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See How Darth Vader Does Disney World

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:45:40 +0000

Ever since news broke that Disney purchased Lucasfilm, AKA the 'Star Wars' franchise, tons of Disney-meets-Star-Wars art has hit the net. It's not only really cool, the art also helps us to picture what it'll be like when the sci-fi franchise is immersed in cartoon land.

Guy Fights Real-Life Darth Vader, Mrs. Vader Gets Punched Instead

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:30:32 +0000

Changing our name to something completely badass is one of those fantasies us guys have, but we never follow through with it. Why? The women in our lives would kill us. You know– “The Terminator” or “Optimus Prime.” Well, we’re giving a big ole’ head nod to Mark Nokes over in England, because he legally [...]

Darth Vader Is the Meanest Boss Ever in Funny PC Store Ad [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:40:44 +0000

Oh, how the mighty have fallen! In this commercial for Currys PC World, Darth Vader appears to have taken a job in retail middle management. Guess there’s not a lot of job openings for “evil galactic overlord” these days. Still, the Sith Lord takes his job very seriously and even threatens one worker at the [...]

Darth Vader Blasts George Lucas For Changing 'Star Wars' at the '2011 Scream Awards' [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:54:02 +0000

At the ‘2011 Scream Awards,’ Darth Vader channeled the Dark Side and won the award for Ultimate Villain. But he wasn’t content to simply accept the honor. During his speech, Vader complained loudly about the digital enhancements that creator George Lucas has made to the ‘Star Wars’ films over the years.

Darth Vader Throws First Pitch at Oakland A's Game [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +0000

Recently, we learned Abraham Lincoln is a heck of a quarterback. Darth Vader, however, botched his chance to show off his athletic abilities when he one-hopped the first pitch at O.co Coliseum in Oakland before the A’s game against the Tigers on Friday night.

Darth Vader's Melodramatic 'Noooo!' Added to Other Classic Films [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:33:10 +0000

George Lucas has angered ‘Star Wars‘ purists yet again by tinkering with the film’s original trilogy, this time in the upcoming Blu-Ray re-release of the films, which include previously deleted scenes and lines. The change that has drawn the most negative attention is the addition to the scene in ‘Return of the Jedi’ in which Darth Vader saves [...]

Darth Vader Faces Off With Peter Pan at the Disneyland Parade [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:52:25 +0000

Last week, ‘Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader grabbed a couple of stormtroopers and took in the parade at Disneyland. Despite Darth’s reputation for intergalactic terror, the crowd found his presence highly entertaining, and the Disney characters marching in the parade had no qualms about getting in Anakin Skywalker’s face and taunting him with their wholesome [...]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Killed Off in Osama bin Laden Spoof

Critter — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:10:44 +0000

According to a mock publication called the Galactic Empire Times, Imperial leader Darth Vader confirmed this week that terrorist mastermind Obi-Wan Kenobi has been killed. In this spoof of the recent killing of Osama bin Laden, “agents of the Imperial Army and stormtroopers of the 501st Legion” found Obi-Wan in a “compound, only about 50 [...]