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Give me a reason why Darth Vader isn't the coolest villain ever

M

Mysterious

Banned
Seriously, none of the villains I see in movies today come close to how epic Darth Vader is. Even TROS's Darth Vader was kick-ass.

He even has a cool background, in that he was never "fully evil" and struggled to balance good and evil. And then there's his costume.

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B

Bobo Dakes

Member
He kind of went out like a bitch. One of ..., but not THE COOLEST villain. Rogue One was a good reminder though.

Still got into force heaven so I mean, was he really THAT bad?
 
P

Poppy

Member
his ship got knocked by han solo which basically directly resulted in them losing the death star

thats kind of a big fuckup considering he has the force and all

other than being menacing to rooms with a few people in them what exactly did he do most of the time
 
F

frontovik

Banned
When I watched the OT as a child, Darth Vader never spooked me. He simply doesn't have the aura of a villain despite his costume and demeanour.

He still stands as a rather unremarkable and boring villain.
 
S

Stead Fast

Banned
Because he killed the women. And the children too.

Also he couldn't get through a simple door on the space station he was in charge of to capture escaping prisoners. Never letting that go.
 
I

itwasTuesday

He wasn't alone.
So is plastisteel or transparent aluminum stronger?

i mean, DV is cool an all, but we've never seen him act like a boss when he isn't on top.
 
S

Stead Fast

Banned
Also when I think 'cool', it's not so much in line with 'badass' as it is being threatening, powerful (within reason for the story), seemingly untouchable for a time, darkly funny, and in control. Often, for me, this comes to mind:

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M

Mivey

Member
The prequels killed any cool he had. Deep down, he is now that whiny Anakin who dropped his allegiance and killed everyone on pretty much a whim. Before you could think of some cool backstory in your head that would make his fall seem tragic, but nope, he is just a dumb whiny asshole.
 
S

Syf

Banned
Rogue One hallway scene redeemed him somewhat but I can't just unsee how big of a whiner he was in the prequels.
 
A

Anth0ny

Member
The voice

The design

The memorable lines




All you need. I think Joker is right up there too because he meets those three criteria as well. T-800 as well.
 
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