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With the introduction of three new Darths with the prequels, each of which has an ominous sounding name (Darth Maul, Sidious, Tyrannus) the question popped into my head about the significance of Darth Vader's name. I suppose it could be missing a sylable like Sidious (InSidious?) though (In)Vader somehow doesn't seem fitting.

Vader comes from the German word for 'father' which is a different spelling.

But it is spelt correctly as Dutch for 'father'.

Personally I think Vader's sounding like 'Invader' is fitting enough for the Darth X continuity.

Winston Blake wrote:But it is spelt correctly as Dutch for 'father'.

yep

("Luke, I am your father" never came as a suprise if you speak dutch )

Except that in the original screenplay, Vader was significantly younger than Luke Skywalker (who's role was similar to Obi-Wan's role in the finished movie.) The character who would eventually evolve into Luke was Anakin Starkiller, and his father, Kane, was still alive at the beginning of the script (although he died halfway through.)

It's fairly obvious from the original screenplays that Vader was not originally supposed to have any relation with the hero. The one thing I'm not sure about is, did Lucas decide to make Vader Luke's father before ANH was filmed (but after writing the first and second drafts, both of which featured the hero's father in a speaking role,) or was it just a retcon that he inserted into the sequel?

SCVN 2812 wrote:I suppose it could be missing a sylable like Sidious (InSidious?) though (In)Vader somehow doesn't seem fitting.

Actually, nothing will be more fitting. Darth Vader -=> Dark Invader. Or haven't you noticed that his helmet has the shape similar to the tip of a penis?

wautd wrote:

Winston Blake wrote:But it is spelt correctly as Dutch for 'father'.

yep

("Luke, I am your father" never came as a suprise if you speak dutch )

Bah, I was going to say that Vader = Father in dutch! :p

I can imagine how silly it sounded in dutch. "I am your Vader!" "Uh, no, that's your name."

Well, in the dutch version of Star Wars, Vader's name is "Dark Vador".. Obviously they did that to prevent confusion in ANH, and to later prevent spoilers in TESB.

Perhaps all Sith take the first name of Darth as an honour thing?

The (In)Sidious and (In)Vader thing has led me to hypothesise a number of titles for other Sith.

Darth Disputable
Darth Clement
Darth Consequential
Darth Distinguishable
Darth Operable

Pcm979 wrote:The (In)Sidious and (In)Vader thing has led me to hypothesise a number of titles for other Sith.

Darth Disputable
Darth Clement
Darth Consequential
Darth Distinguishable
Darth Operable

How about "Dart Cestuous"?

Over a theforce.net someone found an old copy of Lucas' high school yearbook and a burly-looking jock-type guy in it was named Gary Vader. Did this guy beat up GL or something?

Serious?

Darth Tel...that would sooo explain where the guy's cybernetics came from. And why Luke wins with his cybernetics...the Rebels buy AMD, which we all know has superior gaming performance.

Pcm979 wrote:The (In)Sidious and (In)Vader thing has led me to hypothesise a number of titles for other Sith.

Darth Disputable
Darth Clement
Darth Consequential
Darth Distinguishable
Darth Operable

Except that names like Clement (Inclined to be lenient or merciful.
Mild: 'clement weather') and Disputable have an 'In' on the front to negativise them. It would be like calling yourself Darth Destructible, Darth Vincible or Darth Defatigable.

I know. Fun, isn't it?

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Serious?

Yep. Gary Vader looked like a young Mike Golic.

Hmm...if a Sith master got to name his apprentice, naming him/her Darth Significant could be a nice ego-boost

Hmm, scary being named by an old wrinkly man that wants to take over the galaxcy.

Vader was most likly a random name that lucas though of. It coming from his past isnt to surprising though.

How about:
Darth Defeatable
Darth Genius
Darth Credible
?

Best Darth ever:

Darth Potent

Yes, I know it doesn't work. It's a pun.

Praxis wrote:How about:
Darth Defeatable
Darth Genius
Darth Credible
?

"Darth Bred". Instead of the Imperial March, you'd have "Dueling Banjos".

Darth Fidelity
Darth Comprehensible
Darth Flammable
Darth Continence ; )


Darth Stigator?
Darth Terruptus?
Darth Dividual?

wautd wrote:

Winston Blake wrote:But it is spelt correctly as Dutch for 'father'.

yep

("Luke, I am your father" never came as a suprise if you speak dutch )

Wow your dad is called Vader....

Damn it, Kurgan beat me to my version, Darth Continent.

I'm surprised nobody's done Darth Flexible, though.

Edit- and the other ones off the top of my head...

Darth Comparable
Darth Sult
Darth Bound
Darth Coming
Darth Side
Darth Timate