darth vader theroy.

the only explanation is that the name can not possible be related to Father since when he got named and in all the drafts that preceded ANH, he simply wasn't luke's father!

Maybe GL just thought the name sounded cool eh? I mean, come on, would we all hold "Darth David" in as high esteem? NO!

Darth Vader means "dark father" get over it

Originally posted by gingermagic
Darth Vader means "dark father" get over it

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[QUOTE=3958009]Originally posted by SixOfTwelve
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Darth Vader is definitely a riff on "Dark Father", but it has nothing to do with the Dutch language.

"'Darth' is a variation of dark. And 'Vader' is a variation of father. So it's basically Dark Father. All the names have history, but sometimes I make mistakes -- Luke was originally going to be called Luke Starkiller, but then I realized that wasn't appropriate for the character. It was appropriate for Anakin, but not his son. I said, 'Wait, we can't weigh this down too much -- he's the one that redeems him.'" - George Lucas, Rolling Stone, June 2005

Unless you want to argue with George himself, that is...

Originally posted by mossman
Unless you want to argue with George himself, that is...

More often than not, that's what being a Star Wars fan is all about.
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