Darth Vader Darth Vader Darth Vader is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. He is the main antagonist of the original trilogy, but, as Anakin Skywalker, is the main protagonist of the prequel trilogy. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas has collectively referred to the first six episodic films of the franchise as "the tragedy of Darth Vader." Originally a Jedi prophesied to bring balance to the Force, Anakin Skywalker is lured to the dark side of the Force by Palpatine, who is secretly a Sith Lord. After fighting a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi in which he
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis date." Star Wars: Darth Plagueis Star Wars: Darth Plagueis is a novel that is part of the "Star Wars" expanded universe. It was written by James Luceno, and released on January 10, 2012. The novel covers the later life and machinations of Sith lord Darth Plagueis, over a roughly fifty-year period pre-dating "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace". The novel details Plagueis' overthrow of his own master Darth Tenebrous, his work as head of a powerful banking consortium on the Muun homeworld, his discovery, recruitment and training of the teenaged Palpatine of Naboo, and the efforts of Plagueis to undermine the