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Star Wars Memes

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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.

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Other universes to visit:

!lotrmemes@midwest.social

!tenforward@lemmy.world

Separatist systems:

!prequelmemes@lemmy.world

Oh hey some real SW content for a change (perhaps):

!star_wars@lemmy.world

!starwars@lemmy.ml

!starwarstelevision@lemmy.world

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Please do not post the "good friend" or similar copypasta

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The general idea is, if you're looking here for rules, you're probably someone who doesn't need to have them spelled out. You're fine. But anyway:

  1. This is a community for Star Wars memes. This means typically screenshots of Star Wars media with some text or context that's meant to be funny and/or thoughtful. All SW media is welcome: movies, games, comic books, fanart... Other kinds of content, like video links or meta memes (about this community, or Lemmy), are fine as well, just keep it on topic.

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  3. As fans of fictional media, we can be passionate. If you very strongly disagree with something or someone, take a deep breath before reacting. Anger leads to the dark side!

  4. Everything in Star Wars has happened a long time ago, in a galaxy far away, and it's a rich universe of millions of words and millions of years of history. So current Earthly matters really shouldn't concern us here. In other words, leave politics, philosophies and convictions behind the door. This applies even if it's about something related to Star Wars.

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[–] bampop@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

When my son was 1 year old he'd make a Vader breathing noise whenever he was really interesting in something. I used to call him Darth Curious.

[–] confuser@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

How do the sith come up with these names anyways?

Are they always given by the master?

And what is the reason for doing this at all?

What does Darth Vader even mean?

[–] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

After some googling, it doesn’t really seem like there is a lore/in universe explanation, which I find surprising after having the Disney EU and the legends EU. Some sith are named after a character quality, so maybe you could assume the dark side of the force revealed it to the master that named them?

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Darth is dark in German. Vader is Dutch for father (Vater is German for father).

George Lucas actually named Darth Vader. The content in the movies is made up.

“Dark Father”; he was given the name for fairly obvious reasons by George Lucas I would think.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

Me when I lie on the internet

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The content in the movies is made up.

You've gone too far. Take that back right now.

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have never seen "Darth" or anything similar used to mean dark in german. If that's a thing it's something both old and obcure.

[–] chrizzly@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago

I second this. Dark would be "dunkel" in (modern day) German.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

So it means Black Daddy?

[–] confuser@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So I looked into this more and basically Darth is a title given to sith lords, others have had it like Darth tyranus and Darth sidious, but here is the kicker.

Darth Vader's fatherhood was only conceived of after the character was introduced in empire strikes back, so the name was not necessarily related to fatherhood in the story and the only reason I could think of for it existing is just because it sounded cool.

A possible reason could be that Darth is a combo of dark and death and Vader is possibly short for invader.

Otherwise I'm not sure if there is any clear reason for the name that is undeniably the reason for the name.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right, but George Lucas already knew the story and he’s the one that named him.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Lucas famously make things up as he went, and retconned many things along the way.

Originally Luke's sister was a yet to be introduced character, not Leia. The film titled "Star Wars" was retroactively changed to become Episode 4. Han Solo was frozen at the end of one of the films because he wasn't sure if Harrison Ford would be back. They even changed the voice of Vader in post production, and the original actor found out when he watched the premiere. If you watch the prequels and original trilogy back to back there are glaring potholes. You can't even officially get the original versions of the movies because Lucas doesn't want them to be available.

[–] hamFoilHat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I hate it when people act like this. You know there is a mythology in Star Wars and you know that is what people are discussing but instead you are taking a meta shit over everything. Find a better hobby.

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

How long have you been sitting on that, Darth Haemorrhoid?

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sith pick a non-evil sounding name challenge (impossible)

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But... That's like the whole point... No?

Like, imagine if a pope called himself Larry, just "Pope Larry", instead of picking the name of a saint

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe to the audience, but do the Sith believe they're evil? Does any evil person? Everyone is the good guy in their own story.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of all characters, yes Emperor Palpatine knows he is evil and he loves it. Sometimes villains are nuanced and sympathetic. Sometimes they are evil space wizards who are passionate for the game.

[–] nagaram@startrek.website 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Palpatine is the absolute only instance that the evil wizards plot fucking worked.

Bro was just yucking it up between episode 2 and 6. He couldn't fucking believe how well it worked. He was so giddy.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And then he came back . . . Somehow

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago

In movies there is this trope that if you don't see a corpse, then the character is probably not dead.

[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

Legends' Sith are mostly about might makes right. They don't really care about good or evil. Can't really speak for whatever changed, if anything, on the new canon.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 14 points 2 days ago

Darth Fluenza was already taken.

[–] Xbeam@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

He had been gaming that name out in his head for years at that point.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You've gotta admit, it's catchier than "Darth YounglingMurderer"

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I prefer Darth Academus

Also the whole catalog of star wars memes on that channel is amazing.

I am loving these videos, thank you for the link

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"I used to draw it in school like a band name"

[–] bravesirrbn@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We need a picture of either vader or the emperor wearing that

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] bravesirrbn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Why isn't the emperor wearing an Emperor shirt?

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Emperor/30

[–] turbulentMagma@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

He already watched iv, v, and vi

[–] Stimpy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But its pronounced Fater. And written Vater.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago

I'm sure Palpatine knows fluent German from his time in Heidelberg.