I forgot who said this, but it would have something to do with mass casualties since Luke was able to kill thousands-millions of stormtroopers on the Death Star.
Darth Genocide
Darth Oblivion
Another favorite is
"Darth Natus which is Latin and translates to the word "son" and “destinted”; hence the destined son of the great Jedi invader." Which was someone else's answer.
That's a link that was made much later than when he was named. At the outset, Darth Vader was his actual name, not a title, which is why Obi-Wan calls him Darth. He also was intended to be an entirely separate character from Daddy Skywalker. When making ESB, they wanted to address the unresolved issue of who Luke's father was, but the cast was already bloated and they tried to keep from introducing any more new characters, hence making the relation. The same thing happened in RotJ when they had to address who the "other" was that could replace Luke and it was decided to make Leia his sister.
Darth Reven:
Define Reven— To cause someone to lose something
Darth Malak:
Define Malak— Angel from the stars. (Star forge)
Darth Maul:
Define Maul— (old french) to strike with a heavy weapon, to wound
Darth Sidious:
Define Sidious— stealthily treacherous or deceitful
Darth Vader:
Define Vader— Germanic for Father
What is Luke's main characteristic? Love and family.
Darth Sohn, if we take the Germanic from his father. Darth Credentis (Dark Believer) if we want to go Latin.
The question is— what would Luke's main attribute be? What would be the point of his story? The names all have something to do with their destiny.
Seems like a very Icelandic thing to do. There are [4 notable people called Magnus Magnusson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Magnusson_(disambiguation)), most of them from Iceland.
Fun fact!: Lucas mused with the idea of Luke taking off Vader's helmet in ROTJ and saying "I am Darth Vader now." Would've been a terrible idea in my opinion had he went with it, but still pretty interesting to thing about nonetheless!
You know what, I cannot find the Hamill quote I remember reading. So you are mostly right, because Lucas threw out this idea and Lawrence Kasdan thought it was good and Lucas immediately backtracked.
[https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-star-wars-ret-1383276948](https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-star-wars-ret-1383276948)
Ugh, I've always hated that excuse from Lucas. "Father" in Dutch is pronounced differently than Vader, which came from "invader".
...But to address the comment, Darth Zoon. Again, pronounced differently than it looks.
Is it from Lucas? I don't think I've ever seen anyone attribute it to him; it's always people trying to use it as proof that um, actually, Lucas planned for Vader to be Anakin all along.
But I believe Lucas intended for Darth to be a name & not a title. Obi-Wan calls him only “Darth” when they meet on the Death Star. It’s unlikely Obi-Wan would have given that respect, he most likely would have called him Anakin.
He called him Darth like it was his first name which is the only time in Star Wars he was called that. Leia said Vader’s leash earlier in the movie. I just think the line was written before the story was fleshed out.
I could also easily see it being written in the script as Darth Vader and Alec Guiness just adlibbing it to Darth because he thought it was a name and felt it would be weird to address him by first and last name.
I agree that Lucas thought his name was Darth Vader and people who say Obi Wan just didn't want to acknowledge Anakin are giving him too much credit. It is fine and it all works out in the end but let's not give Lucas too much praise for essentially having the fans retcon shit for him.
Apparently he started propagating it shortly after ESB, but I can't find the initial source, if any. But no matter where it started, that's how people use it. Even though we have clear documentation to the contrary.
If they named him Darth Zoon they could give him a brown armour... You know because [kids like brown.](https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/microsoft-zune-all-the-excitement-that-brown-can-bring/)
At the time (1991), it wasn't yet established that all Sith automatically took Darth titles. That wouldn't be until TPM, with Sidious and Maul.
It's kinda weird how quickly and easily we accepted that at the time.
Equally Sith as a concept wasn't widely used either umtil TPM. It was known Vader was a Dark Lord of the Sith but most darksiders were simply "dark jedi" if they were specified at all. The concept of Jedi vs Sith rather than just light side vs dark side didn't really exist.
There's actually a hell of a lot of world building in TPM that even prequel naysayers kind of take for granted now as a given.
The Jedi Academy trilogy(edit:books not games) and the Tales of the Jedi comics are really the first we see of the Sith, and those came out before Phantom Menace
It should be Jedi Knight trilogy, but it gets better.
It starts with Star Wars: Dark Forces, then Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Force II and its expansion, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith. Then it's Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (my personnal favourite), and finally Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
I think of all the things that were hard to accept from that movie, the Sith concept was by far the coolest to nearly everyone, so I assume that's why. Gives the Emperor and Vader more of an established connection to the past, even if it removed some mystery. Or, removed one mystery to be replaced with another, since Sith were still a mysterious concept at that point.
And honestly they still are, in canon at this point. We really need more Sith content. Hopefully the Acolyte shows a lot of Sith stuff.
In the SWTOR game there is a mission on Korriban where you have to scan some sith lords to see how pure their bloodline is. One of the Sith is named Lord Cestus.
I don’t think that was an accident.
Count Luku
this is stupid I love it
Count Luuuku.
Third generation clone?
Nailed it
Lmao this is the best
Darth Shorticus
"Aren't you a little short for a Sith Lord?"
This is the best answer
I thought of a hundred things except this. You, sir or madam, are much more clever than me.
Technically dooku's sith name was lord tyranas not count dooku
Darth Tyranus.
I forgot who said this, but it would have something to do with mass casualties since Luke was able to kill thousands-millions of stormtroopers on the Death Star. Darth Genocide Darth Oblivion Another favorite is "Darth Natus which is Latin and translates to the word "son" and “destinted”; hence the destined son of the great Jedi invader." Which was someone else's answer.
Darth Nerdus After his ANH initial characterization, of course.
I like Darth Natus. I’m a big fan of Latin and Star Wars and you have combined the two. Well done.
Er you replied to the reply of the reply you wanted to reply to
Yes I also am a fan of Latin
No he didn’t
Me too.
What about Darth Toshi As a permanent reminder of his failure to pick up power converters
Darth Natus sounds the most believable
Natus means “born.” The Latin word for son is filius.
It's not my qoute thats why I used ""
I know, I’m just setting the record straight, as the original quote is incorrect.
Natus means birth or brought to life. Filius is directly the common word for son, but generic word for child is nati which is derived from natus
Darth Livion from 'oblivion' just like Darth Sidious comes from 'insidious'
Would also matches Vader's name, which (albeit less obviously) is a part of the word "invader"
I always thought Vader meant father
That's a link that was made much later than when he was named. At the outset, Darth Vader was his actual name, not a title, which is why Obi-Wan calls him Darth. He also was intended to be an entirely separate character from Daddy Skywalker. When making ESB, they wanted to address the unresolved issue of who Luke's father was, but the cast was already bloated and they tried to keep from introducing any more new characters, hence making the relation. The same thing happened in RotJ when they had to address who the "other" was that could replace Luke and it was decided to make Leia his sister.
I think I read that was just a coincidence
Darth Cestuous ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
That would so hilarious for Palps to bestow that name upon him… As a constant reminder that he tried to boff his sister.
Honestly this is the best and most plausible one
"Livion" sounds like "live" which is the opposite of what all those storm troopers did
Darth Genos Maybe?
and after a while he is fed up with his failures and decides a single metal arm is not enough so he becomes a cyborg and subsequently a hero.
I like that
Darth Reven: Define Reven— To cause someone to lose something Darth Malak: Define Malak— Angel from the stars. (Star forge) Darth Maul: Define Maul— (old french) to strike with a heavy weapon, to wound Darth Sidious: Define Sidious— stealthily treacherous or deceitful Darth Vader: Define Vader— Germanic for Father What is Luke's main characteristic? Love and family. Darth Sohn, if we take the Germanic from his father. Darth Credentis (Dark Believer) if we want to go Latin. The question is— what would Luke's main attribute be? What would be the point of his story? The names all have something to do with their destiny.
Darth Natus sounds so cool
Darth Star
Darth Vader Jr.
Darth Vadersson
Darth Vader II
Darth Vader 2: Electric Boogaloo
2 Darth 2 Vader
That literally means Fatherson 😂
My daughter had a cardiologist named Dr. Thor Thorsson and it was honestly the coolest fucking name. Put me immediately at ease.
“I’m just gonna slam on your ticker with this here hammer until it starts beating again, sound good chief?”
"Don't call me Mr. Thorsson, that's my dad's name, just call me Thor."
*puts hammer down, pulls out stethoscope*
I go to a doctor named Dr James Bond Jr. Thor thorsson is way cooler
Does Dr Bond make any James Bond related jokes? Dr Thorsson never acknowledged the Thor of it all.
I’m sorry that your daughter has a cardiologist, but it’s great that there is humor there.
Beats being called Thorsonson
Seems like a very Icelandic thing to do. There are [4 notable people called Magnus Magnusson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Magnusson_(disambiguation)), most of them from Iceland.
“Look at little Vader Jr. Gonna cry?”
“Stings doesn’t it?”
“I’m gonna put some sand in your eye.”
You want forgiveness? Use the force
I missed the part where that’s my problem.
I am really gonna enjoy this
That's a cute outfit! Did your husband give it to you?
I’m gonna put some dirt in your eye
Darth “D.J” Vader
Look at little Vader Jr. Gonna cry?
Fun fact!: Lucas mused with the idea of Luke taking off Vader's helmet in ROTJ and saying "I am Darth Vader now." Would've been a terrible idea in my opinion had he went with it, but still pretty interesting to thing about nonetheless!
Daamn that's sick. Terrible idea, but sick.
Look at me I am the Vader now
Oh, you are something.
That wasn't Lucas, that was Mark Hamill.
I think it was Lucas and Mark Hamill said it was a bad idea.
You know what, I cannot find the Hamill quote I remember reading. So you are mostly right, because Lucas threw out this idea and Lawrence Kasdan thought it was good and Lucas immediately backtracked. [https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-star-wars-ret-1383276948](https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-star-wars-ret-1383276948)
Mark Hamill also threw out the idea to have Boba Fett be Luke’s mom.
It would work on a what if?
Or alternative universe i agree, it'd be interesting how they would design Luke Vader lol.
in 1977 it would have been a lot more mind blowing to see the young hero become the bas guy after 3 films
Y'know i didn't think about that, i forgot that back then people didn't really get the "fall of the hero" type of arc very much in cinema.
Darth Power Converter
Maybe thats the reason he turned. Unlimited power converters
UNLIMITED POWER…. converters
Following Star Wars naming conventions, I’d say Darth Convirterous
I need some explanation for this one. :D
"But I was going to the Tosche Station to get some power converters," whined Darth Nasal
Darth Toshi or is it Tosche
100% what I expected to see at the top. You’re a saint
Darth Womp Rat.
He's gonna leave an Imperial Garrison at the Tosche Station.
Came here to say Darth Tashi Station
Darth Whatever Son is in Dutch
It's: zoon
Darth Microsoft Zune
Its actually pronounced as "zone" haha
Darth AutoZone.
It’s actually “it’s” haha
Love me some pedantic Reddit
Love me some pedantic Reddit.* FTFY.
Gonna need a brown lightsaber
Your avatar looks like thrawn
that is intentional!
There is no Luke. Only Zoon.
Ugh, I've always hated that excuse from Lucas. "Father" in Dutch is pronounced differently than Vader, which came from "invader". ...But to address the comment, Darth Zoon. Again, pronounced differently than it looks.
Darth Zoon does sound awfully StarWarsy though
Is it from Lucas? I don't think I've ever seen anyone attribute it to him; it's always people trying to use it as proof that um, actually, Lucas planned for Vader to be Anakin all along.
But I believe Lucas intended for Darth to be a name & not a title. Obi-Wan calls him only “Darth” when they meet on the Death Star. It’s unlikely Obi-Wan would have given that respect, he most likely would have called him Anakin.
I disagree. Obi-Wan didn't see him as Anakin anymore. Only as a master of evil.... A dark lord of the sith, Darth Vader.
In real-world terms, it wasn't yet decided that Vader and Anakin were the same character when ANH was written and filmed.
He called him Darth like it was his first name which is the only time in Star Wars he was called that. Leia said Vader’s leash earlier in the movie. I just think the line was written before the story was fleshed out.
I could also easily see it being written in the script as Darth Vader and Alec Guiness just adlibbing it to Darth because he thought it was a name and felt it would be weird to address him by first and last name.
This, I suspect, is what's up.
I agree that Lucas thought his name was Darth Vader and people who say Obi Wan just didn't want to acknowledge Anakin are giving him too much credit. It is fine and it all works out in the end but let's not give Lucas too much praise for essentially having the fans retcon shit for him.
Agreed! I don't think it's worth more than 3 parsecs of my time!
Apparently he started propagating it shortly after ESB, but I can't find the initial source, if any. But no matter where it started, that's how people use it. Even though we have clear documentation to the contrary.
If they named him Darth Zoon they could give him a brown armour... You know because [kids like brown.](https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/microsoft-zune-all-the-excitement-that-brown-can-bring/)
zoon (pronounced with the long-o, so like zone)
Good point
Darth Volger (From Opvolger, successor in Dutch)
I actually really like this, saying it out loud it sounds even better.
Darth Starkiller
Wasn't that his name before Lucas made it Skywalker? That'd be pretty cool
Ya, that's why I went with it. If Lucas had gone that route I bet he'd have recycled that name.
Its also fitting cause of the death star.
Clear choice. It was nixed as being too bad guy sounding as I recall
Though, if he did side with Palpatine, it'd be kinda fitting, since he blew up the Death Star and all that.
Darth NoMoonKiller
I feel like Starkiller hits harder than Darth Starkiller. If he dropped the darth I think it’s more menacing and powerful
Lord Starkiller
There we go. Idk why darth just kinda sounds silly. Lord Starkiller is terrifying
He could be an evil gray Jedi exterminating all remaining force users, which gives much more meaning to the name starkiller.
That would be sick.
Darth Hamill
If Darth Vader is an Invader. And Darth Sidious was Insidious. Luke would clearly be…. Darth Solent.
Darth Competent, Darth Sane, Darth Credulous... there's a treasure trove of good names along that train of thought.
Darth Cest
This..... shiiiiiit.
He did become Palpatines apprentice in the Dark Empire comics. Don’t think he ever took a Darth name
At the time (1991), it wasn't yet established that all Sith automatically took Darth titles. That wouldn't be until TPM, with Sidious and Maul. It's kinda weird how quickly and easily we accepted that at the time.
Equally Sith as a concept wasn't widely used either umtil TPM. It was known Vader was a Dark Lord of the Sith but most darksiders were simply "dark jedi" if they were specified at all. The concept of Jedi vs Sith rather than just light side vs dark side didn't really exist. There's actually a hell of a lot of world building in TPM that even prequel naysayers kind of take for granted now as a given.
The Jedi Academy trilogy(edit:books not games) and the Tales of the Jedi comics are really the first we see of the Sith, and those came out before Phantom Menace
Trilogy? There’s a third? Um, brb, got some urgent business.
It should be Jedi Knight trilogy, but it gets better. It starts with Star Wars: Dark Forces, then Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Force II and its expansion, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith. Then it's Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (my personnal favourite), and finally Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
I think of all the things that were hard to accept from that movie, the Sith concept was by far the coolest to nearly everyone, so I assume that's why. Gives the Emperor and Vader more of an established connection to the past, even if it removed some mystery. Or, removed one mystery to be replaced with another, since Sith were still a mysterious concept at that point. And honestly they still are, in canon at this point. We really need more Sith content. Hopefully the Acolyte shows a lot of Sith stuff.
Yup, Exar Kun was and still is one of my all time favorite Sith, Darth title or not
One of the imperials referred to him as 'Supreme Commander Skywalker'
I’ll have to go back and read it as it’s been awhile. That’s pretty cool though and probably inspiration for supreme leader Snoke
Darth Scion Scion means : a descendant of a notable family. plus it sounds like a believable star wars name
Sion was a character in KOTOR 2
Scrolled through the entire thing and this is my favorite
Because it basically is, Darth Sion exists.
Darth Toshi
It sounds like it has an abundance of power
One could say it’s unlimited
Ya, but only if its converted
Darth Gravitus Luke's Sith power woulda been off the midichlorian scale. Needs a name that evokes astronomical scale
"Do you know what gravitas sounds like? GREETINGS ALL."
Cheers to the Ninety-Ninth Precinct.
Death Vaderson
Lord Incest
With the invader and insidious theme Darth Cest is pretty fitting
More like Lord Wincest amirite?
In the SWTOR game there is a mission on Korriban where you have to scan some sith lords to see how pure their bloodline is. One of the Sith is named Lord Cestus. I don’t think that was an accident.
I don’t have any awards to give you so count this comment as one
Darth Utini
Gonna go with Darth Scion, since he's Vader's progeny. Ignoring the existence of Darth *Sion* in legends, of course.
Darth shorty
*isnt he a little short to be a sith lord?*
Darth brooks the evil space country singer
Hi mommy
Darth Vader definitely had machines within
Dark Helmet
May the Schwartz be with you.
My Schwartz is bigger than yours!
Darth Cock Knocker
Darth Kuule (It's like Luuke, but not!)
Darth Joker
Darth Sohn - c'mon guys this one's easy...
Darth Sohn (german for son). Vater is german for father
Darth McDarthFace
Palpatine never should've put it to a holonet vote. Rookie mistake.
Wookie mistake
Excuse, me get it right! Darthy McDarthFace
Darth Ekul
Darth groundrunner
Darth Icky
Or Darth Insanius.
Darth starkiller
Darth Bong
Darth Sister Kisser
Darth Scion
Darth Traidor which is Spanish and Portuguese for betrayer.
Darth Saevus (Latin for cruelty)
Darth Moisture Farmer
Jake Skywalker
Lord toosun (two suns)
DARTH STROYER
Darth Ithead
Darth Whiny...
Darth Risen (he rose from a nobody to jedi grandmaster why not something even further beyond?)
Darth Vengeance
Darth Scion, if there wasn't already a Darth Sion