Darth Vader

English thumb|Darth Vader in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland. thumb|right|A Darth Vader (common noun, sense 2) on the Gatwick Express. Etymology "Darth" is a en dark death 1 (the derivation from Dark Lord of the Sith is a later development). "Vader" is traditionally explained as being from en nl vader father. However, Vader was not a literal father until The Empire Strikes Back (after the character was introduced), making this explanation more dubious than it may initially seem. This leaves a few possibilities. One is that it is still derived from “father,” but from a larger phrase “dark father,” where “dark” supports a figurative reading of “father” that alludes to absolute power rather than literal paternity. Were that so, this internal codename could even be an inspiration for the later idea of Darth Vader’s literal paternity over Luke. Another possibility is that it is a shortening of en invader, or that it is derived from the surname en Vader. Note that these above etymologies are not necessarily mutually exclusive, since names of characters in fiction are often compositions of various terms designed to evoke a certain sentiment.The Secret History of Star Wars Michael Kaminski 18 November 2008 Legacy Books Press 9780978465230 Appendix C: The Dark Father Pronunciation därthʹ vāʹdər UK, en /ˈdɑː(ɹ)θ ˈveɪ.də(ɹ)/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Darth Vader.wav US Noun 1 en force A powerful individual or force, particularly one that is seen as malevolent, dominating and threatening. en 2004 Robert Whiting The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime 130 Irabu had hired Nomura, a man with whom he obviously had a great deal in common, and, who, as we have seen, was rapidly becoming the Darth Vader of Japanese baseball. en 2003 Marleen S. Barr Envisioning the Future: Science Fiction and the Next Millennium xvii Bush's missile shield plan positions him as Darth Vader. en 2002 James Price Dillard; Michael Pfau The Persuasion Handbook: the Persuasion Handbook (c): Developments in Theory and Practice 611 Commonly assumed to exert massive effects on the electorate, political spots (notably negative ones) have been teasingly called the Darth Vader of modern politics... en 1998 Jon Lewis The New American Cinema 108 In two different speeches the vice president called Malone, alternately “the Darth Vader of the cable industry,” and “[the man who runs] the cable Cosa Nostra.” en informal British rail A British Rail Class 460 train. en When the new GEX stock (Darth Vaders!!) are in service, and the inevitable happens and they break down, EWS will no doubt trundle along to rescue it Gatwick Express New Stock Nose Cones gl1 https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.transport.london/mKwGf-OK-sg/qEwBcM7Aig8J 1999-09-17 uk.transport.london en What was modified so that 73s could haul (or push) and heat air-con stock on Gatwick Express (pre Darth Vader) - the locos or the coaches? What future for the MK3's? Peter Masson https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.railway/pf12D7gn_NU/M0GrK1RqGzQJ 2005-01-05 uk.railway en Is there not also a degree of commonality with the Darth Vader units of Gatwick Express, which are likely to join the Southern fleet when (if) the GatEx franchise is terminated? First Capital Connect want more 319s from Southern Tony Polson https://groups.google.com/d/msg/uk.railway/t8CGFFe0fU0/U6D9XkGGjUcJ 2006-02-11 uk.railway en 2016-04-15 Hugh Llewelyn EMUs A History Amberley Publishing Limited 9781445649832 With the streamlined cabs of the other reused driving cars being replaced with conventional cabs with gangway connections, the striking Darth Vaders will no longer be seen in service. Proper noun 1 en Q12206942 Darth Vader, a villain of the science-fantasy film series Star Wars. en 1982 1 television production Knight of the Phoenix Knight Rider David Hasselhoff Michael Knight What's all this? Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom. Derived terms en Darth Vader-esque en Darth Vaderian en Darth Vaderish en Vaderesque Related terms en Darth Translations Sith alter ego of Anakin Skywalker Arabic: ar دَارْث فِيدَر Bulgarian: bg Дарт Ве́йдър m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 達斯·維達 Dásī Wéidá Dutch: nl Darth Vader m Esperanto: eo Dart Vader French: fr Dark Vador m German: de Darth Vader m Greek: el Νταρθ Βέιντερ m Hebrew: he דארת׳ ויידר m darθ veyder Hindi: hi डार्थ वेडर m Icelandic: is Svarthöfði m Italian: it Dart Fener m, it Darth Vader m Japanese: ja ダース・ヴェイダー Dāsu Veidā Korean: ko ^다스 ^베이더 Lithuanian: lt Dartas Veideris m Marathi: mr डार्थ व्हेडर m Portuguese: pt Darth Vader m Russian: ru Дарт Ве́йдер m Dart Vɛ́jdɛr Spanish: es Darth Vader m References Further reading British Rail Class 460 Wookieepedia article on Darth Vader en terms derived from Star Wars en Fictional characters Star Wars