• Dasus@lemmy.world
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          Darth Vader was actually originally a separate character from Anakin, and his name was just “Darth Vader”. That’s why Obi-Wan addresses him as “Darth”, whereas after that it’s a title, not a name, as Lucas retconned a bit to have a grand plan.

          So when he was named Vader, he wasn’t even Luke’s father, so…

        • UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          Very close, alas no cookie. In German, that would be “Vater”. However, “Vader” exists with that meaning in Dutch.

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      Yup, I remember one guy replied to me once on a forum adamant that Palpatine wasn’t going to become the Emperor. It stick in my mind because it was so much “WHAT?” How do you not… WHAT?