• TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca
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        5 days ago

        Nein. That is not true. “Vader” means “father” in German. “Dark Vader” means “dark father”.

        On the lava planet of Mustafar, Dark Vader killed Vader (the normal father, who was Anikan Skywalker). Anikan Skywalker was a great Jedi Master. Unfortunately, Dark Vader killed Anikan and became Luke’s new Vader.

        Dark Vader politely informed Luke, “I am your Vader”, letting him know who his new Vader was. Luke’s girlfriend Leia was very angry that Dark Vader was indeed Luke’s Vader. This caused many issues going forward.