I was REALLY hoping you were going to add the scene from rebels where Vader literally uses the force to raise a BUILDING off of himself!!!

Savage Books I agree with what you said about The Legend Of Korra not being as good as The Last Airbender, in fact I don't think any of the shows that have tried to imitate Last Airbender's success like Voltron: LD or She-Ra: POP are better than The Last Airbender or even The Legend Of Korra, the only show I can think of that even reaches that level is The Dragon Prince

video idea what makes a movie real vs dark ( storytelling )

*"Avatar is the highest grossing movie in the world, but it left ZERO impact onto modern culture."* Who the hell are you lying at? *"[Marvel Cinematic Universe] has made dozens of movies, but only two has left an impact on culture, Infinity War and Endgame"* . Because Iron Man, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of The Galaxy and most peculiarly Black Panther of them all meant nothing... and I am saying this as a man who can't stand most Disney owned franchises in general.

Before I get completely off topic from your video, wonderful vid, and I love the amount of detail you put into it! Can people please realize that Star Wars: A New Hope was written and released in the 60s and 70s. While A New Hope was the first to use several new filming methods and technologies, the fight scene between Obi-Wan and Darth Vader has sadly been outclassed by newer films. But people now lose sight of that and think that it was just made terrible. Not necessarily true. It was created in a different time, different era. I watched the Original Star Wars Trilogy when I was seven. What the new generation needs to do is put themselves in the shoes of a child in the 70s. This film was unlike ANYTHING they had seen before.

Like godzilla 2014.

@@ThaneCrosoft lol

Using him sparingly is key. He's probably only in Rogue One for around 8 minutes too, probably 6 minutes with Krennic and 2 minutes in the hallway scene. Similarly in Fallen Order he's only using for around the same, a couple minutes of dialogue and a couple minutes of running like fuck where you don't see him: just know that he's behind you somewhere.

@@Yvaelle Less is more

Yeah, but while Vader was a memorable character in the first film, it wasn’t until the sequel where he became THE movie villain.

Darth Vader defines what TV Tropes calls "The Dragon" He's not the ruler of the empire, we see nothing to suggest he could be, but he is the single scariest bad guy and answers directly to the Big Bad. In many ways Vader is more powerful than Palpatine but hes also in a lot of ways subject to him because he has such a hold on his mind. To say nothing of the fact that he *made* Vader in a very literal sense

I think what helps zero in on Vader being this unstoppable force is that we know how his story ends. We know he is never truly defeated until his end point so everything before that can be filled with the scenarios of him being this Boogeyman.

@@Vote4Drizzt Funny you mention the Dragon. The Dragon is repeatedly used as a metaphor for Anakin Skywalker's soul in the Revenge of the Sith novelization, line edited by George Lucas, written by the masterful Matthew Stover. Here's an excerpt: "You remember the dragon that you brought Vader forth from your heart to slay. You remember the cold venom in Vader's blood. You remember the furnace of Vader's fury, and the black hatred of seizing her throat to silence her lying mouth- And there is one blazing moment in which you finally understand that there was no dragon. That there was no Vader. That there was only you. Only Anakin Skywalker."

Fear only last until you are ready to stand up to it. But what if it can’t be stopped? What if fear is the only thing keeping you alive?

So Darth Vader is space Jason.

Lmfaooooo perfect

Darth Vader is the boss that acknowledges your job is hard and talks shit about the other bosses.

The thing with Vader, that has been true since the original trilogy, is that he is all about efficiency. He is literally a 'machine man' so he runs his operation like a machine. And when a cog doesn't work (the various officers he kills) he replaces them. Not personal at all very cold and practical. In the grand scheme of things killing one Stormtrooper would be inconsequential.

He's very Lawful Evil. He respects the chain of command and expects the top brass to take responsibility for their decisions. And don't forget when he forgave Admiral Piett at the end of Empire Strikes Back. He recognized that Piett was as competent a subordinate as he was going to get, and it would have served no purpose to kill him, either as an example or as a change of command. It shows a level of restraint and clear thinking that we otherwise might not attribute to this walking spectre of death.

lol barely, saying he's a "man of the people" is a big stretch as more like he takes out admirals more because they are the ones in charge of the troops directly so he puts all the blame on them first and formost.

I remember reading the Charles Soule Darth Vader run (master class storytelling for Vader right there) where Vader and some troopers were on Mustafar. These troopers were cheering for the guy

The transition from one to the other benefits immensely from long-term storytelling.

clone wars has everything good about star wars and more (yeah first few seasons are pretty bad though)

@@EntelSidious_gamzeylmz it definitely struggled to find its footing at first, though I’d always suggest watching it in chronological order anyway so that doesn’t matter as much

@@EntelSidious_gamzeylmz Everything after the movie is surprisingly decent. There's some skippable arcs and episodes in seasons 1 and 3, but most episodes are still good, and the show picks up in season 2, and 4, and then gets really good. Schaffrillas Productions recently started a series where he was rewatching the clone wars, give it a watch.

The clone wars shows the best version of Anakin (in a literary sense). You even get a glimpse of Vader in the ark with the first force users. Also think it's worth watching the episodes of Star Wars: Rebels where Vader appears (as well as certain other arcs involving characters).

Love that line.

Also from the comics, there is a moment where Darth Maul, defeated in battle, incredulously asks Vader something along the lines of "what could you possibly hate enough to beat me?" - Vader's answer is "Myself." Just such a great moment, it just means SO much and hits so hard.

The comics actually made me put him as my second favorite sith. The unchecked hate and constant pain that Vader carried to fuel his immeasurable power is tragically beautiful.

@@LAK_770 Vader turning on the lightsaber so it goes through him and then kills Maul was great. Dark Horse had some of the best EU content.

He's one of the best force of nature characters ever

Well said!

Here here!

Amazing point

Hm.

When he caught the ATST I fucking lost it, honestly one of my favorite Vader moments

“If that doesn’t kill him, what will?” Ezra asked, marveling at the immense will of the black warrior to lift an ATST alone. With naught but a hasty glance at that sight, Kanan turns his gawking apprentice around to their ship, their hope of escape, and says only two words. “Not us.”

​@@protatype7487quickly followed by "run"

After "run" Vader deflects two blaster bolts with pinpoint accuracy. Then allows them to escape because not only is he more powerful but is smarter and more experienced than everyone else. And simply tells the trooper that "the rebels will not leave the system"

That scene was awesome

Which fan fictions?

Lmao, don't leave us hanging, give us names

Titles please!

Shit, seems like YT removes links. Check out 'Re-Entry' (series/10129) for example, or on the smaller side 'there but for the grace of god' (works/27187270)

Time Travel is my favourite for Star Wars fanfiction, there's In The Past by Silverdaye where Luke and Vader time travel to the prequels a few months before Anakin falls to the dark side, it incorporates the Clone Wars series which is a big plus as we get Ahsoka and Ventress appearing as well it's also kinda funny seeing Vader get embarrassed by just talking to Padme

sure hope you didn't chop any children

If you go back to that scene and watch how the generals who aren't getting choked react you'll notice that they aren't afraid, disgusted or repulsed by what is happening. They look curious and fascinated by the sight of one of their peers getting choked to death with unseen power. It was new to them. They had perhaps heard of Vader and his sorcerous powers but had never seen them. Perhaps they doubted they were real and when they finally saw them at work they were surprised by it more than anything.

as one old master would say: "(...) many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

I think the reason they talk shit to Vader is to demonstrate why you shouldn’t talk shit to Vader. You don’t get the reputation of someone people should be very careful around without some people learning why the hard way and others living to tell. This is necessary in the first movie as until then we wouldn’t have known as the audience with Star Wars fresh on screen for the first time what Vader could and would do.

Hm.

Yup, tragic, flawed, fallen hero

More as a cautionary tale, but yeah, pretty much.

@@inquisitorbenediktanders3142 Have you ever heard the Tragedy of Game of Thrones? It's not a story the Jedi will tell you.

Big same! He keeps it insightful enough to be able to sink your teeth into while staying light enough to not feel overwhelming to absorb it effectively especially when listening while multitasking

Except when he said Anakin was “inarguably cool” -I had to stop and take a minute to process that one lol

You must not hear the Verhoeven quote: "War make us fascist of all", Anakin was already corrupted by the ideology of Palpatine by the Attack of the Clones, he preferred a dictatorship to democracy, the war only reinforce those ideals, and when he was put under pressure, with the idea of the past repeating itself, the distrust of the Jedi Council and the Palpatine manipulation, he surely would fall one way or another, because Anakin put trust in people, not ideals, and that trust in the end what make him fall.

TIL that Vader is slowly becoming Saitama.

Having watched the new Dr. Strange movie this past weekend and torturing myself through Dragon Ball Super, I wholeheartedly agree with you. Aside from pastiche shows like the aforementioned One Punch Man, I'm starting to get tired of fictional Gods Among Men and preferring more heroes and villains that have clear limits on their abilities and that have to work around them. Without spoiling Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness, that movie will have you screaming the whole time, "WHY THE HELL DOESN"T SHE JUST KILL ___ IN TWO SECONDS LIKE SHE DID EVERYONE ELSE? WHY DOESN"T SHE JUST FLY!?!?!?"

Speaking of, I always thought the line "I find your lack of faith disturbing" a little more nuanced than people think in a modern context. It isn't just Vader going "What, you doubt me?", it's Vader having a mirror turned on what he's accomplished, realizing his crusade has been so successful that no one even respects the Force any more. And once Obi-Wan is dead, his whole reason for following the Emperor is sort of gone. Good job dude, the Jedi are dead and literally no one respects the Force any more. You made yourself an endangered species. Is this *really* what you wanted? You already had nothing but anger, now you have nothing but anger towards your own accomplishments. You really did it this time. Luke becomes a real "holy shit, we might be able to keep this alive" kinda project.

Very true about the technical skill aspect. The original blade work was efficient, executing a duel in as few strokes as needed against a fellow master. The newer scenes, like the hallway in Rouge 1, is about feeding on the fear of his victim.

lol no just no. It’s NOT the “most technically intriguing” AT ALL especially from the first obiwan fight he had in a new hope. The reason for why it looked so slow and cumbersome like that is because they didn’t know what a lightsaber duel would look like at all so they were just testing it out at first and every movie since then improves on lightsaber swordplay more and more to the point where they become the fast paced deadly ferocious fights as they should be into the prequel movies. Every Star Wars movie improves on lightsaber skill and combat, that’s a fact and they do it better and better than ever. Any movie nowadays, that has swords and blades in locked combat, that even TRIES to have saber fights that are like the original films will get laughed at because of how slow and cumbersome it looks and everyone knows it but people like you are making excuses for why the first saber duel doesn’t look that good to this day. There’s no point in doing that at all. Seriously. I have NO idea with this nonsense excuse of “with skill being genuine” is coming from because that’s obviously not true to that as ALL lightsaber fights take skill and effort and you can SEE the skill vastly more in later movies than in the original movies, mainly in a new hope. Stop making excuses for it, it’s just outdated and that’s all there is to it. It just sounds like your biased to it and making poor excuses and that’s it.

It’s just Ben buying time. He’s not trying to win

That whole episode was amazing and awesome! loved episode 3 as that show keeps getting better and better.

It means father in some European language, can't remember which.

​@@iainoftheizzetleague9850yeah german

Yup a lot of sith have names reflecting either their style or simply dark things. 1. Sidious as insidious as you said 2. Vader as invader wich you also pointed out 3. Tyrannus as tyrant 4. Plagueis as the plague 5. Maul as mauling something or simply being a brutal fighter...

Do you have any examples?

Andrew Stanton(the director of Finding Nemo and Finding Dory) wrote the last two episodes of Obi Wan Kenobi and it really shows

Yeah but it's also because the jedis and the force were seen as antiquated at that point, only the older officers like Tarkin and Yularen had actual experience and knowledge of what the force could do. The others just heard stuff and didn't believe in it. Until they stopped breathing for a couple of seconds 😂

For anyone who needs context: Vader is surrounded by a platoon of rebel soldiers and they order Vader to "lay down your weapons, you are surrounded". Vader's response is this... And he immediately makes good on this threat.

Thanks Hayley! Happy to have you around 😊

Vader was my go to hero in Battlefront II. Just an absolute monster, if you really know his move set he was an unstoppable force

The comics actually showed this, at some point the emperor just assembles his officers and tell them "yeah this is Vader, he wields my power inside the empire so walk straight or die" As for the imperials not knowing who he was you'd be right. Not the moffs in the Death star at that rank they'd all be in the know. To the regular officers and soldiers tho,Vader was most likely a myth or an urban legend. Until he shows up on your star destroyer and sends you down on some mission because he outranks anybody in the entire sector 😂

I'm German American, so fascist squared

That and the mythical dark knight representation yeah

Ba-dum-tss! It's just so fricking fitting!