StarWars.com: The Star Wars deep dive: The evolution of Darth Vader

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Writing over at StarWars.com, Bryan Young takes a look at the physical changes of Darth Vader, from Tatooine slave to the most feared man in the galaxy.

In Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader is downright awkward. As he takes his first steps from the operating table, he hasn’t learned how his new body works, clumsily stumbling forward.

This is Vader at his most embryonic, the beginning of his journey of hate. Later, when he’s watching the construction of the Death Star over Geonosis, he seems to have more of a handle on his new body. But is he comfortable in it?

I would doubt he ever truly is. He gets accustomed to it, maybe, but never comfortable.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Writing over at StarWars.com, Bryan Young takes a look at the physical changes of Darth Vader, from Tatooine slave to the most feared man in the galaxy.

In Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader is downright awkward. As he takes his first steps from the operating table, he hasn’t learned how his new body works, clumsily stumbling forward.

This is Vader at his most embryonic, the beginning of his journey of hate. Later, when he’s watching the construction of the Death Star over Geonosis, he seems to have more of a handle on his new body. But is he comfortable in it?

I would doubt he ever truly is. He gets accustomed to it, maybe, but never comfortable.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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