History ComicBook / StarWarsDarthVader

** Queen Trios makes it clear that while she might be Vader's PuppetQueen, she's still the [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask absolute ruler of her world]] and she's entirely willing to follow Vader's methods of asserting her authority.

* {{Flashback}}: To ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', ''Film/ANewHope'' and the main ''ComicBook/{{Star Wars|Marvel2015}}'' series.

After the series concluded in late 2016, it was succeeded by ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith'' in 2017, exploring Darth Vader after the events of Order 66 and the rise of the Empire in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', and by ''ComicBook/DoctorAphra'', continuing the adventures of Doctor Aphra. A third series, ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'', continued to follow Darth Vader in the aftermath of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.

* TheScapegoat: Vader finds himself in this position after the destruction of the Death Star. While others share the responsibility for that fiasco, Palpatine points out that Vader's the only one left alive to face his wrath. In fairness Vader ''is'' responsible because his TrickAndFollowPloy let the rebels get the Death Star plans. Palpatine does give Vader the chance to prove himself again, mainly because his own authority has been weakened by the disaster too and so [[RuleOfTwo he still needs a strong enforcer.]]

* LukeNounverber: Tulon Voidgazer.

* AdmiringTheAbomination: If issue #25 is any indication there are a tribe of Tusken Raiders that worships Darth Vader.

--->'''Boba Fett:''' I managed to get his name.\\
'''Darth Vader:''' What is it?\\
'''Boba Fett:''' Skywalker.

After the series concluded in late 2016, it was succeeded by ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith'' in 2017, exploring Darth Vader after the events of Order 66 and the rise of the Empire in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', and by ''ComicBook/DoctorAphra'', continuing the adventures of Vader's space thief sidekick. A third series, ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'', continued to follow Darth Vader in the aftermath of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.

* BoomerangBigot: Vader views Dr. Cylo's cyborg creations as abominations and frequently refers to them as such. Cylo counters by claiming his projects are akin to Vader's "children"; iterations based off of the success with Vader's cybernetics. Palpatine points out that without his "open mind", Mustafar would've been the end of Vader. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Cylo himself was behind Vader's cybernetics and life support. Issue #24 shows Vader ''hates'' what he's become, and would've found death on Mustafar better than what he is now.]]

** Jabba isn't scared of Vader at all and attempted to capture him for his bounty. It issn't until Vader [[CurbStompBattle slaughters all his bounty hunters]] and force-chokes him that Jabba becomes intimidated, and even then he's pretty amused by the whole situation.

* BatmanGambit: Doctor Aphra pulls one on ''Darth Vader''. [[spoiler:She knows that Vader would kill her once she [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness is no longer needed]] and thus requests him to not [[ThrownOutTheAirlock throw her into outer space]], saying it terrifies her more than death by lightsaber. Vader being Vader of course decides to mercilessly throw her out of the airlock, which she anticipated and thus have Black Krrasantan and the killer droids stationed outside to pick her up once the Executor is out of sight.]]

* TheBrute: Tagge sees Vader as this, a blunt instrument better suited to being wielded like a weapon (by himself, naturally) than being placed in command. Considering shortly after he tells Vader this Vader [[spoiler:frames his aide for treason and executes him, freeing Vader from Tagge's oversight while embarrassing him in the process,]] this is just UnderestimatingBadassery on Tagge's part.

** Jabba wasn't scared of Vader at all and attempted to capture him for his bounty. It wasn't until Vader [[CurbStompBattle slaughtered all his bounty hunters]] and force choked him that Jabba became intimidated and even then he was pretty amused by the whole situation.

** Doctor Aphra is a female Franchise/IndianaJones, only [[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]] Personality wise she is very similar to Ahsoka Tano, which is probably why Vader acts so much like his old self around her.

** A [[TheReptilians Trandoshan]] altered to not feel pain. It's implied his claws are also enhanced.

* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: When Boba Fett reports to Vader that the Rebel pilot he's looking for is named Skywalker, Vader doesn't say anything but his silence is enough for [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Boba to leave his presence.]] As he flashes back to the events of Film/RevengeOfTheSith and puts the two to two together, his hand clenches into a fist and the window of his Star Destroyer begins to crack. When he reports to the Emperor, he withheld his newfound rage to himself, which has become so great that his master can sense it easily. After he has come to terms of [[LukeYouAreMyFather the revelation]], the Star Destroyer window is at near breaking point.]]

* FromACertainPointOfView: The classic, trope-naming, example is referenced and used by Vader himself, ""Anakin is dead - I killed him.""

* MetaphoricallyTrue: Aphra and Triple Zero torture the mortician who prepared Padmé's body for burial, to find out if she ''had'' given birth to her son before she died and thus confirm Vader's suspicions. The man knows he's going to be killed anyway, so he eventually gives in and confirms that there was indeed [[ExactWords "a healthy boy,"]] - while naturally making no mention of said boy's twin sister.

''Star Wars: Darth Vader'' is a 2015 Creator/MarvelComics ''Star Wars'' series. It is the third comic series set in the [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] Creator/{{Disney}} [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Star Wars Universe]], after ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'' and Marvel's own ''[[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 Star Wars]]''.

Following the destruction of the Death Star and the [[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 Battle of Cymoon 1]], the Emperor begins to lose patience with Vader's repeated failures to contain the rebel threat. Vader, of course, sets out to prove his worth and quell the insurrection, while at the same time carrying out his own secret agenda.

** The series truly begins with Vader being debriefed by the Emperor about the events of [[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 the Rebel attack on Cymoon 1]]. Plus, he ''still'' needs to negotiate with Jabba for the supplies.

* {{Crossover}}: ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsVaderDown Vader Down]]'' is one with the [[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 main comic]].

** Dr. Cylo himself bears at least a little similarity to Silas Tagge of ''ComicBook/MarvelStarWars''. Both are scientists who pride themselves on their emotionless nature and are part of a ploy to usurp Vader's place in the Imperial court; both also served under a Tagge before operating independently (Silas has his older brother Orman, Cylo has Grand General Cassio Tagge).

* {{Flashback}}: To ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', ''Film/ANewHope'' and the ''[[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 Marvel Star Wars]]'' series.

** [[spoiler:After killing her father and making her queen, Vader further intimidates Queen Trios by giving her a lump of rock -- one of the last remaining fragments of Alderaan. His threat of what happens to those who cross the Empire makes Trios determined to protect Shu-Toran from suffering the same fate...which leads her to secretly throw her lot in with the Rebels in the [[ComicBook/MarvelStarWars2015 Star Wars comic series,]] promising them plenty of raw materials that she's been holding back from the Empire.]]

* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Vader retrieves one of Cylo's servants (also one of his competitors) from a lava pit and kills her quickly after getting information from her. He probably did it in no small part because he [[Film/StarWarsEpisodeIIIRevengeOfTheSith can relate, though PragmaticVillainy was also involved as she spilled the beans on Cylo's plans in exchange.]]]]

** The beginning scene of issue #3 is one big shout-out to the beginning of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Aphra, an archaeologist, sneaks into an abandoned warehouse, snags the [[{{MacGuffin}} Triple-Zero personality matrix]], accidentally triggers a motion-sensor and dodges the subsequent LaserHallway, runs from a Destroyer Droid using its [[IndyEscape ball-shaped forcefield to roll down a ramp after her]] and [[IndyHatRoll dives through the requisite SlowDoors. She's then captured by a rival archaeologist who takes the personality matrix, which [[ItBelongsInAMuseum she angrily declares should be in an armory]].

** Tagge assigns an officer to keep an eye on Vader, and he discovers a message that Vader has sent to Boba Fett, whom he sent on a private mission to capture Luke Skywalker. Vader frames the officer as TheMole for the SpacePirates they're chasing (though it's also [[EvilIsPetty done to take Tagge down a notch]]). He then has to kill a bunch of other people who either get too close to capturing/killing Luke or who know that Luke is actually his son.

* MythologyGag: Triple-Zero inverts the "nobody worries about upsetting a droid" scene from the original movie -- he enjoys playing holochess though he's not very good at it and is a lethally sore loser.

* MercyKill: [[spoiler: Possibly. Vader retrieves one of Cylo's servants (also one of his competitors) from a lava pit and kills her quickly after getting information from her. He probably did it in no small part because he [[Film/StarWarsEpisodeIIIRevengeOfTheSith can relate, though PragmaticVillainy was also involved as she spilled the beans on Cylo's plans in exchange.]]]]

* AxCrazy: Before his meeting with Boba Fett on Tatooine, Vader took the time to slaughter an entire village of sand people. Given their part in his [[Film/AttackOfTheClones backstory]], it's pretty understandable.

* ShutUpHannibal: After the fall of Cylo's replacements, Palpatine tries to [[IMeantToDoThat explain it all away as part of his plan]]. Vader is having none of it, though he doesn't care one way or the other.

* PetTheDog: Triple-Zero of all people gives one to Queen Trios, giving a legit compliment saying she will "go far." This one the time we see him say something nice to an organic in this series.

* DoWrongRight:
** Palpatine tells his lackeys not to kill one another...or if they do, [[NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught to make sure he remains unaware of it]]. Played with in that he fully expects them to kill each other [[RuleOfTwo in order to prove which of them is the strongest]].
** Vader decides not to bother with this, and simply dumps Karbin's corpse at Palpatine's feet. When Palpatine pointedly asks about the lightsaber wounds, Vader asks for a fight worth his time.
** This ultimately [[ChewOutFakeOut gets Vader off the hook after]] [[spoiler: Doctor Aphra sells out his secrets to the Emperor, only for him to tell how impressed he is for embracing the dark side. What probably matters to him is how effective Vader was in planning behind his back before finally getting caught.]]

** After Dr Aphra builds an off-the-books army of {{Killer Robot}}s for Vader, she fully expects to be killed to keep this secret. Fortunately Vader is impressed with her talent as long as she's still useful to him. When she falls into rebel hands however, all bets are off.

** When 0-0-0 is sent by Vader to capture Dr Aphra, he and his robot soldiers [[LeaveNoWitnesses kill everyone in the town where she's staying]] just in case she happened to reveal something to them while drunk. Mind you 0-0-0 [[KillAllHumans wouldn't have needed much excuse to do that anyway]].