When they finally escape, at the expense of Obi-Wan's life ( sacrificed in a duel with Vader ), they take part in the Battle of Yavin, in which Luke destroys the Death Star in his X-wing fighter.

Goldust and Vader feuded throughout the fall and finally faced off at the Royal Rumble, in a match which Vader won.

Traveller received legal copyright threats due to the fact that Traveller Supplement 4: Citizens of the Imperium included game statistics for Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in it as sample characters.

When he began working for WCW full-time, Vader was paired with a manager, Harley Race, and received a shot at Sting's WCW World Heavyweight Championship on April 12, 1992, and was disqualified.

Eventually, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon demanded that Vader cease his attacks, and received a Vader bomb for his efforts.

Vader again received an opportunity to face The Undertaker ( this time for the WWF Championship ) at In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede, but lost.

Vader and Goldust interfered in the match on Coachman's behalf and received spinebusters for their efforts.

Due to injuries received at the hands of Vader in their semi-final match that night, Austin easily defeated him and mocked his recital of the biblical passage John 3: 16 by saying " You sit there, and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere ... Talk about your Psalms, talk about your John 3: 16 ... Austin 3: 16 says I just whipped your ass !".

He was out of action for several weeks, selling the injuries he received at the hands of Vader, but, eventually reappeared at WrestleMania XII, in, coincidentally enough, a Vader match.

In a rematch on April 24, Vader powerbombed Cactus onto the concrete floor outside the ring.

Vader and Kane had a rematch at Over the Edge in a Mask vs.

* Vader is the same as the traditional Black Russian, but with the addition of Jägermeister.

At the time, Russell described his character as " a mercenary, and his style of fighting is a combination of Bruce Lee, The Exterminator, and Darth Vader, with Eastwood's vocal-ness.

Despite the disdain of the British media, Brooks's overall popularity in the country was evident, with a top disc jockey, Nick Barraclough, referring to Brooks as Garth Vader ( a play on Darth Vader ) for his " invasion " of the charts and his success in the country genre.

The third film in the original trilogy, Return of the Jedi, ends with Luke redeeming Vader and helping to destroy the Empire, thus fulfilling his destiny as a Jedi.

While preparing for a last battle with the Empire on Endor, Luke reveals to a stunned Leia that she is, in fact, his twin sister, and that Vader is their father.

Leia is able to leverage her biological relationship to Vader to persuade a Noghri assassin to travel with her to Honoghr and help convince the Noghri of the Empire's deception.

The group sneaks onto the Death Star and rescues the captive Princess Leia ; as they are escaping, Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a duel with Vader.

Against Obi-Wan and Yoda's advice, he travels to Cloud City to save them, only to be lured into a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader.

Luke escapes with R2's help, saving his friends and destroying Jabba's barge, with the aid of a new green lightsaber constructed following the loss of his first weapon in his duel with Vader.

The Emperor and Vader attempt to turn Luke to the dark side with promises to save his friends from certain death.

While the first draft of The Star Wars includes a tall, grim general named Darth Vader, the character came closer in line with his final depiction in the second revision.

The first level of LucasArts ' Dark Forces gives the player a supporting role in Leia's mission, while a mission in Battlefront II tasks the player with acting as a stormtrooper or Darth Vader in an attempt to recover the plans and capture Leia.

In The Fairly OddParents, Dark Laser ( a play on Darth Vader ) planned to build a space station, known as the " Death Ball ", a space station with Laser's face on it.

Along with Anakin Skywalker ( Darth Vader ), R2-D2 and C-3PO, he is one of only four characters to appear in all six Star Wars films.

During Luke's battle with Vader, in which he loses his right hand, he learns that the Sith Lord is his father.

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ), set six months after The Empire Strikes Back ( in the novelization ), Obi-Wan Kenobi appears on Dagobah to talk with Luke, who has learned from a dying Yoda that Vader is indeed his father.

Arriving on Mustafar, Padmé confronts Vader and realizes with horror that Obi-Wan had been telling the truth.

Obi-Wan and Vader then fight a furious lightsaber duel, which ends with Obi-Wan severing Vader's legs and left arm in midair.

The WWF replaced them with former WCW talent such as Vader ( Leon White ), Stone Cold Steve Austin, Brian Pillman, Mankind ( Mick Foley ), and Farooq ( Ron Simmons ).

Along with Anakin Skywalker ( Darth Vader ), Obi-Wan Kenobi, and C-3PO, he is one of only four characters to appear in all six Star Wars films.

Along with Anakin Skywalker ( Darth Vader ), Obi-Wan Kenobi and R2-D2, he is one of only four characters to appear in all six Star Wars films.

Sting defeated Ric Flair to win his first NWA World Championship at 1990 The Great American Bash, and Ron Simmons upset Vader in 1992 for the WCW title, becoming the first African-American to hold a major world title.

The headline match saw the WCW World Heavyweight Championship change hands as Sting captured the title from Big Van Vader.

That summer he teamed with Big Van Vader and reignited his feud with Sting.

At Fall Brawl, Sting's team ( Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster ) defeated Sid's team ( Sid, Vader, and Harlem Heat ) in a WarGames match.

He engaged in feuds with Sid Vicious and Big Van Vader, whom he challenged for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Slamboree, and formed a mildly successful alliance with Sting.

On September 19, at Fall Brawl, Animal was the advisor for Sting's team, consisting of Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster for WarGames, defeating Big Van Vader, Sid Vicious, and Harlem Heat.

Sting suffered a pair of cracked ribs and a ruptured spleen in the match after taking a splash from Vader, though he continued to compete infrequently while recuperating.

Vader was placed in a feud with Nikita Koloff shortly afterward, while Sting recuperated.

At Starrcade, Vader lost to Sting in the finals of the " King of Cable " tournament.

On March 11, 1993, Vader lost the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Sting in London, England.

In subsequent weeks, Vader successfully defended the title against Davey Boy Smith, Sting, and Dustin Rhodes.

Sting requested the match rather than be awarded the title after an injury to his original opponent, Rick Rude, and defeated Vader.

Following the event, Hogan grew interested in Vader and asked for his assistance in his developing feud with the Dungeon of Doom, by asking him to join him, Randy Savage, and Sting for WarGames.

The highlight of his run as Super Invader was his appearance at Clash of the Champions XX teaming with Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, and Big Van Vader in an elimination tag team match against Sting, Nikita Koloff, and the Steiner Brothers.

Sting refused and said he wanted to win the belt in the ring against Big Van Vader, whom Rick Rude was originally slated to defend the Championship against at that same event before being struck with an injury.

Sting defeated Vader at Slamboree 1994 to win the then vacant title.

They became heels and teamed with Vader and Sid Vicious in the War Games at Fall Brawl on September 19, 1993, against Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster.

* Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Super Invader and Big Van Vader defeated Sting, Nikita Koloff and The Steiner Brothers ( Rick and Scott ) in a single-elimination tag team match

* Sting defeated Vader to win the vacant WCW International World Heavyweight Championship ( 13: 54 )

** Sting pinned Vader after a splash from the top rope.

** Sting replaced Rick Rude, who was scheduled to defend the title against Vader, but suffered a career-ending back injury in Japan, where he won back the title against Sting.

* El Gigante, Sting, and The Steiner Brothers ( Rick and Scott ) defeated Abdullah the Butcher, The Diamond Studd, Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader in a Chamber of Horrors match ( 12: 33 )

* Sting and Davey Boy Smith defeated Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious ( with Harley Race and Col. Robert Parker ) ( 16: 44 )