Darth Vader — Return of the Jedi Character Profile

About Darth Vader

Fallen Jedi turned Sith Lord, enforcer of the Galactic Empire.

Darth Vader — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Enhanced_human

Abilities

Lightsaber combat, Force choke, Telekinesis, Intimidation, Tactical command

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Jedi
• Sith
• Galactic Empire
• Galactic Republic
• 501st Legion
• 7th sky corps
• Star Wars universe

Quick Facts about Darth Vader

Full Name

Anakin Skywalker

Occupation

Jedi, Sith, knight

First Appearance

Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

Darth Vader's Known Relations

• Shmi Skywalker — Mother
• Ahsoka Tano — Student
• Starkiller — Student
• Lumiya — Student
• Flint — Student
• Padmé Amidala — Spouse
• Han Solo — Relative
• Kylo Ren — Relative
• Luke Skywalker — Child
• Princess Leia — Child
• Obi-Wan Kenobi — Student of
• Palpatine — Student of
• Obi-Wan Kenobi — Enemy
• Rebel Alliance — Enemy
• Ferus Olin — Enemy
• Prince Xizor — Enemy
• Jedi — Member of
• Sith — Member of
• Galactic Empire — Member of
• Galactic Republic — Member of
• 501st Legion — Member of
• 7th sky corps — Member of

Darth Vader appears in 6 titles

• Star Wars (1977) — character page
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — character page
• Return of the Jedi (1983) — character page
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — character page
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — character page
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

David Prowse

Appears in

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Darth Vader — Family Father — Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)

  Vader is revealed as Luke's father, making their conflict deeply personal.

  Yoda confirms that Darth Vader is Luke's father, and Luke later tells Leia that Vader is their father.

• Darth Vader — Power Enforcer And Master — The Emperor (Ian McDiarmid)

  Vader operates as the Emperor's Sith enforcer until he turns against him.

  The Emperor orders Vader to bring Luke before him, and Vader serves the Emperor during Luke's confrontation.

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• The Emperor (Ian McDiarmid)
• Anakin Skywalker (Sebastian Shaw)
• Darth Vader (voice) (James Earl Jones)
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