Who replaces Darth Vader?

From Return of the Jedi (1983) onwards, the Emperor became the ultimate personification of evil in the series, replacing his apprentice Darth Vader as the central villain.

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Who comes after Darth Vader?

The deaths of Sidious and Vader marked the end of the lineage of Dark Lords going back to Darth Bane, and the beginning of the New Republic Era.

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Who is the Jedi Knight who becomes Darth Vader?

Before he became a disciple of the dark side, Darth Vader was Anakin Skywalker, a goodhearted Jedi and hero of the Clone Wars. While he was considered one of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, Anakin had broken the Order's code by secretly marrying Senator Padmé Amidala.

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Why did Sidious replace Vader with Luke?

Luke gave in, leading to a duel with Vader that saw him nearly kill his father in anger -- which is what Sidious wanted, so that Luke would take his father's place as his apprentice.

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Who becomes Darth Vader for Anakin?

Eventually, as Palpatine seizes power to become the Emperor, Anakin stays by his side. And by being on the Dark Side as a Sith, Darth Sidious (aka, Palpatine), bestows Anakin with a new name: Darth Vader.

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Who is the strongest Jedi?

Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.

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How does third sister know Anakin is Vader?

Reva knows that Anakin Skywalker is Darth Vader because she was one of his targets—a child—during the Order 66 killings that took place during the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

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Who is stronger Luke or Sidious?

Sidious was able to take on his previous apprentice and the apprentice of the apprentice. Sidious was able to defeat three master Jedi with ease but the battle would come down to who was stronger with the force and that contest is way to one sided in favors of Luke.

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Who is more powerful Darth Vader or Darth Sidious?

Darth Vader beat the Emperor in the end, using one of his own tactics which he witnessed for the first time decades before, with Mace Windu. Darth Sidious was always stronger than Vader, which is why he ruled over him for almost 20 years and turned him into the Sith Lord he was.

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Who kills Palpatine?

Having covertly turned Kylo Ren—Anakin's grandson and Luke's nephew—to the dark side, Palpatine orders Ren to find and kill Rey, the last remaining Jedi and Palpatine's paternal granddaughter. Palpatine is ultimately defeated and destroyed by Rey.

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Who is Anakin Skywalker's son?

Luke Skywalker (portrayed by Mark Hamill) is the older twin brother of Leia Organa, the brother-in-law of Han Solo, the uncle of Ben Solo, the son of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, and the grandson of Shmi Skywalker.

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Did Vader regret killing Younglings?

The added risk Darth Vader takes in allowing children to live in a situation where he could have killed them proves that he regrets killing Younglings and will avoid harming any more children for the rest of his days, though intense intimidation is a dark strategy to avoid repeating his Youngling massacre.

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Who kills Obi-Wan?

Moments later, Vader confronts him, and they engage in a lightsaber duel. Obi-Wan uses the duel to distract Vader as Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewbacca escape to the Falcon. Obi-Wan allows Vader to strike him down, and his body mysteriously vanishes the moment he dies.

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Which Jedi trained Yoda?

Within the Star Wars Legends continuity, Yoda's Jedi instructor was N'Kata Del Gormo, a Hysalrian Jedi Master, according to an in-universe legend.

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Who is the strongest Sith?

Star Wars: The 10 Most Powerful Sith Lords, Ranked
  • 8 Exar Kun.
  • 7 Darth Nihilus.
  • 6 Darth Bane.
  • 5 Darth Revan.
  • 4 Darth Plagueis.
  • 3 Darth Vader.
  • 2 Darth Vitiate.
  • 1 Darth Sidious.

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Who has a higher rank than Darth Vader?

Vader, the only power who overrules him is papa Palpatine.

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Can Yoda defeat Vader?

Yoda will most likely win in a fight against Darth Vader because he is more skilled with a lightsaber and has the experience and feats that allow him to trim whatever size and strength advantage Darth Vader has over him. In fact, Yoda nearly defeated Palpatine, something that Vader could never do.

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Why was Kylo Ren not a Darth?

Even though Kylo Ren uses a red lightsaber, harnesses the dark side of the Force, and wears a cape, he is not a Sith. Because of that, he can never hold the title of Darth. Instead, he was just a chaotic mess of the dark side (until he eventually found his way back to the light).

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Who is stronger Luke or Anakin?

He brought up his Disney+ series showing "a little bit of prime Luke" and how powerful the Jedi was shown to be; however, he ultimately thinks it comes down to Anakin having "faced so many more challenges" that would get him the win: The Cyber Nerds: “Prime Anakin Skywalker vs.

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Is Anakin The Chosen One or Luke?

Though there was some debate among the fans that Anakin Skywalker's son, Luke Skywalker, was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy Darth Sidious, the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin, even after becoming Darth Vader, was still officially the ...

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Who is stronger Yoda or Vader?

There are certainly scenarios where Darth Vader would have the upper hand in a duel with Yoda, but in most cases, Yoda would be the more likely victor. Vader wields absurd levels of Force power during his dark side prime that would certainly rival Yoda's own abilities, but likely not exceed them.

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Is Yoda the most powerful Jedi ever?

Jedi Master Yoda is the most powerful of them all. This should come as no surprise, as he was the head of the Jedi Order in the prequels and was revered for his abilities during the original trilogy. Yoda's power is unmatched and was a real threat to Darth Vader and the Imperials.

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Who is Obi-Wan's Third Sister?

Seething with ambition, Reva hunts down Jedi survivors of Order 66 as an Inquisitor. She wears the sleek armor of the secret order, and brandishes a unique lightsaber that can split in two to maximize her lethality.

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Why does 3rd sister hate Obi-Wan?

The Third Sister was at the Jedi Temple during Order 66. She either saw Anakin kill her fellow Jedi or saw the recording of his crimes. That's why she has such hatred for Obi-Wan. She was a Padawan who escaped Order 66.

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Did Obi-Wan and Vader meet?

Kenobi and Vader meet up once again in the series finale. This time, however, Obi-Wan is the one who overpowers his old disciple. He returns to Tatooine fully convinced that the man he once knew as Anakin has disappeared beneath the mask of Darth Vader.

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