Darth Vader: Purpose (Star Wars Fan Film)
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2023
- After failing to prevent the Death Star's destruction, Darth Vader is tasked with learning from Sith Lords of the Old Republic.
An original story written and directed by Ashild Adam and Ben Alfrejd, based on our favorite character from the Star Wars universe! - Krátké a kreslené filmy
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.
I am watching because of your comment. Please be right.
@@paimon4615 don't leave us hanging like that!
@@paimon4615 was he right???
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I feel you man. Pretty wicked flick.
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.
He should have not turn against the jedi idiot he should try to prevent padme death
You can really feel the rage behind the “no one owns me” line.
Ironic how in the original star wars he's basically only been freed by his death
The dialog and writing in this is beyond great. 10 out of 10.
"better than disney" - 👺👺
You're joking right?😂
It's a great film, spread the positivity❤
@@quentin580 yeah.. the fanfilm is overall very good. But the dialogue during the padme and anakin part was pretty bad.. nothing wrong with some constructive criticism.
@@coreymckee4844Eh,
I got used to it already.
And besides,
There's always worst than that anyway.
"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!
it was good but not that good lol
@@musicmane4146 That's your opinion. I stand by what I say.
Anyone who knows Nihilus loves that line and reveal.
@@Futuretense101Wise words my friend,
Wise words.
Everyone knows that failure teaches you more than success ever could.
the writing in this was phenomenal. anakin and vader mirroring each others moves was brilliant
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.
Because fans care and Disney doesn’t they just want money and push their garbage agenda.
@@-thebatman-yes exactly
agreed..apart from the stark fact that kuntleen kunteddy and the pig rian johson destroyed the star wars franchise, brilliant to see/watch any past/presentfuture star wars fan clips as they definitely eclipse disneys 'woke' efforts... burn in the flames of mustafa, disney...
Its just like the Harry Potter fan films. They're better than the actual films.
Even better, the appearances of Darth Revan, Darth Traya and Darth Nihilus gives the impression that this fan film could have taken place in the EU rather than the Disney timeline.
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...
What things from Revan and Kreia did you agree with? 🧐
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!
i like the detail of vaders mask being fixed the second the holocron is destroyed
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.
The costumes vaders dialect is on point gives us shades of Anakin
'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.
The battle between Vader and Darth Nihillus was epic 😮
I thought it was epic as well enjoyed. Lore wise nihilus was actual a very clumsy dualist since he primarily relied on his force powers to kill. so the fact that the duel itself seemed very standard and not as fast or flashy as the other fights shows me they really did the research and tried to keep the character as lore accurate as possible which I really appreciate as a fan of nihilus ❤
@@flyfonz8705 It was interesting that Nihilus never tried to use Force drain in the fight, with Darth Krayt when in Holocron he also imparted his advice to him and didnt try to use Force drain even when Krayt proceeded to destroy the holocron, it tells a lot that Nihilus remained Loyal to the Sith in death far more than with his hunger in life.
But he wouldn’t beat Vader in straight up lightsaber combat though, that was the point of dooku and Obiwan in the prequels to show how he became an elite swordsman
All of the fights would have looked a lot better playing at an increased speed. ⚔️
@@1man_crowdyeah this duel was like almost as bad and slow as the first one from a new hope
This is better than all of Disney's films combined x10
Nice job guys, that Vader costume looks perfect and I got chills with the greatest failure comment, Nihilus is awesome
I enjoyed seeing nihilus too ❤
"Do you not crave our knowledge?"
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!
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!
The 3 phases of the test were interesting as well, first the Empire state, compared to that of old sith empire´s, then the state of Vader as a sithlord and what he´s to sidious and finally, what drives Vader.
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
There are a few rough moments but also some grand slams. The voicing of Vader/JEJ is absolutely dead on.
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.
Why are anicent sith and Dagan from Jedi survivor disgusted with modern sith exactly, don't they about clone wars and order 66 which led to the rise of the empire,Jedi lost their way and where hypocrites nothing more than servants to the republic
@@preciousotoakhia9789but no true victory because A) the Jedi remained still, and B) there were no other strong forces for the sith to challenge.
Without victory, they were just figureheads of a dead and resurrected regime.
@@sumthingwikked4257 but a regime that ruled the galaxy,how is that not victory empire was very powerful
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.
Lessons where good too
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
This was heat ngl TREIA AND NILHILUS WERE SPEAKING FACTS
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
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.
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.
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.
It was not really about the fighting or stunts, it was about the direction of the narrative, the inner turmoil/battles Darth Vader had to go through. He had lost everyone he loved, his mother, his father (Qui-gon Jin), his brother (Obi wan Kenobi), his sister Ashoka, his wife, his children, and his purpose.
This story was about regaining or finding anything left of his purpose in life.
@@Encrypted628 I actually once heard that the reason that Darth Vader goes around fighting is because he wants to find a challenge worthy of killing him(Idk if it's true I just heard that). So this could only just fuel his suffering.
Absolute fantastic film with the resources you have, you guys are much better writers than the whole Disney team at Lucasfilm keep it up
the more you hate disney shows the fandom menace in you
Everyone is allowed to love Star Wars and this was awesome.
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!
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.
Incredible!!!
I would love to see, or even read something like that!!!
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 was wonderful! We need more now. Can’t wait to see what you guys put out next!
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.
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
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!
The palpatine voice is on point!
Sta Wars fan films truly keep the franchise alive.
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
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! 👀👀👀
:) 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.
Lucas said Vader and Palpatine are the 2 strongest Sith in Star Wars history. SO Vader will win against Revan and Against Nihilus.
@@honestmaster1932 I believe that also. The problem there wasn't strength or force abilities, the problem was Vader's mentality.
Like the prequels, Anakin's/Vader's Temper, frustration and yes Impetuousness were his biggest enemies, that's also what the spirits were trying to tell him and why Sidious was always able to control him. Last scene when he had learned to bide his time and wait for a better opportunity, that way would/did work.
These are Force visions from the Holocron, not real representations of the characters or their power. The fighting ability is determined by where the Force wielder is along their spiritual journey, and whether victory or defeat best serves them. Luke wasn't a match for Vader in Empire Strikes Back but he was able to decapitate the vision on Dagobah.
@@DrDarthVet Vader was beaten by the spirits every time by his own frustration and anger, they all tried to tell him that but much like Anakin from the movie, too angry and undisciplined (Impetuous). Luke was Not ready in ESB, Yoda and Obi-Wan told him that but (much like Anakin) Luke went and Vader handled him (Like Tyrannis to Anakin). Later on Luke had matured and was ready for Vader
absolutely loved it, amazing dialogue/quotes in this fan film. just wish disney would create something like this, could be incredible awesome.
Bravo. A side of Darth Vaders Sith trials. Awesome
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 👏
Bro this film was incredible and for its budget of this fan film it is incredible, 10/10 well done my friend!
Now THIS is a fan film!!!!! This was hard I need another one!!!!!!
This is it. What a masterpiece. I enjoyed this more than I have lol.
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.
Amazing!!! Nicely done. I look forward to seeing more shorts from you.
Most impressive.
The story is amazing, you understand the physche of vader very well. Top!
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
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 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!!
12:10 This moment was something else 🗣️
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.
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.
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!
DARTH NIHILUS!!! What an intro.
Nicely done! I would have liked it if you had Nihilus speak in that demonic babble and placed subtitles but this was a very awesome video
Holy shit this was fucken legendary. I have day dreamed about this for so many years, you don’t even fucken understand.
That punch though, at 8:09... I hit the turf.😂😅... I loved the entire film, good job❤
I'm getting a strong Dark Helmet vibe during the second duel.
Love it. 😂
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…
Exquisite!! The dialog both stung and enlightened at the same time. Bravo and Thank You.
This was really good. I loved the story and the dialogue
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!
AWESOME! Great short story and production. Good dive into the psychology of the Sith. Thank you!
This film was absolutely fantastic! I loved seeing the various characters, the choreography, and I especially LOVED the fight between Anakin and Vader. I think you embodied each of the characters near perfectly. Wonderful job!
I loved when Traya told him his chains remained unbroken! That was a total "Oh damn!" moment!
That was awesome the darth vader suit looked amazing
The writing is AMAZING
Lord Revan approves
This is a truly amazing story that was told excellently. Disney, if your reading this, you need to hire this team!
Fuck that. Disney needs to str8 up give the Star Wars rights to this team.
You guys gonna get an STD with all the dick riding you doing it really wasn’t that good this made Disney look great if anything it’s just embarrassing
@@dja1647With a better budget these guys would do wonders.
@@stoutshakofor2refined962give these guys a bigger budget, tons of actors and have Vader go through more sith lords of old and bring them into canon.
" the title of sith used to mean something... " such an amazing line!
Well, I am most impressed with the quality of this film! Excellent work!
The philosophy bits are outstanding
2:17 My favorite Vader quote.
This was a really good fan film. I love how you included Revan, Traya, and Nihlius into it and had have takes place after Episode 4. My only criticisms are the Lightsaber duels, the acting and how some of the characters look, but other than those bits, this was a well written and well constructed fan film.
Nothing is ever perfect, but this setup is rather impressive!
@haroldtorruella1475 The saber duels could be better. So many (slow) spinning moves, and lots of times when each opponent had easy opportunities for a kill but waited for the next step in the choreography. It's understandable, since doing fight choreography safely while producing a fight that looks like the opponents want to hit each other rather than just clash blades while doing fancy moves. Adorea Olomouc is the absolute gold standard (seriously, go to their channel and watch some of their swordfights), but they demonstrate conclusively that realistic swordfights using known historical techniques can be exciting and cinematic.
One could tell Revan was playing around with Vader.
Amazing acting and fight scenes, 50x better than anything Disney could do.
Oh my gosh. This is amazing even with such minimal budget
THIS IS AMAZING! GREAT WORK
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
vader was spot on
Looking at it I thought of the Christmas story, the one with Scrooge who dreams of the past, the present and the future. Who knows why he found three different characters here too... but the story is different from many others and finally pleasant and interesting, even if sometimes boring because most of the time there were only fights with the lightsaber. However, and I repeat, all at all it is pleasant and interesting. 😊
Dude this is awesome!
best starwars fan fiction i have ever seen... I mean I'm in tears at the end!
The Vader costume was spot on...
Absolutely amazing! Especially as this is a fan project, incredibly entertaining well done
That was unbelievable...Great job
And thanks for sharing this video
Excellent content great work 👍🏿👏🏿👍🏿👏🏿 you are DEFINITELY A FAN OO STAR WARS
Great fan film. Outstanding writing. The actor playing Darth Vader did a good job.
This is so cool!! Well done!!
I'm very impressed.
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
I gotta say, it's one of best SW fan films ever
Writing, costumes, dialogues
It's perfect
I'll give 9/10 rate because Vader's voice, Palpatine's costume or dueling could have been better
Great story better than anything that disney comes up with, keep going your acting and stories can only get better and better very worthy video well done keep it up
Nice light saber training fights and saber effects. Cool costumes too.
This was amazing