Darth Vader
Darth, you're often made out to be the ultimate bad guy, yet not once did we hear of you being in it for the money (yes I'm looking at you Han Solo, and ok you joined the alliance in the end but that was really for the poontang wasn't it? And your so-called mate Lando, he was only in Bespin for the profits really and even then he sold you out to keep his moneymaking schemes protected)

Poor, misunderstood Darth.

There was no massive safe featured anywhere in any of the death star plans. No planet 'MBNA IV' where you kept your stash.

You had all of those stormtroopers to feed, the construction workers to pay, not forgetting the investment required in water filtration and waste management. Yet you never heard your guys complain about facilities, condition or pay.

All of those guns to buy, ships to build - and you built massive ships Darth - not forgetting your constant reinvestment into developing technologies. You kept your men in the very best of equipment which surely would go some way to saving their lives in the line of duty. A noble thing indeed.

Hell, your own outfit, which you wore for years, didn't have pockets; not even a place to keep an egg card, and you even stuck with the old trusted lightsaber you had as a young adult.

Even as second in command in the universe you didn't employ any servants. Why have someone there just to fetch you what you need when a wave of the hand or the odd mind trick can save on such unecessary overheads?

Sure, you were brutal, but you didn't waste money on unecessary PR, press conferences, spin and such like. You just did what you did using your own resourcefulness.

The planets that you ruled were pretty well kept. You didn't see them being stripped of their natural resources, nor did you ever heard Mon Mothma talk about it as a reason to remove you from power.

Sure, there were taxes, people had to be kept in line from time to time. Yet it was never for personal financial gain, you had a universe to rule and taxes helped maintain the status quo and standard of living. OK, there were victims. There always are. Collateral damage we call it now.

I mean though, you didn't even have your own TV network to brainwash the masses with, nor did you luncheon with other leading businessfolk in the universe and do contras to line their pockets and keep you in power.

You were just a simple guy who wanted to rule the universe whilst maintaining your Sith belief system.


Poor misunderstood you, Darth. The evilest bad guy ever.

Whilst here on earth we vote in Blair and Bush who do much worse than you ever did.
(Heyzeus, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 8:48, 3 replies)

Too true...
...plus look at where he slept too; in a small black clam bubble thing. He could've had 5-star accomodation easy.
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 8:53, closed)

I did often
wonder that about the films.
What was the Empire doing that was actually evil?

Sure, they had storm-troopers walking round, but you could still get in fights in bars and have smuggling rings, etc. so they obviously weren't any good.

The way I look at it the Rebel Alliance are nothing more than some insurgency group killing storm-troopers like fodder when we all well know they wouldn't hit anyone anyway - leaving countless families without any bread-winner. Also, fuck knows how many civilians they've managed to kill in all their bravado, not like they'd give a shit. Okay, okay, the Empire destroyed one planet, collateral, they needed to send out a message to these terrorists that there will be no negotiations.

Maybe that's the hidden moral of the story... maybe there is a joke on us that we all believe the rebels are good merely because we are told they are so, but without any real reason to back up our beliefs. Oh, wait, it's George Lucas, forget that.
(Frozen_Banana Shaved against the grain; thoroughly unrewarding., Fri 1 Aug 2008, 9:25, closed)

ummmmm...
his origional light saber was blue. he went out and bought a flashy red one.

besides, darth isn't in charge. hes not even middle mannagement. no, hes a... consultant! the biggest money scrounging scumm. the emperor foots the bill and the generals and admarals do all the work.
(lazy killer robot found that beer tastes better when your older, Mon 4 Aug 2008, 6:03, closed)