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Darth Vader
Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back.
Position	Dark Lord of the Sith & Commander-in-Chief of the Galactic Empire
Homeworld	Tatooine
Species	Human (Episodes I-III) Partially human cyborg (Episodes III-VI)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Galactic Empire, Sith
Portrayed by	Hayden Christensen (III) David Prowse (IV, V, VI) James Earl Jones (III, IV, V, VI) (voice) Brock Peters (National Public Radio series only) (voice) Sebastian Shaw (VI) (Vader unmasked as Anakin Skywalker) Matt Sloan (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) (voice)

Darth Vader is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. He was portrayed by bodybuilder David Prowse and a series of stunt doubles, most notably Bob Anderson, while his voice was supplied by actor James Earl Jones. The character is one of the most iconic villains in film history and was ranked third on American Film Institute's 100 Heroes and Villains list.^[1]

In the original trilogy, Vader is depicted as the brutal head enforcer of the Galactic Empire's rule across the galaxy. Vader serves as the apprentice of Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid), using the dark side of the Force to mercilessly pursue the Jedi and the Rebel Alliance to the ends of the galaxy. The prequel trilogy recounts the heroic rise and tragic fall of Vader's former self, Anakin Skywalker. Anakin was portrayed by Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen in the prequel trilogy, while Sebastian Shaw played the role in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Prequel trilogy

Vader (in the form audiences have come to know) makes his chronological story debut in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

[edit] Revenge of the Sith

After Anakin helps in the murder of Jedi Master Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson), Palpatine enlists him as his Sith apprentice, Darth Vader, after promising that the dark side holds the power to save Anakin's pregnant wife, Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), from dying in childbirth. His first assignment as Vader is the systematic destruction of the Jedi Order, thus paving the way for Palpatine to form his Empire from the ashes of the Old Republic.

Palpatine then sends Vader to the lava planet Mustafar to assassinate his former allies, the Separatist Council. There, Vader is surprised by the appearance of Padmé, who has learned what her husband has done and begs him to go into hiding with her. Vader, mad with power, suspects her of betraying him, and uses the dark side to choke her into unconsciousness.

Just then, Anakin's former teacher and friend Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) emerges from Padmé's ship and challenges Vader to a fierce lightsaber duel. At the duel's climax, Vader loses his limbs to Obi-Wan's lightsaber, and slips too close to the lava, burning nearly to death. Palpatine's medical assistants encase him with his trademark black armor and mask, with mechanical breathing apparatus and voice processor built-in to sustain him. When Vader regains consciousness and asks for Padmé, Palpatine tells him that she died as a result of his (Vader's) anger (in reality, she had died of a broken heart after giving birth to his children, Luke and Leia). Vader screams in torment, destroying the objects around him with the Force. He is last seen at Palpatine's side, overseeing the construction of the first Death Star.

[edit] Original trilogy

In the original Star Wars trilogy (beginning 19 years before Episode III), Darth Vader is the primary antagonist: a dark, ruthless figure, out to capture, torture, or kill the films's heroes to prevent them from thwarting the Empire. Beginning with The Empire Strikes Back, Vader's leitmotif has been composer John Williams's The Imperial March, which heralded the character's entrances in the mise en scène, underlining his powerful influence and strength.

[edit] A New Hope

In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (the first time audiences saw Vader on film in terms of the movie series' making), Vader is charged with recovering the stolen plans of the Death Star and finding the Rebel Alliance's secret base. He captures and tortures Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) and is there when Death Star commander, Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) destroys her home world of Alderaan. Shortly afterward, he fights a lightsaber duel against his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), who has arrived at the Death Star to rescue Leia, and cuts him down, turning him into a spirit in the Force. He then encounters Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) during a battle over the Death Star, and senses in him a great strength in the Force; this is confirmed moments later when the boy destroys the battle station. He was about to shoot Luke down using his TIE fighter, but a freak collision with his wingman, sparked by the surprise appearance of the Millennium Falcon, piloted by Han Solo (Harrison Ford), sends Vader spinning into space.

[edit] The Empire Strikes Back

In Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Vader captures Leia, Han, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) on the planet Bespin to lure Luke into a confrontation. He strikes a deal with the administrator of Cloud City, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) to give Han over to the bounty hunter Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch), and has Solo frozen in carbonite. Luke, who has been partially trained by Yoda (Frank Oz), duels Vader, but is eventually defeated when Vader uses his lightsaber to sever Luke's right hand at the wrist, disarming him in the process. Vader then reveals his true identity as Luke's father and offers Luke the chance to overthrow Palpatine and rule the galaxy as father and son. Luke refuses, instead allowing himself to fall off the weather platform to an uncertain fate. He is sucked into a garbage chute and rescued by Leia, Chewbacca, Lando and C-3PO. Luke is fitted with a prosthetic hand shortly afterward as a result of the injuries inflicted by Vader.

[edit] Return of the Jedi

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Vader is overseeing the completion of the second Death Star. He meets with Palpatine on board the half-constructed station to plan Luke's turn to the dark side.

By this time, Luke has nearly completed his Jedi training, and has learned from a dying Yoda that Vader is indeed his father. He learns about his father's past from Obi-Wan's spirit, and also learns that Leia is his sister. On a mission to the forest moon of Endor, he surrenders to Imperial troops and is brought to Vader. Aboard the Death Star, Luke resists the Emperor's appeals to his anger and fear for his friends, but snaps when Vader uses the Force to probe into his mind, and learns of Leia's existence, and threatens to turn her instead. Enraged, Luke nearly kills Vader, severing his father's right hand. He controls his anger at the last minute, however, as he looks at Vader's cybernetic hand and then at his own; he realizes that he is perilously close to suffering his father's fate.

As the Emperor approaches, encouraging Luke to kill Vader and take his place, Luke throws down his lightsaber, refusing to perform the killing blow. Angered, the Emperor attacks Luke with Force lightning. Luke writhes in agony under the Emperor's torture, begging his father for help. Unable to bear the sight of his son in pain, Vader breaks free of the dark side, turning on his master and throwing him into the very core of the Death Star, where the evil emperor explodes in a fury of dark energies. However, he is mortally wounded by the Force lightning.

Moments from death, he begs his son to take off his breath-mask so he can look at Luke "with my own eyes." Luke complies, and, for the first (and as it turns out, the only) time, father and son truly see each other. In his dying breaths, Anakin Skywalker is redeemed, finally admitting to Luke that the good within him was not destroyed after all, and with that, he dies. Luke escapes with his father's body as the Death Star explodes, destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.

That night, Luke cremates his father's armor in the manner of a Jedi's funeral. During the victory celebration on the forest moon of Endor, Luke sees the redeemed spirit of Anakin Skywalker, standing once again with Obi-Wan and Yoda.

[edit] Expanded universe

• Vader may make a number of cameo appearances in the upcoming Star Wars live-action TV series, which is slated for a 2009 release, and will run approximately 100 episodes.
• As chronicled in James Luceno's book Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Vader sheds his identity as Anakin Skywalker shortly after the events of Episode III. In the months afterward, he systematically pursues and kills the survivors of the Great Jedi Purge (except for Obi-Wan and Yoda); in the process, he fully embraces his new identity as a Sith Lord and disavows any connection to his former Jedi self. The novel also reveals that Vader plans to eventually overthrow Palpatine and rule the Empire himself, and that his primary motivation for betraying the Jedi Order was that he resented their supposed failure to recognize his power.
• In the comic book Vader's Quest, he hires bounty hunters to bring him information about the pilot who destroyed the Death Star, ultimately meeting his son Luke for the very first time. Later on, in the Alan Dean Foster novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (which takes place shortly after the events in A New Hope), Vader meets Luke for the second time and combats him in a lightsaber duel on the planet Mimban. On Mimban, Vader is nearly defeated by Luke, who severed his right arm. Vader suffers massive injuries after falling into a pit.
• In The Star Wars Holiday Special, Vader searches for the Rebels responsible for the destruction of the Death Star, almost thwarting Han and Chewbacca's goal of reaching Kashyyyk in order for Chewie to reach his family for Life Day.
• Vader also has a prominent role in the 1996 novel/comic/video game Shadows of the Empire, which takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. In the story, Prince Xizor, leader of the crime organization Black Sun, plots to overthrow Vader and take his place as the Emperor's second in command. The story also reveals that Vader knows there is some good left in him, and that he wishes to use the Force to return his physical appearance to that of his former self.
• Vader also makes occasional appearances in Dark Horse's Star Wars comic books set between the movies, especially Star Wars: Empire.
• In the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn, it is explained that Darth Vader is the first representative of the Empire to find the Noghri, a race with exceptional combat skills, whom he manipulates into serving as his personal commandos and revering him as their master. Later, Vader transfers their services to Grand Admiral Thrawn.
• It has been confirmed that both Vader and Yoda will be playable characters in the upcoming Soulcalibur IV.

[edit] Behind the scenes

[edit] Creation and concepts

The current image of the character was created when concept artist Ralph McQuarrie drew the opening scene where Vader and his stormtroopers board a Rebel ship. It was initially imagined that Darth Vader would fly through space to enter the ship, necessitating a suit and breathing mask.^[2] This was later made permanent and incorporated in the story.

The iconic breathing sound of his respirator was created by sound designer Ben Burtt, who created the sound by simply recording himself breathing into an old Dacor scuba regulator.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Name in other languages

• Vader is called "Dart Fener" in Italy. Claudio Sorrentino proposed an online poll to decide whether to keep the name Dart Fener during the production of the new trilogy; 55.6 % of the voters chose "yes". ^[3] However, the European packaging for the Darth Vader Voice Changer toy listed his name as Darth Vader.
  • In France, Vader was known as Dark Vador. In addition, he was one of the few characters to not have his French name change reversed in the prequel trilogy and Expanded Universe. However, he keeps his original name in the Québecois dubs.
  • In an infamous China-produced bootleg DVD version of Episode III known as Star War The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West, his name was displayed as "Reaching the west reaches" in the poor English subtitles. This was translated from "Daxi Weida", a Chinese phonetic rendering of Vader's name.

  [edit] Portrayals

  During filming of A New Hope, David Prowse played the role of Darth Vader. Prowse was originally given the choice between the roles of Chewbacca and Darth Vader, but chose Darth Vader because he said "people would remember him." To his dismay,^[4] after filming, James Earl Jones was hired to read Vader's lines over Prowse's performance. Series creator George Lucas eventually chose Jones to provide Vader's voice for all of the films in the original trilogy. Jones has since been closely identified with the role.

  When National Public Radio commissioned writer Brian Daley to adapt Star Wars as a radio series, actor Brock Peters was recruited to provide the voice of Darth Vader when James Earl Jones proved not to be available for the purpose.

  The character of Darth Vader was also played by several stunt doubles, most notably fencing instructor Bob Anderson. Anderson handled all of Vader's fight sequences in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Mark Hamill, who portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy, noted in a 1983 interview in Starlog #72: "Bob Anderson was the man who actually did Vader’s fighting. It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told George I didn’t think it was fair any more. Bob worked so hard that he deserves some recognition. It’s ridiculous to preserve the myth that it’s all done by one man." ^[5]

  In 1978, Jones returned as the voice of Darth Vader (footage of Prowse in the suit is actually unused footage from A New Hope) in The Star Wars Holiday Special, as well as to shoot new footage that was released with the Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game, when it was released in 1996.

  Actor and former Industrial Light & Magic visual effects artist C. Andrew Nelson has also portrayed Vader at a number of events for Lucasfilm, as well as the video games Rebel Assault II and Dark Forces, and in new footage filmed for the Special Edition releases of the original three Star Wars films in 1997. Over the years Nelson has also appeared as Vader on various television shows and in numerous commercials.

  For Revenge of the Sith, Hayden Christensen, who had played Anakin Skywalker since Attack of the Clones, wore the Vader armor rather than Prowse. However, as Christensen was shorter than Prowse, certain perspective trickery was used to make him seem as physically large as Prowse: a slightly scaled-down costume was created for him; the costume had extensions built into the boots and helmet; and some of the shots of Vader standing next to Palpatine were filmed using forced perspective. James Earl Jones again supplied Vader's voice, despite being uncredited for it.^[6]

  [edit] Cultural figure

  Due to his central role in the Star Wars films, the character of Darth Vader has entered the public consciousness as the quintessential villain. His powerful bass voice, coupled with his heavy mechanized breathing, is easily recognizable, and the American Film Institute's list of the greatest movie villains placed him third, beating the Wicked Witch of the West and coming just after Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates. He has been parodied by such figures as "Duck Vader" from Tiny Toon Adventures, "Darth Benkyou" in an episode of Doraemon, "Dearth Nadir" as played by Gonzo on The Muppet Show's "Pigs in Space" sketch, "Girth Plotz" from an episode of Animaniacs that parodied the first trilogy, "Darth Koopa" from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, "Dark Laser" from The Fairly OddParents, an episode of Codename: Kids Next Door where President Jimmy dressed in black and, now devoted to evil, takes over the school, country singer Darth Brooks in Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and Chef from South Park as Darth Chef in the episode "The Return of Chef". Marty McFly in Back to the Future (dressed up in a radiation suit) pretended to be "Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan" in an effort to get his science fiction-loving father to date his mother. The character the Huntsman from American Dragon: Jake Long was inspired by Darth Vader and a scene from the episode Act 4 Scene 15 parodies the scene in Empire Strikes Back where the back of Vader's head is exposed briefly before he redons his helmet.

  In Mel Brooks' 1987 Star Wars parody Spaceballs, Darth Vader is parodied as Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis), a short man with an over-sized Darth Vader-like helmet, who occasionally opens it to reveal his face. Instead of using a lightsaber, he has a ring that gives him abilities similar to The Force (called the "Schwartz"). The Schwartz ring allows Dark Helmet to produce a lightsaber-like projection at the tip of the ring. He is given to making double entendres about his helmet and his ring sword ("I see that your Schwartz is as big as mine. Now— let's see how well you can handle it"). The film also pokes fun at Darth Vader's revelation to Luke Skywalker in Empire Strikes Back; during their climactic battle, Dark Helmet declares himself to be main character Lone Starr's "father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate," before admitting that this means that they have no familial ties whatsoever.

  In 2006, Blame Society Productions created a series of short videos featuring Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager. Chad Vader is ostensibly the younger brother of Darth Vader, who wears the same armor and cape, and uses phrases and concepts associated with Darth Vader in the context of a modern-day grocery store. More recently, Family Guy parodied Episode IV, with Stewie Griffin appearing as Darth Vader. In another episode, Darth Vader is shown attempting to take a loan out. When asked what the loan is for, Vader replies, "To build a battle station that can destroy a planet." When the accountant voices concern over his choice, Vader changes his answer to, "I want to open a sports bar."

  [edit] The name Darth Vader as a cultural metaphor

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  Darth Vader's image and, indeed, his very name have both become synonyms for evil in the public consciousness. Lucas has pointed to Vader's iconic status as a reason for making the prequel movies, since he felt the icon overshadowed the fact that Vader was intended to be a tragic character.

  • On June 22, 2006, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney referred to himself as the Darth Vader of the Bush administration. Discussing the need for vigorous pursuit of intelligence, he said to CNN's John King, "It means we need to be able to go after and capture or kill those people who are trying to kill Americans. That's not a pleasant business. It's a very serious business. And I suppose, sometimes, people look at my demeanor and say, 'Well, he's the Darth Vader of the administration.'" ^[7] Jon Stewart put on a Darth Vader helmet to "talk" to Dick Cheney as a "kindred spirit" on The Daily Show on January 25, 2007. Cheney's wife Lynne presented Stewart with a Darth Vader action figure on her appearance on the show on October 10, 2007. Both Stewart and Stephen Colbert have referred to Cheney as "Darth Cheney" on occasion. In the satiric cartoon show Lil' Bush, Dick Cheney's father is portrayed as being Darth Vader. At her presidential campaign event on September 19, 2007, Hillary Rodham Clinton also referred to Cheney as Darth Vader.
    • In 2005, former Cornell University entomologists Quentin Wheeler and Kelly Miller named 65 new species of slime-mold beetle of the genus Agathidium, with one named after Darth Vader.^[8]
      • During a major renovation, Washington National Cathedral held a competition for children to design new gargoyles for the western towers. One winner was a design featuring Darth Vader.^[9]
        • Two significant office buildings in Brisbane, California are highly visible landmarks by the San Francisco Bay. The ominous-looking one made of all dark reflective glass has been dubbed the Darth Vader building. The other is the architecturally acclaimed Dakin Building, a white futuristic antithesis, and is known in the San Francisco Bay area as the Luke Skywalker building.
        • Then-Vice President Al Gore referred to TCI's John Malone as the "Darth Vader of cable." ^[10]
          • Political strategist Lee Atwater was known by his political enemies as "the Darth Vader of the Republican Party." ^[11]

            [edit] See also

            • Skywalker family
            • Naberrie family
            • Hasbro Darth Vader Voice Changer

            [edit] Notes and references

            1. ^ AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains", American Film Institute, last accessed October 20, 2005
            2. ^ http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/darthvader/?id=bts. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
            3. ^ Vader o Fener? Ecco il responso
            4. ^ theforce.net/jedicouncil/editorials/012399.asp. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
            5. ^ www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/editorials/012399.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
            6. ^ [1]
            7. ^ transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/22/sitroom.03.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
            8. ^ www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April05/slime-mold.Bush.Cheney.ssl.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
            9. ^ http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/discover/darth.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
            10. ^ money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270018/index.htm. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
            11. ^ politics.netscape.com/story/2006/11/07/harvey-leroy-lee-atwater-was-a-republican-political-consultant. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.

            
            

            [edit] Further reading

            • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Novelization, 1st edition paperback, 1999. Terry Brooks, George Lucas, ISBN 0-345-43411-0
            • Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Novelization, 2003. R. A. Salvatore, ISBN 0-345-42882-X
            • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Novelization, 1st edition hardcover, 2005. Matthew Woodring Stover, George Lucas, ISBN 0-7126-8427-1
            • The New Essential Guide to Characters, 1st edition, 2002. Daniel Wallace, Michael Sutfin, ISBN 0-345-44900-2
            • The Dark Side Sourcebook, Wizards of the Coast, 1st printing, 2001. Bill Slavicsek, J. D. Wiker, ISBN 0-7869-1849-7
            • Vader: The Ultimate Guide, 2005.
            • Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 1998. Dr. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-3481-4
            • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 1999. Dr. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-4701-0
            • Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2002. Dr. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-8588-5
            • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, hardcover, 2005. James Luceno, ISBN 0-7566-1128-8
            • Shooting script of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as available at Internet Movie Script Database
            • Shooting script of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as available at Internet Movie Script Database
            • Star Wars Technical Commentaries, Dr. Curtis Saxton, 1995-2005. Available at TheForce.net
            • Star Wars Databank. Skywalker, Anakin, Vader, Darth

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            v • d • e Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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            Events	Battle of Coruscant • Battle of Kashyyyk • Battle of Utapau • Battle of Mygeeto • Battle of Felucia • Battle of Cato Neimoidia • Battle of Saleucami • Creation of the Galactic Empire • Great Jedi Purge • Creation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic • Birth of Luke and Leia • Mission to Mustafar
            Planets	Coruscant • Kashyyyk • Utapau • Mygeeto • Felucia • Cato Neimoidia • Saleucami • Mustafar • Polis Massa • Naboo • Dagobah • Alderaan • Tatooine
            Cities	Coruscant
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            v • d • e Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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            Events	Destruction of Alderaan • Battle of Yavin
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            Cities	Mos Eisley • Death Star I
            Starships	Escape Pod • Imperial Landing Craft • Imperial Star Destroyer • Millennium Falcon • Outrider • Rebel Medium Transport • Tantive IV • TIE Advanced x1 • TIE Fighter • X-Wing • Y-Wing
            Vehicles	Flare-S Swoop • Sandcrawler • T-16 Skyhopper • V-35 Landspeeder • X-34 Landspeeder

            v • d • e Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
            Characters	2-1B • 4-LOM • Wedge Antilles • Bossk • C-3PO • Lando Calrissian • Chewbacca • Dengar • Boba Fett • IG-88 • Obi-Wan Kenobi • Lobot • Princess Leia Organa • The Emperor • Admiral Firmus Piett • R2-D2 • General Carlist Rieekan • Han Solo • Luke Skywalker • Stormtrooper • Darth Vader • Wampa • Yoda • Zuckuss
            Events	Battle of Hoth • Luke Skywalker's Jedi Training • Capture of Han Solo • Luke Skywalker v. Darth Vader I
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            Cities	Cloud City
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            Vehicles	AT-AT • AT-ST • Snowspeeder • Twin-Pod Cloud Car

            v • d • e Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
            Characters	8D8 • Admiral Ackbar • Wedge Antilles • C-3PO • Lando Calrissian • Chewbacca • Chief Chirpa • Salacious Crumb • EV-9D9 • Ewok • Emperor's Royal Guard · Boba Fett • Bib Fortuna • Gamorrean Guard • Jabba the Hutt • Moff Jerjerrod • Obi-Wan Kenobi • Logray • General Crix Madine • Max Rebo Band • Mon Mothma • Nien Nunb • Oola • Princess Leia Organa • The Emperor • Admiral Firmus Piett • R2-D2 • Rancor • Sarlacc • Han Solo • Luke Skywalker • Stormtrooper • Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker • Wicket W. Warrick • Yoda
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            Cities	Death Star II • Ewok Village • Cloud City • Coruscant • Mos Eisley • Theed
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