Darth Vader is a Quitter
Perhaps the most recognized and feared villain of his time, Darth “Luke, I’m yo daddy” Vader calls it quits in an epic lightsaber battle with Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
To show you why I say this Dark side power monger is a quitter, see the video below and wait until the 0:46 mark where Vader easily dodges Luke’s frontal strike and then proceeds to mysteriously grab the left rail as if to say, “Time out! Daddy needs a water break” before he sits himself down on the ground. Unrelenting, Luke continues to hammer down on his old man until Darth loses his lightsaber and his right hand.
For all these years, Darth Vader was my hero. Now I see him as nothing more than a fraud!
slanderous! Vader was simple overwhelmed by Luke’s ferocity! I see no quitting.
Vader took a dive, he wanted Luke to win.
I assumed every Star Wars ‘fan’ (Don’t worry I’m a nerd!) saw this the first time.
It was acting to tell you the truth, not the ‘character’ Darth Vader’s fault.
Vader is and always will be, badass. From force-choking Wookies in the game “The Force Unleashed” to his legacy as the coolest character in the Star Wars Universe – this legacy is his alone.
Of course he dodged the frontal strike – look at the way he flipped around with Obi Wan in his prime as though it were child’s play!
I think it just showed his age as a character in the George Lucas vision of Star Wars – regardless of how badly it’s executed sometimes.
May end up sounding like a George Lucas fanboy – I hope not :\
i think dot com and soda are both right. vader was starting to see what he had become (a pawn of sidious and a killer), and thusly was starting to be inclined to not kill his own son. as a result, he effectively threw in the towel. and, yes, let’s not forget how old and out-of-practice he was. most men at his age were flying the newest suped-up speeders. he, on the other hand, had his own ginormous star destroyer. obviously the result of a mid-life crisis.
Thanks for the comment. You sir “Star Wars Quasi-Nerd” have definitely earned your title.
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