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The sound of Vader's breathing was created by the film's sound designer, Ben Burtt, using modified recordings of a scuba breathing apparatus. [14] The sound effect is trademarked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. [15] Lucas has provided differing accounts of how the name "Darth Vader" originated.
Darth Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy and so is his wife and the twins' mother Padmé Amidala; while his mother Shmi is a minor character in the first and second films respectively.
Anakin is a masculine given name usually given in reference to the Star Wars character Darth Vader, a hero turned villain whose original name was Anakin Skywalker.In Legends continuity, the name is shared with Anakin Solo, the third child of Han Solo and Leia Organa, daughter of Anakin Skywalker.
The critter’s carapaced head has been compared to Darth Vader’s iconic helmet. AFP via Getty Images It’s essentially a souped-up undersea version of the sow bug, a similarly-segmented ...
As one of the greatest actors of his generation and the iconic voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, James Earl Jones played a larger-than-life role in American culture throughout his long ...
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning at ...
[262] [263] Darth Vader's design was initially inspired by Samurai armor, and also incorporated a German military helmet. [ 264 ] [ 265 ] Originally, Lucas conceived of the Sith as a group that served the Emperor in the same way the Schutzstaffel (SS) served Adolf Hitler , but this was condensed into one character in the form of Vader. [ 266 ]
In the mid-1970s “Star Wars” creator George Lucas cast towering British actor David Prowse as the guy inside Darth Vader’s black suit, but decided he wanted someone else to voice the character.