Random Darth Vader Fan Theories That Actually Make A Lot Of Sense (16 items)

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  (#9) The "Tremor In The Force" That Darth Vader Feels Didn't Come From Obi-wan

  Source: Redditor u/Supervinyl

  Details: One thing that is made clear in the first film is that people who are powerful with the Force can feel others like them when they are near, or when there is a tremor like the one Obi-Wan felt when Alderan was destroyed.

  When Darth Vader is talking to Tarkin, he says, "A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master." The audience is then left to assume he was referring to Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is a fair assumption, seeing as he mentioned him.

  This theory posits that the tremor was not caused by Obi-Wan, at least, not entirely. The tremor Darth Vader felt at that moment came from being in close proximity to his children, and in this case, it was both Luke and Leia.

  Going back to what he said, the tremor was felt the last time he was in the presence of his old master, but he doesn't indicate that it came from Obi-Wan, or that he always felt it when he was near him. The theory suggests that it was the birth of his twins he felt the last time he was near Obi-Wan, and he was feeling that tremor once more, now that both twins were in the same place.
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  (#10) Darth Vader Has Multiple Suits

  Source: Redditor u/heydo_hew

  Details: It's easy to see Darth Vader and assume he wears the same suit all the time. It barely changes throughout the franchise, making this more plausible. There are some minor alterations the costume department made when they had more money to work with, but overall, he wears the same thing all the time. 

  It's clear he must change into a new suit everyone once in a while, but we never really see it. This theory suggests that he does, in fact, have multiple suits, and what we are seeing is the equivalent of a guy wearing the same type of clothes all the time, where they only have slight differences.

  In Rogue One, he was seen not wearing it all the time, and his helmet was on somewhat loosely. The theory further suggests that he must have thrown it on in a hurry, which helps support the idea that the man has more than one suit in his closet.
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  (#3) The Reason Darth Vader Seems So Uncharacteristically Angry At The Beginning Of A New Hope

  Source: Redditor u/stormtrooper1701

  Details: Typically, when you see Darth Vader on screen, he's a cool and collected person. He rarely raises his voice, and he lets his visage and indomitable will induce fear into the people around him. That wasn't the case when he first showed up onboard the Tantavie IV, and there may be a reason for it.

  After Rogue One came out, the reason for his anger became perfectly clear. He had just chased the Death Star plans to that very vessel, so he knew with 100% certainty that it wasn't simply a "consular ship on a diplomatic mission." He was p*ssed that they tried to lie about something that had happened, not 10 minutes before we first see him on the ship.

  It makes perfect sense that he wouldn't be willing to put up with any of the crap they tried to sell him. That includes both the captain and Princess Leia, who was absolutely a traitor and a spy... from Darth Vader's point of view.
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  (#13) The Reason All The Corny Darth Vader Lines Are In Fact Befitting To His Character

  Source: Redditor u/Extract

  Details: This theory is a bit corny, but it also makes sense in hindsight. Darth Vader says a lot of corny one-liners throughout the series, and while most are threatening, they are also a bit silly considering who was actually saying them. In Rogue One, he once quipped, "Be careful not to choke on your aspirations," as he was choking a guy.

  The theory suggests that the reason Darth Vader drops these corny jokes has to do with his name, which is a trait of the Sith. Darth Tyranus was a tyrant, Darth Maul was a violent aggressor, and Darth Sidious was insidious, so what about Darth Vader? Well, "Vader" in German is "father," so what we have here is a man dropping corny dad jokes.
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  (#5) A Primary Factor In Vader Turning Good And Killing Palpatine Is When He Realizes That Leia Was His Daughter

  Source: Redditor u/REdd06 and u/Doctor-Shatda-Fackup

  Details: There has been a lot of talk over the years as to how Vader was able to sense Luke, but he wasn't able to do the same when it came to Leia, whom he tortured early in the first film. Granted, he wasn't calm or collected when it came to battling his son, and he even chopped his hand off, but what about Leia.

  It seems unlikely that Vader wouldn't know Leia was his daughter, but if he didn't know it in the beginning, he did know it in Return of the Jedi. Vader has been angry with Palpatine for 17 years at this point, and when he finally did learn of Leia's connection to him in the Throne Room, he let his anger and pain come to the surface, which finally enabled him to confront his master and kill him in the process.

  Essentially, he was filled with rage at the fact that Palpatine had lied to him about the survival of his child (which turned out to be two children), and the guilt he felt over realizing he had tortured his own daughter. It was too much for Anakin to hold in, and he rage-quit his job by flinging his boss off a platform.
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  (#12) Darth Vader Planned Several Things To Say During His First Encounter With Obi-Wan

  Source: Redditor u/Chamale

  Details: You have to wonder what Anakin Skywalker wanted to say to his former master should he ever have the chance to run into him again. Think about it; in their last 'meeting,' Anakin was severely injured and burned. All he could muster was, "I hate you," so he had to have been thinking of what to say for years in the same way we come up with a good comeback in the shower, only wishing we had said it earlier.

  This theory suggests that he worked on the right thing to say for years, and he wasn't 100% ready to deliver them onboard the Death Star. Ultimately, he came up with the following, which makes it seem as if he wasn't perfectly committed to any of them:

  "I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan.

  We meet again at last.

  The circle is now complete.

  When I left you I was but the learner, now I am the master!"

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