stormtrooper: Happy birthday, lord vader! Darth Vader: *Don't come to the death star tomorrow...*

I can see why Vader let him go, it wasn't a scheme to get power or gain favour. It was a gesture. Honest and pure with no agenda behind it.

Im truly suprised that trooper remaind alive after this

I'm surprised this wasn't a robot chicken sketch

I like to think Vader was so confused about what happened he just forgot to kill the guy. "Wtf... How? Who was? Wh-"

Imagine Palpatine randomly walking in and saying “Happy birthday Lord Vader” That would be truly terrifying

I like to think there are stormtroopers that are emotionally intelligent enough to recognize that Vader isn't ok

still comedic to me that there were more stormtroopers vader vibed with better than any of the inquisitors or palpatine

Vader would have a diary 😂

the best part of the enitre thing is in the diary Vader really wrote "Look, I am your father." hahahaha everybody always says its "LUKE, I am your father" so this got to me lol

Bob is one of the very few Stormtroopers that hit his mark.

Tbh darth vader does still have a heart and feelings. So i can't blame him for not only feeling confused. But also feeling a bit happy, that at least someone wished him a happy birthday.

Him trying to call his mom hurt my heart

The trooper who showed more heart to his deadly boss than Palps ever did, especially at the risk of his own life. And Vader knew it... Palps, Vader's "only and true friend", who knew his apprentice better than anyone else within the Empire.

5:39 Moving his hand towards Vader was extremely dangerous. He was lucky that Vader didn't take out his saber. He was going to do it, but when he heard Happy Birthday, he was shocked.

it's such a gentle, humanizing moment. secretly wishing someone to start a connection with him, but knowing he can't simply come out and say "today is my birthday" because then people would disingenuously fall over themselves to celebrate. instead, with this small token from a unidentified stormtrooper probably leads him to think "they... already know? they know it's my birthday, but they never bring it up. they don't want to make a big deal of it... maybe to respect the hierarchy? maybe because i never made a point of it, they assume i don't care about my birthday... what if... what if they care about me? what if they truly respect me? i should show them some kindness in return for this. the galaxy could do with a little more kindness." and that could have been one of a thousand lynchpins that set off his turning on his master in protection of his son. the idea that even the men he sends to their deaths care about him, maybe there is still hope left, after all.

Was that trooper a former Spaceballer? He does a pick in his hair.

Its actually cool to see that there are many kinds of storm trooper, some show fear, others show heart like Bob.

I love how the played on the Whole Misquoted "Luke, I am your Father." with the Look, I am your father line in his diary.

6:01 lol that face.

I like how insecure Vader was with all the whole " there is an intruder among y'all " thing. Cuz Dart Fuckin' Vader couldn't come up to his army and ask: " did somebody took my dairy??!! "

The comic seems to have been written as parody, but it really does get at something probably very true to Vader's character.

“I don’t even know what his first name is” “I think it’s Corey” 😂

Vader not killing that storm trooper shows that he had some good left in his heart ,that trooper will be remembered for all time

Its fun to see that Darth Vader of all people, had a very casual side to him that he simply kept hidden from everybody, and that Vader was truly contemplating how he would break the news to Luke that he was his father. Whenever he is seen on screen or panel, Vader always maintains a strict, controlled composure and it seems that his mind is only on empire business; as though he is a robot programmed for domination. Knowing that Vader really is human underneath his figurative & literal masks and wants to connect with people is actually touching.

4:09 Jesus the part Vader trying to call his dead mother and saying mommy, where are you? Really got me. Dude needs a hug.

This comic is better than the Disney trilogy.

I thought Darth Vader would’ve force strangled Bob to 💀 just for knowing that little piece of information about him.

Even though this story is more humorous, it shows Vader in a more sympathetic light. I can relate to this in some ways where people are intimidated by me. I'm 6'1 nearly 300 lbs, and i have resting face, and when I'm in the gym lifting heavy, i psych myself by screaming not to draw attention to myself, but it's like going super saiyan. Im just flipping that switch. But i have other interests, i play pokemon, and my favorite one of all is Gengar. I have a chalk bag that's shaped like gengar.

This is actually one of the best stories I ever read on Star Wars, so much heart, wisdom, and authenticity in this story. Vader and the stormtrooper experienced a moment of authenticity outside of the things that go on in the empire. It’s a big story to me

I like it, its twisted in its own way. could you imagine Palpatine actually remembering his birthday and what he would do to "celebrate" it? I'd like to think he'd consider Vaders birthday, the day Anakin burned on Mustafar and would of course mock him with a molten lava cake, which Vader can't eat because of his suit

It makes sense for the stormtroopers to feel that way and think about helping him. They were passionate about fighting for the Empire and were in the end just regular people who also thought that they were on the right side and had a family and everything to fight and care for. Vader was a legend and so of course they'd feel bad for their leader, because in their eyes the man is a decisive warrior who's many times together with them at the front lines and cleaning buildings and taking over whole enemy ships. I'd feel some type of way too if I find out my leader who's always so intimidating, strong, powerful and legendary is actually alone and struggling.

I just want Vader to have a beer with these guys. AT LEAST A FRIENDS OR TWO. Cause it is Vader they would have to die tragically… but anyway. I could imagine the conversation: Bob: “so your son is Skywalker?” Vader: “mmhm.” Kjazhed:”how would you tell him?” Vader: “yo. The empire is petty chill. Perhaps you’d join it or something. PS I am your father.” “…” Bob: “you should be just straightforward with him man.”

Happy birthday Lord Vader.😂😂😂I love this.

I don't think Bob lived. That's what Vader was contemplating. "He knows too much. Thats what happened to my diary."

This diary entry makes me read Darth Vader as a highschool anime character~ The series would be focused around the stormtroopers showing Vader how to smile again. Adorable Vader just needs a hug

that was so wholesome when he wished vader a happy birthday 😭

Everyone in the comment section seems to forget that Vader hated IMPERIAL COMMAND. The 501st and other troopers under his command? Atleast in old canon, he treated them with respect so long as they got the job done and didn't mess up completely beyond salvaging.

this is actually very sad and very funny at the same time😭

That Trooper Is a madman.

Remember, Vader and his 501st were pretty close knit.

The boldest storm trooper ever!! Beskar balls we call it

This must be the legendary storm trooper from robot chicken that went and say " Whassuuuuuuup" to palpatine.

I would LOVE for something like this to be canon.

This comic pants a human feature on storm troopers. They're not mindless robots or clones but real people

we open up those magazines, they are all just pod racer magazines, the fold out is a literal fold out of a hot rod styled pod racer

I think the Stormtrooper unintentionally just saved a ton of people from being Force Choked for not being able to find the intruder. Vader I guess decided it worked in his favor, as the Stormtroopers were more likely to lay down their lives for him and the Empire, if they recognized a human side within him.

Stormtrooper gonna be the next ammo for the death star gun 💀

Not risked his life, doomed his life. Vader will put the pieces together and find out that Bob read the diary.

What a joke Vader having a diary.

These vignettes are why I was so mad about the Disney Retcon. They really show the humanity of the Empire. Sure they're a bunch of indoctrinated sociopaths, but they still have birthdays and friends. They still struggle with the basics. Legends was really special.

Vader can pretend he's not Anakin anymore, but he's still definitely Anakin. His writing style screams "Anakin wrote this".

I forget which book it is but Vader is trying to use the darkside of the force to heal himself...starts to feel happiness from the healing...loses control of the dark side of the force and the healing stops. I kinda feel this is how he might have felt after the stormtrooper wished him a happy birthday, a brief hit of happiness and then feeling his power ebb would enhance the loneliness.

This stormtrooper needs a life time supply of credits👍

Bob 10000000% has maxed out luck

Everyone is talking about how Vader spared the troopers, but I still cant get over the fact that Vader has a diary 😂

I loved this comic ever sense I was made aware of it a few weeks ago on KZfaq; something we rarely see in most Star Wars media is the human side of Stormtroopers, and what better way to showcase that than two Stormtroopers learning information about the same man who killed countless of their comrades out of spite that will undoubtedly get them killed, and showing sympathy to that man and even wishing him a happy birthday. it's also the little moments like this that just makes me so happy and makes the setting feel more alive for me. ^ ^

Wishing Vader a happy birthday when no one else would have any means of knowing that information is risky enough but the fact that he put his hand on Vader's shoulder is even more insane

Lol Vader just stands there thinking about it 😂

Never has anyone needed a hug more.

This was a surprisingly wholesome comic. I never thought Vader could be wholesome.

Imagine Vader saying "Mommy, where are you?" in James Earl Jones' voice.

I can only assume that Vader never figured out which of the Stormtroopers was behind that helmet, first being too dumbfounded by what had happened to take any action, followed by the eventual realization that his diary was missing and connecting the dots And since nothing else happened regarding that, he may have just let this one slide, of all things he has killed people over... He just got the smallest gesture he couldn't dare ask for

Being someone who has held in his feelings for about 14 years and I'm 24 now, I can 90% say with confidence that the pause he had was thinking how he knew as said but he was shedding tears with a straight face of confused happiness

That one homie that is a genuine friend

"How wholesome do you want it to be?" "Yes"

To be honest I think this is one of the best Darth Vader comics they ever produced. Although I'm really 50/50 on whether or not he would have done something. I mean if Vader was being the Sith he was supposed to be. He definitely would have. I think Vader was trying to overthrow the emperor not for the continuation of the rule of two. But to extinguish it.!

This is honestly so sweet I always saw storm troopers as soldiers with bad aiming but for this trooper to have such a heart for vader despite him killing those for failing at their dutys and feared by everyone is just heart warming in my opinion.

"I just wanna get up and do some evil" 😂😂😂

Dude probably has a tear running down his cheek in the last panel

It's one thing to wish him happy birthday, quite another to put a hand on his shoulder.

The stormtrooper helmets look like me getting up at 6 in the morning for 8 hours of school

"You can give me one of your limbs as a gift." - Darth Vader to the bold Stormtrooper

"Look, I am your father" is a funny spin on it

I kinda like that it was just a rank and file Stormtrooper who wishes Vader a happy birthday! Vader obviously let him live as the trooper was showing his superior respect without any motive behind it!

And here i thought sith diaries were holocrons lol.

I like how the story itself is a bit comical how Vader has a diary, and he writes he hes sad that no one knows his birthday But at the same time, it's incredibly depressing, he writes in it because he feels that he has no one else to talk to, hes extremely depressed and alone, its both kinda funny and very depressing

Those who are isolated and alone need & crave moments of recognition.

I remember reading this in middle school and it gave me the feels.

I like how the artist managed to draw vader in the last panel somhow looking like his eyes were tearing up despite it being a mask haha

That is a level of depth I would not have expected from a Darth Vader parody

How is that storm trooper still…alive? Lol

I love the nod to space balls, my mans got a comb and an entire fro in that helmet :D irl that would block up all the vents and i dont even think theres enough space in there to fit that troopers gloryous hair (the fit goes hard though)

Its not surprising to see there is a little bit of himself still inside him, behind all the darkness and anger. Knowing how badly he looks behind that mask

All I want to know is what kind of cake would they make? Ahh I know : chocolate LAVA cake 😂

What to buy Vader for his birthday 1. a new lightsaber 2. A landscape painting depicting the Death Star rising above the Alderaan horizon. 3. WD40 for those robotic limbs of his. 4. Helmet polish 5. rare hardback first edition of : Palpatine and how I became the emperor What not to buy him. 1. Idiots guide to being a sith lord (he wouldn't see the funny side of it) 2. a portrait of Padme 3. an all expenses paid holiday to Tatooine. 4. being made an honory member of the sand people. 5. A years free aerobics membership

My guy had his own puppy eyes😂❤

That hair comb... I bet it's a Spaceballs call back.

who thought bob was gonna die raise your hand now.

the hair pick on the storm trooper 😂😂

Ending panel caught me way off-guard, never thought I’d see vaders mask resemble the wholesome seal meme

He was like damn that's actually kinda nice fr

Such a heart warming story 😢

It was issue 16 of Star Wars Tales published in 2003 for anyone curious

yo, if Anikan had a dog, none of this would have happened. Like a Jedi support hound. With a mini saber.

Can you just imagine if the reveal in Empire was "Hey me and your mom used to date." "NOOOO! NO! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!."

This sounds like one of my stories. "What if Padme was Ugly", "What if Palpatine Fell out the Window", I haven't done a Vader birthday one yet, but I enjoy this kind of comedy.

"I just want to get out and do some evil" XDDD

Even the force didn't see that coming.

Stormtrooper: Here, I got you a birthday gift. Gives mug saying hottest sith lord ever* Stormtrooper screaming*