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In ESB, did Vader sense Leia instead of Luke when he was chasing the Falcon? [duplicate]
In ESB, at the end of Hoth's attack, Vader saw the Falcon take off.
He's looking for Luke Skywalker. For him, Luke is on the ship, according to this:
"Our pursuit ships have sighted the Millennium ...
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Why does Vader think that Obi-Wan can "no longer help" Luke? [duplicate]
In Episode V, what did Vader mean when he told the Emperor:
Obi-Wan can no longer help him?
Help him in what way? Obi-Wan's Force ghost 'had been' helping Luke since the Battle of Yavin which ...
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Did Darth Vader astral-project himself into the cave on Dagobah?
Did Darth Vader astral-project a solid image of himself in the cave on Dagobah the same way that Luke did on the planet Crait?
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What is thy bidding, my master? [closed]
In the original Star Wars trilogy we can see from episode IV to VI the respect shown by Darth Vader to his Emperor, Darth Sidious even when the latter was not present.
However, I find a specific ...
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Did Captain Needa die in The Empire Strikes Back?
Did Darth Vader actually kill or just stun Captain Lorth Needa?
My question comes from when I read could I fake death to stop being Force-choked? or more specifically this comment by onewho which in ...
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Why did Darth Vader reveal to Luke that he is his father?
In my opinion, Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader are different. In Return of the Jedi, Luke says, "I've accepted the truth that you were once Anakin Skywalker, my father". Then Vader says, "that name ...
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How did Darth Vader know the rebel base was on Hoth?
In The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader looks at a picture of a shield generator on an ice planet and declares that's the rebel base. How could he know merely by looking at the picture from the probe? ...
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Is there a story behind the misquote, "Luke, I am your father"?
I've wondered for a long time how a misquote of the famous reveal in The Empire Strikes Back crystalized in pop culture history rather than Vader's actual line:
No, I am your father.
How did the ...
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When does Darth Vader realise Palpatine lied to him about his killing Padme?
At the end of Episode III we see:
DARTH VADER: (continuing) Where is Padme? Is she safe, is she all right?
DARTH SIDIOUS moves closer to the half droid/half man.
DARTH SIDIOUS: I'm afraid she died. .....
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Where is Vader's meditation chamber on the Executor?
Is there any indication of where Vader's hyperbaric meditation chamber is in relation to any other feature of the Executor?
And before you ask, yes, I've seen the model below but I find its lack of ...
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If Darth Vader discovered Luke was his son from the Emperor in the 2004 retconned version of “The Empire Strikes Back”, then how did the Emperor know?
The basics.
This question is based on an answer I posted on the “Movies and TV” Stack Exchange which asked about how Darth Vader discovered Luke Skywalker was his son and how the logic/rationale over ...
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Did Darth Vader's TIE fighter appear in any version of Empire Strikes Back?
Lego has released their versions of the iconic Star Wars movie posters, including this one of the Empire Strikes Back:
I have a print of the original as well. It suddenly dawned on me that right in ...
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Why did Darth Vader choose to take shots from Han Solo?
In Episode V, in Cloud City, Lando Calrissian brings Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca into an trap, where Darth Vader is sitting in a room. Han immediately takes his gun out and shoots at Vader.
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