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To add more to Vader there was a time he had to deal with a scientist who learned the hard way that shutting off disabling his life support systems would not stop him, a mistake he would never get to make again when Vader killed him.
Oh man! I got tired of all the non-stop rant and radio-announcer voice. At a certain point I stopped hearing what you have to say. Sorry, just wanted to let you know
I remember in the Shadows of the Empire novel, Vader removing his helmet in a meditation chamber, then using the Force to sustain him while he turned off the chamber. He was making progress towards keeping himself breathing for longer and longer periods each time. I think he managed a full minute. The ironic thing was that he was using the Dark Side to do it, and every time he succeeded, his own joy in his success broke his connection to the Dark Side, causing it to fail. So, literally, succeeding was what was causing him to fail. Just imagine how much more dangerous Vader would have been if he had gotten a suit that didn't hold him back.
There was a suit he could've gotten that could've made him unstoppable but he refused as his current suit kept him in constant pain to strengthen his connection to the dark side and as a reminder to the pain he has caused
So does that mean during the duel between Luke and Vader, Luke could have force pushed a button on Vader's chest to make him shit himself? Missed opportunity George Lucas.
Not really, because all force users have a force shield, that's is why the dark side don't just use the force to kill them slowly because it will not work or worse the will die trying
I remember being a kid when the movie was new and staying up late to watch some Soul Train adjacent show that had promised to have a Star Wars themed part of the show. They did something, I honestly don't remember what, and then someone took the stage dressed as Darth Vader and chatted with the host. The host asked him at one point about the buttons on the front of his outfit and asked, "what happens if I press that button right there?" and Darth Vader simply replied, "You die."
Imagine one of those buttons is a leg extender so Vader can always adjust to get the high ground. Like you’re about to fight him and Vader enters with his 9 metre legs.
@@hydrolito nah, those tape recorders/players randomly got hungry and ate a cassette tape. Usually your favorite one. Just one more price to pay for portable music in the early 1980s.
Emperor: So Vader, i purposely designed this obsolete and uncomfortable suit for you so you feel vulnerable all the time and totaly depend on me. Vader: Great! Can't wait for opportunity to betray you and throw into botomles pit of uncertain purpose. Emperor: What? Vader: What?
It was also meant as a punishment as Vader was supposed to kill Obi-wan then kill Palpatine (confirmed by Lucas). Palpatine expected to die so Lord Vader could be Emperor.
When me and my friend were kids playing with the figures, we decided that at least one of them was a lightsaber dispenser. You know, in case you get disarmed, push a button and out comes another one.
He also doesn't get a new suit because his current one keeping him in a constant state of pain and vulnerability kept his thoughts on the dark side and made him more powerful
He should have just got a new suit that inflicted similar pain and uncomfortability and done away with the vulnerability. He would have ended up being the Emperor sooner or later.
I think i also remember hearing that Vader, in part, actually wanted to be in a constant state of pain and suffering. Partly so he could always bring the full extent of his sith powers to bare, which rely on negative emotions. And partly do to self loathing, what he did to the women he loved.
You must be thinking of Starkiller from The Force Awakens' alternate ending and the DLCs that followed it. The Sith stalker armor was grafted to his flesh and bones, which as you can imagine is *very* painful.
Theory has it that obi-wan was *not* the master of the high ground, but the opposite. Look at his most significant duels; darth maul- won from the low ground; general grievous- won from low ground. He taunted anakin (knowing his ego made him suggestible) into going for the high ground, and won the fight *from below*.
Aha, so it's like the "stop life support" button on Davros' chair in _Doctor Who_. It's right there, easily accessible, but everyone around him is too afraid to press it.
slipknotboy555 that suffering made him stronger in the dark side in theory, though his other limitations got in the way. Negative emotions=stronger dark side use.
Vader is my go to favorite bad guy. Anakins literally overwhelming level of power and connection to the Force was made evident in the latter seasons of The Clone Wars, and you really get a look at just how much of a force of nature he was. The Emperor was very much aware of this, and was likely very much afraid of any possibility that would turn that kind of power against him. Had Anakin gotten proper cybernetics and treatment, his cooled raged turned to focus would make him the single most powerful being in the Galaxy. Vaders suit isnt protecting him from you, its protecting you from him.
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Chewbacca DID get a medal. This was canon all the way back in the early 80s, when the comics established that he got his medal later with Princess Leia standing on a chair to put it on him.
Officer: So Lord Vader, what DO those buttons do? Vader: Oh, well this one recharges my vapor, that one sends a passive - aggressive message to the guy who killed net neutrality, and this one allows me to heat my toaster struddles. Ya know, the necessities.
Interesting video. It's worth pointing out though that George Lucas didn't mastermind every detail: a lot of it was made up as things went along. Vader's helmet and suit were originally supposed to be his flight suit, but it happened to look cool on camera. (The general story arc and even the family relationships among Luke, Leia and Vader weren't fleshed out until _Star Wars_ was already released.) When you really get down to it, a lot of the _Star Wars_ OT is a synthesis of Joseph Campbell's ideas with _Flash Gordon, Dune,_ Kurosawa, and many other famous works. All great artists pull from great influences-and Lucas deserves the "great" label for some of his work-but I think there's a strong argument that Lucas had many strokes of good luck in the right places a the right times to pull off _Star Wars_ and _Empire Strikes Back._
Tyler Wardle not uncommon for sith to use such methods methods for controlling apprentices, or channeling the rage ability, or using the force to make themselves nigh on invincible to even lightsabers. Like Darth Sion, for instance, his body was in a state of being broken and healing constantly. While this diminished his ability to use the force directly, it made him a terror in melee combat.
The emperor also had a resentment toward vader and never wanted him to achieve his full power, thats why his suit has very outdated tech and a plate on his chest with important buttons that makes him incredibly vulnerable
Deedee: "Ohhhh what does this button do? Dexter: "wait, no! DeeDeeeeee!!" *kills vader* Dexter: "a self destruct button wasn't one of my better ideas... Palpatines going to force choke us both. Thanks a lot sister"
Never thought about this until now, but it does make sense. Vader's life support using outdated technology with controls in very vulnerable spots, and keeping him from updating it, where any attempt almost guarantees his death during the procedure, is a pretty decent explanation for why he never disobeyed the emperor until the very end
Novusod most of it was very well done and we'll written, much of it was meant to be canon but Disney threw it out to make their own while ignoring what had been established before them.
This video... Aw man, I started giggling when I considered that basically every time Vader goes into his chamber, he has to hook himself up like an RV at a campground.
I appreciate the presentation of this video. Knowing the level of disinterest you have, mentioned on your other channel Business/Brain blaze, for the subject matter. It shows a commitment to professionalism and is impressive
Please do a video on why blackcurrant is so rare (and even outright banned in some parts) in the US. The story is pretty interesting and I'd like to see what you can dig up on it.
Ashley Tuchin, I managed to find this on Wikipedia "Blackcurrants were once popular in the United States as well, but became less common in the 20th century after currant farming was banned in the early 1900s, when blackcurrants, as a vector of white pine blister rust, were considered a threat to the U.S. logging industry." So I guess just banned in states that are active in the logging industry
I should be careful when I say "banned", because it makes it sound like it's this new thing and a huge deal. It has been an issue for quite some time, mainly dating back to the early 1900s. But a few places do actually place bans on them. The thing that many people outside the US don't understand is how rare it is here. It's so common in other places, but we don't get the same deliciousness so many others do. I love the stuff and it always bums me out that I can't find it. When I learned the reason for its scarceness, I was surprised and thought it was pretty interesting
Episode IV. Tarkin: "So, what do those switches actually do, Vader?" Vader: "They are of no importance." "Go on. Let me push one." "No." "Go on." "No." Tarkin pushes a button. Chest Console: "Hi I'm Barbie. I love you very much." Tarkin: "Hur hur hur. Excellent ."
I love this channel, it gives me really interesting ideas of what to Google. I can literally find out the answers to these questions in under 30 seconds. It's actually annoying that they drag out a simple question like this in a ten minute video.
macmedic892 it was like that intentionally so he couldn't challenge Palpatine. Palpatine wanted to be the eternal ruler, the last and strongest sith ever. Dark vader being more powerful would put a dent in his plans.
yeah that's what the government does, keep you from the verge of dying by giving you toxic substance (fluoride in water, gmo foods and etc.) so you'll be keep shackled and rule by them for eternity
You mean to say that it isn't just a random bit of cheesy scifi costume guff which is about as meaningful as the flashing lights on the bridge of the Enterprise? Okay, I can just about accept that he might need his own personal temperature control, but what use is an off button? I suppose that's in case the suit ever goes wrong he can get it going again by switching it off and switching it back on again. But who exactly designed a suit with control panels on the chest and belt where they will be totally invisible to a man wearing a mask with deepset eye sockets and a prominent nose piece? How is he meant to see which buttons he's pressing? Why not put the controls somewhere sensible like on his wrist? And then there's the gloves with fingers much bigger than the buttons ... So we've got a control panel with potentially disastrous consequences which is placed on a part of his body that he can't see but his enemies can and which has fiddly buttons and a chunky pair of gloves. Nah, I'm calling naff set design on this one. I think we can file it alongside the renowned and galaxy-famous Jedi ObiWan Kenobi hiding from the Empire by changing his name to Old Ben Kenobi, living within a few miles of Darth Vader's birthplace and who walks around wearing the costume of a Jedi knight and using a light sabre in a public place. Good hiding, Obiwan.
You could use the force to "feel" where the buttons are that you are constantly defending. Perhaps Kenobi is an incredibly common name like Smith. Also the only people he spoke to were probably Luke's family who already know who he is. Common people on Tatooine(probably misspelled) probably don't know what a Jedi knight robe looks like or a lightsaber for that matter. Once he pulled it out and started using it people did take notice, but did they care enough to do anything? He also left the planet right after using it. Even if Darth Vader had went to Tatooine for a family barbecue, Old Ben could have just stayed in his cave suppressing his presence.
I can almost guarantee those buttons had no purpose when the character was being created. The decades of expanded universe comics, books, games, etc. gave meaning and backstory to every single nut and bolt seen in any frame of the original trilogy.
You can almost guarantee, can you? No shit. They were meaningless props that were meant to look cool. That's a given. This video is about what they later on DECIDED they do.
There's a fine line between looking cool and looking cheesy. Most of the handguns in Star Wars were based on real guns because George Lucas wanted them to look realistic. That's cool. But the buttons on Darth Vader's costume seem to be based on cheap 1980s hifis. That's cheesy. We tend to accept the cool stuff. It adds to the experience. But when something is so outright cheesy it drags us out of the willing suspension of disbelief. Personally I am trying very hard to ignore those damned buttons, just as I'm trying to ignore that nagging question about how long it takes to fly to Degobah and how you go to the toilet in an X-wing.
Iain, Vader was Palpatine's enforcer. He wanted Vader to be completely under his control. He had plenty of reasons for Vader to need a turbo boost button - and even more reasons for Vader to not be able to push it himself. As for the off button...it serves the same function as Robocop's "Directive 4" - a mechanism for an evil corporation that builds a weapon that could destroy it to stop that from happening. Palpatine would have sent an assistant along with Vader to operate the controls. (If the Star Wars universe would have been in our present time, Palpatine would have a "Vader App" on his smartphone.)
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I thought Palpatine gave Vader a crappy painful irritating suit so that Vader would not only train to be powerful even with limitations (like muhammed ali training underwater), but so he was filled with hatred. IIRC Palpatine planned to replace the suit with one that actually enhanced him instead of restricting him but it was too risky for the reasons you mentioned, so Vader was stuck in his "training" suit.
5:12 So with all that. I can pretty much see his suit was made to make him angry. And use more of the dark side. Atleast from my perspective it seems that way.
It never shows it because it is not relevant to the story ... but Darth Vader has a built in microwave and a full brew coffee maker built into his suit . That's the main reason you don't see many vending machines on the death star.
We already know what those buttons do. Back at the premiere of Attack of the Clones, Triumph revealed that they were so that he could call his parents to pick him up. 😂
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Awesome knowledge. Damn i think i seriously learned more about Darth Vader in 10 mins then what i though i knew in my whole life. Your videos are great keep em up!
Pretty sure powerful force users have some kind of force resistance thing. I forgot the reason but there's some reason in canon as to why they don't just turn each other's sabers off or choke each other with the Force.
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>what about the theory that emperor Palpetine used Padme 'life force' to bring Anakin back to life? From across the galaxy? BS. No, Anakin himself used life drain on her out of rage when he force choked her.
Just a little more info. Mace Windu's use of Vaapad reflects a dark force users energy back at them. Only Mace could have done what was done as he was the only alive user of Vaapad. In that particular case a circuit had been created where the Dark Side was being drawn out and redirected back at Palpatine which was why he couldn't stop the lightning. It wasn't an act when he was becoming weaker, if it had of continued he would have died. Sidious was stripped of the power that had been used to put the Mask in place which was a Sith Ritual which took some time and effort to create but little to no effort to maintain but did need a portion of his power. Hope you found this enlightening.
@@JohnDoe-vn1we The new Star Wars movies had amazing visuals but lacked something any story needs. A plot you can follow. With exceptions, they followed exactly what the first three movies did. It felt like I was watching a terrible remake (plot wise)(Graphically wise it was amazing.) I'm only gonna list a few things, because someone already made an hour long explanation on why those three movies did so terribly. Original: New: Big evil empire Big evil empire Giant death star Even bigger death star Small group of rebels that shouldn't be able to make it Small group of rebels that are barely holding together Blow the death star up to win Oh look, we should blow up that convenient port hole that is the Achilles heel in this entire thing! This whole thing is starting to feel like de ja vu! Evil sith overlord and apprentice Evil Sith overlord that does literally nothing but sit in a chair Apprentice kills the Sith and turns to the good side Oh look, he killed the Sith, what a surprise! So, say what you want, but those new movies had a total plot flop. And if you think I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm a writer. I teach people about plots and consistencies and not repeating the same plot in a sequel. I'm also not the only one who thinks this way.
Vader knew exactly what he was risking when he acted to save Luke, his son. That thought right there and Vaders selfless act, its magnitude was great enough to redeem Anakin.
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To add more to Vader there was a time he had to deal with a scientist who learned the hard way that shutting off disabling his life support systems would not stop him, a mistake he would never get to make again when Vader killed him.
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Oh man! I got tired of all the non-stop rant and radio-announcer voice. At a certain point I stopped hearing what you have to say. Sorry, just wanted to let you know
If we only knew then about the glorious beard that would grace us with it's existence..
Vader gets shot and a tube is spewing oxygen. He starts pushing buttons. " Air ! Fricken emergency air supply work ! "
I remember in the Shadows of the Empire novel, Vader removing his helmet in a meditation chamber, then using the Force to sustain him while he turned off the chamber. He was making progress towards keeping himself breathing for longer and longer periods each time. I think he managed a full minute. The ironic thing was that he was using the Dark Side to do it, and every time he succeeded, his own joy in his success broke his connection to the Dark Side, causing it to fail. So, literally, succeeding was what was causing him to fail.
Just imagine how much more dangerous Vader would have been if he had gotten a suit that didn't hold him back.
He wouldnt die at the end of star wars and would become a master
“Death Vader, suffering from success”
@@shrekworshiper4965 and suffering
There was a suit he could've gotten that could've made him unstoppable but he refused as his current suit kept him in constant pain to strengthen his connection to the dark side and as a reminder to the pain he has caused
If he got a suit that didn’t hold him back I think he would go back to being anakin because he wouldn’t be feeling pain at all times
So does that mean during the duel between Luke and Vader, Luke could have force pushed a button on Vader's chest to make him shit himself? Missed opportunity George Lucas.
Not really, because all force users have a force shield, that's is why the dark side don't just use the force to kill them slowly because it will not work or worse the will die trying
@@RoyalLegend1000 I've got a bad feeling about this.
@@PlasticandRage lol, the have been said in all the SW movies
That would be amazing
Acting like luke knows everything about his suit
I remember being a kid when the movie was new and staying up late to watch some Soul Train adjacent show that had promised to have a Star Wars themed part of the show. They did something, I honestly don't remember what, and then someone took the stage dressed as Darth Vader and chatted with the host. The host asked him at one point about the buttons on the front of his outfit and asked, "what happens if I press that button right there?" and Darth Vader simply replied, "You die."
That’s genius 🤣🤣🤣
Ahh yes death button
Perhaps the red one?
@@Chi.mer4 I like to think its just a bomb. Its vaders self destruct
Imagine one of those buttons is a leg extender so Vader can always adjust to get the high ground. Like you’re about to fight him and Vader enters with his 9 metre legs.
Overused high ground joke is overused
@@Cringinator4000 you're just envious you didn't think of this hilarious joke.
@@starcomet8312 not at all
High ground jokes will never get old.
@@starcomet8312 he’s just jealous that his reply doesn’t have the high ground over the comment.
The red button is "Record", the other three are "Play", "Fast Forward" and "Rewind" from a 1975 tape recorder.
Do you think we should tell Vader that ??? Lol .
He's only angry because his "Awesome Mix Vol. 1" tape got chewed.
@@spazmodicusrex6629 He shouldn't leave it where Chewbacca eats.
@@hydrolito nah, those tape recorders/players randomly got hungry and ate a cassette tape. Usually your favorite one. Just one more price to pay for portable music in the early 1980s.
😂😂😂😂😂 I'm ded
It's an MP3 player that plays the imperial theme every time he enters a room
PaperBoy Dum dum da dum, dum da dum dum
Clayton King You forgot a dum.
surviving gamer lol
It's a soundboard, pre-programmed with phrases like "You have failed me for the last time" and "NO! *I* am your father!"
zeroangelmk1 don't forget "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Emperor: So Vader, i purposely designed this obsolete and uncomfortable suit for you so you feel vulnerable all the time and totaly depend on me.
Vader: Great! Can't wait for opportunity to betray you and throw into botomles pit of uncertain purpose.
Emperor: What?
Vader: What?
Emperor: "What?"
Vader: "What?"
Me: Chicken butt.
yeah, basically.
Emperor: ah, thanks for the heads up, better make a couple clones of myself just in case
It was also meant as a punishment as Vader was supposed to kill Obi-wan then kill Palpatine (confirmed by Lucas). Palpatine expected to die so Lord Vader could be Emperor.
@@rustyjones7908 so does that mean he was briefly emperor in episode six after he tossed him in the pit?
When me and my friend were kids playing with the figures, we decided that at least one of them was a lightsaber dispenser. You know, in case you get disarmed, push a button and out comes another one.
The idea that Vader keeps a spare saber on him, is actually kinda genious.
@@Freedomerider considering his track record with lightsabers
@@Freedomerider At least he managed to keep one of my teachings on him. That weapon is his life
aha I disarmed you!
"nope"
*several lighsabers slip out vaders left leg*
@@boldone66 LARPing is lame enough. Don't TH-cam Role Play lmao
He also doesn't get a new suit because his current one keeping him in a constant state of pain and vulnerability kept his thoughts on the dark side and made him more powerful
He should have just got a new suit that inflicted similar pain and uncomfortability and done away with the vulnerability. He would have ended up being the Emperor sooner or later.
I think i also remember hearing that Vader, in part, actually wanted to be in a constant state of pain and suffering. Partly so he could always bring the full extent of his sith powers to bare, which rely on negative emotions. And partly do to self loathing, what he did to the women he loved.
You must be thinking of Starkiller from The Force Awakens' alternate ending and the DLCs that followed it. The Sith stalker armor was grafted to his flesh and bones, which as you can imagine is *very* painful.
it's a shame none of those buttons can activate the high ground.
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In star wars rebels he was standing on top of his tie fighter. This means he eventually achieved the power of the mobile high ground.
@@bongbingbingbong9090 but not the actual high ground.
@@MattM0201 fair point
Theory has it that obi-wan was *not* the master of the high ground, but the opposite. Look at his most significant duels; darth maul- won from the low ground; general grievous- won from low ground.
He taunted anakin (knowing his ego made him suggestible) into going for the high ground, and won the fight *from below*.
For a non Star Wars channel, your knowledge is extremely impressive. Well done.
This is not his knowledge
he is just saying what someone wrote for him to say
he is addressing the people who wrote it
Google is a powerful tool.
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Aha, so it's like the "stop life support" button on Davros' chair in _Doctor Who_.
It's right there, easily accessible, but everyone around him is too afraid to press it.
The Vader comics definitely give him more dignity and does explain the situation more realistic
"with a hopefully better managed new rebooted expanded universe"
That did not age well.
Actually it did. Very well. The old EU was a mess and the new Vader stuff is great.
Have you been reading it?
While it's been a bit of a mixed bag, some of the books and comics have been great!!
EXPANDED universe. That means comics and cartoons, not primary stuff like shitty movies.
@@xXscreamingkoalaXx Most of it is. Some of it is pretty iffy. Besides, I think he's referring more to the sequels than the comics.
Are you ignoring the episodic series, and focusing only on the Sequel Trio?
Now THIS is the kind of quality content I want to see in my subscription feed
ok -_-
Firstpo jkh ...
I never knew how bad I wanted to know the answers to these questions.
Man I know he's not real but I feel sorry for the poor bastard
JayBee I know, right? Sounds like a torturous existence
slipknotboy555 that suffering made him stronger in the dark side in theory, though his other limitations got in the way. Negative emotions=stronger dark side use.
Birki gts That's a good point
One like equals one prayer for Darth Vader to get better and be good p.s. I now I seen the film he dies
Dude murdered a bunch of kids, I can get over it.
Vader is my go to favorite bad guy. Anakins literally overwhelming level of power and connection to the Force was made evident in the latter seasons of The Clone Wars, and you really get a look at just how much of a force of nature he was. The Emperor was very much aware of this, and was likely very much afraid of any possibility that would turn that kind of power against him. Had Anakin gotten proper cybernetics and treatment, his cooled raged turned to focus would make him the single most powerful being in the Galaxy. Vaders suit isnt protecting him from you, its protecting you from him.
He's my favorite too and all what you said is pretty spot-on.
those buttons are a bit stiff, i think you have to use a little force
Danny Marshall eez dat u OB1kenubi?
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+TheLance3185 Already have. One of many sacrifices I have made to be THIS hilarious
Danny Marshall thats not how the force works.
+Danny Marshall
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Darth: This one says “there’s a snake in your boot”
Nah it says, “Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!”
Chewbacca DID get a medal. This was canon all the way back in the early 80s, when the comics established that he got his medal later with Princess Leia standing on a chair to put it on him.
Officer: So Lord Vader, what DO those buttons do?
Vader: Oh, well this one recharges my vapor, that one sends a passive - aggressive message to the guy who killed net neutrality, and this one allows me to heat my toaster struddles. Ya know, the necessities.
And this button is for when I want to scare the shit out of everybody and cut up a bunch of rebels in a hurry
bro, i want a fukin vader toaster strudel, are they shaped like his mask?
“And this is the button I press to play my theme song whenever I enter a room”
Also vader:and this button turns me into a head for a giant shape-shifting robot
"Let's expunge this mildly-conflicting lore, say we're making our own shit, and then loosely borrow from the old lore."
Interesting video. It's worth pointing out though that George Lucas didn't mastermind every detail: a lot of it was made up as things went along. Vader's helmet and suit were originally supposed to be his flight suit, but it happened to look cool on camera. (The general story arc and even the family relationships among Luke, Leia and Vader weren't fleshed out until _Star Wars_ was already released.)
When you really get down to it, a lot of the _Star Wars_ OT is a synthesis of Joseph Campbell's ideas with _Flash Gordon, Dune,_ Kurosawa, and many other famous works. All great artists pull from great influences-and Lucas deserves the "great" label for some of his work-but I think there's a strong argument that Lucas had many strokes of good luck in the right places a the right times to pull off _Star Wars_ and _Empire Strikes Back._
Also Return of the Jedi. Let’s not leave that one out because people don’t like Ewoks. Jabba’s palace alone is iconic enough.
@@kensuke0
The Ewoks are the only thing in star wars my mom does like. Lol
other pilots have the same mask
The emperor also wanted Vader to be in constant pain so that his hate would send him further into the dark side.
Tyler Wardle not uncommon for sith to use such methods methods for controlling apprentices, or channeling the rage ability, or using the force to make themselves nigh on invincible to even lightsabers. Like Darth Sion, for instance, his body was in a state of being broken and healing constantly. While this diminished his ability to use the force directly, it made him a terror in melee combat.
The emperor also had a resentment toward vader and never wanted him to achieve his full power, thats why his suit has very outdated tech and a plate on his chest with important buttons that makes him incredibly vulnerable
I suffer from arthritis every minute of my life, so maybe this explains why I'm a collosal asshole?
@@Dethred1 Yeah, probably. I mean I don't know you but I get migraines often and I know my temper is definitely way shorter when I am in pain.
I think I learned more about Darth Vader today than I ever wanted to know. Thanks?
“With a hopefuly better managed rebooted expanded universe”
Well I think we all know how that turned out... 😂😂😂
Lol
Big. Fuckin. Oof.
Deedee: "Ohhhh what does this button do?
Dexter: "wait, no! DeeDeeeeee!!"
*kills vader*
Dexter: "a self destruct button wasn't one of my better ideas... Palpatines going to force choke us both. Thanks a lot sister"
Lol, I can imagine that
I was thinking of the Star Wars character named Dexter
I was confused as fuck
Love Dexters lab.
Doof
Never thought about this until now, but it does make sense. Vader's life support using outdated technology with controls in very vulnerable spots, and keeping him from updating it, where any attempt almost guarantees his death during the procedure, is a pretty decent explanation for why he never disobeyed the emperor until the very end
The most famous villain in cinematic history is a walking colostomy bag!
Red Yellow Ledbetter II That's some real shit homie
When did he got himself an X-Wing?
No problem, mate.
I seriously believe the expanded universe was written by a bunch of trolls. No wonder it is not cannon anymore.
Novusod most of it was very well done and we'll written, much of it was meant to be canon but Disney threw it out to make their own while ignoring what had been established before them.
This video... Aw man, I started giggling when I considered that basically every time Vader goes into his chamber, he has to hook himself up like an RV at a campground.
I appreciate the presentation of this video. Knowing the level of disinterest you have, mentioned on your other channel Business/Brain blaze, for the subject matter. It shows a commitment to professionalism and is impressive
“A composer gone deaf.” Vader : proceeds to become Beethoven
Damn it would be funny, If someone fought the darth vader, and pressed a "defecate" button.
Vader would be like ... "Crap"
and the person fighting him could say "Exactly"
Ha!
This is why he defends his chest so hard.
They'd be like no Vader you are shit
Please do a video on why blackcurrant is so rare (and even outright banned in some parts) in the US. The story is pretty interesting and I'd like to see what you can dig up on it.
StaticImage really, black current's banned in parts of the U.S? Now you've piqued my curiosity - I'm going to have to look into that. :)
Ashley Tuchin, I managed to find this on Wikipedia "Blackcurrants were once popular in the United States as well, but became less common in the 20th century after currant farming was banned in the early 1900s, when blackcurrants, as a vector of white pine blister rust, were considered a threat to the U.S. logging industry."
So I guess just banned in states that are active in the logging industry
StaticImage Check out Lofty Pursuits TH-cam channel for the answer to these questions and more!
It's on a state by state basis currantly.
I should be careful when I say "banned", because it makes it sound like it's this new thing and a huge deal. It has been an issue for quite some time, mainly dating back to the early 1900s. But a few places do actually place bans on them. The thing that many people outside the US don't understand is how rare it is here. It's so common in other places, but we don't get the same deliciousness so many others do. I love the stuff and it always bums me out that I can't find it. When I learned the reason for its scarceness, I was surprised and thought it was pretty interesting
Episode IV. Tarkin: "So, what do those switches actually do, Vader?"
Vader: "They are of no importance."
"Go on. Let me push one."
"No."
"Go on."
"No."
Tarkin pushes a button. Chest Console: "Hi I'm Barbie. I love you very much."
Tarkin: "Hur hur hur. Excellent ."
I’ve heard a story that there was a time when a group of people managed to switch the voice boxes of Barbies and G.I. Joe figures.
Nobody talks about Vader‘s purple “pull my finger“ button.
Can you imagine an egg salad type fart 💨 inside that thing!?
@@knobdikker that’s actually the secret behind Darth Vader‘s “force choke”.
@@denvan3143 ROFLMFAO!!
I love this channel, it gives me really interesting ideas of what to Google. I can literally find out the answers to these questions in under 30 seconds. It's actually annoying that they drag out a simple question like this in a ten minute video.
"Which one of these buttons calls your mom to come pick you up?" - Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
I FUCKING Remember THAT!!
I was going to make this comment. I see that I am 4 years too late. haha
The buttons play the Imperial Theme everyone he enters a room.
*everytime
*whenever
this is the craziest TIFO eppisode ever, because as Simon is taking about a fictional character making the eppisode 100% sci-fi.
Haha, I imagine Vader making his entrance dead serious, with a ridiculous musical postcard sound xD
So that's for one button. Careless Whisper maybe on another one?
everytiem*
Uncomfortable, unreliable, and obsolete?
Must have been built by the lowest bidder. Typical government crap.
macmedic892 it was like that intentionally so he couldn't challenge Palpatine. Palpatine wanted to be the eternal ruler, the last and strongest sith ever. Dark vader being more powerful would put a dent in his plans.
yeah that's what the government does, keep you from the verge of dying by giving you toxic substance (fluoride in water, gmo foods and etc.) so you'll be keep shackled and rule by them for eternity
MasterofPlay7 Do you even hear yourself and your stupidity?
Anal Prolapse In My Bum When I'm Filled With Cum Forget it. If brains were dynamite, he couldn't blow his nose.
it's true, just look at the cellphone radiation, it cause balls, cervical, brain and breast cancers
The nerd in the dark recesses of my psyche has been nourished- thank you Simon
They play different sound effects when he enters a room. The bottom one is a whoopee cushion noise.
You mean to say that it isn't just a random bit of cheesy scifi costume guff which is about as meaningful as the flashing lights on the bridge of the Enterprise?
Okay, I can just about accept that he might need his own personal temperature control, but what use is an off button? I suppose that's in case the suit ever goes wrong he can get it going again by switching it off and switching it back on again.
But who exactly designed a suit with control panels on the chest and belt where they will be totally invisible to a man wearing a mask with deepset eye sockets and a prominent nose piece? How is he meant to see which buttons he's pressing? Why not put the controls somewhere sensible like on his wrist?
And then there's the gloves with fingers much bigger than the buttons ...
So we've got a control panel with potentially disastrous consequences which is placed on a part of his body that he can't see but his enemies can and which has fiddly buttons and a chunky pair of gloves.
Nah, I'm calling naff set design on this one. I think we can file it alongside the renowned and galaxy-famous Jedi ObiWan Kenobi hiding from the Empire by changing his name to Old Ben Kenobi, living within a few miles of Darth Vader's birthplace and who walks around wearing the costume of a Jedi knight and using a light sabre in a public place. Good hiding, Obiwan.
You could use the force to "feel" where the buttons are that you are constantly defending.
Perhaps Kenobi is an incredibly common name like Smith. Also the only people he spoke to were probably Luke's family who already know who he is. Common people on Tatooine(probably misspelled) probably don't know what a Jedi knight robe looks like or a lightsaber for that matter. Once he pulled it out and started using it people did take notice, but did they care enough to do anything? He also left the planet right after using it. Even if Darth Vader had went to Tatooine for a family barbecue, Old Ben could have just stayed in his cave suppressing his presence.
I can almost guarantee those buttons had no purpose when the character was being created. The decades of expanded universe comics, books, games, etc. gave meaning and backstory to every single nut and bolt seen in any frame of the original trilogy.
You can almost guarantee, can you?
No shit. They were meaningless props that were meant to look cool. That's a given. This video is about what they later on DECIDED they do.
There's a fine line between looking cool and looking cheesy. Most of the handguns in Star Wars were based on real guns because George Lucas wanted them to look realistic. That's cool. But the buttons on Darth Vader's costume seem to be based on cheap 1980s hifis. That's cheesy.
We tend to accept the cool stuff. It adds to the experience. But when something is so outright cheesy it drags us out of the willing suspension of disbelief. Personally I am trying very hard to ignore those damned buttons, just as I'm trying to ignore that nagging question about how long it takes to fly to Degobah and how you go to the toilet in an X-wing.
Iain, Vader was Palpatine's enforcer. He wanted Vader to be completely under his control. He had plenty of reasons for Vader to need a turbo boost button - and even more reasons for Vader to not be able to push it himself. As for the off button...it serves the same function as Robocop's "Directive 4" - a mechanism for an evil corporation that builds a weapon that could destroy it to stop that from happening. Palpatine would have sent an assistant along with Vader to operate the controls. (If the Star Wars universe would have been in our present time, Palpatine would have a "Vader App" on his smartphone.)
I think one button opens a compartment with tater tots.
phototristan MUFFIN BUTTON
Hot pockets
He’s got a built-in toaster oven. They gave him a leftover exo-suit that was made for a hot-dog vendor.
thanks napolean
you mean darth taters?
when he presses them he goes NOOOOOOOOOO
No. That's what he says when you pull his string.
No *ping*
I read that in his voice
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"And which of these buttons calls your parents to pick you up?"
-- Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, 2002
"Which one of these buttons calls your parents to pick you up?" - Triumph the insult comic dog 😂
(but that was to a vader cosplayer)
i think the suit had a built in mr. coffee
No, B Dog, the Mr. Coffee was right next to the Mr. Radar. He always has coffee while he watches radar. Everyone knows that!
@@jmowreader9555 Of course we do sir!
@@jmowreader9555 until his radar got jammed
Even if they didn’t have those I know it had a diaper
"Now it's beeping every FOUR seconds!" "Oh no, now I'm not getting any sleep tonight."
As Simon says; "How could we NOT talk about how Darth Vader defecates?" Off course we couldn't. I am SO glad that you didn't shy away from covering this region of Vader's cybernetic anatomy. It is an essential part of the new STAR WARS canon after all. Thank you so much for this fascinating video. Great even for "Today I found Out"'s very high standard for content (no, I am not joking or being ironic). Well, at least not about the quality of this channel. It is one of the best (if not THE best) on TH-cam. We need more star-quality edutainment like this! Thank you Simon and team! Have a great one, everyone - and stay curious! :)
Ya know, this just adds more on how powerful Darth Vader really was under all that constant pain.
Wouldn't it be wise to put a fucking shield over the buttons? Shit, even if he stumbles and falls t the ground it could fuck his shit up really bad.
Or at least have a cover over them lol. Should have been hidden.
Tom F Park If you knew anything about star wars you'd know that Palpatine made him that way so he'd always be vulnerable, so increasing fear.
Tom F Park lol, it literally just needs a lid or something
Or jus cover to hide it?
TheDragonfriday think about it though you don't want a nuke button on a shoe unprotected when you could just cover it or put it in a better spot
Ok, good luck getting the drop on a Sith Lord that prides himself of overcoming his enemies by sheer will of the force.
I thought Palpatine gave Vader a crappy painful irritating suit so that Vader would not only train to be powerful even with limitations (like muhammed ali training underwater), but so he was filled with hatred. IIRC Palpatine planned to replace the suit with one that actually enhanced him instead of restricting him but it was too risky for the reasons you mentioned, so Vader was stuck in his "training" suit.
Finally, someone who gets it.
Its been 4 years and I still find this video funny due to Simon's relation with star wars
It is interesting how someone so powerful was at the same time so vulnerable.
5:12 So with all that. I can pretty much see his suit was made to make him angry. And use more of the dark side. Atleast from my perspective it seems that way.
It never shows it because it is not relevant to the story ... but Darth Vader has a built in microwave and a full brew coffee maker built into his suit . That's the main reason you don't see many vending machines on the death star.
Randy Jones
The buttons also make tones. When it gets quiet on the Star Destroyer you can hear him quietly playing 'Funky Town'.
We already know what those buttons do.
Back at the premiere of Attack of the Clones, Triumph revealed that they were so that he could call his parents to pick him up. 😂
I just love that even considered canonically Vader can literally shit himself furiously mid battle to assert dominance
Triumph the Insult Comic dog once asked "Which of those buttons do you push to call your parents to come pick you up?" Yeah, that makes more sense...
"you are like a composer who went deaf"
Beethoven: don't underestimate the power of the dark side.
"They call his mom to come pick him up after the convention" - Triumph
Which button calls your parents to pick you up? :D
Haha, I saw this in my recommended and only came here to check if someone commented this :D
Not his mom... remember?
On/off, reset, volume up/down, time set, enter, air-conditioning, radio, and etc.
Thank you for the information Simon Whistler
Great video! I've always loved watching your videos and seeing you do something on Star wars really a be happy! Keep up the great work with all your channels, you and your crew are doing a great job!
"Hopefully a better rebootet expanded universe"
Yeah, sure, that happened...
Mandalorian and Bad Batch say hi.
Those aren't EU.
High Republic says hi, though!!
Ljj
@@mathunit1 bad batch was fucking crap, omega ruined it for me
A lot of writing to explain the simply reality that his suit matched the tech of the 70s-80s prop capabilities.
hehehe
Which is actually kind of cool. Making an in-universe explanation for real life limitations shows creativity of the writers.
The blue button is a Viagra pump.
another fine addition to my collection
A great explanation to 70s special effects.
Thx for another gr8 vid, simon!
"... He's mostly machine now... Twisted and evil.." Obi Wan Kenobi
They actually control how loud his asthma is
Simon says; "How could we NOT talk about how Darth Vader defecates?" Off course we couldn't. I am SO glad that you didn't shy away from covering this important region of Vader's cybernetic anatomy ;) Thumbs up if you're a Darth Vader fanboy or fangirl! Thank you Simon and team! Have a great one, everyone - and stay curious! :)
Vis mindre
SVAR
Awesome knowledge. Damn i think i seriously learned more about Darth Vader in 10 mins then what i though i knew in my whole life. Your videos are great keep em up!
Note to any Force wielders preparing to fight Vader: rather than die trying to duel him, use the Force to either crush or rip out his control panel
Pretty sure powerful force users have some kind of force resistance thing. I forgot the reason but there's some reason in canon as to why they don't just turn each other's sabers off or choke each other with the Force.
Anyone who's watched TFS can tell you. They're muffin buttons.
You presses the obi wan button you shouldn't of did that
Those guys aren't funny
0:48 the real reason disney expunged the EU was to avoid paying royalties to the authors of EU lore
If that's true I wouldn't be surprised
My recommendeds are now full of random channels I've never heard of, but in all of them, there's Simon
Simon is gonna follow me forever
I will never be able to get away from Simon
This guy covers EVERYTHING.
I think robot chicken has the best explanation of what his suit buttons do lol
Amazing that they have the tech to keep Vader alive and functioning but not the ability to keep a woman from dying in childbirth.
marzipanthequeen I'm pretty sure that she didn't *want* to live due to Anakin Skywalker turning evil.
marzipanthequeen She died of a broken throa- i mean heart
Priorities?
>what about the theory that emperor Palpetine used Padme 'life force' to bring Anakin back to life?
From across the galaxy? BS. No, Anakin himself used life drain on her out of rage when he force choked her.
She lost the will to live, obviously they couldn't save her.
Did anybody else notice the emperor as robot chicken
Just a little more info. Mace Windu's use of Vaapad reflects a dark force users energy back at them. Only Mace could have done what was done as he was the only alive user of Vaapad. In that particular case a circuit had been created where the Dark Side was being drawn out and redirected back at Palpatine which was why he couldn't stop the lightning. It wasn't an act when he was becoming weaker, if it had of continued he would have died. Sidious was stripped of the power that had been used to put the Mask in place which was a Sith Ritual which took some time and effort to create but little to no effort to maintain but did need a portion of his power. Hope you found this enlightening.
Some impressively clever retconning
Energizer or Copper Top batteries?
the better one
Glyn they're Costco brand
Disney doesn’t have any right to erase to expanded universe material, after what they did with the sequels
Get over it.
@@JohnDoe-vn1we The new Star Wars movies had amazing visuals but lacked something any story needs. A plot you can follow. With exceptions, they followed exactly what the first three movies did. It felt like I was watching a terrible remake (plot wise)(Graphically wise it was amazing.)
I'm only gonna list a few things, because someone already made an hour long explanation on why those three movies did so terribly.
Original: New:
Big evil empire Big evil empire
Giant death star Even bigger death star
Small group of rebels that shouldn't be able to make it Small group of rebels that are barely holding together
Blow the death star up to win Oh look, we should blow up that convenient port hole that is the Achilles heel in this entire thing! This whole thing is starting to feel like de ja vu!
Evil sith overlord and apprentice Evil Sith overlord that does literally nothing but sit in a chair
Apprentice kills the Sith and turns to the good side Oh look, he killed the Sith, what a surprise!
So, say what you want, but those new movies had a total plot flop. And if you think I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm a writer. I teach people about plots and consistencies and not repeating the same plot in a sequel. I'm also not the only one who thinks this way.
@@charolettebuurn9030 kind of a waste to reply too a person who probably lives off their moms money
@@someguyyouknow1635 Fair. I don't even remeber writing this haha
You’re telling me Vader can literally sh*t himself in battle 😂
Darth: You know what fuck you *presses shit button*
Yeh he probably did
why did i never get this vid recommend?? i heard nothing new, but liked it really much to get it explained by him. Great Job and research
now i did and realised i alredy liked and commented
Good to see Moby doing well in the TH-cam world.
Palpatine was one manipulative guy.
according to Triumph the insult comic dog the buttons are used to call his parents for a ride.
vader's fucked when obamacare is repealed.
Comic the insult dog said that one of the buttons was to call his mom to come pick him up from the comic-con! Lol!
Triumph
Vader knew exactly what he was risking when he acted to save Luke, his son. That thought right there and Vaders selfless act, its magnitude was great enough to redeem Anakin.
Vader died for our sins, never forget that.