Character
Darth Vader
Writing & Narrative
Arts, Music & MediaWho is Darth Vader in the Agency editorial?
Darth Vader is a character of the Star Wars films, the masked villain who serves the Dark Side of the Force. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.16, where an imagined voice bursts in to declare him its hero, and the edition answers that each of us is entitled to our own heroes and villains.
In short
Darth Vader is the best-known villain of the Star Wars films. Issue.16 of the Agency editorial, after asking the reader who their heroes are, opens the section called Heroes and Villains with a small scene: "My hero is Darth Vader, don't you dare underestimate the power of the Dark Side", someone yells while blazing through the doors and drawing a red lightsaber. The edition replies that there is no need to pull the lightsaber, because every one of us is entitled to our own heroes and villains, since every background is built with its own set of values and principles. The scene leads to the definition of a hero by Joseph Campbell and then to the anti-hero.
Key facts
- Which work does Darth Vader belong to?
- He belongs to Star Wars. Issue.16 names the saga in the same section, calling it a cultural sci-fi relic within cinema.
- How does Issue.16 use Darth Vader?
- As the hero chosen by an imagined person who interrupts the text with a red lightsaber. The edition uses the scene to say that everyone is entitled to their own heroes and villains.
- Does the edition judge the choice?
- No. It answers with humor that there is no need to pull the lightsaber and explains that every background has its own set of values and principles.
Who is Darth Vader?
Darth Vader is a character of the Star Wars films created by George Lucas. He first appears in the original film of 1977 as the masked, black-armoured enforcer of the Empire, and he fights with a red lightsaber, the detail that Issue.16 borrows for its scene.
How does Darth Vader appear in Issue.16?
The introduction of Issue.16 is about ancestry and asks the reader who their heroes are. The next section, Heroes and Villains, begins with someone who yells that their hero is Darth Vader and warns not to underestimate the power of the Dark Side. The edition calms the visitor down and accepts the choice: heroes and villains depend on the values and principles of each background.
From there the edition asks what a hero is, gives the answer of Joseph Campbell, and concludes that the villain is the force opposed to the protagonist or to the community. It then says that society is long past the archetype of perfect heroes, which prepares the arrival of the anti-hero and of Tony Soprano. Darth Vader is not mentioned again.
Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.