Star Wars sources and analogues had started working together again. In a 2005 interview, George Lucas was asked the origins of the name "Darth Vader", and replied: "Darth is a variation of dark. And Vader is a variation of father. So it's basically Dark Father." (Rolling Stone, June 2, 2005). "Vader" is the Dutch word for "father" (the Dutch word is instead pronounced "fah-der"), and the German word for "father" ("Vater") is similar. However, in the earliest scripts for "Star Wars", the name "Darth Vader" was given to a human Imperial general with no apparent relationships. Commentators have noted the strong political analogies in the
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second installment of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, and stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Frank Oz. Set ten years after the events in "", the galaxy is on the brink of civil war, with thousands of planetary systems threatening to secede from the Galactic Republic. After