Think back to the first time you saw Darth Vader. Hopefully, it was Episode IV: A New Hope. The Empire had just overtaken Princess Leia's ship and before all the smoke could clear, in walked this heavy-breathing tall, dark stranger. (Is this a romantic movie or a sci-fi film?)
Just the presence of Darth was enough to make me fall in love with Star Wars. To me, he was the ultimate evil. That breathing was just creepy. That was until Lucas introduced us to the Emperor as the 'real' bad guy and then it turned out that Darth was just an formerly whiny kid that was now an old man in a costume.
But I digress.
Darth Vader was the bad guy we all wanted to be. He ruled the universe. He killed his own men if they didn't obey his orders. He had Stormtroopers. He had the coolest base ever made, until that whiny Luke had to go and blow it up.
Did I mention that he had a lightsaber?
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