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'''Darth Vader''' is the central ] in ]' ] and his final prequel, '']''. In the ], Vader is embodied by ], though ] makes a brief cameo as the unmasked Vader in '']''. In '']'', Vader is played by ]. Excluding Episode III, ] provides Vader's voice when he is masked.

Vader is one of the most ]ic villains in film history. The ] listed him as the third greatest movie villain in cinema history on "]".<ref name="afi100">''", ], last accessed April 17, 2008</ref>

In the original trilogy, George Lucas depicts Darth Vader as a fearsome ] who acts as the supreme commander of the brutal ]. Throughout the films, Vader oppresses ] and hunts down the members of the ] in the service of his master, ]. In '']'', the series' final chronological installment, Vader redeems himself by killing Palpatine and saving his son ] (]), sacrificing himself in the process.

In the ], Lucas shows Vader as his former self, ], a ] boy who eventually becomes a ], and later, a hero in the ]. Palpatine manipulates Anakin into betraying the Jedi, and Anakin falls to the ] of the mystical ].

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=== Original trilogy ===
In the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, Darth Vader is the primary ]: a dark, foreboding, and ruthless figure. One of the pivotal rulers of the Empire, he mercilessly attempts to destroy the ], which is waging a long and desperate war to free the galaxy from the Empire's evil clutches. Beginning with '']'', Vader's ] is composer ]' '']'', which heralds the character's entrances.

==== ''A New Hope'' ====
{{Main|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope}}
'']'', the fourth movie in the narrative chronology (but the first to be released in theaters), features the character's first screen appearance. Vader attempts to recover the stolen plans of the ] and find the Rebel Alliance's secret base. He captures and ]s ] (]) and later restrains her when Death Star commander, ] (]), destroys her home world of ]. Vader fights a ] duel against his former master, ] (]). Vader emerges the victor, since Kenobi sarcrifices himself so that ] and his friends can escape the Death Star. Vader encounters ] (]) during a ], and senses in him a great strength in the Force. Just as Vader is about to shoot down Luke's ship, preventing the boy from destroying the Death Star, the ''],'' piloted by ] (]), destroys Vader's wingman and sends Vader's ship spinning into space.

During the film, Kenobi tells Luke that Vader is a former pupil of his who turned to evil. According to Kenobi, Vader, having been seduced by the dark side of the Force, betrayed the Jedi and murdered Luke's father.

==== ''The Empire Strikes Back'' ====
{{Main|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back}}
In ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'', Vader captures Leia, Han, ] (]), and ] (]) at ] on ] to lure Luke into a confrontation. Luke, who has been partially trained by ] (]), duels Vader, but is eventually defeated when Vader severs Luke's right hand. Vader reveals his true identity as Luke's father and offers Luke the chance to overthrow Palpatine and "rule the galaxy as father and son". Luke refuses and throws himself from a weather platform into a reactor chasm. He is sucked into an air shaft and rescued by Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and ] (]), piloting the ''Millenium Falcon''. Later, his severed hand is replaced by a lifelike mechanical prosthetic.

==== ''Return of the Jedi'' ====
{{Main|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi}}
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In '']'', Luke has nearly completed his Jedi training and learns from Yoda that Vader is indeed his father. Luke learns about his father's past from Obi-Wan's spirit, and also learns that Leia is his twin sister. On a mission to the forest moon of ], he surrenders to ]s and is delivered to Vader and the Emperor (]). Aboard the second Death Star, which is being constructed in orbit, Palpatine tries to seduce Luke to the dark side. Luke resists the Emperor's appeals to his anger and threats to his friends, but snaps when Vader threatens to turn Leia to the dark side. Luke brutally overpowers Vader. The fight severs his father's right hand, revealing it to be prosthetic. Luke controls his anger at the last minute, realizing that he is perilously close to suffering his father's ].

The Emperor urges Luke to kill Vader and "fulfill his ]" by becoming Palpatine's new apprentice, but Luke refuses and throws down his lightsaber. Enraged, Palpatine unleashes a torrent of ] upon Luke. In agony, Luke begs his father for help. The sight of his son's suffering breaks the dark side's hold on Vader. Vader grabs Palpatine and throws him into the Death Star's reactor core, killing him, but not before the force lightning fatally damages Vader's life support system. Moments from death, he begs his son to take off his breath-mask so he can look at Luke with his own eyes. Anakin Skywalker tells Luke that there was good left in him after all, and dies, redeemed. Luke escapes on a ] with his father's body as the Death Star explodes, destroyed by the Rebel Alliance. That night, Luke gives his father a traditional Jedi funeral by ] his father's body in its armor. During the victory celebration on Endor's forest moon, Luke sees the redeemed spirit of Anakin Skywalker standing alongside the spirits of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda.

=== Prequel trilogy ===
==== ''Revenge of the Sith'' ====
{{Main|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith}}
'']'' portrays Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side of the Force. The film is the fourth in the six to feature Vader. In the closing days of the ] between the ] and the villainous Separatists, Palpatine&mdash;then the Republic's Chancellor&mdash;reveals himself to Anakin as the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and tempts him to join the dark side by promising that it will enable him to save his ] wife, ] (]), from dying in ]. At first, Anakin informs Jedi Master ] (]) of Palpatine's identity; Windu orders Anakin to stay behind while he takes several Jedi to Palpatine's office to arrest him.

Anakin returns to the Chancellor's office to make sure that Palpatine is taken alive, and finds him apparently defeated after a fierce lightsaber battle with Windu. When Windu tells Anakin that he intends to kill Palpatine and raises his lightsaber to finish him off, Anakin severs Windu's arm. Palpatine blasts Windu with Force lightning, sending him plummeting out the window to his death. Desperate to save Padmé, Anakin pledges himself to the Sith, and becomes Palpatine's apprentice, Darth Vader.

Vader's first assignment is to assault the ] and kill everyone inside, even the children, paving the way for Palpatine to destroy the Jedi and form the Empire from the Republic's ashes. Vader then travels to the ] planet ], where the Separatist leaders have gathered, and mercilessly slaughters them. There, Vader is surprised by the sudden appearance of Padmé, who has learned what her husband has done and begs him to go into hiding with her. Vader refuses, instead saying that he plans to eventually kill Palpatine so that he and Padmé can rule the galaxy together. As Padmé recoils in horror, Anakin's former mentor and friend, ] (]), appears after stowing away in Padmé's ship. Believing Padmé has betrayed him, Vader uses the Force to choke her into unconsciousness. Kenobi and Vader engage in a lightsaber duel, at the end of which Kenobi severs Vader's left arm and legs. Vader lands too close to the lava and nearly burns to death. Palpatine arrives in time to rescue Vader and transports him to ]. To sustain him, medical droids encase him in the black armored suit, mask, and respirator first seen in the original films.

When Vader regains consciousness and asks for Padmé, Palpatine tells him that she was killed in the heat of Vader's anger. This revelation breaks what remains of Anakin's spirit; he screams in torment, destroying the objects around him with the Force. He is last seen at Palpatine's side, watching the construction of the first Death Star.

=== Expanded universe ===
=== Literature ===
{{Main|Star Wars Expanded Universe}}
Vader appears numerous times in ]' ''Star Wars'' series.

As chronicled in ]'s book ''],'' Vader sheds his identity as Anakin Skywalker shortly after the events of ''Revenge of the Sith''. In the months afterward, he systematically pursues and kills survivors of the ]; in the process, he fully embraces his new identity as a Sith and disavows any connection to his former Jedi self. The novel also reveals Vader's plan to eventually overthrow Palpatine and rule the Empire himself, and that his primary motivation for betraying the Jedi Order was that he resented their supposed failure to recognize his power. He initially hates his new, mechanical body, but adapts to it after accepting his new life.<ref>Luceno, J: "Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader", Del Ray, 0-345-47732-4</ref>

In the ] '']'', he hires ]s to bring him information about the pilot who destroyed the Death Star, ultimately meeting his son Luke for the first time. Later, in the ] novel '']'' (which takes place shortly after the events in ''A New Hope''), Vader meets Luke for the second time and fights him in a lightsaber duel on ]. On Mimban, Vader is nearly defeated by Luke, who severs his right arm with the aid of Obi-Wan's spirit.<ref name="sw.combts">{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/darthvader/?id=bts|title=Darth Vader (Behind the Scenes)|publisher=]|work=Star Wars Databank|accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref>

]'s ] explains that Darth Vader is the first representative of the Empire to find the ], a race with exceptional combat skills, whom he manipulated into serving as his personal commandos and revering him as their master. Vader later transferred their services to ].

=== Video games ===
{{Main|Star Wars computer and video games}}

Darth Vader has a prominent role in the 1996 '']'' multimedia project, including the video game, which takes place between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi.'' In the story, ] plots to overthrow Vader and take his place as the Emperor's second in command. The story also reveals that Vader knows there is some good left in him, and that he wishes to use the Force to return his physical appearance to that of his former self.

Darth Vader plays a central role in '']''. He is playable in the first level of the game, where he and his armies invade the planet ] to hunt down a rogue Jedi. Vader kills the Jedi and kidnaps the man's young son , who is gifted in the Force, to secretly raise as his apprentice. Vader sends his apprentice (the game's ]) on various missions to planets throughout the galaxy, with an ultimate goal to assassinate Palpatine so that he and his apprentice can rule the galaxy themselves. Towards the end of the game, however, it is revealed that Vader wasn't planning to overthrow Palpatine at all, and that he was just using his apprentice to expose the Empire's enemies; in the game's ], Marek is apparently killed while pushing back Palpatine's Force lightning. In the game's alternate ending, however, Marek kills Vader instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/03/lucas200803?currentPage=2 |title=The Game Has Changed |accessdate=2008-04-23 |last=DiGiacomo |first=Frank |year=2008 |month=March |publisher=Vanity Fair}}</ref> In the ] version of ''The Force Unleashed'', Vader is also playable in the game's Duel Mode.

Vader is an unlockable playable character in '']'' and its sequel '']''.

Vader is also featured as a playable character in ]'s fighting video game '']'', as one of three ''Star Wars'' guest characters. He is available by default in the ] version, but is unavailable in the ] version unless he is downloaded off ] for a small fee. In various videos, comics, artwork, and other media related to the game, he is most often depicted fighting the ] ], one of the ''Soulcalibur'' franchise's most recognizable characters.

Darth Vader is a playable hero in '']''. He is also a non-playable character in its predecessor '']''.

In '']'' and its expansion '']'', Darth Vader is a controllable character on land. His ] and his personal ] squadron are playable as well.

In '']'' and its expansion '']'', Darth Vader is a Hero character under the Galactic Empire civilization. He also has his own campaign, narrated by the Emperor's Hand ].

Darth Vader is an active, yet non-playable character in '']'', the ] based in the ''Star Wars'' universe. He often appears in cities, accompanied by multiple ], to hand out quests to players of the Imperial Faction. He also is a static quest giver at the Emperor's Retreat on ].

== Production and publication ==
=== Creation and concepts ===
The character's image was created when concept artist ] drew the opening scene where Vader and his stormtroopers board a ].<ref name="sw.combts" /> It was initially imagined that Darth Vader would fly through space to enter the ship, necessitating a suit and breathing mask.<ref name="sw.combts" /> This equipment was later made permanent and incorporated in the story.<ref name="sw.combts" />

The iconic sound of the character's respirator breathing was created by ]er ], who created the sound by recording himself breathing into a ] regulator.<ref>{{cite video|people=Burns, Kevin and Edith Becker|date=2004|title=Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy|medium=Documentary}}</ref>

Darth Vader's costume is one of the areas in which Lucas' interest in ] ]&mdash;particularly ] warriors&mdash;is most clearly manifested.<ref></ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Star Wars: The Magic of Myth|first=Mary|last=Henderson|publisher=]|year=1997}}</ref> According to ''Star Wars'' wardrobe master John Mollo, "Darth Vader's helmet started as a ] ] ] helmet".<ref>{{cite book|first=Richard|last=Ingram |coauthors=Arthur Ward|title=Buying and Selling Wartime Collectibles: An Enthusiast's Guide to Militaria|publisher=Crowood|year=2007|pages=17}}</ref>

=== Portrayals ===
] played Darth Vader during filming of ''A New Hope''. Prowse was originally given the choice between the roles of ] and Darth Vader, and chose the latter because he said "people would remember him." After filming, ] was hired to read Vader's lines over Prowse's performance, in part due to Prowse's strong ].<ref></ref> Lucas eventually chose Jones to provide Vader's voice for all the original trilogy films; Jones has since been closely identified with the role. In 1978, Jones returned as the voice of Darth Vader in ''],'' which used ''A New Hope'' footage of Prowse in the character's costume. When ] commissioned writer ] to adapt ''Star Wars'' as ], actor ] was hired to provide the voice of Darth Vader when Jones was not available. For the scene in which Luke unmasks Vader at the end of '']'', Lucas turned to ] to portray the newly reformed Sith Lord.

Vader was also played by several stunt doubles, most notably fencing instructor ]. Anderson handled all of Vader's fight sequences in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi.'' ], who portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy, noted in a 1983 interview in Starlog #72:
{{cquote|Bob Anderson was the man who actually did Vader's fighting. It was always supposed to be a secret, but I finally told George I didn't think it was fair any more. Bob worked so hard that he deserves some recognition. It's ridiculous to preserve the myth that it’s all done by ''one'' man.<ref>{{cite|title=Starlog #72|publisher=Starlog Magazine|date=1983|author=Not specified}}, text available at </ref>}}

Recognition of Anderson's Vader fight choreography for the original series was highlighted in the film '']'', where he was recognized by ] and others as being "in Darth Vader's costume, doing all the ] work".<ref> </ref>

For ''Revenge of the Sith,'' ], who played Anakin Skywalker in the film as well as the preceding film, '']'', wore the Vader armor rather than Prowse. However, as Christensen is shorter than Prowse, Lucas employed certain perspective trickery to make him seem as physically large as Prowse: a slightly scaled-down costume was created for him; the costume had extensions built into the boots and helmet; and some of the shots of Vader standing next to Palpatine were filmed using ]. No one was credited for the briefly heard voice of Darth Vader at the film's end. When asked if he had supplied the voice, either newly or from a previous recording, James Earl Jones told '']'', "You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-c5611250mar16,0,5264743.story|publisher=]|title=Fast Chat: James Earl Jones|date=2008-03-16}}</ref> <!--"Sith" producer Rick McCallum stated in a summer 2005 ''Starlog'' magazine that James Earl Jones worked on ''Revenge of the Sith'' for less than one day and was "great to work with".{{Fact|date=May 2008}} May we please have an actual cite -- issue number, date, page?-->

Actor and former ] visual effects artist C. Andrew Nelson has also portrayed Vader at ] events, in the '']'' and '']'' video games (both of them were voiced by Scott Lawrence), and in footage filmed for the 1997 Special Edition releases of the original three ''Star Wars'' films. Nelson has also appeared as Vader on various television shows and in numerous commercials. ] appeared as Darth Vader various times, such as '']'', '']'' video game and one episode of '']''.

=== In other countries ===
Darth Vader was voiced by a number of notable ] (voice actors) in the ] versions of the ]. One of the most well known is ], who voiced the character in ''Episode III'' and the video and ] editions of the original trilogy as well as ''Soulcalibur IV'', a ]ese video game. Ōhira also voiced ] in ''Episode I''. Other seiyū from the various Japanese versions of the films include ] (who also voiced ] in several instances), ], ], ], and ]. In video games, he is voiced by ] in the Japanese version of '']'' and by ] in the Japanese version of '']''.

Like several other characters, Darth Vader's name was changed in the ] and ] versions of the films ("Dark Vador"{{fact|date=September 2009}} and "Dart Fener"<ref>http://www.fantascienza.com/magazine/notizie/5230/vader-o-fener-ecco-il-responso/</ref>, respectively). More recently, some material in both languages has used the original name; for instance, the ] dubbing of ''Episode III''.<ref>http://doublage.qc.ca/showMovie.php?id=519</ref> A poll was conducted among Italian fans to determine whether Vader's original name would be used for the dub of ''Episode III'', but "Fener" was preferred over "Vader" by the majority of those polled.{{fact|date = September 2009}}

== Cultural figure ==
{{In popular culture|date=August 2009}}
Due to his role as the central antagonist in the ''Star Wars'' saga, Darth Vader has become a quintessential villain in the public's consciousness. His powerful bass voice, imposing armored figure, and cold mechanized breathing, have become oft-parodied trademarks of the character. Darth Vader's iconic status has made him a ]s for evil in popular culture. Many commentators and comedians evoke his visage to satarize polititions and other public figures. George Lucas has pointed to Vader's iconic status as a reason for making the prequel movies, since he felt the icon overshadowed the fact that Vader was intended to be a ].{{citation needed|date=October 2009}}

=== ''Darth Vader'' in politics===
], impersonating Darth Vader before a backdrop depicting the ], talking to ].]]

Several American political figures have been unflatteringly compared to the character.

On June 22, 2006, ] ] referred to himself as the Darth Vader of the ]. Discussing the administration's philosophy on gathering intelligence, he said to ]'s ], "It means we need to be able to go after and capture or kill those people who are trying to kill ]. That's not a pleasant business. It's a very serious business. And I suppose, sometimes, people look at my demeanor and say, 'Well, he's the Darth Vader of the administration.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/22/sitroom.03.html|publisher=]|work=The Situation Room|title=Transcripts|accessdate=2008-04-27}}</ref>

] put on a Darth Vader helmet to address Dick Cheney as a "kindred spirit" on '']'' on January 25, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=81345&title=Cheney-Camera-3|publisher=]|title=The Daily Show: Cheney Camera 3|date=25 January 2007|accessdate=6 December 2008}}</ref> Cheney's wife, ], presented Stewart with a Darth Vader action figure on her appearance on the show on October 10, 2007. Both Stewart and ] have occasionally referred to Cheney as "Darth Cheney". In the ] cartoon show '']'', Dick Cheney's father is portrayed as being Darth Vader. At her presidential campaign event on September 19, 2007, ] also referred to Cheney as Darth Vader. At the 2008 Washington ] Dinner, Cheney joked that his wife Lynne told him that the Vader comparison "humanizes" him. George Lucas has told '']'' columnist ], however, that Cheney is more akin to ], and that a better stand-in for Vader would be ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19dowd.html?ref=opinion|title=The Aura of Arugulance|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref> An issue of '']'' referenced this quote, and compared Bush and Cheney to Vader and Palpatine, respectively, in a satirical article comparing politicians to various ''Star Wars'' and '']'' characters.{{fact|date = September 2009}}

Then-Vice President ] referred to ]'s ] as the "Darth Vader of ]." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270018/index.htm|title=Al Gore Battles Old Cable Demons|first=Marc|last=Gunther|date=2005-08-22|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-04-27}}</ref> Political strategist ] was known by his political enemies as "the Darth Vader of the ]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politics.netscape.com/story/2006/11/07/harvey-leroy-lee-atwater-was-a-republican-political-consultant|title=Harvey Leroy "Lee" Atwater, was a Republican political consultant|accessdate=2008-04-27}}</ref>

=== ''Darth Vader'' in film and television===

The prevalence--and longevity--of Vader parodies in television and film shows the strong influence the character has had on popular culture. Many of these parodies are quite simple, which is evidence of the high recognizability of Vader's attributes. For instance, merely adding the title "Darth"--or a dirivitive thereof--in front of a characters name immediately brings to mind Vader.

This is certainly the case with such figures as "Duck Vader" from '']''; "Darth Benkyou" in an episode of ]; "Dearth Nadir" as played by ] for '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "]" sketch; "Girth Plotz" (]) in the '']'' episode "Star Warners"; ]'s alter-ego "Darth Koopa" from '']''; "Dark Helmet' from the movie '']'', "Dark Laser" and another unnamed Vader-like character portrayed by ] from '']''; "]" from the '']'' films, "]", the leader of the planet Vegandon on '']''; an episode of '']'' where President Jimmy dresses in black and takes over the school; ]'s portrayal of the character in the '']'' episode "]"; "Dark Star" from the ] game '']''; and ] from '']'' as Darth Chef in the episode "]".

Many popular films pay homage to the character. ] in '']'' (dressed in a radiation suit) calls himself "Darth Vader from the planet ]" to convince the past version of his father to ask his mother to a dance. At the beginning of ]'s '']'', the character Hooper X gives a speech at a comic convention on how Darth Vader is a metaphor for how poorly sci-fi treats black people; he is especially offended that Vader (the "blackest brother in the galaxy") reveals himself to be a "feeble, crusty old white man" at the end of ''Return of the Jedi''. In the film '']'', a mute robot tries several discarded voice boxes, one of which gives him Vader's voice (provided by ]) and a Vader-like mouth grill. In the film '']'', Vader makes a non-speaking appearance next to '']''. He tries to demonstrate his Force abilities, only to fail due to the non-existence of the Force outside of the Star Wars universe.

=== In other contexts===

The influence the iconic character has had on the public psyche has extended far beyond mainstream television and film. Indeed, the wide array of things named after the character--everything from buildings to beetles--shows that Sith Lord has permeated everyday American life.

In 2005, former ] entomologists Quentin Wheeler and Kelly Miller named 65 new ] of slime-mold beetle of the ] '']'', with one named ''Agathidium vaderi'' after Darth Vader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April05/slime-mold.Bush.Cheney.ssl.html|title=Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are now species of slime-mold beetles -- but strictly in homage|work=Cornell News|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-04-27}}</ref>

In the last years of construction, ] held a competition for children to design new ]s for the western towers. The third-place winner was a design featuring Darth Vader, which looms over the southern side of the northwest tower.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalcathedral.org/about/darthVader.shtml|title=About Darth Vader|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-04-27}}</ref>

], has an ominous-looking building made of dark reflective glass and the architecturally acclaimed ], a white futuristic ] -- these buildings are known as the "Darth Vader building" and "Luke Skywalker building", respectively.<ref>''An architectural Star Wars clash at Sierra Point'', ''San Francisco Chronicle'', News Page 4, April 17, 1986</ref>

The ] in ], ] is informally dubbed the 'Darth Vader building'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D9123FF93AA15755C0A960948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|title= Focus: Seattle; Creating An Office Empire|last=Egan|first=Timothy|date=1986-06-29|work=]|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belltownmessenger.com/062007/062007-100-bellawards.html|title=the bell awards - Tom Graff (interview)|date=June 2007|work=Belltown Messenger|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref>

The ] (now State Insurance Tower) in ], ], was once nicknamed "Darth Vader's pencil box."<ref>.</ref><ref>"" ''Wayward Wellingtonians,'' 11 July 2008.</ref>

Darth Vader is a playable fighter in ] game: ] 4 (only PS3 version).

== See also ==
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*'']'', 1st edition paperback, 1999. ], ], ISBN 0-345-43411-0
*'']'', 2003. ], ISBN 0-345-42882-X
*'']'', 1st edition hardcover, 2005. Matthew Woodring Stover, George Lucas, ISBN 0-7126-8427-1
*''The New Essential Guide to Characters'', 1st edition, 2002. Daniel Wallace, Michael Sutfin, ISBN 0-345-44900-2
*''The ] Sourcebook'', ], 1st printing, 2001. Bill Slavicsek, J. D. Wiker, ISBN 0-7869-1849-7
*''Vader: The Ultimate Guide'', 2005.
*''Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary'', hardcover, 1998. Dr. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-3481-4
*''Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary'', hardcover, 1999. Dr. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-4701-0
*''Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: The Visual Dictionary'', hardcover, 2002. Dr. David West Reynolds, ISBN 0-7894-8588-5
*''Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary'', hardcover, 2005. James Luceno, ISBN 0-7566-1128-8
*Shooting script of '']'' as available at
*Shooting script of '']'' as available at
*''Star Wars Technical Commentaries'', Dr. Curtis Saxton, 1995-2005. Available at
*''Star Wars Databank''. ,

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