Darth Vader — The Empire Strikes Back Character Profile

About Darth Vader

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

Darth Vader — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Force choke, Lightsaber combat, Cybernetic strength, Intimidation, Command

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

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)
• 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

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Darth Vader — Conflict Killed By — Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
• Darth Vader — Family Child — Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
• Darth Vader — Conflict Arch Enemy — Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)

  Primary antagonist who physically and ideologically opposes Luke.

• Darth Vader — Power Coerced Administrator — Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams)

  Vader exploits Lando's position to trap the Rebels.

• Darth Vader — Conflict Capturer — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

  Vader uses Han as bait and subjects him to painful imprisonment.

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