Respect Darth Vader (Star Wars Legends)

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#Respect Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith

Once the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader is one of the powerful Force users in the Star Wars Universe. Anakin was seduced by the evil Darth Sidious to turn to the dark side of the force by the promise of being able to save his pregnant wife, Padme Amidala, from near-death, which Anakin had been receiving premonitions of. Unfortunately, Anakin himself caused Padme's death by choking her in a fit of rage, thinking she had turned against him and was plotting his death.

This action led to Anakin having a final duel with his former Jedi master Obi Wan Kenobi on the volcanic planet Mustafar, which Obi-Wan won. Anakin was left to die on the planet, his limbs destroyed and his body gravely disfigured and injured by lava. Sidious found him, however, and Anakin was given a cybernetic suit of black armor to keep him alive, which also augmented his physical abilities, and thus he served Sidious as the enforcer of the Empire, now known as Darth Vader.

#Source Legend

Notable feats in each category will be bolded.

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#Lightsaber:

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##Cutting Power

Metal

• Cuts Boba's speeder in half ^(EotE #4)

• Cuts a giant piece of metal machinery in half ^(SWE #2)

• Cuts Maul's lightsaber in two ^(SWT #9)

• Cuts Hylon's lightsaber in half ^(THB)

• Cuts a hole into a thick metal door ^(TLC #3)

• Opens a stasis casket ^(SW:DT #11)

• Cuts whatever this large metal thing is in half ^(TFUII)

Environment

• Cuts a thick tree ^(SWT #2)

• Decapitates someone ^(GP #1)

• Cuts through stone ^(StD)

• Chops at bits of stone and carving ^(SotME)

• Cuts a deep furrow into a stone floor ^(SotME)

Beings

• Severs the head of Stauz ^(SWT #4)

• Pierces right through people ^(GP #3)

• Kills a Rakghoul ^(SW:DT #12)

• Chops an alien dog in half ^(SWT #14)

• Decapitates a woman with a flick of the wrist ^(TRoDV)

• Murder album ^(Various)

##Deflection & Parrying

• Deflects a powerful turret shot ^(WoDV)

• Deflects multiple of Boba's shots ^(EotE #4)

• Knocks back Boba's blast at him ^(SWT #11)

• Stops bolts from hitting others ^(GP #5)

• Deflects three blasts at once ^(TTF #1)

• Walks down an alley deflecting blaster fire ^(TLC #1)

• Deflects two blasts ^(OotW #1)

• Deflects dual pistol fire while advancing ^(FC #1)

• Blocks a volley of shots with his lightsaber ^(SWE #1)

• Reflects a blast back into the shooter, killing him ^(SWE #19)

• Blocks Starkiller (clone)'s lightning, causing a small explosion from the energy building ^(TFUII)

• Parries Luke's aggressive attack ^(SotME)

• Parries Starkiller's attacks, almost with disinterest ^(TFUIIn)

• Starkiller describes his lightsaber defense as "impenetrable" ^(TFUIIn)

• Deflects eleven sudden blaster shots ^(GoF:C)

##Throws

• Throws his lightsaber at Luke, cutting down part of a section ^(RotJ)

• Throws his lightsaber into a beast, killing it ^(TFF #2)

• Cuts off a man's hand ^(ASR #5)

• Throws his lightsaber through the head of a giant beast ^(TNA #3)

• Controls his lightsaber after it's thrown, activating it and rotating it in a monsters mouth ^(TNA #3)

• Swings his lightsaber in a wide arc telekinetically ^(SWE #4)

• Throws his lightsaber at Luke's, disarming him ^(SotMEc #4)

• Throws his lightsaber at Wookies ^(TFU)

• Accurately throws his lightsaber at Galen twice ^(TFU)

• Boomerangs his lightsaber throw, striking two people with it ^(TRoDV)

• Throws a Force-enhanced lightsaber at Luke, disarming him even through Luke's parry ^(SotME)

##Striking Strength

• Clashes with Starkiller's (clone) two lightsabers with one arm ^(TFUII)

• Does so again with the original ^(TFU)

• Uses both arms to clash with the clone's lightsabers ^(TFUII)

• Has another very-even clash with the Starkiller clone ^(TFUII)

• Almost knocked a lightsaber out of a Jedi's hands ^(TRoDV)

• Vader's strike jars Galen's wrists and shoulders, nearly disarming him ^(TFUn)

##Duels

Wins

• Dark Woman ^(SWT #1-2)

• Stauz ^(SWT #4)

• Darth Maul ^(SWT #9)

• Boba ^(SWT #11)

• Outskills the Jedi Knight Gira ^(SWT #12)

• Defeats Sha Koon, who had prepped for the encounter beforehand ^(StD)

• Kills Old Man Obi-Wan ^(ANH)

• Defeats Luke and cuts off his hand, trying to convince him to join Vader ^(ESB)

• Kills a Jedi Padawan ^(THB)

• Kills the Jedi Master Hylon ^(THB)

• Defeats Cho'na Bene ^(TTF #2)

• Defeats the Ancient Jedi Celeste Morne ^(SW:DT #11-12)

• Defeats a group of soldiers sent to ambush him ^(TLC #4)

• Defeats Jedi Master Kai Hudorra ^(ASR #5)

• Defeats an elite assassin ^(TNA #5)

• Defeats both Nyl and Jedi Knight Sardoth ^(SW:RB #10)

• Defeats two Jedi Knights while toying with them, then immediately stomps two rookies afterwards ^(TRoDV)

• Kills Shryne, a Jedi Master who was renowned for his Lightsaber skills ^(TRoDV)

• Easily kills the combat droid PROXY, who had taken the form of Obi-Wan ^(TFUn)

Losses

• Vader vs The Jedi, a group of 8 Jedi who survived the initial Jedi Purge ^(SW:P)

• Loses to Luke ^(SotMEc #4) / Loses to Luke ^(SotME)

• Is defeated by an enraged Luke ^(ROTJ)

• Starkiller soundly defeats him ^(TFU)

• Starkiller clone defeats him by absorbing and redirecting a large amount of lightning ^(TFUII)

##Skill & Other

• Outskills two Jedi Knights at once, responding to their attempts at style alteration with his own style borrowing elements from all techniques of combat, making his moves unpredictable ^(TRoDV)

• Galen describes Vader as incorporating many different fighting styles ^(TFUn)

• Description of Vader's lightsaber - a thick, ridged handgrip, high-output diatium power cell, dual-phase focusing crystal, and forward-mounted adjustment knobs ^(TRoDV)

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#The Force:

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##Force Powers

Choke

• Lifts a man into the air ^(SW:R #78)

• Chokes Admiral Motti ^(ANH)

• Holds a Jedi in the air ^(SW:P)

• Chokes a man as he ragdolls others with the Force ^(SWE #19)

• Doesn't even have to look at you ^(SW77 #40)

• Quickly kills a man ^(SW:RB #8)

• Chokes a man who is walking behind him, not even looking at him ^(TFU)

• Chokes Starkiller then throws him into a wall ^(TFU)

• Chokes 5 men at once ^(CoS #1)

• Increases pressure around Kota's throat ^(TFUn)

• Snaps the neck of a Jedi ^(TFUn)

Push - Objects

• Pushes Starkiller through a metal structure hard enough to shatter it ^(TFU)

• Shatters a massive wooden gate ^(TFU)

• Blasts a clearing in wooden barriers ^(TFU)

• Pushes Starkiller back ^(TFU)

• Pushes Starkiller's clone through a metal structure ^(TFUII)

• Slams through a metal door ^(SW:P)

• Blasts down a metal door ^(TLC #1)

Push - People

• Pushes Boba away ^(SWT #11)

• Pushes Gira ^(SWT #12)

• Pushes a dozen of men at once, sending them flying ^(GD #5)

• Pushes a Jedi back ^(SW:P)

• Slams four people against the wall ^(THB)

• Pushes Cho'na Bene back ^(TTF #2)

• Blasts back a man and launches debris at him ^(TTF #1)

• Flings Celeste back into a pillar ^(SW:DT #12)

• Pushes back a group of Jedi at once ^(CoS #2)

• Sends a dude flying into a wall ^(SWE #3)

• Blasts three goons ^(TFU)

• Pushes Galen with one hand ^(TFUII)

Shield

• Blocks blaster fire ^(GP #1)

• Blocks a Force Push that sends two Stormtroopers flying ^(TFU)

Blast

• Blasts back several alien dogs that were dogpiling him ^(SWT #14)

Lightning

• Note Vader seemingly has the ability to generate Force Lightning, but under normal circumstances cannot due to his mechanical armor ^(RaFDV)

• Launches a ball of Kinetite at Luke ^(SotMEc #4)

  • A later novel explains this was because Vader was drawing upon the power of a Force-amplifying crystal ^(RaFDV)

• Counters Starkiller's lightning ^(TFU)

• Briefly parries lightning with lightning, before being overpowered and then slammed ^(TFU)

##Senses

• Senses Darth Maul's presence ^(SWT #9)

• Can tell when someone is lying ^(SW:R #78)

• Senses a Jedi through the Force ^(StD)

• Senses there's a bomb on Palpatine's chair, then sends said chair out of a window ^(TNA #2)

• Senses Obi-Wan's presence ^(ANH:TSE #2)

• Feels a Jedi tapping into the Force ^(SW:RB #9)

##Telekinesis

Movement

• Slams a giant tree on Dark Woman ^(SWT #2)

• Lifts a giant mining vehicle and slams it down ^(SW:DT #14)

• Picks up a Y-Wing Bomber and slams it down ^(WoDV)

• Moves charging beasts aside ^(TNA #5)

• Destroys several Kaminoan platforms, then lift and throws one ^(TFUII)

• Slams two starships together ^(CoS #1)

• Impales a Jedi with a telekinetically-controlled blade ^(SW:P)

• Opens doors ^(SWT #9)

• Blinds snipers in a tower by directing wind towards them ^(TLC #1)

• Kicks up sand to act as cover ^(WoDV)

• Makes his way through an explosion ^(TLC #4)

• Causes part of a roof structure to collapse ^(SW:RB #8)

• Attempts to crush Galen with a large metal pole ^(TFUII)

• Summons a blizzard of stone shards to attack Luke ^(SotME)

• Makes a telekinetic storm of objects to fight Starkiller ^(TFUn)

• Almost counters the thrust of a TIE fighter ^(TFUIIn)

Throwing

• Throws a starship at some troops ^(TLC #4)

• Throws a tree at a giant monster ^(TNA #5)

• Throws a Kaminoan platform ^(TFUII)

• Throws a stone table at Galen, knocking him far back ^(TFU)

  • In the novelization, the stone table crashes through three pillars before hitting Galen ^(TFUn)

• Repeatedly throws machinery at Galen ^(TFU)

• Slams a zombie into a metal container hard enough to shatter it ^(TFUII)

• Throws two stones at the Dark Woman ^(SWT #2)

• Throws stone debris ^(GD #1)

• Throws a large box ^(SW:DT #11)

• Throws Starkiller in the middle of a lightsaber clash ^(TFUII)

• Throws several large things at Starkiller ^(TFUII)

• Throws a large stone at Luke ^(SotME)

• Throws wrecked platforms and cloning tubes at Starkiller ^(TFUIIn)

• Accelerates loose objects to killing speeds ^(TFUn)

Destruction

• Causes a building to collapse, trapping him in the rubble for days ^(TLC #5)

• Lifts up a giant mech and destroys it ^(WoDV)

• Blasts a hole through a stone wall ^(WoDV)

• Destroys a large wooden hut ^(TFU)

• Disintegrates a Stormtrooper ^(SW:D #7)

• Force-attacks have the force of pile drivers ^(TFUn)

• Bursts through a wall ^(TLC #5)

• Tears apart training Jedi droids ^(GD #2)

• Launches debris and chairs ^(GD #3)

• Busts down a metal barrier ^(ASR #5)

• Bursts through a wall ^(ASR #5)

• Destroys a stormtrooper helmet ^(SW13 #14)

• Tears up a floorboard and sends a giant mass of planks at Shryne ^(TRoDV)

Small Objects

• Deflects a launched projectile ^(THB)

• Summons his lightsaber to him ^(SWT #9)

• Draws a small crystal to him ^(TNA #4)

• Summons a lightsaber to himself ^(TFUn)

Ragdolling People

• Slams Stauz onto the ceiling and holds him there ^(SWT #4)

• Absolutely bullies a Rogue Jedi, ending with blasting them through a wooden hut ^(TFU)

• Throws Galen around before slamming him through the window ^(TFU)

• Cuts apart training droids and ragdolls them with the Force ^(GD #2)

• Manhandles a man ^(TLC #3)

• Launches a Stormtrooper into rock head-first, embedding their head into it ^(TTF #1)

• Launches a man off a platform ^(TLC #3)

• Shoves a trooper off a cliff ^(SW:DT #15)

• Drags a man in a suit back and restrains him ^(SW:DT #12)

• Launches two Imperial Guards out of a window ^(TNA #2)

• Stops a backflip, then slams him to the ground ^(TNA #5)

Otherwise Controlling Beings

• Disarms Boba, then restrains and constricts him with the Force ^(EotE #4)

• Makes a Stormtrooper corpse fire ^(SWT #9)

• Causes someone to be unable to let go of a grenade ^(TTF #1)

• Slams a man's head into the table ^(SW13 #13)

Control

• Disables and destroys a bomb in someone's head ^(SW:RB #10)

• Kills the power to Stauz's implanted force-field generator ^(SWT #4)

• Triggers a switch ^(ESB)

• [Begins torturing an alien to extract information](https://imgur.com/a/wSrbSDn ^(TTF #1)

• Presses a button ^(OotW #1)

• Keeps pressure on a button after it's been released ^(ASR #5)

• Destroys hidden weapons with the Force ^(GoF:C)

• Repairs damaged systems on a starship ^(SW13 #14)

Disarming

• Disarms Han Solo ^(ESB)

• Disarms a man ^(TLC #5)

• Metal rod ^(ASR #2)

Range

• Chokes Admiral Ozzel over a video feed ^(ESB)

• Stops a casket from falling into lava ^(EotE #4)

Energy

• Absorbs Han's pistol shots ^(ESB)

• Redirects blaster fire ^(EotE #4)

• Reflects a blast back into the firer's head ^(SWE #1)

• Blocks a fired shot with his hand ^(SWE #19)

• Blocks an energy blast with his hand ^(TLC #4)

• Blocks a shot with his hand ^(SW:RB #8)

• Briefly blocks Galen's lightning ^(TFU)

• Turns blaster bolts away from him ^(TRoDV)

##Telepathy

• Reaches into Stauz's mind and learns what happened to him ^(SWT #4)

• Reaches out to Luke through the Force ^(ESB)

• Reads Luke's thoughts and feelings, learning he has a sister ^(RotJ)

• Controls a giant monster into being friendly ^(THB)

• Begins mentally influencing Boba, but he resists ^(EotE #4)

• Doesn't seem very worried about Pheromones ^(SWE #19)

• Begins to mentally dominate Valance, before he resists ^(SW77 #29)

• Compels a man to reveal everything he knows ^(WoDV)

• Telepathically communicates with a Force-sensitive woman while concealing himself from the Emperor ^(SW13 #7)

• Finds Leia's identity from a man ^(SW13 #14)

##Other

• Force protects him from a Sith Magic Plague ^(SW:DT #12)

  • Specifically, a talisman transforms sentient beings into Rakghouls ^(SW:DT #11)

• Luke senses his enormous presence in the Force ^(SotME)

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#Physicals:

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##Strength

Striking

• Punches a giant monster out ^(SWT #14)

• Punches Cho'na Bene, then pushes his face down hard enough to shatter a bit of the ground ^(TTF #2)

• Shoulder-check sends a Wookie flying ^(TFU)

• Fractures part of a table ^(TTF #1)

• Launches a man with a kick ^(TNA #5)

• Crushes a lightsaber to dust under his heel ^(TFUn)

Grappling

• Slams Cho'na Bene into a pillar hard enough to shatter part of it and topple the rest ^(TTF #2)

• Stops Dark Woman's strike and throws her ^(SWT #2)

• Restrains Stauz ^(SWT #4)

• Flings Gira by his hair ^(SWT #12)

• Grabs a dude by his hair and slams him on the ground hard enough to crack it ^(GD #4)

• Lifts a man and throws him over the edge ^(GD #5)

• Snaps a man's neck ^(SW:P)

• Snaps a woman's neck ^(SW:P)

• Tears free of an electroshock net ^(StD)

• Holds back an alien monster and kills it ^(TTF #2)

• Tears free of bindings and a crystal/rock structure in a fit of rage ^(TLC #5)

• Stops a man swinging a lightsaber and beats his ass ^(TLC #5)

• Physically chokes Antilles to death ^(ANH)

• Was not sucked into a vacuum upon exposure ^(SWE #2)

• Keeps his grip even with a cyborg pulling him down ^(SW77 #29)

• Weight of a dozen storm troopers were not enough to move Vader ^(GoF:AoT)

• Crushes the head of a stormtrooper ^(SW13 #14)

##Speed

Reaction/Combat

• See deflection subcategory in the Lightsaber section

• Flips over a table to deflect a blaster ^(TNA #1)

• Blocks Celeste's attack ^(SW:DT #11)

• Leaps over a blast, making it hit someone else ^(SWE #19)

• Kills Stormtroopers to save Galen ^(TFU)

• Dodges a thrown metal pole ^(TFUII)

• Cuts whatever this large metal thing is in half ^(TFUII)

• Leaps over a low lightsaber sweep ^(TRoDV)

• Covers 5 meters in the blink of an eye ^(TRoDV)

• Has a lightning-fast underhand sweep ^(TRoDV)

• Bisects a man faster than a human eye could follow ^(SotME)

• Avoids the full force of a lightsaber blow to the head through superhuman reflexes ^(SotME)

• Deflects an axe throw with TK, then kills Wookie warriors ^(TFUn)

##Agility

Horizontal Jumps

• Leaps far off a helicopter-ship ^(TLC #3)

• Leaps across a flaming bridge ^(ASR #5)

• Clears a chasm wider than most men can leap, turning it into a dropkick as well ^(SW77 #29)

• Clears a large gap with a jump ^(TFU)

Vertical Jumps

• Leaps high in the air and deflects a lightsaber ^(SW:P)

• Makes a long jump down ^(THB)

• Leaps down into a pit ^(TFF #2)

• Leaps up ^(TLC #4)

• Leaps off a cliff dramatically ^(SW:DT #14)

• Leaps over a wave of engine fuel ^(ASR #5)

Acrobatics

• Elegantly leaps down stairs ^(ESB)

• Leaps out of a starship into the wreckage of another, agilely navigating the inside ^(TNA #3)

• Lands with grace after falling ^(SWT #9)

• Leaps from platform to platform while fighting with Maul ^(SWT #9)

##Durability

Blunt Force

• Starkiller's clone sends him flying through several metal walls ^(TFUII)

• After getting Force-Blasted, endures Starkiller slamming three giant metal rods on him ^(TFU)

• Takes a Force attack to the chest that had the force of a small explosion ^(TFUn)

• Kicked into wall hard enough to dent it, and then takes an energy blade to the face ^(SWT #4)

• Kicked and punched by Maul ^(SWT #9)

• Endures his own Kinetite blast being reflected back at him, Kinetite is a concentrated kinetic-lightning ball ^(SotME)

• Slammed through a metal door by Starkiller ^(TFU)

• Survives getting Force Pushed through a window and into a statue hard enough to shatter ^(TFU)

• Unharmed from lamp being smashed on the side of his head ^(THB)

• Force Pushed by Celeste into a table and electronic equipment ^(SW:DT #11)

• Takes hit from a metal rod ^(ASR #2)

• Fine after a metal machine slams into him ^(ASR #5)

Sharp

• Takes a blade to the armor ^(SW:P)

Explosive

• Survives a giant explosion that destroyed a casino ^(ASR #5)

• Already heavily damaged, survives a Force blast that tore Stormtroopers to shreds ^(TFUn)

• Caught on the edge of an explosion with his back turned towards it ^(TTF #1)

• Shields others from an explosive device, taking most of the blast on his chest ^(TLC #3)

• Endures a close-range explosion ^(TLC #5)

• Endures a grenade explosion that destroyed a good amount of rock ^(EotE #4)

Lightsabers

• Takes a hit from Luke's lightsaber ^(ESB)

• Takes a lightsaber throw to the helmet ^(SW:P)

• Fights through a lightsaber strike to the back ^(StD)

Electricity

• Endures the shock from an electroshock net ^(StD)

• Shoved back into a lightning rod ^(TFUII)

• Already heavily injured, survives getting caught in an explosion caused by Palpatine and Starkiller ^(TFU)

• Takes an unexpected blast of lightning from Galen's clone ^(TFUII)

• Eats force-lightning ^(GD #5)

• Begins to resist a lightning attack from Starkiller II ^(TFUIIn)

• Endures a hyper-concentrated blast of lightning from Starkiller II ^(TFUIIn)

Blaster and other Energy Weapons

• Withstands a powerful Force blast that disintegrates Stormtroopers ^(TFUII)

• Withstands glancing blaster shots ^(TTF #1)

• Blast to the head only disorientates him for a bit ^(EotE #4)

• Endures a glancing blast from Leia's heavy rifle ^(SotME)

  • That rifle could annihilate rock and mineral ^(SotME)

• Flamethrowers and some kind of energy weapon take him down ^(TLC #4)

Endurance

• Fights through a lightsaber hit to the side, head, and then finally impales himself with his own lightsaber to kill Maul ^(SWT #9)

• Sparred with Starkiller for hours ^(TFUIIn)

• Eats a lightsaber to the back ^(SW:P)

• Withstands debris being hurled at him ^(SW:P)

• Survived being trapping rubble for days ^(TLC #5)

• Ignores a lightsaber hit to the forearm ^(TRoDV)

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#Gear and Equipment:

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##Vehicles & Piloting

• Destroys multiple ships and guides his side through a fight ^(TLC #2)

• Destroys several ships, with a Stormtrooper remarking Vader was by far the best pilot they'd ever seen ^(CoS #4)

• Takes out automated cannons with one shot each, using no targeting system ^(WoDV)

• According to himself, remained the galaxies best pilot ^(TRoDV)

##Armor

• Suit maintenance ^(TLC #1)

• Unaffected by a necrotic airborne virus ^(GD #2)

• Vision enhancers are built into his mask ^(TRoDV)

• Suit has an array of sense-enhancing technology ^(TRoDV)

• Suit self-seals after damage ^(TRoDV)

##Other

• Briefly wielded a Cortosis Blade, which disrupts Lightsabers ^(SW:P)

• Kills the Star Wars Fantastic Four with hidden traps ^(SWT #9)

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Starkiller: YOU AGREED TO STAY AWAY!

Vader: ...I lied!

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