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Darth Vader

Luke's Lightsaber
In each of the three acts of The Empire Strikes Back, something different happens with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber when he faces an enemy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Fathers on Elevators
In Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader uses an elevator to ascend to the top of Emperor Palpatine’s tower on the Second Death Star.
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Robert Brown
Revenge of the Bounty Hunter
In Tales of the Underworld, Colby's transformation into Cad Bane parallels Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader.
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Timothy Lawrence
Abandoning Attachment
In the third episodes of both the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy, the Jedi and the Sith both tell a Skywalker to abandon his attachment to a…
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Timothy Lawrence
Becoming More Powerful
In Revenge of the Sith, after Anakin Skywalker turns to the dark side, he faces his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the lava planet Mustafar.
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Timothy Lawrence
Cold Caves
In each of the three acts of The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker faces a monster in a cave, and in each case, he is endangered not only by the…
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Timothy Lawrence
Final Duels
The final lightsaber duels of the three trilogies of the Skywalker Saga are linked in a poetic pattern.
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Timothy Lawrence
Sowing Doubts
In the middle films of both the Prequel Trilogy and the Original Trilogy, a Sith Lord tries to tempt a younger man to the Dark Side, in part by sowing…
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Robert Brown
Conflicted Sons
At the climaxes of both Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, a son has a violent confrontation with his father.
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Timothy Lawrence
Obi-Wan's Enemies
In each film of the Prequel Trilogy, Obi-Wan Kenobi crosses lightsabers with a pawn of Palpatine: Darth Maul, Count Dooku, and General Grievous.
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Robert Brown
Don't Be Destroyed
At the climax of The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader defeats Luke Skywalker in a duel and tries to compel him to join the dark side.
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Timothy Lawrence
Obi-Wan Kenobi Between the Trilogies
The six episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi are patterned after the original six episodes of the Skywalker Saga.
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Robert Brown
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