Darth Vader

Star Wars: The Cestus Deception (A clone wars novel) written by Steven Barnes, Copyright 2004 The Random House publishing, New York The Cestus Deception takes place before the second film, and after the first, when Anakin Skywalker has grown up with his mentor and master, Obi-wan Kenobi. Obi-wan is contacted by the Jedi Order, a organization based solely of Jedi Knights. He is granted a mission, to travel to Ord-Cestus, and get In contact with the five families, a group controlling Cestus…

Things changed after Order Sixty-Six…fall of the Republic…the fall of the Jedi…and the rise of the Galactic Empire. I remember that day, my parents were both Jedis in love, but they kept their love a secret along with my existence. By the age of eight, my parents always told me after the war, they would leave the Jedi order and be a real family. Then that day came, peace talks began; the war came to a close. My parents took me to the Jedi temple to face the Jedi council when the war ended, but…

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, STAR WARS captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world. It sparked people’s imaginations. It gave them a glimpse into a strange, fantastic world far more technologically advanced than our own. People wondered if the technology in STAR WARS could ever be realized in our world—if we would ever reach that level of advancement. But for years after the release of the original STAR WARS in 1978, people’s hopes and dreams for…

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is a very famous science fiction movie released in 1977 and directed by George Lucas. With only a $13 million budget and the help of computer generated effects and models they made $775.4 million in the box office. This movie follows the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, and his voyage, which shadows the 12 stages of the hero’s journey by joseph Campbell. The first stage, called the ordinary world, states that “it is where the hero exists before the present story…

In the novel The Odyssey, Homer tells the story about Odysseus and his journey to return home. In the story we see that Odysseus can be characterized as the hero who is intelligent and curious. The movie Star Wars - A New Hope shows us Luke Skywalker’s journey to rescue Princess Leia and discover “the force.” In the movie Luke can be characterized as brave, courageous and quick thinking. In Homer’s The Odyssey, Odysseus is the archetypal “hero” going on a journey, full of adventure, similarly in…

on the beautiful and lush planet of Naboo. I sighed, wishing to see more of the galaxy, but I must remain in the Jedi temple. The Jedi temple I am in is fairly recent, and secret, not even the Jedi Council knows that we exist. After the feared Darth Vader started hunting down and executing Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi had taken padawans under his care and moved them to a secret location here on Naboo. Obi-Wan is my master, I'm his padawan of some sorts. I'm one of the oldest amongst the people here, 20…

One of Yoda’s most prominent lessons is restated in Article 39 when Luke encounters the vision of Darth Vader in the cave. The scene shows just how easily Luke is able to face the same evil fate as Anakin he gets caught up in his fear and aggression in the cave. (Grimes 117) It is not said in the text, but it represents just how easily humans can get lost…

Interpersonal relationships are the connections and feelings between two or more people (O’Hair, Wiemann, Mullin, & Teven, 2014, P. 182). A good form of communication is vital to maintain various relationships. Furthermore, it is important to keep in mind that people communicate differently with others depending on their relationship; for example, individuals interact with their family members differently than the way that they would interact with friends or significant others. For this focus,…

I probably looked like Darth Vader to them. He stood back and she shimmied up to the counter. In this sweet little voice, she asks, do you need a room? I answered very gentlemanly, yes mam. Maybe for a couple of days. Handed her my driver’s license. She turns around and said, Harold…

Knights of the Old Republic where the player starts off as a normal person and slowly rises in fame and importance till they are the center of the galaxy's attention. This occurs similarly to the films, as in the films Luke Skywalker turns out to be Darth Vader/Anakin's son, in games like Knights of the Old Republic, the player character turns out to be a famous Sith lord thought dead and lost. (Schellenberg) While again this is an ancient trope, it is important to see how Star Wars built off of…