May 4 Be With You

When Vader told Luke, “I am your father,” he was not speaking as Anakin Skywalker. He was speaking as Darth Vader, the name he used to bury his old life, his Jedi past, and everything Anakin had lost. So when Vader looked at Luke, did he see him as Vader’s son, or Anakin’s? Vader Knew …

For most of Star Wars, the Skywalker name is tied to Jedi, prophecy, and the struggle between light and dark. But in Legends, one Skywalker took that legacy in a very different direction. Cade Skywalker was not just a Jedi who lost his way. He walked away from the Order, embraced the dark side, and …

The Death Star was the Empire’s most famous superweapon, but it was not the only answer it had for the Rebellion. Thrawn believed the smarter path was the TIE Defender, a starfighter built to fix the weaknesses of the standard TIE line with shields, a hyperdrive, and far heavier firepower. That idea may not sound …

Grand Moff Tarkin died believing the Death Star was untouchable. In A New Hope, even when the Rebels found a weakness in the station, Tarkin refused to evacuate. He stood there with full confidence that the Empire’s ultimate weapon could not be destroyed by a handful of starfighters. But later Star Wars lore added a …

When Vader finally met Ahsoka again in Star Wars Rebels, it was clear that he wanted her dead. Even though he was once Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi Knight Ahsoka knew as her master, Vader ignored that past completely and tried to kill her without hesitation. That is what makes the whole scene so painful. Ahsoka …

Count Dooku did not go into his final duel on the Invisible Hand thinking he was about to die. In his mind, the Clone Wars were almost over, and everything was moving exactly the way Darth Sidious had promised. The Republic was falling apart. The Jedi were being pushed into a war they could not …

The sequel trilogy is still something Star Wars fans argue about all the time. A lot of people have problems with the story, the choices, and where everything ended up, but one thing that is hard to deny is that the sequels did bring in some interesting characters. And Kylo Ren was probably the biggest …

Before Star Wars even reached theaters in 1977, Marvel had already started publishing its comic adaptation of the movie. That is where one of the strangest early Luke Skywalker details comes from. Star Wars #1 was released on April 12, 1977, about six weeks before the film opened in theaters. At that point, the movie …

Darth Vader was one of the most feared figures in the Empire. Imperial officers could lose their lives for failure, disrespect, or even saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. But one canon comic showed there was an Imperial officer Vader was not allowed to touch. Not because Vader feared him. Because Palpatine still …

When Obi-Wan defeats Vader in the finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the strange part is not only that Vader loses again. It is what happens after. His suit is damaged, his breathing is broken, and half of his mask has been sliced open, exposing Anakin’s face underneath. Obi-Wan looks at him and, for a moment, he …

Darth Vader’s armor is one of the most recognizable costumes in movie history, but if you look closely at A New Hope, it does not look exactly like the Vader suit most fans remember. In the first film, parts of his shoulder armor appear covered or interrupted by fabric, giving the costume a rougher, more …