Darth Vader — Star Wars Character Profile

About Darth Vader

Sith Lord and enforcer of the Empire, secretly Anakin Skywalker.

Darth Vader — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Lightsaber combat, Force choke, Telekinesis, Intimidation

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• 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

James Earl Jones

Appears in

Star Wars (1977)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (9)

• Darth Vader — Conflict Killed By — Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
• Darth Vader — Family Relative — Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
• Darth Vader — Family Child — Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)
• Darth Vader — Conflict Arch Enemy — Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)

  Vader is the primary antagonist who destroyed Luke's family and serves the Empire.

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

  Han directly confronts and disrupts Vader's attack run during the climax.

• Darth Vader — Conflict Enemy — Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)

  Vader personally leads the forces that capture Leia and pursue the stolen plans.

• Darth Vader — Power Commander — Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing)

  Tarkin holds formal command over the Death Star, with Vader operating under Imperial authority.

• Darth Vader — Conflict Enemy — R2-D2 (Kenny Baker)

  Vader actively hunts R2-D2 to recover the stolen Death Star plans.

• Darth Vader — Conflict Enemy — C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)

  Vader's forces relentlessly pursue C-3PO as part of the droid manhunt.

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• Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
• Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher)
• Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing)
• Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
• C-3PO (Anthony Daniels)
• R2-D2 (Kenny Baker)
• Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)
• Gold Leader (Angus MacInnes)
• Aunt Beru (Shelagh Fraser)
• Uncle Owen (Phil Brown)
• Darth Vader (performer) (David Prowse)