combat shortly after becoming a Sith. Vader would also originally use Kirak Infil'a's lightsaber, until the curved-hilt lightsaber was destroyed in a fight with bounty hunters. Vader rebuilt his weapon into the hilt that was a twisted version of his very first lightsaber from when he had been a Jedi Padawan. It would remain in his possession until his final duel against his son, Luke Skywalker and was presumably destroyed when the second Death Star was destroyed. However, the post-empire dark side fanatical group known as the Acolytes of the Beyond purchased what they believed to be Vader's lightsaber from a dealer on the planet Taris named Ooblamon, hoping to reunite the weapon with its master in death by destroying it. It remains unknown if the artifact in question actually was Vader's lightsaber or not, as not even the seller was certain of its authenticity. What became of this supposed "lightsaber" is also unknown. Armor Sith armor: After his defeat on Mustafar, Anakin was given a life support suit, as without it, Anakin could not move or even breathe. It became one of his most important piece of equipment in his arsenal alongside his lightsaber. The armor allows Anakin to survive in almost any environment such as in the vacuum of space or on worlds with low amounts of oxygen. It even allows him to breathe underwater, though if Vader sinks too deep, he is at risk of being crushed by the water pressure at greater depths. His armor seems to affect his physical abilities and force him to readjust his fighting style accordingly, instead becoming more tactical, conservative, and precise without sacrificing strength. Lastly, the suit can be damaged by Force lightning, which eventually caused Vader's death at Palpatine's hands when he killed the Emperor to save his son, Luke. After his death, Luke ceremonially burned Vader's armor on the moon of Endor to rid the galaxy of the last traces of the evil that Vader had left. The only thing to remain, the burned and melted helmet, eventually was found by none other than Vader's grandson, Kylo Ren, who took the helmet for his own and would model his own helmet design as part of his quest to become as evil and powerful as the late Sith Lord. Kylo would keep the helmet on a table filled with the ashes of his slain enemies and speak to it whenever he felt the pull of the light side of the Force. Vehicles Zephyr-G swoop: A swoop bike, a faster but more dangerous variation of the speeder bikes. Anakin used a Zephyr-G that belonged to his stepbrother Owen to rescue his mother. N-1 starfighter: During the Battle of Naboo, Anakin flew a N-1 starfighter with R2-D2. Despite the ship's autopilot, Anakin manage to manually fly the ship to destroy the Trade Federation droid control ship. Delta-7B Aethersprite-class light interceptor: Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor: Twilight: During the Clone Wars, Anakin often flew a G9 Rigger-class light freighter called the Twilight. The ship was destory when Obi-Wan used it to rescue Duchess Satine. Starship: After being rebuilt, Palpatine gave Vader a new starship, which he used while searching for his new Sith lightsaber. The starship was co-piloted by a droid, similar to a Viper probe droid. TIE Advanced: During his time serving the Empire, Anakin flew a unique TIE Advanced x1 fighter Other Equipment In addition to his primary lightsabers, Anakin also had other weapons and equipment.

Nicanas Tassu's Spare Lightsaber: After Anakin lost his first lightsaber, a Jedi named Nicanas Tassu gave him this spare lightsaber. It has a distinctly green blade, which Anakin had never wielded before. Sephjet Josall's Spare Lightsaber: Anakin received this blue-bladed spare lightsaber from Obi-Wan, who gained it from a Jedi named Sephjet Josall during the Battle of Geonosis. Anakin used it in his duel against Count Dooku. Sith wayfinder: After becoming a Sith Lord, Vader obtained a Sith wayfinder that leads to Exegol. It originally belonged to the Eye of Webbish Bog (who gave it to Vader) on Mustafar. Vader later returned to Mustafar and tasked the Eye with protecting the wayfinder. The wayfinder was eventually found by his grandson, Kylo Ren, and was later used by Rey.

Anakin Skywalker/Relationships The relationships of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader from the Star Wars universe.

Romance Padmé Amidala Anakin commenting on Padmé’s beauty Are you an angel?

Anakin and Padmé share their first kiss. Anakin first met Padmé on Tatooine; they were five years apart in age. She was so beautiful that he asked if she was an angel. Later, when he discovered she was the Queen of Naboo, he felt embarrassed and disappointed that she had hidden her identity. Despite this, he forgave her. After joining the Jedi Order, they did not see each other for ten years, but he never forgot her and thought about her constantly.

Years later, Anakin’s childhood crush became love when he was assigned to protect Padmé from an unknown bounty hunter, Jango Fett. When he confessed his feelings, Padmé initially rejected him, saying that as a Jedi, he could not be with her. Despite this, she had developed feelings for him during their time together but did not want him to abandon his duties.

When they were captured on Geonosis and believed they would die, Padmé confessed her love. After that, they secretly married on Naboo, forming a strong romantic relationship. However, their relationship was often strained due to Anakin’s long absences as a general in the Clone Wars.

In Revenge of the Sith, after rescuing Palpatine, Padmé revealed she was pregnant, though neither knew she was expecting twins. Anakin was happy but became deeply troubled after having visions of her dying in childbirth. His fear of losing her drove him toward the dark side.

Even as Darth Vader, Anakin still loved Padmé but was consumed by guilt. Believing she had betrayed him with Obi-Wan, he choked her in anger, then released her in horror at his own actions. Before dying, Padmé believed there was still good in him.

As Vader, he suffered immense grief and guilt over her death, even developing self-hatred and contemplating suicide. He later investigated her death, traveling across several planets. The Emperor forced him to relive painful memories to suppress Anakin’s identity. Over time, his compassion slowly resurfaced. Padmé’s belief in him proved true when he sacrificed himself to save their son, Luke.

Family Shmi Skywalker You look so handsome. My son. My grown-up son. I'm so proud of you, Ani.

Anakin was deeply attached to his mother. He struggled to leave her on Tatooine when he went to train as a Jedi. Though encouraged by her, he continued to think about her but was forbidden from visiting.

Years later, he sensed she was in danger. By the time he reached her, she died from injuries inflicted by the Sand People. Enraged and devastated, Anakin slaughtered the entire tribe. This event created his fear of losing loved ones and contributed to his eventual fall.

Owen Lars I guess I'm your step-brother. I had a feeling you might show up someday.

Anakin had minimal interaction with Owen. They met when Anakin returned to Tatooine to find his mother. Owen attended Shmi’s funeral and cared about Anakin’s well-being.

After Anakin fell, Obi-Wan asked Owen and Beru to protect Luke. Believing Anakin had died, Owen blamed Obi-Wan for his fate.

Luke Skywalker I am your father.

Luke is Anakin’s son and Leia’s twin. Anakin was unaware he would have twins. After becoming Vader, he believed his unborn child had died.

They met nineteen years later. Initially enemies, Luke believed Vader had killed his father. When Vader learned the truth, his love resurfaced, though he still tried to turn Luke to the dark side. Seeing Luke tortured by Palpatine led Anakin to destroy the Emperor and save his son. Before dying, he thanked Luke for believing in him.

Leia Organa Leia is Anakin’s daughter and Luke’s twin. Anakin only met her as Darth Vader, unaware of their connection.

He captured and tortured her, seeing her only as an enemy. Later, upon discovering the truth, he felt deep guilt. Before dying, he asked Luke to tell Leia there was still good in him.

Leia struggled to forgive Vader but later accepted him in her final moments, acknowledging him as her father.

Friends and Allies Qui-Gon Jinn The Force is unusually strong with him.

Anakin met Qui-Gon on Tatooine and quickly trusted him. Qui-Gon recognized his potential and helped him begin his journey. Anakin deeply respected him and mourned his death.

Later, Anakin saw visions of Qui-Gon guiding him. Qui-Gon later blamed himself for Anakin’s fall, believing he had left Obi-Wan unprepared.

Obi-Wan Kenobi Obi-Wan is a great mentor. As wise as Master Yoda and as powerful as Master Windu.

Obi-Wan became a father figure to Anakin. Their relationship was complex, marked by respect but also tension. Anakin felt held back and believed Obi-Wan did not fully support him.

Despite disagreements, they shared a strong bond during the Clone Wars. However, distrust grew when Anakin was asked to spy on Palpatine.

After Anakin became Vader, their bond turned into hatred. They fought on Mustafar, where Obi-Wan defeated him but could not kill him. Vader later became obsessed with revenge.

They fought again years later, with Vader eventually killing Obi-Wan. Despite everything, both carried grief over their broken relationship.

Ahsoka Tano You're reckless, little one. You might make it as mine.

Anakin initially resisted training Ahsoka but eventually accepted her. They developed a strong bond, with Anakin acting as both mentor and friend.

He trusted her deeply and was devastated when she left the Jedi Order after being falsely accused. This event increased his distrust of the Jedi Council.

Years later, as Vader, he faced Ahsoka as an enemy. Despite lingering feelings, he attempted to kill her. She ultimately accepted that Anakin and Vader were the same person.

After his death, Anakin reunited with Ahsoka and guided her once more.

Yoda Yoda initially distrusted Anakin due to his fear and attachments. Over time, he came to respect him and believed he was the Chosen One.

Their relationship became strained due to decisions made by the Jedi Council, particularly regarding Ahsoka and Palpatine.

After Anakin’s fall, Yoda believed him beyond redemption, but this was proven wrong when Anakin saved Luke.

Mace Windu Mace distrusted Anakin from the beginning and doubted his role as the Chosen One. Their relationship remained tense, though respectful at times.

Anakin’s distrust grew after Ahsoka’s trial and the Council’s actions. When Mace attempted to kill Palpatine, Anakin intervened, leading to Mace’s death and his own fall.

Ki-Adi-Mundi Ki-Adi respected Anakin and believed in his potential. Their relationship became strained after Ahsoka’s trial and the Council’s decisions.

Eeth Koth Eeth supported Anakin’s training and respected him, though they had limited interaction.

Plo Koon Plo initially opposed Anakin’s training but later respected him. Their bond was partly strengthened through Ahsoka.

Rex Rex served as Anakin’s second-in-command. They shared mutual respect and similar traits. Rex knew about Anakin’s secret marriage and supported him.

Mill Alibeth Anakin mentored Mill and encouraged her to follow her own path, even if it meant leaving the Jedi Order.

Bail Organa Bail respected Anakin as a hero. After Anakin’s fall, he raised Leia out of respect for who Anakin once was.

Wilhuff Tarkin The Jedi are extinct. Their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that’s left of their religion.

Acquaintances Watto You are Ani, it is you!, you sure sprouted, huh?, a Jedi!, whatta ya know. Anakin and Watto's first meeting in ten years

At some point in his life, Anakin, along with his mother Shmi, were sold as slaves to Watto. Despite the fact that Watto treated him harshly, Anakin had a good relationship with his then-master, who often bet against Anakin, whom he felt was talented but lacked experience. Watto eventually lost Anakin to Qui-Gon Jinn in a wager on the Boonta Eve race. Despite being mistreated by Watto, Anakin acknowledge that Watto treated them nicer than an average slave-owner would.

Starwars2-movie-screencaps.com-7622 Watto and Anakin meet again. Years later, Anakin returned to Tatooine, sensing that something had happened with Shmi. At first, Watto believed him to be another Jedi, however, when told that he was looking for Shmi Skywalker, Watto then realized who he was and was amazed at how Anakin had grown, as well as the fact that he had succeeded in becoming a Jedi. When Anakin again enquired about his mother, Watto told him that he sold her years ago to a moisture farmer named Cliegg Lars.

Watto helped Anakin find his mother, giving him all of the information he knew about Shmi's new life and location. Watto treated him well at this time, but most likely only because he used to treat Anakin harshly, and since Anakin was now a Jedi with a lightsaber, Watto was intimidated to the point of absolute respect for his former slave.

Huyang Like many other padawans in the Jedi Order, Huyang helped Anakin built his first lightsaber. Given Huyang strick adherence to Jedi protocol, Anakin and Huyang didn't get along. Though their relationship is unknown Huyang considered him "intense" when Hera mention him, implying Ahsoka told him about Anakin's fall to Darth Vader. Despite this Huyang retained a degree of respect for his student in his mentorship of Ahsoka Tano.

Sabé Why should I be scared of Anakin Skywalker? Sabé to Anakin now known as Darth Vader

Anakin met Sabé during the Battle of Naboo. Sabé was one of the few people who knew of Anakin and Padmé's relationship. After Padmé's death, Sabé investigated her death and found out she went to find Anakin and they ended up on Mustafar. Sabé concluded that Vader had killed both Anakin and Padmé but didn't know that Anakin was actually Darth Vader. In Darth Vader (2020), Anakin and Sabé meet again, but now Anakin had transformed into Darth Vader. After a failed attempt of killing Vader, Sabé went to Polis Massa and discovered that Padmé had gave birth to a son named Luke Skywalker. After ZED-6-7 revealed Vader's true mission, Sabé realized that Vader was Padmé's husband, Anakin Skywalker.

Enemies Anakin Skywalker Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus You did well, Anakin. He was too dangerous to be kept alive." "Yes, but he was an unarmed prisoner. I shouldn't have done that. It's not the Jedi way." "It is only natural. He cut off your arm, and you wanted revenge. Sheev Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker, on Dooku's death

Prior to his conversion to the dark side, unlike his apprentice Qui-Gon, Dooku refused to believe that Anakin was the Chosen One and voiced the hope that the boy would be sent back to Tatooine. Anakin, on the other hand, had a huge degree of respect of Dooku due to training his father-figure Qui-Gon Jinn. Anakin and Dooku became enemies during the First Battle of Geonosis, they had a negative relationship. Dooku had very little respect for the young Jedi Knight, despite his bravery and unbelievably strong connection to the Force, while Anakin developed a grudge against the ex-Jedi Master/Sith Lord for cutting off his right arm. Anakin's hatred for Dooku increased throughout the Clone Wars, due to the atrocities and unspeakable acts he had committed over the years throughout the war. He even hated working with him to escape Hondo's lair.

In Anakin and Dooku's final confrontation, Anakin defeated him using his anger and hatred, cutting off both of the latter's hands as an act of vengeance against the Sith Lord for taking his arm. Palpatine then encouraged Anakin to kill Dooku on the spot. After some initial hesitation, Anakin gave into his hatred for his nemesis and brutally executed Dooku with both his and Dooku's lightsabers. Despite Anakin's hatred for Dooku, he felt some regret for executing his nemesis, as he was visibly uncomfortable about what he had done because it was against the Jedi Code.

General Grievous You're shorter than I expected. Anakin and Grievous' first meeting

FirstDate-ROTS Grievous and Anakin meet for the first time. Throughout most the Clone Wars, Anakin never directly met Grievous, however, he knew him by his reputation. Anakin correctly considers Grievous to be nothing but a monster, due to the atrocities and unspeakable acts he had committed over the years throughout the war. Grievous had heard of Anakin's reputation. Despite Dooku's warning, he underestimated Anakin several times, costing him the Malevolence and, multiple times, his fleet.

In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Grievous captures both Obi-Wan and Anakin, so Anakin finally directly meets Grievous. Grievous was excited to meet the famous Anakin Skywalker. However, when he did, he was slightly disappointed, as Grievous expected Anakin to be older. At the same time, Grievous was shorter than Anakin expected.

Nute Gunray Anakin never directly met Nute, however, he despised him, partly because he was a member of the Separatist Council, and mainly because he had tried to kill his wife, Padmé on several occasions; Anakin would not directly meet Nute; until after he became Darth Vader and Killed Him, when Nute begged for his life.

Asajj Ventress Anakin first met Asajj on Yavin 4 and have been enemies ever since. She was the very person who gave Anakin his scar on the right side of his face, when Ahsoka was framed for murder and treason. Anakin instantly assumed that Asajj was the guilty party, and hunted her down. When Anakin found Asajj, she told him that she didn't frame Ahsoka, and had been trying to help the Togruta clear her name due to their many similarities.

Anakin growled, "How dare you compare yourself to Ahsoka?!", to which she snapped, "It's true! my master abandoned me and that's exactly what you did to her! You and your precious Jedi Order!", a scathing comment Anakin took to heart. She also told him how Ahsoka had contacted Barriss Offee, and that Barriss told them to go to the warehouse where the nanodroids used in the bombing of the Coruscant Jedi Temple came from and that whoever attacked Ahsoka in the warehouse has her red lightsabers. This enabled Anakin to unmask Barriss as the real guilty party. Because Anakin took what Asajj to heart, his trust and respect for the Jedi High Council was shaken.

After Asajj was killed by Count Dooku, Anakin attended her funeral.

Cad Bane Anakin had several encounters with Cad Bane during the Clone Wars. Among their encounters were the thief of a holocron, senate hostage, and a kidnapping of the Chancellor.

Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious What is thy bidding, my master? Whenever Vader is in Palpatine's presence

Originally Palpatine saw Anakin as a threat to his plans and made him a target of assassination by Palpatine, who dispatched Darth Maul to Naboo to kill him, hoping to eliminate Anakin's chances of becoming a Jedi. However, after realizing Anakin had a blind spot for Palpatine, he sought to gradually corrupt the boy into becoming his apprentice. From an early age, Anakin had heard how the Galactic Republic's government had grown corrupt, and how Palpatine, like the Jedi Order, was one of the few who had not succumbed to that corruption and respected him for it.

Anakin's respect for Palpatine deepened when he listened in on him telling, unknown to him at the time, Padmé know how the large majority of the Senate were greedy and conceited politicians who had long since turned their backs on the common good, and saw with his own eyes afterwards that Palpatine was right.

Anakin's faith in Palpatine remained strong to the point where he refused to believe Fives when he told him and Rex about Palpatine's role in conspiracy involving the chips, and chose to believe Palpatine's lies, and he continued to see the Chancellor as a friend even when the Jedi Council and the idealists in the Senate and even Padmé began to realize he was too good to be true, and even after he revealed that he was Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith.

When Mace Windu tried to kill Palpatine, Anakin chose to save him partly because of his friendship with the Chancellor, and mainly because he remembered that Palpatine told him that the dark side of the Force has the power to stop a person from dying (which was the only thing he was telling him the truth about). Anakin then turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader, then supported Palpatine's declaration of the birth of the Galactic Empire.

Vader also showed extreme loyalty to his master, mostly because the Emperor was all he had left of his old life as Anakin Skywalker. No one else would accept him, and perhaps was the only thing he had in his life that resembled friendship. However, Vader also recognized Sidious had deceived him, which had led to his life being ruined. Because of this, Vader longed to overthrow Sidious with an apprentice of his own one day, in accordance with the rule of two.

In Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, when Palpatine was torturing and attempting to kill Anakin's son, Luke Skywalker, he broke away from the dark side; he ended up turning on his former friend and killing him. Anakin's blind spot for the Dark Lord of the Sith had completely disappeared, as he realized that Palpatine was a heartless monster who had been using him for years to gain power for himself, the same realization his wife Padmé made prior to her death.

In Anakin's dying moment, he realized that he was wrong to trust Palpatine in the first place and that Obi-Wan, Padmé, Mace and the others were right all along that he was the true enemy and traitor of the Republic, and has been lying to them about everything.

Barriss Offee Ahsoka trusted you and you betrayed her!. Anakin criticizing Barriss for her betrayal

BarrissvsAnakin TWJ Anakin vs. Barriss. Anakin first met Barriss when they and their mentors were dispatched to Ansion to resolve a border dispute there, their bond was strengthened when Barriss befriended Ahsoka.

When Ahsoka was framed for murder and treason, Anakin hunted down Asajj Ventress, who revealed Barriss' role in sending Ahsoka and her to the warehouse. Anakin quickly realized that Barriss was the one who was responsible for the bombing of the Coruscant Jedi Temple and framed Ahsoka for her crimes. Anakin went to Barriss and forced her to reveal she had Asajj's lightsabers, and expose herself, their confrontation erupted into a duel. During the duel, Anakin growled "Ahsoka trusted you and you betrayed her!", to which the Dark Jedi coldly retorted "I've learned that trust is overrated, the only thing the Jedi Council believes in is violence."

Anakin defeated Barriss and turned her over to the Republic military, thus clearing Ahsoka's name. Anakin never forgave Barriss for what she did to Ahsoka, especially after his padawan left the Jedi Order for good.

Maul Palpatine had originally sent Maul to kill Anakin when he so he would never become a Jedi. Although it is unknown if they have ever met in person, Anakin likely despises and has a grudge against Maul due to him murdering his close friend and father-figure, Qui-Gon Jinn. Anakin was willingly to capture Maul, believing his capture would help end the Clone Wars and supported Ahsoka's need to lay siege on Mandalore. Maul, on the other hand, didn't pay much attention to Anakin and focused his hatred on Obi-Wan. It wasn't until near the end of the Clone Wars (after Maul had a vision of Anakin turning to the dark side) that he organized his takeover of Mandalore to lure Anakin into his war.

It was later revealed that Maul had intentions to murder Anakin to prevent his former master, Palpatine, from turning him to the dark side. When Maul duels Ahsoka on Mandalore, she says to him "You're lucky Anakin didn't show up. The way you're fighting you wouldn't have lasted long", hinting that Anakin wanted to face and defeat Maul personally to avenge Qui-Gon.

After the Clone Wars it is implied, that Anakin fought Maul, as Vader, and gave Maul a reason to fear him with knowing fully well that he does not have the strength to successfully fight Vader alone on equal terms, despite continually evaded Vader over the years. This is further proven when Vader also had some knowledge of Maul's fighting skill comparing Qi'ra's fighting style to Maul's.

Wat Tambor Anakin had several encounters with Wat Tambor during the Clone Wars. One of the encounters was when Tambor was experimenting on Anakin's friend Echo.

After his transformation to Darth Vader, Anakin killed Tambor last but it is unknown what he did.

Rush Clovis Anakin had jealousy and hatred towards Rush Clovis, who had a close relationship with his wife Padmé Amidala. When he discovered her history with Clovis, Anakin tried to stop Padmé from going on a mission to spy on him, but she ignored him and agreed to spy. Although Anakin did not agree, he disguised himself as a pilot to keep an eye on them. When he saw Clovis about to kiss her on the cheek, he turned the ship to keep him away from her.

His jealousy towards Clovis increased further when Padmé accepted the task of working with him in the investigation of the Banking Clan. Later, when he went to his wife's apartment and seeing that she was almost kissed by Clovis, Anakin attacked him in anger before stopping and seeing his mistake, before security entered. Later, Skywalker went to Clovis's office the next day, when news arrived that all of Clovis's information was a hoax. He tried to reason with him to release Amidala. However, a vulture droid crashed into the office, causing Padmé and Clovis to fall, Skywalker grabbed them both, but since he couldn't hold them both due to their weight, Clovis told Skywalker to let go, but he couldn't, does it at Padme's request; Clovis then apologized to Amidala and then broke free and fell to his death.

Darth Vader Reva Sevander Kanan Jarrus During the Clone Wars, Kanan sensed strong emotions of anger, rage, and hatred, implying that he has crossed paths with Anakin once or twice. When Kanan was about to fight with Vader, he sensed a cold feeling when Vader arrived or is nearby. He initially assumed it was another Inquisitor, but to his horror, Kanan deduced that he is actually a Sith Lord due to how powerful Vader's connection to the Force is, and ended up injured in the battle that followed their confrontation. When Ezra wanted to fight him afterwards, Kanan told him that Vader was too powerful and that the only reason they were still alive was because he was playing with them.

In "Shroud of Darkness", it is revealed that Kanan greatly respected and admired Anakin, telling Ezra he was the greatest warrior the Jedi had during the Clone Wars.

Ezra Bridger Ezra learned about Anakin from Kanan and how he was the greatest warrior the Jedi had in the Clone Wars. Ezra came to share Kanan's opinion calling him amazing and his admiration grew when he met Ahsoka and learned that Anakin trained her. He first met and fought Vader during the Siege of Lothal, and barely escaped with his life. At first, Ezra thought he was just another Inquisitor until Kanan revealed that he was really a Sith Lord.

Sabine Wren Vader and Sabine first met after the mission to save Maketh Tua went south, after they realized that they were outmatched and they tried to flee on board a Imperial shuttle. As Vader was following Kanan and Ezra, she tried to buy them time by firing at the Sith Lord, which he easily deflected right back at her causing her to become injured in her forehead and chest, and she would have been killed had it not been for her armor and helmet.

Karbin Vader meet the cyborg Mon Calamari on Clyo's base. Karbin's cybernetic body was inspired by that of the late General Grievous and trained to replace Darth Vader, Darth Sidious' Sith apprentice. When Karbin was dispatch to hunt Luke Skywalker, and when he found out that Vader was looking for the boy as well, he planned an ambush for Vader. While the Imperial and Rebel clashed, Karbin and Vader duel. However Karbin arrogantly believing that with his four lightsabers, he would be victorious. Vader proved Karbin wrong by getting the upper hand on Karbin and severed one of his arms. The cyborg lured Vader to an abandoned temple where he manage to land a hit on Vader. As they continued fighting, Vader realized he was loosing time and lured Karbin onto a bridge made of rock and had his minion Doctor Aphra crash her ship, the Ark Angel, into him. The commander barely survived the impact, and was executed shortly after by the Sith Lord. In his last moments of life, Karbin realized that Vader had a personal reason for pursuing Luke, but would never know what it was.

Trivia It is believed that Anakin Skywalker was named after Ken Annakin, the director of Disney's 1960 live-action movie Swiss Family Robinson, one of George Lucas' favorite Disney films, although Lucas' publicist eventually denied this. Anakin's name means "warrior" in Sanskrit. Concept art in The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens book revealed that Anakin was planned to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a Force spirit. However, the idea was scrapped, and the only references to Anakin were a mention. His voice, however, is heard in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Darth Vader is one of the most iconic and popular of the Lucasfilm villains, with his popularity being comparable to that of other Disney villains.

On the set of The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader's identity as Luke Skywalker's father was shrouded in secrecy. Along with his fellow cast members, David Prowse—who physically portrayed Vader and spoke all his lines before being overdubbed by James Earl Jones—was given a script with fake dialogue, the relevant line being replaced by "Obi-Wan killed your father." Mark Hamill was only informed just before the scene was filmed and did not even tell his wife. Hamill has said that Harrison Ford did not learn of the plot point until the premiere of the film. Vader is the first and only known character who was a Sith Lord and became a Force spirit, something the Sith are incapable of doing due to their obsession with the dark side of the Force. However, he is only able to become a spirit because he came back to the light side just before his death.

Concept art in The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens book revealed that Darth Vader was originally going to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens through Anakin Skywalker's Force spirit. According to the concept artist Iain McCaig, his appearance would fluctuate between his Anakin and Vader personas, representing the character's duality. Although he never managed to prevent his wife from dying in childbirth and later failed to bring her back from the dead, his grandson Ben Solo accomplished reviving the woman he loves, Rey, by using Force healing. With this, Ben succeeded where his grandfather failed and fulfilled his word to finish something Vader started, even if it was in a way Ben did not expect at first. In the extended version of Star Wars Rebels "Spark of Rebellion," Darth Vader's character design is close to the original concept art by Ralph McQuarrie that was used during early production.

His voice actor, James Earl Jones, would later go on to voice Mufasa in The Lion King. Ironically, the shoe would be on the other foot in these roles: Vader, later revealed to be Luke's father, had Luke's uncle Owen Lars murdered, while Mufasa, Simba's father, would end up murdered by Simba's uncle. When Mufasa is a ghost, his voice sounded very similar. Vader is briefly mentioned in the DuckTales episode "All Ducks on Deck" when the Phantom Blot is comparing himself to other villains: "I make Darth Vader look as scary as the hood ornament of a '53 Buick!" At the time the episode aired, Disney had not acquired the rights to Star Wars yet.

In Toy Story 2, there is a spoof of Vader's famous line when Zurg reveals himself to Buzz Lightyear. The same film also briefly had Buzz Lightyear mimicking Darth Vader's breathing in the beginning. In addition, Zurg, when encountering Buzz Lightyear at the beginning of the film, says "We meet again Buzz Lightyear, for the last time!" similar to Vader's opening when encountering Obi-Wan on the Death Star in A New Hope – "I've been waiting for you Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last." In the sequel Toy Story 3, Big Baby throws Lotso into the dumpster, similar to Vader's redemption by defeating Emperor Palpatine. Vader's line to Leia when ordering her arrest was also parodied with Bad Buzz in the same film. Coincidentally, both Bad Buzz and Darth Vader were seduced by the bad guy (Lotso and Palpatine, respectively), although in the former's case, it was closer to being brainwashed.

In the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Stranger Invasion," during their battle at the end of the episode, Zurg says Vader's "I am your father" line to Buzz to confuse him, right before punching his face and saying "Psych! Made ya look, you dimwit!" In Chicken Little, during the scene where Chicken Little, Abby, Runt, and Fish discover Kirby before multiple aliens attack Oakey Oaks, Runt explains "Darth Vader is Luke's father?", an allusion to the Star Wars franchise. In Wreck-It Ralph, which was released in theaters only four days after Lucasfilm was bought by Disney, Ralph mimics Vader's breathing when he breathes through a candy straw while hiding out in a chocolate pond.

A scuba mask was used to make Darth Vader's famous breathing noise. Darth Vader was parodied in The Muppet Show twice, once in the episode Crystal Gayle appeared in and once in the episode where several Star Wars characters appeared. Both times he was "played" by Gonzo and his iconic mask had Gonzo's hook nose. The scene in The Empire Strikes Back where his helmet is lowered onto his burnt head was homaged in an episode of American Dragon: Jake Long when The Huntsman's helmet is lowered onto his burnt head. Anakin's Sith name, Vader, actually means "father" in Dutch. This reflects how Anakin was going to be a father when Padmé was pregnant during Revenge of the Sith.

In the Kim Possible movie A Stitch in Time, after running into a future version of Duff Killigan, as a robot Ron Stoppable says he's more machine than golfer now, which is a take on Obi-Wan saying that Vader was more machine than man in Return of the Jedi. In Flubber, Weebo called Professor Brainard Darth Vader as a joke while he was working on Flubber tags for the basketball game. In the Darkwing Duck episode "A Duck By Any Other Name," Tuskerninni dresses up like Darth Vader while robbing a bank. Star Wars was parodied in the Big City Greens episode "Clubbed" as "Constellation Battles" with the villain's name being Garth Crater.

In the Blossom pilot, when Six is explaining menopause to Blossom she tells her "You'll grow a beard and sound like Darth Vader." In the Season 1 episode "Dad's Girlfriend," Tony is dressed in motorbike gear and says he felt like Darth Vader, then mimics Darth and says "The Force is strong with this one." In the Season 3 episode "The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men," Joey Russo impersonated Darth Vader and quoted his famous line, "Luke, I am your father." In the Once Upon a Time episode "I'll Be Your Mirror," when the Evil Queen is trying to persuade Henry to join her dark mission, Henry tells her "You can't Darth Vader me!" In the climax of the Bonkers episode "Springtime for the Iguana," though in a brightly colored costume, Bonkers spoke in a deep booming voice like Darth Vader while wearing the costume.

A character by the name of Duck Vader appears in a few issues of Donald Duck & Co., wearing the same suit but with a noticeable beak. In the Doug Season 3 episode "Quailman Vs. the Triad of Terror," a parody of Darth Vader named "Darken Vader" appears. In the Hannah Montana Season 2 episode "You Didn't Say it Was Your Birthday," Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken find a potato chip that resembles Darth Vader, and Rico Suave can be heard making breathing sounds like him in a scuba suit. In The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Season 1 episode "The Ghost of Suite 613," Arwin says the line "The Force is strong with this one" while wearing a working mask. In Ron's Gone Wrong, one of the B*Bots is seen using a Darth Vader skin. In the Amphibia Season 3 episode "Escape to Amphibia," Anne Boonchuy waves a red toy lightsaber while battling against the FBI Agents, referencing the ending scene of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Mr. Boonchuy is also seen wearing a mask almost similar to Darth Vader, and a statue of him is seen in Spendco, wielding a blue lightsaber instead.

Darth Vader defeated by Obi-Wan's superior experience in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi echoes his line in A New Hope ("When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the Master") when they faced each other again for the last time, and this time Vader won. George Lucas originally almost had Orson Welles voice Darth Vader, but George feared his voice would be too recognizable, so James Earl Jones was cast to voice Darth Vader. In Leigh Brackett's draft for The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader was not Luke's father but a separate character who appeared to Luke on Dagobah with Obi-Wan. Vader also had pet gargoyles. The beetle Agathidium vaderi was named after Darth Vader. Anakin had a subplot that was cut from "Duchess of Mandalore." In the subplot, he was assigned to lead the Republic invasion of Mandalore but was cut due to time. Anakin appears but does not have any dialogue. In Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, James Earl Jones's voice was used for Darth Vader, but his lines in the series were generated by an AI program called Respeecher based on recordings of Jones from the films.

Note: (This is not canon) Anakin Skywalker can alter his physical form and power levels; when he feels uncontrollable hatred, he assumes the persona of Knightfall Vader, where he doesn't change much. He only gains yellow eyes and the ability of Force lightning (both normal and red). But when he feels a controllable hatred that the Sidious knows well how to use, he assumes the persona of Darth Vader, where the armor is put on, his body may be normal, and the Force alters that. She dresses Anakin inside the armor, transforms his body into a burned corpse if necessary, or when someone attacks Anakin on the dark side, ultimately revealing her Head. revealing Anakin burned inside the armor... Now, to switch back to the good Anakin, he just needs to feel some good emotion or an uncontrollable but moderate rage, and he'll revert to being Anakin.

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Darth Vader's armor Darth_Vader_SWE_detail Production information Type Life support armor[1] Creators Cylo and other scientists[2] Date created 19 BBY[3] Date destroyed 4 ABY (majority, with exception of the helmet)[4] Date discovered Prior to 34 ABY (helmet)[5] Owners Darth Vader[1] Kylo Ren (helmet)[6] Physical and technical specifications Material(s) Obsidian[7] Durasteel (Helmet, breastplate, gloves, combat boots)[8] Plasteel (Helmet)[8] Plastoid (Girdle)[9] Height 2.03 meters[10] Range Full-body[11] Usage and history Purpose Respiratory and speech support, and defense against biological contaminants[7] Affiliation Sith[12] Galactic Empire[11] Knights of Ren[13] Less OnACanonArticle GoToLegends "The helmet of my former apprentice Darth Vader was more than just a symbol of terror. It was designed to keep Vader alive after his body sustained irreparable damage." ―Darth Sidious[7] Darth Vader's armor, also known as Darth Vader's suit, was a suit of armor worn by the cyborg Sith Lord Darth Vader. Designed with life support technology, the armor ensured Vader's survival following the severe lightsaber and burn injuries that he sustained in a duel with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar. In addition to its practical use, Vader's armor inspired fear and terror across the galaxy during the era of the Galactic Empire. With Vader's death in the Battle of Endor, the armor was destroyed. However, the helmet remained and eventually fell into the possession of Vader's grandson, the First Order warlord Kylo Ren.

Description "The mask operated in tandem with his armor to regulate his breathing, facilitate his speech, and protect his body from harmful contaminants. Few realized its true function, as they were too fearful to see beyond its grim visage." ―Darth Sidious[7] VadersArmorSchematic-2020DarthVader14 The schematic of Vader's armor Darth Vader's armor[14] was made of materials including obsidian, plasteel, durasteel,[8] and plastoid;[9] although its design inspired fear and symbolized the strength of the Galactic Empire, it was also critical to Vader's survival after his defeat on Mustafar.[7]

The armor's belt and chest plate held the controls for the life support system, ensuring that Vader's body received enough oxygen, nutrients, and medicine; through this system, Vader could endure nearly any environment, including the vacuum of space[1] and the depths of the sea, although the suit's on board oxygen reserves wouldn't last for long and the suit was prone to rupturing if exposed to a strong enough external pressure. Vader could however use the Force to manipulate external conditions around him to form an environment he could comfortably operate in[15] and even deactivate his breathing apparatus to approach a target stealthily, although the process greatly weakened him if prolonged.[16] The suit could also withstand technopathy from Eternal Rur. In addition to its life-support functions, the Sith Lord's helmet contributed to giving him a frightening appearance, and could be removed to use a feeding tube in his private chamber due to his inability to eat normally.[17] The high pressure and hyper-oxygen supplied[18] while the private chamber was closed around him[19] gave Vader a chance to safely live without his armor.[18]

The helmet, which was created using an alloy of durasteel, plasteel, and obsidian,[8] had a sloped design for its sides and back[11] similar to that of the helmets on ancient Sith armor.[20] The helmet created Vader's well-known menacing growl, as his natural voice was extremely weak from vocal-cord damage. It contained neural needles that painfully connected with the top of Vader's skull and spine to form one interconnected unit. Without these, Vader could not use his cybernetics.[1] The suit's functions were linked to doctor Cylo's personal controller which he kept in his person at all times as a last-ditch contingency; with the click of a button, all of the armor's cybernetics could be deactivated, bringing Vader to his knees under their sheer weight. Vader was, however, able to overcome this restriction through the Force.[21] The armor had ten protective layers, each made of very strong alloy that could protect Vader from some explosions and weapons. Vader had four artificial limbs as a result of his injuries on Mustafar and at the hand of Dooku on Geonosis.[22]

DarthVaderHelmetParts-SW100Objects The apparatus of Vader's mask was designed to support his breathing. The armor's boots featured magnetic clamps, which could magnetically adhere the suit to a metallic surface,[23] while the legs were heavily armored and able to withstand at least glancing blows from a lightsaber.[24] He weighed 120 kilograms in his armor,[10] leaving deep, tank-like tracks in the mud wherever he walked,[16] and was 2.03 meters tall in it.[10] The armor also featured a remote to prep Vader's interceptor for combat.[1] In the event of damage to one set of armor, Vader had a backup set which he kept in his quarters on-board whatever vessel he happened to be traveling in at the time. This proved useful when he was attacked by unusual insects on Batuu, which encased much of his armor in stone.[25]

Although Vader at first considered his armor acceptable,[26] he later modified it to his liking after its first bout of damage.[27] The suit was described as "junk" by the leader of the Droid Crush Pirates of Bestoon, who had been promised it contained advanced technology by Ochi of Bestoon. Despite Vader's reputation as the Galactic Empire's greatest weapon, a scan of his armor revealed to the droid captain that Vader was made of standard components, such as life support, a fusion furnace and a respirator. A further scan revealed the suit's components were no more technologically-advanced than the droids' own parts.[28] The suit was also vulnerable to hacking, as a skilled operator could interface with Vader's central suit computer to send a holomessage on his behalf, manipulating his vocabulator to speak and his mechanic limbs to move.[29]

History

Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: The Clone Wars(all season)

Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

Darth Vader all comics(canon)

Star Wars: OBI WAN-Kenobi(Show)

Star Wars: Rouge One

Star Wars: Episode 4: New Hope

Star Wars: Episódio 5: The Empire strikes back

Star Wars: Episode 6: The Return of Jedi

Star Wars: Ashoka(show)

Others: Star Wars(Rebels), The recent Darth Maul series.

Anakin Skywalker's vision "Know yourself. Know what you will become!" ―The Son, to Anakin Skywalker[30] AnakinVaderVision-GOM During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker beheld a vision of his future as Darth Vader. During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Ahsoka Tano accidentally discovered the Mortis monolith, a gateway to another planet, while answering an ancient Jedi distress code. The trio then entered the world of Mortis, where they met a family of Force wielders:[31] the Father, the Daughter, and the Son. The Father had called Skywalker to the planet, believing him to be the prophesied Chosen One. The family then put Skywalker through a series of trials, to test whether or not he was the Chosen One.[32]

During

Even though the character in the movie is 18 years old, Hayden was already 20 years old, and the movie takes place in 2001. Hayden Christensen filmed Star Wars Episode III at age 22 in 2005.

Sam Monroe

General Information

Name: Samuel Monroe

Aliases: Sam, Sam Monroe

Actor: Hayden Christensen

Voice Actor (Brazil): Manolo Rey

Age: 18 years old

Haircolor

Black(Dyed Blue)

Eyes color

Blue

Skin Color

Fair

Gender

male

Family

Father: George Monroe (deceased)

Mother: Robin Kimball

Half-Brothers: Adam and Ryan Kimball

Peter Kimball(Stepfather)

Abusive grandfather unnamed, With father

Appearances:

Life as a House

Release Year: 2001

Free-to-Air TV Premiere in Brazil (SBT): 2007

Runtime: 125 minutes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States

Director: Irwin Winkler

Brazilian Distribution: PlayArte

Broadcast on SBT: Sessão Cine Belas Artes (Single airing in 2007)

Personality:

Sam is a rebellious, introspective, and emotionally wounded teenager. He displays repressed anger and constant sarcasm, emotional self-destruction, hidden sensitivity, and difficulty trusting others. Deep down, he is extremely needy and feels abandoned by his father.

Story

Sam grew up distant from George after the divorce. He feels that his father abandoned him and develops hostile behavior when he is forced to spend the summer with him.

At first, he despises his father and refuses to cooperate, acting with mockery and defiance. When he discovers that George has terminal cancer, he begins an internal process of transformation.

The Construction of the House (Metaphor)

The house symbolizes the reconstruction of the father–son relationship. It also represents Sam’s emotional rebuilding and his maturation.

George forces Sam to help demolish and rebuild the old house. Throughout the process: Sam begins to genuinely work He takes on responsibilities He grows emotionally closer to his father

Relationships and Conflicts

Alyssa Beck Romantic interest Represents acceptance and affection Helps Sam see himself differently

Troubled friends Sam becomes involved with a group that: Uses drugs Engages in destructive behaviors Gets into risky situations

He tries to maintain a “tough” image, but he is clearly lost.

Addiction and Self-Destruction

Sam presents behaviors such as: Recreational drug use Alcohol consumption Sexuality used as emotional escape Negative self-image Self-sabotaging behavior

Important: The film treats these themes in a dramatic and psychological way, showing the pain behind his actions.

Physical Appearance

The physical appearance of Sam Monroe, played by Hayden Christensen in the movie Life as a House (2001), embodies the classic early-2000s emo/punk/teen rebel look, with gothic and alternative subculture elements. He is a young man, with striking facial features, fair skin, and a generally somber, irritated, or introspective expression.

His face is square/angular, with a well-defined jawline and sharp, prominent chin, giving an air of youthful masculine intensity. The skin is pale, almost white, with visible dark circles under the eyes, enhancing the vibe of emotional exhaustion, insomnia, or substance use.

The eyes are a light/navy blue, slightly almond-shaped or subtly upturned, giving a penetrating and melancholic gaze. The eyebrows are straight, thick, and dark (natural black), positioned horizontally with little arch, contributing to a serious or frowning expression. Heavy black eyeshadow is applied around the eyes, especially on the upper and lower lids, creating a dark, dramatic outline that intensifies the gloomy look and makes the eyes appear deeper and more expressive.

The nose is straight, with a slightly irregular bridge or a small bump, but harmonizes with the overall facial structure. The mouth has medium, well-defined lips with a pronounced, sharp cupid’s bow, upper and lower lips relatively uniform, without excessive fullness. He often has a closed-lip or tight-lipped expression.

The hair is short to medium length, mostly black/dark, straight or slightly wavy. The main highlight is a prominent blue streak, usually in the front or on the side, dyed in a striking, messy way typical of the emo/punk style of the time. The hairstyle is unkempt, with strands falling over the forehead or sides of the face, giving irregular volume and a “not combed” appearance. The back of the hair is shorter or shaved on the sides/lower portion, with layers leaving the back fuller and tousled.

Piercings are a key element of the rebellious look: there is a labret or vertical piercing in the center of the lower lip, usually with a small silver ball or ring. On the ears, he wears multiple piercings: typically two or more silver hoops in the helix of each ear, and one in each earlobe, all simple and discreet in silver but accumulated to give a “pierced up” effect. In some scenes, the look includes additional body piercings, such as on the navel or nipples, but the focus is mainly on the face and ears.

The ears are proportionate to the face, slightly protruding, with the piercings drawing attention to them.

His clothing style is casual grunge/emo/punk: black or dark t-shirts, tight or loose, often featuring rock bands or graphics; long-sleeve black shirts or red-and-black striped shirts (sometimes diagonally patterned red and black); wide or cargo dark jeans; oversized jackets or hoodies. The clothing is worn, giving a “lived-in” appearance that reinforces intentional rebellion and casual neglect.

Shoes are usually heavy boots, black Converse All Stars or similar sneakers, or high-top punk/gothic-style boots.

Trivia:

The home video footage showing George and young Sam playing in the ocean is not fictional — it was filmed by Phoebe Cates, wife of Kevin Kline, featuring Kevin and their real-life son at the beach in Bermuda.

The dog’s name “Guster” in the film is a reference to the American band Guster. Additionally, two of the band’s songs, “What You Wish For” and “Rainy Day,” are used in the soundtrack. The characters Ryan and Adam were also named after members of the band.

The screenwriter, Mark Andrus, is a fan of Guster, which explains all these musical and naming references.

Lindsay Lohan auditioned for the role of Alyssa, but the production ultimately chose someone slightly older, Jena Malone.

Actors and Performances

Hayden Christensen broke his hand during filming — he improvised punching a wall when Sam discovers that George is dying, and he actually injured his hand. Afterward, the crew had to replace the wall with a prop version so he would not hurt himself further while continuing the scenes.

Christensen did not like some parts of the wardrobe and makeup that made Sam look more “gothic” than he considered realistic for a teenager of that time. He complained that the look reflected an adult’s idea of how young people dressed, rather than how they truly did.

Curiosities and Scenes

The scene in which Sam appears to attempt hanging himself at the beginning of the film is often misinterpreted. Many viewers believe he is trying to take his own life, but narratively the intention is to portray sexually self-destructive behavior (autoerotic asphyxiation, a dangerous method of seeking sensation), rather than suicide alone.

A Guster song originally planned for a scene was not used — the script listed a different track by the band that was ultimately replaced by “Rainy Day.”

Pop Culture and Reception

Despite its dramatic and artistic tone, many elements — from Sam’s exaggerated “gothic” look to certain plot twists — led fans and viewers to comment that parts of the film feel almost like an exaggerated melodrama or even reminiscent of a 1990s/2000s sitcom. Such comments were frequent in online fan discussions and forums.

Hayden Christensen also portrayed Darth Vader, one of the greatest villains in cinema history.

Sam: "How do you become something you're not?" Sam: "What I'm not." Sam: "I'm nothing."

Sam: "Whats wrong with your back? Do you have to have surgery on it or what? Because those pills you are taking are for a lot of pain. And you seem to be going though them pretty quick, that's all." Sam: "No. But i count them. In a sock isn't exactly new,you know." Sam: "I don't know what that means. What kind of problem?" Sam: "I still don't know what it means." Sam: "So your dying. And you told mom today." Sam: "fuck you, ok fuck you." Sam: "You knew you were dying from the start?" Sam: "But you lied to me." Sam: "so this whole thing... this whole summer, having me here,was for your sake. You selfish fuck. Having me here trying to get me to like you." Sam: "Well,congratulations... Because you fucking pulled it off."

Sam: "I was holding for somebody else; it wasn't even mine!" Sam: "...I'll have to pay him back." Sam: "[whispers] I'm not even listening."

Sam: "Why?" Sam: "Why?" Sam: "You snore at night. That really bugs me. Can I take you out?"

Sam: "I've been using since I was 12! You're also unbelievably stupid, you know that? You didn't give a shit about anything I did up until now!"

Sam: "Go fuck yourself!" Sam: "I'll hate you for the rest of my life."

Sam: "I like how it feels to not feel."

Sam: "Do you have any idea what its like to jack off in an armoire?"

Sam: "Don't. I don't want it." Sam: "You didn't build shit. You're just tearing your father down."

Sam: "Why don't you just go and beg some money off my Dad, so you can move into some place decent, with a real kitchen and a real bathroom."

Sam: "What are you doing? Don't touch me!" Sam: "You can't touch me."

Sam: "Hi. Is Alyssa home?" Sam: "Nothing. My dad's dying. I really need to talk to Alyssa."

Sam: "He's insane." Sam: "I can't even take a shower here." Sam: "I might not even stay anyway."

Sam: "No. It's ok. Thanks."

Sam: "I hate turkey." Sam: "If I say I do, I do."

Sam: "I think there has to be a door between where you cook and where you crap. Even in the bush - tribal people, you know, they have a place for both. Probably it's like a law. God! It's probably in the Bible. It's at least a building code violation."

Sam: "It would help me if I could kiss you." Sam: "Well, what you think you know doesn't necessarily have much to do with reality. I mean I hope I'm not the first one to tell you this."

Sam: "Yes. This is what he wanted." Sam: "Alright, maybe it's not what he wanted but it's what he was hoping for. Maybe it's what I want."

Sam: "Thank you for talking about me behind my back - that'll be useful in court."