flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12/09/2026That would be very funny, if one of the most iconic movie villains of all time was based on this kid Gary Vader who used to steal George’s lunch money 5527
pjt89 @pjt89.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Gary Vader worried about this, so he rang his old school friends Jim Palpatine and Dave Tarkin. 080
![Lucas has provided differing accounts of how the name "Darth Vader" originated. In a 2005
interview with Rolling Stone, he claimed it was a modified version of "Dark Father." [16] On another occasion, he said it was inspired by the phrase
"Dark Water".!'! It is also possible that "Darth Vader" originated from the name of Gary Vader, a boy who went to high school with Lucas.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5hyjbx4hnlxe5il24ydnn4sr/bafkreib55kctszsbv7mzavj2cnnd6wmsqnvgsl6gdrwnx3gcgwjdpyuvqy)
