Darth Vader: Purpose (Star Wars Fan Film) 

You can really feel the rage behind the “no one owns me” line.

This is better than all of Disney's films combined x10

I’ll be honest, in the first minute I thought “oh sh*t.” 18 minutes I won’t get back if I stick it out. But, I did stick it. Turned out to be 18 well spent. Original and worth it.

Palpatine: Hahaha, this is the Vader I met on Coruscant. The Vader *I* made! That line is so cold, I felt chills. Why is this movie so good?!

No one has nothing to lose That is such a poignant line. Powerful yet, sad. Vader still had his life, children he yet to know. Nihlus spoke true, yet Vader didn't know anything beyond the pain of loss. Damn, this is such a beautifully written Fan Film. Lucas would be proud.

i like the detail of vaders mask being fixed the second the holocron is destroyed

The dialog and writing in this is beyond great. 10 out of 10.

I loved the storyline! I heard Revan and Kreia saying things I could agree with (and I've always been Jedi at heart). When Vader finally realised Sidious had tricked him and came for him, I found myself yelling for Vader... not something I ever thought I'd say. And at the end, when the old sith inside the holocron helped him find a new purpose, secretly warning him in as many words that his son had survived and may one day help him defeat the real Sidious...

the writing in this was phenomenal. anakin and vader mirroring each others moves was brilliant

"If you can't learn from my greatest student, perhaps you'll learn from my greatest failure." One of the best lines I've ever heard in a Star Wars film, fan fiction or canon. That made me shiver. Keep making content, please!

Amazing that fans with minimal budget, film-making experience and acting skills can make a story that grips me more than a lot of what Disney Lucasfilm has put out. Great job guys.

4:27 Vader just sees [Influence Lost: Kreia] pop up right infront of him but on a fr note this is a great fan film!

Whats funny is that in sheer power, Vader is beyond literally everyone else in this film. But the writers kept that in mind and let their respective wisdom and experience take the reins to teach Vader about the other half of being sith: Maintaining control.

Imagine he tries in a sequel with Lord Starkiller, Seventh Sister and Lumiya to attack the Emperor.

The fact that a small group of dedicated people with minimum budget wrote a story and dialogue this good is absolutely mind blowing. A better story than anything Disney has released in the past decade (Dave Filoni ❤). Props to you!

'If you depend on others to survive, your life is owned by those that keep you' - nice summary of illusion behind authoritarian power. The story reminds me 'The steppe wolf' by Herman Hesse in a sense of Vader meeting his inner selves and experiencing internal conflict that original Vader sadly didn't until the very end. I'm not a big fan of fan films, because are poorly made, but I liked this one.

had cringe but honestly it didn't matter because this was actually really good I had a lot of chills especially when Vader fought himself as Anakin

Sta Wars fan films truly keep the franchise alive.

This was heat ngl TREIA AND NILHILUS WERE SPEAKING FACTS

Nice job guys, that Vader costume looks perfect and I got chills with the greatest failure comment, Nihilus is awesome

There are a few rough moments but also some grand slams. The voicing of Vader/JEJ is absolutely dead on.

Wow the one line that Vader says “do you always talk so much” that is an actual dark side thing that Vader himself was a master at fallen Dunemock

" the title of sith used to mean something... " such an amazing line!

12:10 This moment was something else 🗣️

The costumes vaders dialect is on point gives us shades of Anakin

Love how you brought legend characters into this fan film. Absolutely amazing and how you had the scene with Padme and Anakin with Vader in the background it felt like something for the Vader comics. All around an amazing fan film !! keep making more.

This film was amazing. It sums up my own take. The ancient Sith would look upon the modern with disgust. They lost the point of being a Sith somewhere. Sidious and Vader have sought power but failed to understand and so their chains were never broken. Kudos to you.

Acting and choreography may not have been top line professional, but damn I really respected the writing. I see the passion in it. Thumbs up

Vader at every Sith Lord: "I brought peace!" but peace is a lie. Imo Vader crying too much. But a all in all a really good movie

I am STUNNED by the EXCELLENCE in this production. Seeing Darth Vader fighting ancient Sith Lords, and learning lessons from them, is an innovative and exciting concept. And so well done here! From my standpoint, it was also GREAT to see Darth Vader hold his own in a duel against Palpatine, and even smack him around a bit (even if it was in the holocron). I think Vader got a “raw deal” by being blamed for the destruction of the Death Star. And in this story line, his Sith “mentors” seem to reinforce that point. I especially like that Vader was left with a glimmer of hope about one day defeating Palpatine.

The palpatine voice is on point!

vader was spot on

now thats what i call a star wars story. Nice job man , even with low budget you managed to make me watch the whole short film twice with that story and dialouge writing. And the fact that it had Revan , Vader and Nihilus in the same video makes it gold.

Bravo. A side of Darth Vaders Sith trials. Awesome

Wow I’ve been so burnt out with Star Wars content of late but I see fan films like this and reignites not only my passion for this franchise but also to continue my own Star Wars projects

This is a really well constructed narrative, and I can tell a large amount of thinking and creativity was put into this and appreciate your diligence. Wonderful video!

Lord Revan approves

The battle between Vader and Darth Nihillus was epic 😮

This is it. What a masterpiece. I enjoyed this more than I have lol.

Now THIS is a fan film!!!!! This was hard I need another one!!!!!!

Absolute fantastic film with the resources you have, you guys are much better writers than the whole Disney team at Lucasfilm keep it up

What a great Idea, putting Vader to the misery to face the outcome of his own Actions, and getting aware that the only Way to protect his ofspring is to continue serving the Emperor. Its such a Heart tearing Story, I would say a Star Wars Story definitly woth telling and one of the best Fanfilms I´ve ever seen. May the Force be with you.

The philosophy bits are outstanding

A suggestion for a sequel taking place during Empire Strikes Back. Knowing Vader knows the truth of his deception over twenty years ago, Palpatine questions if this knowledge of his son will draw Vader back to the light. He tasks Vader to go to Korriban, ancient home world of the Sith and enter the Temple of Bane as a test to see his commitment to the Dark Side. Darth Bane's spirit arises and immediately deems Vader unworthy of his position as Apprentice in the Rule of Two. Empires had risen and fallen under the Sith, and he has foreseen that this one would fall by Vader's hand. Vader, outraged at this level of disrespect, attacks Bane, but is easily bested by him. Bane decides to give Vader a chance to prove his worthiness with three trials; each one conjured by a specter of his past. The first trial is committed by the spirit of Darth Maul. Maul remembers Vader as a quivering child in the corner of his eye, sensing great fear from him whilst in the shadow of the Jedi. As they duel, Maul's ferocity matched against Vader's own skill, Maul mocks him, knowing how easy it is for Darth Sidious to discard someone; and because of how weak he is, there is nothing Vader will be able to do about it. His rage increasing, Vader is eventually able to overwhelm Maul and defeat him. The second trial is committed by the spirit of Darth Tyranus. Dooku comments how disappointed Qui-Gon would be in discovering the boy he invested so much faith in was the architect to the Jedi Order's destruction, while Vader notes how disappointed Qui-Gon would be in them both. They duel; Dooku's speed and precision against Vader's brawn and durability. Dooku mocks him by saying how high he had fallen, adding insult to injury by cutting off Vader's arm again and deeming Vader to be less than a shadow of Anakin Skywalker; an absurd abomination. His rage increasing once more, Vader endures Dooku's lightning and physicallys beat the old Sith Lord with his remaining hand before taking Dooku's blade and killing him once more. After a brief respite for Vader to repair his remaining hand, but not the damaged respirator (to further test Vader's connection to the Dark Side) the third trial is committed by the spirit of Grievous. As they duel, we see where Grievous' cybernetics are considerably more advanced than Vader's in speed and flexibility. Grievous recalls stories of how Anakin Skywalker was a war hero, always leading the charge and propelling his troops to victory. His power and skill was enough to wipe out entire fleets. He asks Vader "How does it feel to be the new General Grievous?" (as both are military tacticians and Jedi Hunters, relying heavily on cybernetics just to function and being viewed as abominations in the eyes of their peers) Outraged to be so simply compared to a droid, Vader uses the Force to tear Grievous apart. Passing his trials, Vader confronts Bane in a duel. His rage now beyond its limits, he is able to use the Force to bend Bane to his will; stating that Darth Bane will always hold a position of respect for founding the Rule of Two, but as the first of the evolutionary chain, he is technically the weakest Sith. Vader's pain, his loss of his mother, wife, dreams and hopes, fuel the inferno of Vader's wrath until Bane is completely overwhelmed and cast back into the netherworld of the Force.

this is really well done! all im guna say on the coriography is vader doing the ani obi spin and go full prequal. 🤯 that was awsome. never thought id see him do that ever. whoever portrayted vader in this was 10/10. all the right movemnts, combat style was down to a T and the voice was pretty good too!

DARTH NIHILUS!!! What an intro.

This is one of the most brilliantly written fan films I've ever seen. The blending of the old and new Sith was epic to see and not just fan service, but insightful and thought-provoking too! Vader finding purpose again in a way that teases his long suppressed light side whilst still entrenched in the dark was very true to character and very satisfying to see. Keep it up!

Most impressive. The story is amazing, you understand the physche of vader very well. Top!

Bro this film was incredible and for its budget of this fan film it is incredible, 10/10 well done my friend!

I feel like this definitely could be included in the actual canon. Very good epilogue for a new hope & sets up the Empire Strikes Back tone very succinctly... Bravo!!

The writing is AMAZING

Holy shit this was fucken legendary. I have day dreamed about this for so many years, you don’t even fucken understand.

Very good story arc and compelling dialogue. Huge budgets can give us impressive visual effects but it doesn't take money to write a story with heart. Disney should learn this lesson.

2:17 My favorite Vader quote.

WOW! This had me hooked the whole time. You guys all killed it! Thank you for letting me do the makeup for you Ash! Should you need makeup again, let me know. Hope you keep making more of these! 👀👀👀

Good plot and story ideas. The fighting needs to be more deliberate and the actors, like Padme Palps and pre Vader Anakin should look the part more...however that is not easy to achieve. You put a lot of work in the costume designs for Revan Kreia and Nihilus...which is awesome. Keep up the good work. You are a great storyteller.

That was awesome the darth vader suit looked amazing

That was surprisingly good! Even with the low budget it was fantastic. It had story, plot, climax. Nothing that Disney with millions of dollars had. Well done!

I'm getting a strong Dark Helmet vibe during the second duel. Love it. 😂

I am very impressed with the quality of story that was displayed in this posting. Everyone needs to share and show their support to help the makers get the attention of Lucas Film. This style of writing is the shot in the arm that the franchise needs. Stories between the bigger stories is what they have been giving us lately anyway with Rogue One and Mando. This would be the perfect sort of thing to bridge the gap between episodes 4 and 5. Keep up the good work guys! I look forward to more content from you all.

Amazing acting and fight scenes, 50x better than anything Disney could do.

I'm very impressed.

This was wonderful! We need more now. Can’t wait to see what you guys put out next!

best starwars fan fiction i have ever seen... I mean I'm in tears at the end!

Omg guys we'll done I Love it. Time, effort, money planning and filming. Really awesome. Love star wars fan films. You guys did a great job. That was so fun to watch, thank you

absolutely loved it, amazing dialogue/quotes in this fan film. just wish disney would create something like this, could be incredible awesome.

It deserves so many more views

That punch though, at 8:09... I hit the turf.😂😅... I loved the entire film, good job❤

This is so cool!! Well done!!

Oh my gosh. This is amazing even with such minimal budget

There is an absolute charm to low budget storytelling. By not relying on flash, but substance, you give a master storytelling experience. Bravo!

Discovered this a couple of days ago. I was skeptical at first. God damn did you prove my initial worries to be absolutely nothing. Great job and keep up the quality lad

For a low budget fan film, I am quite impressed. The story and the lesson from each of the past sith lords was very well scripted. The acting was a bit of a "meh". I don't know what to think about Revan's voice, but I did like the voices of Nihilus and the witch (idk her name). The actor for Darth Vader did pretty well, his voice acting, and comical side were both well done and funny. You could really hear the annoyance from Vader with the past sith lords and the pain of view Padme and the anger when Vader realized his child lives. The effects were okay-ish, the costume and make-up work were very impressive, although the lightsaber effects could have been better. Especially when Vader's lightsaber goes through his cape. My biggest problem with the film was the lightsaber combat. It was very wonky and made me felt like I was watching the sequels again. This was shown most in the Vader vs Revan scene, and yes, I understand that maybe Revan was toying with Vader. But it felt more like Raven has gotten weak with his lightsaber style than toying with Vader. The witch did a much better performance, she knew how to fight like if she was in the old republic, props to her. Vader and Nihilus had both decent combat performance but felt like they were just doing random lightsaber moves and improvising without much planning. The Anakin did a very good job on his lightsaber combat, made it look like I was watching "Revenge of the sith" again, especially with the ani-obi move. I am a bit hesitant about how I feel about Sidious having two lightsabers for he only used two against Maul and Savage. And Sidious doesn't even use his lightsaber anymore after the rise of the galactic empire because he only needs his force lightning to put Vader down. All in all, this was still a decent fan-film for being a low budget. And I'm excited to see what future films await.

Dude this is awesome!

Just imagine what they could do with an actual budget!

What the actual F did I just watch!!! This was absolutely amazing!! Nice reveal on Nihilus!!, that was cool 😎. …Have you thought about doing a Darth Bane/Zannah video?? 🙏 ….this was an absolute pleasure to watch 🤘 great job 👏

From a certain point of view … I thought this was well done. It’d be great if fan film makers would collaborate on a sequel trilogy film…. Star Wars fans would truly enjoy… So much talent and skill out there.. there’s no doubt it would be great…

When have we heard Darth Vader say "Im on the Leader"... But the film was good

Damn, that ending was so surprising! I genuinely felt dread as Vader finished his trial. Yet, given Vader is masked, it's hard to gauge if he didn't feel change afterwards. Excellent movie everyone. You did very well. I hope to see more content like this in the future.

Honestly I thought this was gonna be another sh*tty typical fight with actors when I saw the first fight but then before I clicked off this video i listened to the conversation with Vader and Revan and watched it change then it started to get really deep and when I got to the part when Vader killed himself and talked to Padme and then confronted Palpatine I couldn’t help but rewind it it got very deep and it makes me feel even worse for Vader bc he truly did loose everything well done

Well, I am most impressed with the quality of this film! Excellent work!

Amazing!!! Nicely done. I look forward to seeing more shorts from you.

Having a young Steve Buscemi play Anakin Skywalker was a bold choice but a good one.

Iv been youtubing star wars fan films and looking at how to make them and this one was great and has inspired me to keep pushing towards my goal. Thank you for this!

2:33 Darth Ravans mask looks like a similar mirror of Kilo Ren’s mask

This is impressive!!!! And it felt more entuned to what Star Wars is!!! hohoho Lord Vader. . . . . Meeting Lord Revan, Lady Trays. . . . didn't Traya used a Red purpleish? Lightsaber. Ohh Lord Nihilus!!!! Now that's something else entire, when Lady Trays said my greatest failure I though of Another, like Lord Sion would be something entire else

This was amazing

:) Excellent. This hit the right note on so many characters and so many viewpoints. Once again we watch as Anakin's (Vaders) temper and impetuousness is his biggest enemy and downfall. Revan defeats Vader using lightsabers in just moments (as I expected) and *Balanced view is better, Kreia's lessons and examples then controlling multiple lightsabers (I usually really dislike Kriea but you got her 100% here). Darth Nihilus how to use anger and passion to stop at nothing until its done. What Anakin's life (with Padme) could've been if he had seen her first instead of submitting to Palpatine. Very good, you hit the nail right on the head.

Awesomeness dude

Exquisite!! The dialog both stung and enlightened at the same time. Bravo and Thank You.

This is so creative

Excellent content great work 👍🏿👏🏿👍🏿👏🏿 you are DEFINITELY A FAN OO STAR WARS

Absolutely amazing! Especially as this is a fan project, incredibly entertaining well done

Great fan film. Outstanding writing. The actor playing Darth Vader did a good job.

Honestly this should be cannon

AWESOME! Great short story and production. Good dive into the psychology of the Sith. Thank you!

This is really good. Loved the Old Republic tie-ins. The part where Vader killed Anakin reminded of the line from Obi-Wan where Vader tells him that he killed Anakin not Obi-Wan. I hope there will be others. Maybe use Bastila or Visas. Disney wrecked the franchise but ones like keep the SW faithful happy! Take a bow!

the fighting and voicing is good especially for a fan film. this is better then the sequels

This was really good. I loved the story and the dialogue

That part where Vader saw what could of happened if Master Windu killed Palpatine was Genius!! It brought tears to my eyes!!!!! Vader facing Anakin!!! BRAVO!!!!!