Darth Vader also appears in numerous iterations of the "Star Wars" Expanded Universe including television series (most substantially ""), video games, novels, literature and comic books. Darth Vader has become one of the most iconic villains in popular culture, and has been listed among the greatest villains and fictional characters ever. The American Film Institute listed him as the third greatest movie villain in cinema history on "100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains", behind Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates. His role as a tragic hero in the prequel trilogy was met with mixed reviews. In the first draft of "The Star Wars",
Star Wars prequel trilogy to the dark side in a quest to save Padmé, rather than just believing that the Jedi are plotting to take over the Republic. The rewrite was accomplished both through editing principal footage, and filming new and revised scenes during pick-ups in 2004. Citations Works cited Star Wars prequel trilogy The "Star Wars" prequel trilogy is a set of three prequel films in the "Star Wars" franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. Like the original trilogy, it was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The trilogy consists of "" (1999), "" (2002), and